Luke 2:52

World English Bible (2000)

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

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  • Luke 2:40 : 40 The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
  • 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.
  • Prov 3:3-4 : 3 Don't let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. 4 So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
  • Luke 1:80 : 80 The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
  • Rom 14:18 : 18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
  • Acts 7:9-9 : 9 "The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him, 10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

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  • Luke 2:39-51
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    86%

    39 When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

    40 The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

    41 His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

    42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

    43 and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,

    44 but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

    45 When they didn't find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.

    46 It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.

    47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

    48 When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."

    49 He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

    50 They didn't understand the saying which he spoke to them.

    51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

  • 1 Sam 2:26
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    26 The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.

  • Luke 1:80
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    80 The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

  • Luke 2:27-28
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    71%

    27 He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,

    28 then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

  • Luke 2:32-33
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    71%

    32 a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel."

    33 Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,

  • Luke 1:65-66
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    65 Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

    66 All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.

  • Luke 4:21-22
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    21 He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

    22 All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

  • Luke 1:32
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    32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,

  • Luke 4:14-16
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    14 Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.

    15 He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

    16 He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

  • Luke 24:52
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    52 They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

  • Matt 2:21
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    21 He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

  • Matt 18:2
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    2 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,

  • Luke 2:20-22
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    66%

    20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

    21 When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

    22 When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord

  • John 2:12
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    12 After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

  • Matt 13:54
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    54 Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

  • Prov 3:4
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    4 So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Luke 2:16-17
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    16 They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.

    17 When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

  • Gen 26:13
    65%

    13 The man grew great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

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    4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

  • John 1:14
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    14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

  • Acts 2:47
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    47 praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

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    32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

  • Mark 6:2
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    2 When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things?" and, "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?

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    39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

  • 2 Pet 3:18
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    18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

  • Matt 2:14
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    14 He arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt,

  • Luke 3:23
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    23 Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

  • Luke 1:56
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    56 Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.