Luke 1:80
The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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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.
- Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- Matt 3:1 : 1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
- Matt 11:7 : 7 As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
- Mark 1:3-4 : 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'" 4 John came baptizing{To baptize means to immerse in (or wash with) water (or fire). This baptizm is not just to cleanse the body, but as an outward sign of an inward spiritual cleansing and commitment.} in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
- Luke 1:15 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
- John 1:31 : 31 I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."
- Judg 13:24-25 : 24 The woman bore a son, and named him Samson: and the child grew, and Yahweh blessed him. 25 The Spirit of Yahweh began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- 1 Sam 3:19-20 : 19 Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
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- Luke 2:39-413 verses82%
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.
- Luke 1:14-174 verses76%
14 You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.
17 He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
- Luke 2:25-284 verses76%
25 Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.{"Christ" (Greek) and "Messiah" (Hebrew) both mean "Anointed One"}
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 1:75-762 verses75%
75 In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways,
- Luke 1:78-792 verses75%
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dawn from on high will visit us,
79 To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace."
- Luke 1:65-673 verses75%
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.
67 His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
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52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
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8 Now it happened, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division,
- Luke 2:32-332 verses71%
32 A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of your people Israel."
33 Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,
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1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness
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23 It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.
- Mark 1:12-132 verses70%
12 Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.
13 He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were ministering to him.
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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 2:21-233 verses69%
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
23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),
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9 It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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21 He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
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24 before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.{TR, NU read "to all the people of Israel" instead of "to Israel"}
- Luke 4:16-172 verses69%
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.
17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
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16 The people who sat in darkness saw a great light, To those who sat in the region and shadow of death, To them light has dawned."
- Mark 1:2-32 verses69%
2 As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who will prepare your way before you.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"
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57 Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.
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1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
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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.
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4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
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31 I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."
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59 It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.
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1 But there shall be no gloom to her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time has he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
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41 It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
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3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight."
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26 Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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12 This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough."
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3 Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.