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Luke 2:40

And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

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ASV

And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

KJV

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΤὸTo<the>G3588 →
δὲdeAndG1161 →
παιδίονpaidionthe ChildG3813 →
ηὔξανενēuxanenwas continuing to growG837 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoHe was being strengthenedG2901 →
πληρούμενονplēroumenonbeing filledG4137 →
σοφίᾳ,sophiawith wisdom,G4678 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
χάριςcharis[the] graceG5485 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
ἦνēnwasG1510 →
ἐπ᾽ep᾽uponG1909 →
αὐτό.¶autoHim.G846 →

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Luke 2:52And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.Luke 1:80And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.Isaiah 11:1–5Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.1 Samuel 2:26And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.1 Samuel 2:21So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.Isaiah 53:1–2Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?1 Samuel 3:19And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.Luke 2:47And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.Psalms 22:9Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.1 Samuel 2:18Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.Judges 13:24So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.2 Timothy 2:1You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.Acts 4:33With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.Colossians 2:2–3that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

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