Luke 2:52
50 But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
51 Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
- KJV
- And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
- WEB
- And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- ASV
- And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- DARBY
- And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.
- BLB
- And Jesus continued to advance in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- ÅB
- Og Jesus gikk fram i visdom og alder og yndest hos Gud og mennesker.
- OTB
- Og Jesus vokste i visdom og alder, og i velvilje hos Gud og mennesker.
- B1930
- Og Jesus gikk frem i visdom og alder og yndest hos Gud og mennesker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 2:40
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
Read in contextProverbs 3:3–4
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:26
And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
Read in contextRomans 14:18
For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
Read in contextLuke 1:80
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
Read in contextActs 7:9–10
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
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