Luke 2:52
50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour 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.
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- 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 waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
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Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Read in context1 Samuel 2:26
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
Read in contextRomans 14:18
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Read in contextLuke 1:80
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
Read in contextActs 7:9–10
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
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