Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him. New Living Translation There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was on him. English Standard Version And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. Berean Standard Bible And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. Berean Literal Bible And the Child continued to grow and become strong, being filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was upon Him. King James Bible And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. New King James Version And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. New American Standard Bible Now the Child continued to grow and to become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him. NASB 1995 The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. NASB 1977 And the Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. Legacy Standard Bible Now the Child continued to grow and become strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. Amplified Bible And the Child continued to grow and become strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom; and the grace (favor, spiritual blessing) of God was upon Him. Christian Standard Bible The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on him. Holman Christian Standard Bible The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him. American Standard Version And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. Contemporary English Version The child Jesus grew. He became strong and wise, and God blessed him. English Revised Version And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. GOD'S WORD® Translation The child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor was with him. Good News Translation The child grew and became strong; he was full of wisdom, and God's blessings were upon him. International Standard Version Meanwhile, the child continued to grow and to become strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor rested upon him. Majority Standard Bible And the Child grew and became strong in spirit. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. NET Bible And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him. New Heart English Bible The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him. Webster's Bible Translation And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. Weymouth New Testament And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him. World English Bible The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the Child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on Him. Berean Literal Bible And the Child continued to grow and become strong, being filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was upon Him. Young's Literal Translation and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. Smith's Literal Translation And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the child grew, and waxed strong, full of wisdom; and the grace of God was in him. Catholic Public Domain Version Now the child grew, and he was strengthened with the fullness of wisdom. And the grace of God was in him. New American Bible The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. New Revised Standard Version The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe boy grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But The Boy was growing and being strengthened in spirit and he was filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. Godbey New Testament And the child continued to grow and waxed strong in spirit, being full of wisdom; and the grace of God was on Him. Haweis New Testament And the child grew, and became endued with great powers of spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. Mace New Testament and the child grew in stature and in all the improvements of the mind; he was stor'd with wisdom, and was the object of divine favour. Weymouth New Testament And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him. Worrell New Testament And the Child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. Worsley New Testament And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Return to Nazareth39When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. 40And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him. 41Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.… Cross References Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. Isaiah 53:2 He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. Matthew 13:54 Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked. Matthew 2:23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” John 1:14 The 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. Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Hebrews 5:8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. 1 Samuel 2:26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man. Proverbs 3:4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. Isaiah 7:15 By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey. Matthew 12:46-50 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him. / Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” / But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” ... Mark 6:2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles? John 7:15 The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?” Acts 7:22 So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action. Treasury of Scripture And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was on him. the child. Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. Judges 13:24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. 1 Samuel 2:18,26 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod… strong. Luke 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 2 Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. filled. Luke 2:47,52 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers… Isaiah 11:1-5 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: … Colossians 2:2,3 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; … the grace. Psalm 45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Acts 4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Jump to Previous Accomplished Child Continued Filled Galilee God's Grace Grew Grow Growing Increasing Law Nazareth Required Soon Spirit Strong Tall Waxed WisdomJump to Next Accomplished Child Continued Filled Galilee God's Grace Grew Grow Growing Increasing Law Nazareth Required Soon Spirit Strong Tall Waxed WisdomLuke 2 1. Augustus taxes all the Roman empire.6. The nativity of Jesus. 8. An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to God for it. 15. The shepherds glorify God. 21. Jesus is circumcised. 22. Mary purified. 25. Simeon and Anna prophesy of Jesus, 39. who increases in wisdom, 41. questions in the temple with the teachers, 51. and is obedient to his parents. And the Child This phrase refers to Jesus, the central figure of the New Testament. The term "Child" emphasizes His humanity and the reality of His incarnation. In Greek, the word used is "παιδίον" (paidion), which denotes a young child, highlighting Jesus' vulnerability and dependence during His early years. This reminds us of the mystery of the Incarnation, where the divine took on human flesh, experiencing growth and development like any other human being. grew and became strong He was filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon Him Filled with wisdom.--The Greek participle implies the continuous process of "being filled," and so conveys the thought expressed in Luke 2:52, of an increase of wisdom. The soul of Jesus was human, i.e., subject to the conditions and limitations of human knowledge, and learnt as others learn. The heresy of Apollinarius, who constructed a theory of the Incarnation on the assumption that the Divine Word (the Logos of St. John's Gospel) took, in our Lord's humanity, the place of the human mind or intellect, is thus, as it were, anticipated and condemned. The grace of God was upon him.--The words seem chosen to express a different thought from that used to describe the growth of the Baptist. Here there was more than guidance, more than strength, a manifest outflowing of the divine favour in the moral beauty of a perfectly holy childhood. On the history of the period between this and the next verses, see Excursus in the Notes on Matthew 2. Verse 40. - And the Child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. Another of this evangelist's solemn pauses in his narrative. In this short statement the story of twelve quiet years is told. From these few words St. Luke evidently understands the humanity of Jesus as a reality. The statement that "he waxed strong, filled with wisdom" (the words, "in spirit," do not occur in the older authorities), tells us that, in the teaching of SS. Paul and Luke, the Boy learnt as others learnt, subject to the ordinary growth and development of human knowledge; thus condemning, as it were, by anticipation, the strange heresy of Apollinarius, who taught that the Divine Word (the Logos) took, in our Lord's humanity, the place of the human mind or intellect. And the grace of God was upon him. The legendary apocryphal Gospels are rich in stories of the Child Jesus' doings during these many years. But the silence of the holy four, whose testimony has been received now since the last years of the first century by the whole Church, is our authority for assuming that no work of power was done, and probably that no word of teaching was spoken, until the public ministry commenced, when the Messiah had reached his thirtieth year. "Take notice here," wrote Bonaventura, quoted by Farrar, "that his doing nothing wonderful was itself a kind of wonder.... As there was power in his actions, so is there power in his silence, in his inactivity, in his retirement."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. the Τὸ (To) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Child παιδίον (paidion) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. grew ηὔξανεν (ēuxanen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 837: (a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow, i.e. Enlarge. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. became strong. ἐκραταιοῦτο (ekrataiouto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2901: To strengthen, confirm; pass: I grow strong, become strong. From krataios; to empower, i.e. increase in vigor. He was filled πληρούμενον (plēroumenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. with wisdom, σοφίᾳ (sophia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4678: Wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence. From sophos; wisdom. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [the] grace χάρις (charis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. upon ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. Him. αὐτό (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. 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