40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
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And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: …
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.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-40)Even when he humbles himself, still Christ has honour done him to balance the offence of it. That we might not be stumbled at the meanness of his birth, angels then did him honour; and now, that we may not be offended at his being presented in the temple, like other children born in sin, and without any manner of solemnity peculiar to him, but silently, and in the crowd of other children, Simeon a…
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