¹⁵ He shall eat ^(A)curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.

²² and because of the abundance of milk that they give, he will eat curds, for everyone who is left in the land will eat ^(A)curds and honey.

⁹ And it is my prayer that ^(A)your love may abound more and more, ^(B)with knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ so that you may approve what is excellent, ^(C)and so be pure and blameless ^(D)for the day of Christ,

⁵² And Jesus ^(A)increased in wisdom and in stature^[a] and in ^(B)favor with God and man.

³⁵ And the angel answered her, ^(A)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of ^(B)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born^[a] will be called ^(C)holy—^(D)the Son of God.

⁴ Now John wore ^(A)a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was ^(B)locusts and ^(C)wild honey.

Marks of the True Christian

^9 (A)Let love be genuine. ^(B)Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

^40 (A)And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.