40 (A)And the Child grew and became strong [a]in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

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  1. Luke 2:40 NU omits in spirit

40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.(A)

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52 And Jesus (A)increased in wisdom and stature, (B)and in favor with God and men.

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52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.(A)

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80 So (A)the child grew and became strong in spirit, and (B)was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

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80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[a];(A) and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

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  1. Luke 1:80 Or in the Spirit

The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring(A)

11 There (B)shall come forth a [a]Rod from the [b]stem of (C)Jesse,
And (D)a Branch shall [c]grow out of his roots.
(E)The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
But (F)with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall (G)strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

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  1. Isaiah 11:1 Shoot
  2. Isaiah 11:1 stock or trunk
  3. Isaiah 11:1 be fruitful

The Branch From Jesse

11 A shoot(A) will come up from the stump(B) of Jesse;(C)
    from his roots a Branch(D) will bear fruit.(E)
The Spirit(F) of the Lord will rest on him—
    the Spirit of wisdom(G) and of understanding,
    the Spirit of counsel and of might,(H)
    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord
and he will delight in the fear(I) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(J)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;(K)
but with righteousness(L) he will judge the needy,(M)
    with justice(N) he will give decisions for the poor(O) of the earth.
He will strike(P) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(Q)
    with the breath(R) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(S)
Righteousness will be his belt(T)
    and faithfulness(U) the sash around his waist.(V)

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The Word Becomes Flesh

14 (A)And the Word (B)became (C)flesh and dwelt among us, and (D)we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, (E)full of grace and truth.

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14 The Word became flesh(A) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,(B) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace(C) and truth.(D)

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26 And the child Samuel (A)grew in stature, and (B)in favor both with the Lord and men.

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26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow(A) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.(B)

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The Sin-Bearing Messiah

53 Who (A)has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no [a]form or [b]comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no [c]beauty that we should desire Him.

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  1. Isaiah 53:2 Stately form
  2. Isaiah 53:2 splendor
  3. Isaiah 53:2 Lit. appearance

53 Who has believed our message(A)
    and to whom has the arm(B) of the Lord been revealed?(C)
He grew up before him like a tender shoot,(D)
    and like a root(E) out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
    nothing in his appearance(F) that we should desire him.

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19 So Samuel (A)grew, and (B)the Lord was with him (C)and let none of his words [a]fall to the ground.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:19 fail

19 The Lord was with(A) Samuel as he grew(B) up, and he let none(C) of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

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47 And (A)all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.

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47 Everyone who heard him was amazed(A) at his understanding and his answers.

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(A)But You are He who took Me out of the womb;
You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.

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Yet you brought me out of the womb;(A)
    you made me trust(B) in you, even at my mother’s breast.

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Samuel’s Childhood Ministry

18 (A)But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, (B)wearing a linen ephod.

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18 But Samuel was ministering(A) before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.(B)

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24 So the woman bore a son and called his name (A)Samson; and (B)the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

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24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson.(A) He grew(B) and the Lord blessed him,(C)

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Be Strong in Grace

You therefore, (A)my son, (B)be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

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The Appeal Renewed

You then, my son,(A) be strong(B) in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

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