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

²⁶ Now the boy Samuel ^(A)continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.

¹⁸ Whoever thus serves Christ is ^(A)acceptable to God and approved by men.

⁴⁷ praising God and ^(A)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(B)added to their number ^(C)day by day those who ^(D)were being saved.

^2 (A)The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. ³ His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord ^(B)caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. ⁴ So Joseph ^(C)found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house ^(D)and put him in charge of all that he had.

²¹ But ^(A)the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love ^(B)and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

^9 (A)And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs,