Luke 1:80

Luke 1:80 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

Context of Luke 1:80

78Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise (the Messiah) from on high will dawn and visit us, 79To shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity.” The child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel [as John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah].

Luke 1:80 word by word

Τὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πνεύματι καὶ ἦν ἐν ταῖς ἐρήμοις ἕως ἡμέρας ἀναδείξεως αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὸν Ἰσραήλ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the childπαιδίονpaidion · childG3813
• grewαὐξάνωauxanō · to growG837
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• waxed strongκραταιόωkrataioō · to strengthenG2901
• in spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the desertsἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• ofἀνάδειξιςanadeixis · public appearanceG323
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474

Cross-references for Luke 1:80

• Luke 1:15for he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord; and will never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled with and empowered to act by the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.
• Luke 2:40And the Child continued to grow and become strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom; and the grace (favor, spiritual blessing) of God was upon Him.
• Judges 13:24So the woman [in due time] gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the boy grew and the Lord blessed him.
• 1 Samuel 3:19Now Samuel grew; and the Lord was with him and He let none of his words fail [to be fulfilled].
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the Wilderness of Judea [along the western side of the Dead Sea] and saying,
• Matthew 11:7As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out in the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind [which is commonplace]?
• Mark 1:3A voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’ ”
• John 1:31I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah]; but I came baptizing in water so that He would be [publicly] revealed to Israel.”

Commentaries on Luke 1:80

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 80The child grew - Increased in stature and bodily vigor. And waxed strong in spirit - had his understanding Divinely illuminated and confirmed in the truths of God. And was in the deserts - the city of Hebron, the circumjacent hill country, and in or near Nazareth. Till the time of his showing, or manifestation - till he was thirty years of age, before which time the law did not permit a man to enter into the public ministry, Numbers 4:3. See also Luke…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 80Waxed strong in spirit - That is, in courage, understanding, and purposes of good, fitting him for his future work. The word “wax” means to “increase, to grow,” from an old Saxon word. In the deserts - In Hebron, and in the hill country where his father resided. He dwelt in obscurity, and was not known publicly by the people. Until the day of his showing - Until he entered on his public ministry, as recorded in Matthew 3 - that is, probably, until he was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 67-80Verses 67-80 Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfect day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we were utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness, the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. It is reviving; it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 80the child grew and became strong in spirit: Compare 2:40, 52; 1 Samuel 2:21, 26; 3:19. John likely lived in the wilderness west of the Jordan River and southeast of Jerusalem. This area was a place of spiritual testing (Deuteronomy 8:2; Psalms 78, 95, 107). It was also a place for spiritual retreat and preparation (Exodus 3; 1 Kings 19:4–6, 11–18; Isaiah 40:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8080. And the child, &c.--"a concluding paragraph, indicating, in strokes full of grandeur, the bodily and mental development of the Baptist; and bringing his life up to the period of his public appearance" [Olshausen]. in the deserts--probably "the wilderness of Judea" (Mt 3:1), whither he had retired early in life, in the Nazarite spirit, and where, free from rabbinical influences and alone with God, his spirit would be educated, like Moses in the desert…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:80

• Children
• John
• Miracles
• Readings, Select
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• John the Baptist
• Ministration
• Noise

Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings