Luke 2:40

Luke 2:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
• New International Version (NIV)And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

Context of Luke 2:40

38At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. 39When they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on him. 41Every year his parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival. 42When he was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the festival.

Luke 2:40 word by word

Τὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πληρούμενον σοφίᾳ, καὶ χάρις θεοῦ ἦν ἐπ᾽ αὐτό.¶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
• filledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• with wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
• the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 2:40

• Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people.
• Judges 13:24So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.
• 1 Samuel 2:18Samuel served in the Lord’s presence—this mere boy was dressed in the linen ephod.
• 1 Samuel 3:19Samuel grew. The Lord was with him, and he fulfilled everything Samuel prophesied.
• Psalms 22:9It was you who brought me out of the womb, making me secure at my mother’s breast.
• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
• Luke 1:80The child grew up and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.
• 2 Timothy 2:1You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Luke 2:47And all those who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will grow from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Colossians 2:2I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery — Christ.
• Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome of men; grace flows from your lips. Therefore God has blessed you forever.
• John 1:14The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• Acts 4:33With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.

Commentaries on Luke 2:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40The child grew - As to his body - being in perfect health. Waxed strong in spirit - His rational soul became strong and vigorous. Filled with wisdom - The divinity continuing to communicate itself more and more, in proportion to the increase of the rational principle. The reader should never forget that Jesus was perfect man, as well as God. And the grace of God was upon him - The word , not only means grace in the common acceptation of the word, (some…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40Strong in spirit - In mind, intellect, understanding. Jesus had a human soul, and that soul was subject to all the proper laws of a human spirit. It therefore increased in knowledge, strength, and character. Nor is it any more inconsistent with his being God to say that his soul expanded, than to say that his body grew. Filled with wisdom - Eminent for wisdom when a child - that is, exhibiting an extraordinary understanding, and “wise” to flee from…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-40Verses 36-40 There was much evil then in the church, yet God left not himself without witness. Anna always dwelt in, or at least attended at, the temple. She was always in a praying spirit; gave herself to prayer, and in all things she served God. Those to whom Christ is made known, have great reason to thank the Lord. She taught others concerning him. Let the example of the venerable saints, Simeon and Anna, give courage to those whose hoary heads are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him (compare 1:80; 2:52): The two statements about the wisdom of Jesus (2:40, 52) emphasize the story of his unusual wisdom at a young age.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. His mental development kept pace with His bodily, and "the grace of God," the divine favor, rested manifestly and increasingly upon Him. See Lu 2:52. "Solitary flowered out of the wonderful enclosed garden of the thirty years, plucked precisely there where the swollen bud, at a distinctive crisis (at twelve years of age), bursts into flower. To mark that is assuredly the design and the meaning of this record" [Stier].Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 2

• 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