Luke 2:52

Luke 2:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
• New International Version (NIV)And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

Context of Luke 2:52

50But his parents did not understand what he was saying to them. 51Then Jesus returned to Nazareth with them. He did what they wanted. His mother, Mary, was careful to remember all the special things that had happened. She thought about them a lot. Jesus grew up into a man. He became strong and he could understand more and more things. God was pleased with him, and people were pleased with him too.

Luke 2:52 word by word

Καὶ Ἰησοῦς προέκοπτεν ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ καὶ ἡλικίᾳ καὶ χάριτι παρὰ θεῷ καὶ ἀνθρώποις.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• increasedπροκόπτωprokoptō · to advanceG4298
• in wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
• statureἡλικίαhēlikia · age/heightG2244
• in favourχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• withπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Luke 2:52

• Luke 2:40There the child grew up. God was good and kind to him and he became strong. He learned many things and he could understand them well.
• Luke 1:80Zechariah's child grew. God made him strong in his mind. He went into the wilderness and he lived there for many years. Later, God sent him to Israel's people, to teach them.
• 1 Samuel 2:26The young boy Samuel continued to grow. The Lord was pleased with him, and so were the people.
• Proverbs 3:3Keep hold of faithful love. That will be like a beautiful necklace that you always wear. Think about what it means to love other people.
• Acts 7:9One of Jacob's sons was called Joseph. Jacob was more kind to Joseph than to his other sons. For this reason, Joseph's brothers did not like him. So one day they took Joseph and they sold him as a slave. The men that bought Joseph took him to Egypt. There he became the slave of an important man. All this time, God took care of Joseph.
• Romans 14:18If anyone serves Christ in that way, they will make God happy. And other people will respect them.

Commentaries on Luke 2:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52Jesus increased in wisdom - See on Luke 2:40; (note). The following remarks, taken chiefly from Mr. Claude, on the foregoing subject, are well worth the reader's attention. I. The birth of Christ is announced to the shepherds. God causes his grace to descend not only on the great and powerful of the world, but also upon the most simple and inconsiderable; just as the heavens diffuse their influence not only on great trees, but also on the smallest herbs…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 52In favour with God - That is, in proportion to his advance in wisdom. This does not imply that he ever lacked the favor of God, but that God regarded him with favor in proportion as he showed an understanding and spirit like his own. Happy are those children who imitate the example of Jesus - who are obedient to parents who increase in wisdom - who are sober, temperate, and industrious, and who thus increase in favor with God and people.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-52Verses 41-52 It is for the honour of Christ that children should attend on public worship. His parents did not return till they had stayed all the seven days of the feast. It is well to stay to the end of an ordinance, as becomes those who say, It is good to be here. Those that have lost their comforts in Christ, and the evidences of their having a part in him, must bethink themselves where, and when, and how they lost them, and must turn back again…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5252. See on Lu 2:40. stature--or better, perhaps, as in the Margin, "age," which implies the other. This is all the record we have of the next eighteen years of that wondrous life. What seasons of tranquil meditation over the lively oracles, and holy fellowship with His Father; what inlettings, on the one hand, of light, and love, and power from on high, and outgoings of filial supplication, freedom, love, and joy on the other, would these eighteen years…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:52

• Children
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ

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• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn

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