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

38And coming up at that very instant, she began praising God and speaking about the Child to all those waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. 39When Joseph and Miriam had completed everything according to the Torah of Adonai, they returned to the Galilee, to their own city of Natzeret. The Child kept growing and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him. 41Now His parents were going every year to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. 42When He became twelve years old, they were going up according to festival custom.

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 Yeshua kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
• Judges 13:24Then the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. So the boy grew up and Adonai blessed him.
• 1 Samuel 2:18But Samuel was ministering before Adonai, as a boy girded with a linen ephod.
• 1 Samuel 3:19So Samuel grew up and Adonai was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
• Psalms 22:9“Rely on Adonai! Let Him deliver him! Let Him rescue him— since he delights in Him!”
• Isaiah 53:1‘Who has believed our report? To whom is the arm of Adonai revealed?
• Luke 1:80And the child kept growing and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
• 2 Timothy 2:1Therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Messiah Yeshua.
• Luke 2:47And all those hearing Him were astonished at His understanding and His answers.
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will come forth out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch will bear fruit out of His roots.
• Colossians 2:2My purpose is that their hearts, joined together in love, may be encouraged. May they have all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, leading to a true knowledge of the mystery of God—that is, Messiah.
• Psalms 45:2My heart is stirred with a good word. I speak my verses to the king. My tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
• John 1:14And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• Acts 4:33With great power the emissaries were giving witness to the resurrection of the Lord Yeshua, and abundant favor was upon them all.

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