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Luke 2:40
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Luke 2:40
40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit filled with wisedome, and the grace of God was vpon him.
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Luke 2:40
A son or daughter; a young person; a descendant; or one characterized by a stated relation or quality.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Grew, increased, or became; an older past form of wax.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Having strength, power, firmness, endurance, influence, or the ability to resist and prevail.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Made full; supplied with abundance.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Sound judgment and the right use of knowledge; skill, discernment, or understanding.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Open the full verse study52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
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Open the full verse study80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
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Open the full verse study1AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
2And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
3And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
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Open the full verse study14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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Open the full verse study26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.
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Open the full verse study19¶ And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
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Open the full verse study1WHO hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
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Open the full verse study47And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
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Open the full verse study10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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Open the full verse study9But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
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Open the full verse study18¶ But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
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Open the full verse study24¶ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
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Open the full verse study1THOU therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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Open the full verse study2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
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Open the full verse study33And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
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Open the full verse study2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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