And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
- BSB And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
- NKJV And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- NASB And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and people.
- NLT Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.
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Cross-references · 6
- Luke 2:40The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
- Prov 3:3–4Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
- 1 Sam 2:26The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.
- Rom 14:18For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
- Luke 1:80The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
- Acts 7:9–10“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,
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