Luke 2:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.”

Luke 2:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 2:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 2:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.”

Luke 2:40 — World English Bible

Luke 2:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.”

Luke 2:40 — American Standard Version

Luke 2:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.”

Luke 2:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 2:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the child grew and waxed strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom, and God's grace was upon him.”

Luke 2:40 — Darby Translation

Luke 2:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in Spirit, and was filled with wisedome, and the grace of God was with him.”

Luke 2:40 — Geneva Bible

Luke 2:40 in Context — Luke 2

38 Étant survenue, elle aussi, à cette même heure, elle louait Dieu, et elle parlait de Jésus à tous ceux qui attendaient la délivrance de Jérusalem.

39 Lorsqu’ils eurent accompli tout ce qu’ordonnait la loi du Seigneur, Joseph et Marie retournèrent en Galilée, à Nazareth, leur ville.

40 Or, l’enfant croissait et se fortifiait. Il était rempli de sagesse, et la grâce de Dieu était sur lui.

41 Les parents de Jésus allaient chaque année à Jérusalem, à la fête de Pâque.

42 Lorsqu’il fut âgé de douze ans, ils y montèrent, selon la coutume de la fête.

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What Does Luke 2:40 Mean?

Luke 2:40 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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