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, andGod'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 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

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

41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

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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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