Luke 2:40
Modern Translations
New International Version
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

New Living Translation
There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was on him.

English Standard Version
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.

Berean Study Bible
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

New American Standard Bible
Now the Child continued to grow and to become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him.

NASB 1995
The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

NASB 1977
And the Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

Amplified Bible
And the Child continued to grow and become strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom; and the grace (favor, spiritual blessing) of God was upon Him.

Christian Standard Bible
The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God's grace was on Him.

Contemporary English Version
The child Jesus grew. He became strong and wise, and God blessed him.

Good News Translation
The child grew and became strong; he was full of wisdom, and God's blessings were upon him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor was with him.

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, the child continued to grow and to become strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor rested upon him.

NET Bible
And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

New King James Version
And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

King James 2000 Bible
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

New Heart English Bible
The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

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

American King James Version
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was on him.

American Standard Version
And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

A Faithful Version
And the little Child grew and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

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

English Revised Version
And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in Spirit, and was filled with wisedome, and the grace of God was with him.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the chylde grewe, and waxed strong in spirite, and was fylled with wisdome: & the grace of God was vpon hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the childe grewe, and wexed stronge in sprete, full of wyssdome, & the grace of God was with him.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the chylde grewe and wexed stronde in sprete and was filled with wysdome and the grace of God was with hym.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the Child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on Him.

Berean Literal Bible
And the Child continued to grow and become strong, being filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was upon Him.

Young's Literal Translation
and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And the child grew and became strong, being filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon Him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the child grew, and waxed strong, full of wisdom; and the grace of God was in him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now the child grew, and he was strengthened with the fullness of wisdom. And the grace of God was in him.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But The Boy was growing and being strengthened in spirit and he was filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him.

Lamsa Bible
The boy grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

Godbey New Testament
And the child continued to grow and waxed strong in spirit, being full of wisdom; and the grace of God was on Him.

Haweis New Testament
And the child grew, and became endued with great powers of spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

Mace New Testament
and the child grew in stature and in all the improvements of the mind; he was stor'd with wisdom, and was the object of divine favour.

Weymouth New Testament
And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him.

Worrell New Testament
And the Child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

Worsley New Testament
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
















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