KJV King James Version
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 1:80
And 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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
WEB World English Bible
The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
Surrounding context — Luke 1
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 And 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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ΤὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenπαιδίονG3813 · paidionchildηὔξανενG837 · auxanōto growκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐκραταιοῦτοG2901 · krataioōto strengthenπνεύματιG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritκαὶG2532 · kaiandἦνG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐρήμοιςG2048 · erēmosdesertedἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayἀναδείξεωςG323 · anadeixispublic appearanceαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸσραήλ.¶G2474 · IsraēlIsrael
Cross-references
Luke 2:40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.Mark 1:3-4The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.Matthew 3:1In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,1 Samuel 3:19-20And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.John 1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.Judges 13:24-25And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.Matthew 11:7And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?Luke 1:15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
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