Luke 2:52

WEB

⁵²And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

KJV

⁵²And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

BSB

⁵²And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

FBV

⁵²Jesus grew steadily wiser and stronger, favored both by God and by the people.

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Extra References

Luke 2:40

⁴⁰The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

Proverbs 3:3-4

³Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. ⁴So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

1 Samuel 2:26

²⁶The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with the LORD and also with men.

Romans 14:18

¹⁸For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

Luke 1:80

⁸⁰The child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

⁹“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him ¹⁰and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.