And all those who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
And his brothers envied him; but his father remembered the saying.
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he tucked in his garments at the waist, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Let your hand be upon the man of your right hand, upon the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him.
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the solitary places till the day of his revealing to Israel.
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in affairs, and a good looking person, and the LORD is with him.
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.