Luke 1:80

New American Standard Bible 2020

Now the child grew and was becoming strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

Cross References

Matthew 11:7

As these disciples of John were going away, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Matthew 3:1

Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

Luke 1:15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.

Luke 2:40

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

Luke 2:52

And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and people.

John 1:31

And I did not recognize Him, but so that He would be revealed to Israel, I came baptizing in water.”

Acts 18:28

for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.

1 Samuel 2:21

The Lord indeed visited Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up before the Lord.