Luke 1:80

New English Translation

And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.

Cross References

Matthew 11:7

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Matthew 3:1

In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

Luke 1:15

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

Luke 2:40

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

Luke 2:52

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

John 1:31

I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

Acts 18:28

for he refuted the Jews vigorously in public debate, demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.

1 Samuel 2:21

So the Lord graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the Lord’s sanctuary.