From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.