And all men that heard putted in their heart, and said, What manner child shall this be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Therefore his brethren had envy to him. Forsooth the father beheld privily the thing,
And the Lord was with him, and he was a man doing with prosperity in all things. And Joseph dwelled in the house of his lord,
and the hand of the Lord was made upon Elijah, and when his loins were girded, he ran before Ahab, till he came into Jezreel.
In mine heart I hid thy speeches; that I do not sin against thee.
Thine hand be made on the man of thy right hand; and on the son of man, whom thou hast confirmed to thee.
For mine hand shall help him; and mine arm shall confirm him.
And the child waxed, and was comforted in spirit, and was in desert places unto the day of his showing to Israel.
But Mary kept all these words, bearing together in her heart.
And the child waxed, and was comforted, full of wisdom; and the grace of God was in him.
And he came down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept together all these words, and bare them in her heart.
Put ye these words in your hearts, for it is to come, that man’s Son be betrayed into the hands of men.
And the hand of the Lord was with them, and much number of men believing was converted to the Lord.
for the hope that is kept to you in heavens. Which ye heard in the word of truth of the gospel,
And one of his children answered and said, Lo! I saw a son of Jesse of Bethlehem, knowing how to sing, and most strong man, and a man able to battle, and prudent in words, and a fair man; and the Lord is with him.
Forsooth Samuel, a child girded with a linen cloth, ministered before the face of the Lord.