And so the little boy (John) was growing up and becoming stronger in spirit. John lived in a place away from other people, until the time when he came out \{to tell God’s message\} to Israel (the Jews).
Judges 13:24 - Easy To Read Version So the woman had a boy. She named him Samson. Samson grew and the Lord blessed him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the woman [in due time] bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew and the Lord blessed him. American Standard Version (1901) And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him. Common English Bible The woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew up, and the LORD blessed him. Catholic Public Domain Version And so she bore a son, and she called his name Samson. And the boy grew up, and the Lord blessed him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. |
And so the little boy (John) was growing up and becoming stronger in spirit. John lived in a place away from other people, until the time when he came out \{to tell God’s message\} to Israel (the Jews).
Jesus continued to learn more and more. He grew taller. People liked Jesus, and he pleased God.
Do I need to give you more examples? I don’t have enough time to tell you about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets. {\cf2\super [156]}
the Lord was kind to Hannah. She had three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up {at the holy place} near the Lord.
The boy Samuel kept growing. He was pleasing to God and to the people.