Luke 2:40

2:40 And the child grew and became strong, ¹  filled with wisdom, ²  and the favor ³  of God ⁴  was upon him.

Luke 1:80

1:80 And the child kept growing ⁵  and becoming strong ⁶  in spirit, and he was in the wilderness ⁷  until the day he was revealed ⁸  to Israel.

¹ tc Most mss (A Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 33 Ï) read πνεύματι (pneumati, “in spirit”) after “became strong,” but this looks like an assimilation to Luke 1:80. The better witnesses (א B D L N W pc lat co) lack the word.

² sn With the description grew and became strong, filled with wisdom Luke emphasizes the humanity of Jesus and his growth toward maturity.

³ tn Or “grace.”

⁴ sn On the phrase the favor of God see Luke 1:66.

⁵ tn This verb is imperfect.

⁶ tn This verb is also imperfect.

⁷ tn Or “desert.”

⁸ tn Grk “until the day of his revealing.”