Luke 2:52

2:52 And Jesus increased ¹  in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.

Luke 7:35

7:35 But wisdom is vindicated ²  by all her children.” ³ 

Luke 2:40

2:40 And the child grew and became strong, ⁴  filled with wisdom, ⁵  and the favor ⁶  of God ⁷  was upon him.

Luke 11:49

11:49 For this reason also the wisdom ⁸  of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’

¹ tn Or “kept increasing.” The imperfect tense suggests something of a progressive force to the verb.

² tn Or “shown to be right.” This is the same verb translated “acknowledged… justice” in v. 29, with a similar sense – including the notion of response. Wisdom’s children are those who respond to God through John and Jesus.

³ tn Or “by all those who follow her” (cf. CEV, NLT). Note that the parallel in Matt 11:19 reads “by her deeds.”

³ 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.

⁴ sn With the description grew and became strong, filled with wisdom Luke emphasizes the humanity of Jesus and his growth toward maturity.

⁵ tn Or “grace.”

⁶ sn On the phrase the favor of God see Luke 1:66.

⁴ sn The expression the wisdom of God is a personification of an attribute of God that refers to his wise will.