26 Now the boy Samuel ncontinued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.
52 And Jesus iincreased in wisdom and in stature1 and in ifavor with God and man.
The Birth of Jesus Christ
1 In those days la decree went out from mCaesar Augustus that all the world should be nregistered.
21 jIndeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. kAnd the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the Lord.
3 Let not csteadfast love and dfaithfulness forsake you;
ebind them around your neck;
fwrite them on the tablet of your heart.
80 jAnd the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was kin the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
40 vAnd the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
47 praising God and khaving favor with all the people. And the Lord ladded to their number mday by day those who nwere being saved.
18 Whoever thus serves Christ is kacceptable to God and approved by men.
