26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not ^asee death before he had seen ^bthe Lord’s Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when ^cthe parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,

40 ^vAnd the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.

52 And Jesus ⁱincreased in wisdom and in stature¹ and in ⁱfavor with God and man.