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Luke 1:80
And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

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Luke 2:40
And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

Luke 2:52
And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.

1 Samuel 2:26
And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

Judges 13:24
So the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.

1 Samuel 3:19
And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.

Acts 9:22
But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:3
It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

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Matthew 3:1
And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

Luke 3:2
When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.

John 1:31
I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.

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