“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man — the growth summary parallels verse 40 (grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, grace of God on him) while adding the four-fold development: wisdom (sophia), stature (hēlikia), favor with God (charis para theō), and favor with people (charis para anthrōpois). The fourfold growth communicates the completeness of the incarnate development — intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social. The one who is the eternal Son of God grows in the full human sense.
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