Luke 2:40 (YLT)

Passage

and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:38 and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the Lord, and was speaking concerning him, to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.

Luke 2:39 And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

Luke 2:40 and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

Luke 2:41 And his parents were going yearly to Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover,

Luke 2:42 and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "grace", "child", "grew", "strengthened", "filled", "wisdom", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "grace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "And when they finished all things according..." into verse 41's "And his parents were going yearly to...", so "Spirit" and "grace" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.