Now the boy Samuel was growing in stature and in favor both with the Lord and with men.
And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
The Lord visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord.
Do not let kindness and truth leave you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.
For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.