Luke 1:80 Cross References - Moffatt

⁸⁰ And the child grew, he became strong in the Spirit and remained in the desert till the day when he made his appearance before Israel.

¹ In those days John the Baptist came on the scene, preaching in the desert of Judaea,

⁷ As the disciples of John went away, Jesus proceeded to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

³ the voice of one who cries in the desert, 'Make the way ready for the Lord, level the paths for him' — ⁴ John appeared baptizing in the desert and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

¹⁵ for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, he will drink neither wine nor strong drink, he will be filled with the holy Spirit from his very birth;

⁴⁰ And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the favour of God was on him.

⁵² And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favour with God and man.

³¹ I myself did not recognize him; I only came to baptize with water, in order that he might be disclosed to Israel."