Luke 1:80
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.
Luke 2:40
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.
Matthew 3:1
In those days came John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Matthew 11:7
As these were going away, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with man.
Mark 1:3-4
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luke 1:15
For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.
John 1:31
And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, for this reason I have come immersing in water.