Luke 1:80
And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
Luke 2:40
And the child was growing and becoming strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
Matthew 3:1
Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness
Matthew 11:7
Now [as] these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Luke 2:52
And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and [with] people.
Judges 13:24-25
The woman bore a son, and she called him Samson; the boy grew big, and Yahweh blessed him.
1 Samuel 3:19-20
And Samuel grew up, and Yahweh was with him. {He did not allow any of his prophecies to go unfulfilled}.
Mark 1:3-4
the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!'"
Luke 1:15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [while he is] still in his mother's womb.
John 1:31
And I did not know him, but in order that he could be revealed to Israel, because of this I came baptizing with water."