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# General Information:
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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This tells briefly about John's growing years.
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# Now
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This word is used here to mark a break in the main storyline. Luke quickly moves from the birth of John to the beginning of his ministry as an adult.
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# became strong in spirit
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"became spiritually mature" or "strengthened his relationship with God"
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# was in the wilderness
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"lived in the wilderness." Luke does not say at what age John began to live in the wilderness.
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# until
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This does not necessarily mark a stopping point. John continued to live out in the desert even after he started preaching publicly.
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# the day of his public appearance
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"when he began to preach in public"
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# the day
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This is used here in the general sense of "the time" or "the occasion."
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