That during His childhood Christ should grow in wisdom and in favor with God and man was not a matter of astonishment, for it was according to the laws of His divine appointment that His talents should develop and His faculties strengthen. He did not seek an education in the schools of the rabbis, for God was His instructor. As He grew older He continued to increase in wisdom. He applied Himself diligently to a study of the Scriptures, for He knew them to be full of invaluable instruction. He was faithful in the discharge of His home duties; and the early morning hours, instead of being spent in bed, often found Him in a retired place, searching the Scriptures and praying to His heavenly Father. {CT 260.1}

(260) At Kristus i Sin barndom skulle vokse op i visdom og yndest for Gud og mennesker, var ikke mærkværdigt, for det var efter Hans guddommelige bestemte love, at Hans talenter skulle udvikles og Hans evner styrkes. Han søgte ikke uddannelse i rabbinernes skoler, for Gud var hans vejleder. Da han blev ældre fortsatte Han med at blive mere vis. Selv studerede Han flittigt i Skriften, for Han vidste at de var fuld af uvurderlig undervisning. Han var trofast med at udføre sine pligter i hjemmet; og i de tidlige morgentimer fandt man ham ofte et tilbagetrukket sted, i stedet for at være i sin seng, og ransagede Han skrifterne og bad til Sin himmelske Fader.