"The childhood of Jesus, spent in poverty, had been uncorrupted by the artificial habits of a corrupt age. Working at the carpenter's bench, bearing the burdens of home life, learning the lessons of obedience and toil, He found recreation amidst the scenes of nature, gathering knowledge as He sought to understand nature's mysteries. He studied the word of God, and His hours of greatest happiness were found when He could turn aside from the scene of His labors to go into the fields, to meditate in the quiet valleys, to hold communion with God on the mountainside or amid the trees of the forest. The early morning often found Him in some secluded place, meditating, searching the Scriptures, or in prayer. With the voice of singing He welcomed the morning light. With songs of thanksgiving He cheered His hours of labor and brought heaven's gladness to the toilworn and disheartened. MH 52.1"
"And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man."
The EGW passage elaborates on the brief statement in Luke 2:52, providing details about Jesus's childhood development in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man. It expands on the verse's meaning by describing Jesus's activities and character development.
"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him."
The EGW passage describes Jesus's life as a carpenter, which is mentioned in Mark 6:3. While the EGW passage expands on this, it is a clear reference to the biblical account of Jesus's occupation.