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Luke 1:5-25

5TherewasinthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935ofJudæa,acertainτιςtisG5100priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409namedG3686Zacharias,ofthecourseofAbijahἈβιά,AbiaG7:andhehadawifeγυνὴgunēG1135ofthedaughtersθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364ofAaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2,andhernameG3686wasElisabeth.

6AndtheywereG1510bothrighteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198inallthecommandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785andordinancesoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962blamelessἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273.

7Andtheyhadnochildτέκνον,teknonG5043,becausethatElisabethwasG1510barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,andtheybothwereG1510nowwellstrickeninyears.

8NowδὲdeG1161itcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,whileheexecutedthepriest’s officebeforeGodθεοῦ,theouG2316intheorderτάξειtaxeiG5010ofhiscourse,

9accordingκατὰkataG2596tothecustomἔθοςethosG1485ofthepriest’soffice,hislotwastoenterεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intothetempleναὸνnaonG3485oftheLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962andburnincense.

10AndthewholemultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992wereG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336withoutatthehourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofincenseθυμιάματος.¶thumiamatosG2368.

11AndthereappeareduntohimanangelἄγγελοςangelosG32oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476ontherightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188sideofthealtarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379ofincenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.

12AndZachariaswastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015whenhesawG3708him,andfearφόβοςphobosG5401felluponhim.

13Buttheangelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004untohim,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399not,Zacharias:becausethysupplicationG1162isheard,andthywifeγυνήgunēG1135ElisabethshallbearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080theeasonυἱόνhuionG5207,andthou shaltcallκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.

14Andthou shalthavejoyχαράcharaG5479andgladnessἀγαλλίασις,agalliasisG20;andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shallrejoiceχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463athisbirth.

15ForheshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173inthesightoftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,andheshalldrinkπίῃ,piēG4095nowineοἶνονoinonG3631norstrongdrinkG4095;andheshallbeG1510filledπλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaiG4130withtheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,evenG2532fromhismother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.

16AndmanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shallheturnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994untotheLordκύριονkurionG2962theirGodθεὸνtheonG2316.

17AndheshallgoπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281beforehisfaceinthespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,toturnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994theheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588ofthefathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962tothechildrenG5043,andthedisobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545towalkinthewisdomofthejustG1342;tomakeἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090readyG2090fortheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962apeopleλαὸνlaonG2992preparedG2090forhim.

18AndZachariassaidG3004untotheangelἄγγελον·angelonG32, WherebyshallIknowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097this?forIamG1510anoldmanG3778,andmywifeγυνήgunēG1135wellstrickeninyears.

19AndtheangelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004untohim,IamG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043,thatstandπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936inthepresenceG1799ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;andIwasG1510sentG649tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980unto thee,andtobringεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097theethesegoodtidings.

20AndbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thou shaltbeἔσῃesēG1510silentσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623andnotableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980,untilthedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thatthesethingsταῦτα,tautaG3778shallcomeG1096topassG1096,becausethou believedstnotmywordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,whichshallbeG1510fulfilledintheirseasonκαιρὸνkaironG2540.

21AndthepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992wereG1510waitingforZacharias,andtheymarvelledwhilehetarriedinthetempleναῷnaōG3485.

22AndwhenhecameἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out,hecouldnotspeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untothem:andtheyperceivedthathehadseenG3708avisionὀπτασίανoptasianG3701inthetempleναῷ.naōG3485:andhecontinuedmakingsignsuntothem,andremaineddumb.

23AnditcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,whenὡςhōsG5613thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofhisministrationwerefulfilled,hedepartedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565untohishouseG3624.

24AndafterthesedaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ElisabethhiswifeγυνὴgunēG1135conceived;andshehidherselffiveπέντεpenteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,sayingλέγουσαlegousaG3004,

25ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779haththeLordκύριοςkuriosG2962doneuntomeinthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250whereinhelookeduponme,totakeἀφελεῖνapheleinG851awayG851myreproachamongmenG444.

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