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Luke 2

1NowG1161itcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inthosedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,therewentG1831outadecreefromCæsarAugustus,thatalltheworldοἰκουμένην.oikoumenēnG3625shouldbeenrolled.

2ThiswasthefirstπρώτηprōtēG4413enrolmentmadewhenG1096QuiriniuswasgovernorofSyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947.

3AndallwentG4198toenrolthemselves,everyoneG1538tohisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438cityπόλιν.polinG4172.

4AndJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501alsoG2532wentG305upfromGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,outofthecityG4172ofNazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,intoJudæa,tothecityG4172ofDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,whichisG1510calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564BethlehemΒηθλέεμ,BēthleemG965,becausehewasG1510ofthehouseοἴκουoikouG3624andfamilyπατριᾶςpatriasG3965ofDavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138;

5toenrolhimselfwithMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,whowasG1510betrothedἐμνηστευμένῃemnēsteumenēG3423tohim,beingοὔσῃousēG1510greatwithchild.

6AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,whiletheywereG1510there,thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250wereG1510fulfilledthatsheshouldbeG1510delivered.

7AndshebroughtforthἔτεκενetekenG5088herfirstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416sonυἱὸνhuionG5207;andshewrappedhiminswaddling clothes,andlaidhiminamangerφάτνῃ,phatnēG5336,becausetherewasG1510noroomforthemintheinn.

8AndtherewereG1510shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166inthesameG846countryG5561abidinginthefield,andkeepingφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442watchφυλακὰςphulakasG5438bynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571overtheirflockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167.

9AndanangelἄγγελοςangelosG32oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962stoodbythem,andthegloryδόξαdoxaG1391oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962shoneπεριέλαμψενperielampsenG4034roundaboutthem:andtheyweresoreafraidG5399.

10Andtheangelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004untothem,BeἔσταιestaiG1510notafraidG5399;forbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IbringεὐαγγελίζομαιeuangelizomaiG2097yougoodtidingsofgreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479whichshallbeG1510toallthepeopleλαῷlaōG2992:

11forthereisG1510bornG5088toyouthisdayG4594inthecityπόλειpoleiG4172ofDavidΔαυίδ.DauidG1138aSaviour,whoisG1510ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962.

12Andthisisthesignσημεῖον·sēmeionG4592untoyou: YeshallfindεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147ababewrappedinswaddling clothes,andlyingG2749inamangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.

13AndsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810therewaswiththeangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32amultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128oftheheavenlyοὐρανίουouraniouG3770hostστρατιᾶςstratiasG4756praisingG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andsayingλεγόντων·legontōnG3004,

14GloryδόξαdoxaG1391toGodθεῷ,theōG2316inthehighestG5310,AndonearthγῆςgēsG1093peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515amongmenG444inwhomheiswellpleased.

15AnditcameG1096topassG1330,whenG5613theangelsἄγγελοι,angeloiG32wentG565awayG565fromthemintoheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,theshepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166saidG2980oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240toanother,LetusnowgoG565evenG2532untoBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andseeG3708thisthingG3778thatiscomeG1096topassG1330,whichtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hathmadeknownuntous.

16AndtheycameG2064withhaste,andfoundbothMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137andJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,andthebabelyingG2749inthemangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.

17AndwhentheysawG3708it,theymadeG1107knownconcerningG4012thesayingG2980whichwasspokenG2980tothemaboutthischildπαιδίουpaidiouG3813.

18AndallthatheardG191itwonderedG2296atthethingsG3956whichwerespokenλαληθέντωνlalēthentōnG2980untothembytheshepherdsποιμένωνpoimenōnG4166.

19ButMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137keptallthesesayings,ponderingtheminherheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

20AndtheshepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290,glorifyingδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392andpraisingG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316forallthethingsπᾶσινpasinG3956thattheyhadheardG191andseenG3708,evenG2532asitwasspokenG2980untothem.

21AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753eightὀκτὼoktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250werefulfilledforcircumcisinghim,hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686wascalledἐκλήθηeklēthēG2564JESUSἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424,whichwassocalledκληθὲνklēthenG2564bytheangelἀγγέλουangelouG32beforehewasconceivedinthewombκοιλίᾳ.koiliaG2836.

22AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250oftheirpurificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512accordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμονnomonG3551ofMosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475werefulfilled,theybroughtG321himuptoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936himtotheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962

23(asitiswrittenG1125inthelawνόμῳnomōG3551oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,EverymaleἄρσενarsenG730thatopeneththewombμήτρανmētranG3388shallbecalledκληθήσεται·klēthēsetaiG2564holyἅγιονhagionG40totheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962),

24andtoofferasacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378accordingκατὰkataG2596tothatwhichissaidG3004inthelawνόμῳnomōG3551oftheLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962,Apairofturtledoves,ortwoδύοduoG1417youngpigeons.

25AndbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,therewasG1510amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,whosenameὄνομαonomaG3686wasG1510SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826;andthismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasG1510righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342anddevoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126,lookingfortheconsolationofIsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:andtheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasG1510uponhim.

26AndithadbeenG1510revealeduntohimbytheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,thatheshouldnotseeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,beforehehadseenG3708theLord’sChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

27AndhecameG2064intheSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151intothetemple:andwhentheparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118broughtG1521inthechildπαιδίονpaidionG3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,thattheymightdoconcerningG4012himafterthecustomofthelawνόμουnomouG3551,

28thenhereceivedG1209himintohisarms,andblessedG2127GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andsaidG3004,

29NowνῦνnunG3568lettest thou thyservantδοῦλόνdoulonG1401depart,Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,AccordingκατὰkataG2596tothyword,inpeaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515;

30FormineG1473eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoiG3788haveseenG3708thysalvation,

31Whichthou hastpreparedG2090beforethefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofallpeoplesG2992;

32AlightφῶςphōsG5457forrevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602totheGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,AndthegloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofthypeopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

33AndhisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962andhismotherμήτηρmētērG3384wereG1510marvellingatthethingswhichwereG1510spokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980concerningπερὶperiG4012him;

34andSimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826blessedG2127them,andsaidG3004untoMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137hismotherμητέραmēteraG3384,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thischildissetG2749forthefallingandtherisingofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183inIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474;andforasignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592whichisspokenagainst;

35yeaandaswordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501shallpiercethroughthineownsoulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590;thatthoughtsδιαλογισμοί.¶dialogismoiG1261outofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588mayberevealedἀποκαλυφθῶσινapokaluphthōsinG601.

36AndtherewasG1510oneG3778Anna,aprophetessπροφῆτις,prophētisG4398,thedaughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofPhanuel,ofthetribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443ofAsherἈσήρ·AsērG768(shewasG1510ofagreatπολλαῖς,pollaisG4183age, havinglivedwithahusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033yearsἔτηetēG2094fromhervirginity,

37andshehadbeenawidowχήραchēraG5503evenG2532unto fourscoreandfourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094),whodepartedG868notfromthetemple, worshippingwithfastingsandsupplicationsnightνύκταnuktaG3571anddayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250.

38AndcomingupatthatveryhourὥρᾳhōraG5610shegavethanksuntoGodθεῷtheōG2316,andspakeofhimtoallthemthatwerelookingfortheredemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085ofJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.

39AndwhenὡςhōsG5613theyhadaccomplishedG5055allthingsG3956thatwereaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμονnomonG3551oftheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,theyreturnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994intoGalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056,totheirownG1438cityG4172NazarethΝαζαρέθ.¶NazarethG3478.

40AndthechildπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837,andwaxedstrong,filledπληρούμενονplēroumenonG4137withwisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678:andthegraceχάριςcharisG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316wasG1510uponhim.

41AndhisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118wentG4198everyyearἔτοςetosG2094toJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419atthefeastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859ofthepassoverπάσχα.¶paschaG3957.

42AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753hewastwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,theywentG305upafterthecustomἔθοςethosG1485ofthefeastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859;

43andwhentheyhadfulfilledthedaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,astheywerereturningὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290,theboyπαῖςpaisG3816JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tarriedbehindinJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419;andhisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118knewG1097itnot;

44butsupposinghimtobeG1510inthecompany,theywentaday’sἡμέραςhēmerasG2250journeyὁδὸνhodonG3598;andtheysoughtforhimamongtheirkinsfolkandacquaintance:

45andwhentheyfoundG2147himnot,theyreturnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, seekingforhim.

46AnditcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,afterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250theyfoundG2147himinthetemple,sittinginthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319oftheteachersδιδασκάλωνdidaskalōnG1320,bothhearingἀκούονταakouontaG191them,andaskingG1905themquestionsἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōntaG1905:

47andallthatheardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himwereamazedathisunderstandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907andhisanswersG612.

48AndwhentheysawG3708him,theywereastonishedἐξεπλάγησαν,exeplagēsanG1605;andhismotherμήτηρmētērG3384saidG3004untohim,SonG5043,whyτίtiG5101hast thouthusοὕτως;houtōsG3779dealtwithus?beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thyfatherπατήρpatērG3962andIsoughtἐζητοῦμένezētoumenG2212thee sorrowing.

49AndhesaidG3004untothem,HowisG1510itthatyesoughtἐζητεῖτέezēteiteG2212me?knewyenotthatImustbeG1510inmyFather’shouse?

50AndtheyunderstoodG4920notthesayingG2980whichhespake untothem.

51AndhewentdownκατέβηkatebēG2597withthem,andcameG2064toNazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478;andhewasG1510subjectὑποτασσόμενοςhupotassomenosG5293untothem:andhismotherμήτηρmētērG3384keptallthesesayingsinherheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

52AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424advancedinwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andstatureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244,andinfavorχάριτιcharitiG5485withGodθεῷtheōG2316andmenG444.

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