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Luke 2:25-35

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.

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