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Luke 2:27-39

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.

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