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Matthew 2

1NowδὲdeG1161whenJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wasbornG1080inBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965ofJudæainthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, Wise-menfromtheeastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395cameG3854toJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414, saying,

2WhereποῦpouG4226isG1510hethatisG1510bornG5088KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935oftheJewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?forwesawG3708hisstarἀστέραasteraG792intheeastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,andareG1510comeἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toworshipπροσκυνῆσαιproskunēsaiG4352him.

3AndwhenHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935heardG191it,hewastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andallJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414withhim.

4AndgatheringG4863togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863allthechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andscribesG1122ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992,heinquiredG4441ofthemwhereποῦpouG4226theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547shouldbebornG1080.

5AndtheysaidG3004untohim,InBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965ofJudæa:forthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779itiswrittenG1125throughtheprophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396,

6AndthouBethlehemβηθλέεμbēthleemG965,landγῆgēG1093ofJudahG2455, ArtinnowiseleastἐλαχίστηelachistēG1646amongtheprincesofJudahG2455:ForoutoftheeshallcomeG1831forthἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831agovernorG2232,WhoshallbeG1510shepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165ofmypeopleλαόνlaonG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

7ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264privilycalledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564theWise-men,andlearnedofthemexactlywhattimeχρόνονchrononG5550thestarἀστέρος,asterosG792appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.

8AndhesentG3992themtoBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andsaidG3004,GoG4198andsearchoutexactlyconcerningG4012theyoungchildπαιδίου.paidiouG3813;andwhenyehavefoundG2147him,bringmewordἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateG518,thatIalsoG2532maycomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andworshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352him.

9Andthey, havingheardG191thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,wenttheirway;andlo,thestarἀστὴρastērG792,whichtheysawG3708intheeastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,wentbeforethem, tillitcameG2064andstoodG2476overwhereοὗhouG3757theyoungchildπαιδίον.paidionG3813wasG1510.

10AndwhentheysawG3708thestarἀστέραasteraG792,theyrejoicedG5463withexceedinggreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.

11AndtheycameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064intothehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614andsawG3708theyoungchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813withMaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137hismotherμητρὸςmētrosG3384;andtheyfellG4098downπεσόντεςpesontesG4098andworshippedhim;andopeningἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455theirtreasuresG2344theyofferedπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374untohimgiftsδῶρα,dōraG1435,goldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557andfrankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030andmyrrhσμύρναν.smurnanG4666.

12AndbeingwarnedχρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesG5537ofGodinadreamὄναρonarG3677thattheyshouldnotreturnἀνακάμψαιanakampsaiG344toHerodἩρῴδην,HērōdēnG2264,theydepartedintotheirowncountryχώρανchōranG5561anotherwayG3598.

13NowG1161whentheywereG1510departed,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearethtoJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501inadreamὄναρonarG3677,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseG1453andtakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880theyoungchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andhismotherμητέραmēteraG3384,andfleeφεῦγεpheugeG5343intoEgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,andbeG1510thouthereuntilItellG3004thee:forHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264willseekζητεῖνzēteinG2212theyoungchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813todestroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622him.

14AndhearoseandtookG3880theyoungchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andhismotherμητέραmēteraG3384bynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,anddepartedintoEgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125;

15andwasG1510thereuntilthedeathofHerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264:thatitmightbeG1510fulfilledwhichwasG1510spokenbytheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962throughtheprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,OutofEgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125didIcallἐκάλεσαekalesaG2564mysonυἱόνhuionG5207.

16ThenHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,whenhesawG3708thathewasmockedG1702oftheWise-men,wasexceeding wroth,andsentG649forthἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649,andslewallthemalechildrenG3816thatwereinBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andinalltheborders thereof,fromtwoyearsoldandunder,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothetimeχρόνονchrononG5550whichhehadexactly learnedoftheWise-men.

17ThenΤότεToteG5119wasfulfilledthatwhichwasspokenthroughJeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiouG2408theprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,

18AvoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456wasG1510heardG191inRamah,WeepingκλαίουσαklaiousaG2799andgreatπολύς,polusG4183mourningὀδυρμὸςodurmosG3602,RachelweepingG2799forherchildrenG5043;AndshewouldnotbeG1510comfortedπαρακληθῆναιparaklēthēnaiG3870,becausetheyareG1510not.

19ButwhenHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264wasdead,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearethinadreamὄναρonarG3677toJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501inEgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125, saying,

20AriseG1453andtakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880theyoungchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andhismotherμητέραmēteraG3384,andgoπορεύουporeuouG4198intothelandγῆνgēnG1093ofIsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:fortheyaredeadthatsoughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212theyoungchild’sπαιδίου.¶paidiouG3813lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590.

21AndhearoseandtookG3880theyoungchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andhismotherμητέραmēteraG3384,andcameG1525intothelandγῆνgēnG1093ofIsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

22ButwhenheheardG191thatArchelauswasreigningG936overJudæaintheroomofhisfatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,hewasafraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399togoἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565thither;andbeingwarnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537ofGodinadreamὄναρonarG3677,hewithdrewintothepartsG3313ofGalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,

23andcameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064anddweltinacityπόλινpolinG4172calledκληθήσεται.¶klēthēsetaiG2564NazarethΝαζαρέτ,NazaretG3478;thatitmightbefulfilledwhichwasspokenthroughtheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,thatheshouldbecalledG2564aNazarene.

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