Berean Standard Bible

Luke 1

(Acts 1:1–3)

1ἘπειδήπερEpeidēperG1895ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183have undertakenἐπεχείρησανepecheirēsanG2021to composeἀνατάξασθαιanataxasthaiG392an accountδιήγησινdiēgēsinG1335ofπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588things thatπραγμάτων,pragmatōnG4229have been fulfilledπεπληροφορημένωνpeplērophorēmenōnG4135amongἐνenG1722usG1473,

2just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theyοἱhoiG3588were handed downπαρέδοσανparedosanG3860to usG1473byἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the initialἀρχῆςarchēsG746γενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096eyewitnessesαὐτόπταιautoptaiG845andκαὶkaiG2532servantsὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257of theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγου,logouG3056.

3Therefore, having carefully investigatedπαρηκολουθηκότι ἀκριβῶςparēkolouthēkoti akribōsG3877 G199everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956from the beginningἄνωθενanōthenG509,it seemed goodἔδοξενedoxenG1380also to meG2504to writeγράψαι,grapsaiG1125an orderly accountκαθεξῆςkathexēsG2517for youσοιsoiG4771,most excellentκράτιστεkratisteG2903TheophilusΘεόφιλε,TheophileG2321,

4so thatἵναinaG2443you may knowἐπιγνῷςepignōsG1921theτὴνtēnG3588certaintyἀσφάλειαν.¶asphaleianG803ofπερὶperiG4012thethingsλόγωνlogōnG3056ὧνhōnG3739you have been taughtκατηχήθηςkatēchēthēsG2727.

Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth

5InἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449there wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096aτιςtisG5100priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197,who belonged toἐξexG1537thepriestly divisionἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183of AbijahἈβιά,AbiaG7,andκαὶkaiG2532whoseαὐτῷautōG846wifeγυνὴgunēG1135Elizabethτῶν καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῆς Ἐλισάβετ.¶tōn kai onoma autēs ElisabetG2532 G846 G3588 G3686 G1665wasἐκekG1537aτὸtoG3588descendantθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2.

6δὲdeG1161BothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297of them wereἦσανēsanG1510righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342in the sight ofἐναντίονenantionG1726τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198blamelesslyἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956theταῖςtaisG3588commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785andκαὶkaiG2532decreesδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasinG1345of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

7ButκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846hadἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756childrenτέκνον,teknonG5043,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530ἡhēG3588ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasἦνēnG1510barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,andκαὶkaiG2532they wereἦσαν.¶ēsanG1510bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297well alongπροβεβηκότεςprobebēkotesG4260inἐνenG1722αὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588yearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.

8One dayἘγένετο δὲEgeneto deG1161 G1096whileτῷtōG3588Zechariah’sαὐτὸνautonG846divisionἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183was on dutyἐν τῇ τάξειen tēa taxeiG1722 G3588 G5010andἐνenG1722heαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588was serving as priestἱερατεύεινhi'erateueinG2407beforeἔναντιenantiG1725τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

9he was chosen by lotἔλαχενelachenG2975,according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588customἔθοςethosG1485of theτῆςtēsG3588priesthoodἱερατείαςhi'erateiasG2405,to enterεἰσελθὼν εἰςeiselthōn eisG1525 G1519theτοῦtouG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485of theτὸνtonG3588Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588andburn incenseθυμιᾶσαιthumiasaiG2370.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532at theτὸtoG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610of theτοῦtouG3588incense offeringθυμιάματος.¶thumiamatosG2368,theτῇtēaG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956congregationπλῆθος λαοῦ τοῦplēthos laou touG4128 G3588 G2992wasἦνēnG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336outsideἔξωexōG1854.

11Just thenδὲdeG1161an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedG3708toαὐτῷautōG846Zechariah,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476atἐκekG1537theright sideδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188of theτοῦtouG3588altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379τοῦtouG3588of incenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.

12WhenκαὶkaiG2532ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197sawG3708him,he was startledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015andκαὶkaiG2532grippedἐπέπεσεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.¶epepesen ep᾽ autonG1968 G1909 G846with fearφόβοςphobosG5401.

13ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846, “Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβοῦphobouG5399,ZechariahΖαχαρία·ZachariaG2197,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360yourσου,souG4771ἡhēG3588prayerδέησίςdeēsisG1162has been heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522καὶkaiG2532.YourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588wifeγυνήgunēG1135ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665will bearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080youσοι,soiG4771a sonυἱόνhuionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532you are to giveκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564himαὐτοῦautouG846theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.

14καὶkaiG2532He will beἔσταιestaiG1510a joyχαράcharaG5479andκαὶkaiG2532delightἀγαλλίασις,agalliasisG20to youσοιsoiG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will rejoiceχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463atἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588birthγενέσειgeneseiG1078,

15forγὰρgarG1063he will beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962καὶkaiG2532.He shall never takeοὐ μὴ πίῃ,ou mē piēG3756 G3361 G4095wineοἶνονoinonG3631orκαὶkaiG2532strong drinkσίκεραsikeraG4608,andκαὶkaiG2532he will be filledπλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaiG4130with theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151evenἔτιetiG2089fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.

16καὶkaiG2532ManyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474he will turnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994back toἐπὶepiG1909theLordκύριονkurionG2962theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846will go onπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the LordαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722thespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of ElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,to turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994theheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588of the fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962toἐπὶepiG1909theirchildrenτέκναteknaG5043andκαὶkaiG2532thedisobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545toἐνenG1722thewisdomφρονήσειphronēseiG5428of the righteousδικαίων,dikaiōnG1342—to make readyἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992preparedκατεσκευασμένον.¶kateskeuasmenonG2680for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.”

18“Howκατὰ τίkata tiG2596 G5101can I be sure ofγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778ΚαὶKaiG2532?”ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197askedεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036 G4314theτὸνtonG3588angelἄγγελον·angelonG32γάρgarG1063. “IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510an old manπρεσβύτης,presbutēsG4246,andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473ἡhēG3588wifeγυνήgunēG1135is well alongπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260inἐνenG1722αὐτῆς.¶autēsG846ταῖςtaisG3588yearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.”

19“IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043,”repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ·apokritheis eipen autōG611 G2036 G846ΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ὁhoG3588. “I standπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936in the presence ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532I have been sentἀπεστάληνapestalēnG649to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980toπρὸςprosG4314youσὲseG4771andκαὶkaiG2532to bring you this good newsεὐαγγελίσασθαί σοι ταῦτα.euangelisasthai soi tautaG2097 G3778 G4771.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532nowἰδοὺidouG2400you will beἔσῃesēG1510silentσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623andκαὶkaiG2532unableμὴ δυνάμενοςmē dunamenosG3361 G1410to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untilἄχριachriG891theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thisταῦτα,tautaG3778comes to passγένηταιgenētaiG1096,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473 G3739you did not believeοὐκ ἐπίστευσαςouk episteusasG3756 G4100myG1473τοῖςtoisG3588wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will be fulfilledπληρωθήσονταιplērōthēsontaiG4137atεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846τὸνtonG3588proper timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540.”

21MeanwhileΚαὶKaiG2532,theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992wereἦνēnG1510waiting forπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328τὸνtonG3588ZechariahΖαχαρίανZacharianG2197andκαὶkaiG2532wonderingἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296whyἐνenG1722heαὐτόν.autonG846τῷtōG3588took so longχρονίζεινchronizeinG5549inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷnaōG3485.

22WhenδὲdeG1161he came outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andwas unableοὐκ ἐδύνατοouk edunatoG3756 G1410to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846καὶkaiG2532,they realizedἐπέγνωσανepegnōsanG1921ὅτιhotiG3754he had seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708a visionὀπτασίανoptasianG3701inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷ.naōG3485καὶkaiG2532.HeαὐτὸςautosG846keptἦνēnG1510making signsδιανεύωνdianeuōnG1269to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846butκαὶkaiG2532remainedδιέμενενdiemenenG1265unable to speakκωφός.¶kōphosG2974.

23AndΚαὶ ἐγένετοKai egenetoG2532 G1096whenὡςhōsG5613theαἱhaiG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῆςtēsG3588serviceλειτουργίαςleitourgiasG3009were completeἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130,he returnedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565homeεἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.¶eis ton oikon autouG1519 G846 G3588 G3624.

24δὲdeG1161AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseταύταςtautasG3778τὰςtasG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588wifeγυνὴgunēG1135ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665became pregnantσυνέλαβενsunelabenG4815andκαὶkaiG2532for fiveπέντεpenteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376remained in seclusionπεριέκρυβεν ἑαυτὴνperiekruben he'autēnG4032 G1438.She declaredλέγουσαlegousaG3004,

25ὅτιhotiG3754“The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has doneπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160thisοὕτωςhoutōsG3779for meG1473.InἐνenG1722thesedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250αἷςhaisG3739He has shown me favorἐπεῖδενepeidenG1896and taken awayἀφελεῖνapheleinG851myG1473disgraceὄνειδόςoneidosG3681amongἐνenG1722the peopleἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.”

Gabriel Foretells Jesus’ Birth

26δὲdeG1161InἘνEnG1722theτῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588sixthἕκτῳhektōG1623monthμηνὶmēniG3376ὁhoG3588,GodθεοῦtheouG2316sentἀπεστάληapestalēG649ἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043toεἰςeisG1519a townπόλινpolinG4172τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056ᾗhēG3739calledὄνομαonomaG3686NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,

27toπρὸςprosG4314a virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933pledged in marriageἐμνηστευμένηνemnēsteumenēnG3423to a manἀνδρὶandriG435ᾧhōG3739namedὄνομαonomaG3686JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, who wasofἐξexG1537thehouseοἴκουoikouG3624of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138.AndκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588virgin’sπαρθένουparthenouG3933nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasMaryΜαριάμ.¶MariamG3137.

28ΚαὶKaiG2532The angelappearedεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525toπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτὴνautēnG846andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “Greetingsχαῖρε,chaireG5463,you who are highly favoredκεχαριτωμένη·kecharitōmenēG5487!TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962iswithμετὰmetaG3326youσοῦsouG4771.”

29δὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588Marywas greatly troubledδιεταράχθηdietarachthēG1298atἐπὶepiG1909hisτῷtōG3588wordsλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532wonderedδιελογίζετοdielogizetoG1260what kindποταπὸςpotaposG4217ofὁhoG3588greetingἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783thisοὗτος.houtosG3778might beεἴηeiēG1510.

30SoκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32toldεἶπενeipenG2036herαὐτῇ·autēaG846, “Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβοῦphobouG5399,MaryΜαριάμ,MariamG3137,forγὰρgarG1063you have foundεὗρεςheuresG2147favorχάρινcharinG5485withπαρὰparaG3844τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

31Beholdκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400,you will conceiveσυλλήμψῃ ἐν γαστρὶsullēmpsē en gastriG4815 G1722 G1064andκαὶkaiG2532give birth toτέξῃtexēG5088a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532you are to giveκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564HimαὐτοῦautouG846theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

32HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778will beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173andκαὶkaiG2532will be calledκληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiG2564theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of the Most HighὑψίστουhupsistouG5310καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316will giveδώσειdōseiG1325HimαὐτῷautōG846theτὸνtonG3588throneθρόνονthrononG2362of Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,

33andκαὶkaiG2532He will reignβασιλεύσειbasileuseiG936overἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624of JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας,eis tous aiōnasG1519 G3588 G165καὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588.HisαὐτοῦautouG846kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932willἔσταιestaiG1510neverοὐκoukG3756endτέλος.¶telosG5056!”

34δὲdeG1161“HowπῶςpōsG4459can this beἔσται τοῦτοestai toutoG3778 G1510,”MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137askedΕἶπενEipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588angelἄγγελον·angelonG32, “sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893I am a virginἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;¶andra ou ginōskōG3756 G1097 G435?”

35TheὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ΚαὶKaiG2532repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῇ·apokritheis eipen autēaG611 G2036 G846, “TheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151will comeἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetaiG1904uponἐπὶepiG1909youσὲseG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of the Most HighὑψίστουhupsistouG5310will overshadowἐπισκιάσειepiskiaseiG1982youσοι·soiG4771.Soδιὸ καὶdio kaiG1352 G2532theτὸtoG3588Holy OneἅγιονhagionG40to be bornγεννώμενονgennōmenonG1080will be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

36LookἰδοὺidouG2400,evenκαὶkaiG2532ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588relativeG4773αὐτὴautēG846καὶkaiG2532has conceivedσυνείληφενsuneilēphenG4815a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆς,autēsG846old ageγήρειgēreiG1094,andκαὶkaiG2532she whoτῇtēaG3588wascalledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564barrenστείρᾳsteiraG4723οὗτοςhoutosG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510in herαὐτῇautēaG846sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623monthμὴνmēnG3376.

37ForὅτιhotiG3754noοὐκoukG3756wordῥῆμα.¶rhēmaG4487fromπαρὰparaG3844τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316will everπᾶνpanG3956failἀδυνατήσειadunatēseiG101.”

38“I amἰδοὺidouG2400theἡhēG3588Lord’sκυρίου·kuriouG2962servantG1399δὲdeG1161,”MaryΜαριάμ·MariamG3137answeredΕἶπενEipenG2036. “May it happenγένοιτόgenoitoG1096to meG1473according toκατὰkataG2596yourσου.souG4771τὸtoG3588wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487.”ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελος.¶angelosG32leftἀπῆλθεν ἀπ᾽apēlthen ap᾽G565 G575herαὐτῆςautēsG846.

Mary Visits Elizabeth

39δὲdeG1161InἐνenG1722thoseταύταιςtautaisG3778ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137got readyἈναστᾶσαAnastasaG450andhurriedἐπορεύθη μετὰ σπουδῆςeporeuthē meta spoudēsG4198 G3326 G4710toεἰςeisG1519a townπόλινpolinG4172inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588hill countryὀρεινὴνoreinēnG3714of JudahἸούδαIoudaG2448,

40whereκαὶkaiG2532she enteredεἰσῆλθεν εἰςeisēlthen eisG1525 G1519theτὸνtonG3588homeοἶκονoikonG3624of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197andκαὶkaiG2532greetedἠσπάσατοēspasatoG782τὴνtēnG3588ElizabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665.

41ΚαὶKaiG2532Whenἐγένετο ὡςegeneto hōsG1096 G5613τὸνtonG3588ElizabethἘλισάβετ,ElisabetG1665heardἤκουσενēkousenG191τῆςtēsG3588Mary’sΜαρίαςMariasG3137ἡhēG3588greetingἀσπασμὸνaspasmonG783,theτὸtoG3588babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆς,autēsG846τῇtēaG3588wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836,andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

42καὶkaiG2532In a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceκραυγῇkraugēaG2906she exclaimedἀνεφώνησεν καὶ εἶπεν·anephōnēsen kai eipenG400 G2532 G2036, “Blessed areεὐλογημένηeulogēmenēG2127youσὺsuG4771amongἐνenG1722womenγυναιξίν,gunaixinG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532blessed isεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127theὁhoG3588fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofτῆςtēsG3588yourσου.souG4771wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836!

43AndκαὶkaiG2532whyπόθενpothenG4159am IG1473soτοῦτοtoutoG3778honored,thatἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384ofτοῦtouG3588myG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG2962should comeἔλθῃelthēG2064toπρὸςprosG4314meG1473?

44ForγὰρgarG1063as soonἰδοὺidouG2400asὡςhōsG5613theἡhēG3588soundφωνὴphōnēG5456ofτοῦtouG3588yourσουsouG4771greetingἀσπασμοῦaspasmouG783reachedἐγένετο εἰςegeneto eisG1096 G1519myG1473τὰtaG3588earsὦτάōtaG3775,theτὸtoG3588babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025inἐνenG1722myG1473τῇtēaG3588wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640forἐνenG1722joyἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20.

45καὶkaiG2532BlessedμακαρίαmakariaG3107isshe whoἡhēG3588has believedπιστεύσασαpisteusasaG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754theLord’sκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962wordτοῖς λελαλημένοιςtois lelalēmenoisG3588 G2980to herαὐτῇautēaG846παρὰparaG3844will beἔσταιestaiG1510fulfilledτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050.”

Mary’s Song

(1 Samuel 2:1–11)

46ThenΚαὶKaiG2532MaryΜαριάμ·MariamG3137saidεἶπενeipenG2036: “MyG1473ἡhēG3588soulψυχήpsuchēG5590magnifiesμεγαλύνειmegaluneiG3170theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,

47andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473τὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151rejoicesἠγαλλίασενēgalliasenG21inἐπὶepiG1909τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316myG1473τῷtōG3588SaviorσωτῆρίsōtēriG4990!

48ForὅτιhotiG3754He has looked with favorἐπέβλεψενepeblepsenG1914onἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588humble stateταπείνωσινtapeinōsinG5014ofτῆςtēsG3588Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846servantG1399.FromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588now onνῦνnunG3568allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956αἱhaiG3588generationsγενεαὶgeneaiG1074will call me blessedἰδοὺ γὰρ μακαριοῦσίνidou gar makariousinG1063 G2400 G1473 G3106.

49ForὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588Mighty Oneδυνατός·dunatosG1415has doneἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160great thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173for meG1473καὶkaiG2532.HolyἅγιονhagionG40isHisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686.

50καὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656extendsεἰςeisG1519to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who fearφοβουμένοιςphoboumenoisG5399Himαὐτόν·autonG846,from generationγενεὰςgeneasG1074toκαὶkaiG2532generationγενεὰςgeneasG1074.

51He has performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160mighty deedsκράτοςkratosG2904withἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846armβραχίονιbrachioniG1023;He has scatteredδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287those who areproudὑπερηφάνουςhuperēphanousG5244in the thoughtsδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271of theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

52He has brought downκαθεῖλενkatheilenG2507rulersδυνάσταςdunastasG1413fromἀπὸapoG575theirthronesθρόνωνthronōnG2362, butκαὶkaiG2532has exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312thehumbleταπεινούς·tapeinousG5011.

53He has filledἐνέπλησενeneplēsenG1705thehungryπεινῶνταςpeinōntasG3983with good thingsἀγαθῶνagathōnG18, butκαὶkaiG2532has sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821therich awayπλουτοῦνταςploutountasG4147emptyκενούς·kenousG2756.

54He has helpedἀντελάβετοantelabetoG482HisαὐτοῦautouG846servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,rememberingμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403to be mercifulἐλέους,eleousG1656,

55asκαθὼςkathōsG2531He promisedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toπρὸςprosG4314ourG1473τοὺςtousG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962τῷtōG3588,to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846descendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.¶eis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165.”

56δὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137stayedἜμεινενEmeinenG3306withσὺνsunG4862ElizabethαὐτῇautēaG846for aboutὡςhōsG5613threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376and thenκαὶkaiG2532returnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290homeεἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.¶eis ton oikon autēsG1519 G846 G3588 G3624.

The Birth of John the Baptist

57WhenδὲdeG1161theΤῇTēaG3588timeχρόνοςchronosG5550cameἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130forὁhoG3588ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665τοῦtouG3588to have her childτεκεῖν αὐτὴνtekein autēnG846 G5088καὶkaiG2532,she gave birth toἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080a sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

58καὶkaiG2532HerG846οἱhoiG3588neighborsπερίοικοιperioikoiG4040andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thatὅτιhotiG3754theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962had shown her greatἐμεγάλυνεν μετ᾽emegalunen met᾽G3170 G846 G3326τὸtoG3588mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,andκαὶkaiG2532they rejoiced withσυνέχαιρονsunechaironG4796herG846.

59OnἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588theτῇtēaG3588eighthὀγδόῃogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ΚαὶKaiG2532,whenἐγένετοegenetoG1096they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to circumciseπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059theτὸtoG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813καὶkaiG2532,they were going to nameἐκάλουνekalounG2564himαὐτὸautoG846afterἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματιepi tō onomatiG1909 G3588 G3686hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962ZechariahΖαχαρίαν.ZacharianG2197.

60ButκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384repliedἀποκριθεῖσα εἶπεν·apokritheisa eipenG611 G2036, “Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780ἀλλὰallaG235!He shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.”

61καὶkaiG2532They saidεἶπανeipanG2036toπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτὴνautēnG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “There isἐστινestinG1510no oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762amongἐκekG1537yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588relativesσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG4772whoὃςhosG3739bearsκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.”

62SoδὲdeG1161they made signsἐνένευονeneneuonG1770toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherπατρὶpatriG3962to find outτὸtoG3588whatτί ἂνti anG5101 G302he wantedθέλοιtheloiG2309to nameκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564the childαὐτό.autoG846.

63καὶkaiG2532Zechariahasked forαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154a tabletπινακίδιονpinakidionG4093andwroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125λέγων·legōnG3004, “Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686isἐστὶνestinG1510JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491.”AndκαὶkaiG2532they were all amazedἐθαύμασαν πάντες.¶ethaumasan pantesG3956 G2296.

64δὲdeG1161ImmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916Zechariah’sαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750was openedἈνεῴχθηAneōchthēG455andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100was released,andκαὶkaiG2532he began to speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980,praisingεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν.theonG2316.

65καὶkaiG2532AllπάνταςpantasG3956theirτοὺςtousG3588neighborsπεριοικοῦντας αὐτούς·perioikountas autousG4039 G846were filled withἐγένετο ἐπὶegeneto epiG1096 G1909aweφόβοςphobosG5401,andκαὶkaiG2532peoplethroughoutἐν ὅλῃen holēG1722 G3650theτῇtēaG3588hill countryὀρεινῇoreinēaG3714τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449were talking aboutδιελαλεῖτοdielaleitoG1255πάνταpantaG3956theseταῦτα,tautaG3778τὰtaG3588eventsῥήματαrhēmataG4487.

66AndκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956οἱhoiG3588who heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thiswonderedἔθεντοethentoG5087inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῇtēaG3588heartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101thenἄραaraG686will thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813becomeἔσται;estaiG1510καὶkaiG2532?”ForγὰρgarG1063the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962handχεὶρcheirG5495wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

Zechariah’s Song

67ThenΚαὶKaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395λέγων·legōnG3004:

68“Blessed beεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,becauseὅτιhotiG3754He has visitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980andκαὶkaiG2532redeemedἐποίησεν λύτρωσινepoiēsen lutrōsinG4160 G3085τῷtōG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846peopleλαῷlaōG2992.

69καὶkaiG2532He has raised upἤγειρενēgeirenG1453a hornκέραςkerasG2768of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991for usG1473inἐνenG1722thehouseοἴκῳoikōG3624of Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,

70asκαθὼςkathōsG2531He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980throughδιὰ στόματοςdia stomatosG1223 G4750Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40τῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396, thoseofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575ages pastαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165,

71salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991fromἐξexG1537ourG1473enemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537thehandχειρὸςcheirosG5495of allπάντωνpantōnG3956whoτῶνtōnG3588hateμισούντωνmisountōnG3404usG1473,

72to showποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656toμετὰmetaG3326ourG1473τῶνtōnG3588fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962andκαὶkaiG2532to rememberμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846holyἁγίαςhagiasG40covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,

73theoathὅρκονhorkonG3727ὃνhonG3739He sworeὤμοσενōmosenG3660toπρὸςprosG4314ourG1473G3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11G3588,to grantG1325usG1473

74deliveranceῥυσθένταςrhusthentasG4506fromἐκekG1537hostileἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495,that we may serveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000HimαὐτῷautōG846without fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870,

75inἐνenG1722holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742andκαὶkaiG2532righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799HimαὐτοῦautouG846allπάσαιςpasaisG3956theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of our livesG1473.

76AndΚαὶ δέ,Kai deG2532 G1161youσὺsuG4771,childπαιδίον,paidionG3813,will be calledκληθήσῃ·klēthēsēG2564a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396of the Most HighὑψίστουhupsistouG5310;forγὰρgarG1063you will go onπροπορεύσῃproporeusēG4313beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to prepareἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090the wayὁδοὺςhodousG3598for Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,

77τοῦtouG3588to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325toτῷtōG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846peopleλαῷlaōG2992the knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991throughἐνenG1722theforgivenessἀφέσειapheseiG859of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,

78because ofδιὰdiaG1223thetenderσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656of ourG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316,byἐνenG1722whichοἷςhoisG3739theDawnἀνατολὴanatolēG395will visitἐπισκέψεταιepiskepsetaiG1980usG1473fromἐξexG1537on highὕψους,hupsousG5311,

79to shine onἐπιφᾶναιepiphanaiG2014those whoτοῖςtoisG3588liveκαθημένοις,kathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722darknessσκότειskoteiG4655andκαὶkaiG2532in the shadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288τοῦtouG3588,to guideκατευθῦναιkateuthunaiG2720ourG1473τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228intoεἰςeisG1519thepathὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515.”

80AndδὲdeG1161theΤὸToG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837andκαὶkaiG2532became strongἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoG2901in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;andκαὶkaiG2532he livedἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588wildernessἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193thetimeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of hisαὐτοῦautouG846public appearanceἀναδείξεωςanadeixeōsG323toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.