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Luke 1:11-20

11Just thenδὲdeG1161an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedG3708toαὐτῷautōG846Zechariah,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476atἐκekG1537theright sideδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188of theτοῦtouG3588altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379τοῦtouG3588of incenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.
12WhenκαὶkaiG2532ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197sawG3708him,he was startledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015andκαὶkaiG2532grippedἐπέπεσεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.¶epepesen ep᾽ autonG1968G1909G846with 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 piēG3756G3361G4095wineοἶνονoinonG3631orκαὶkaiG2532strong 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 tiG2596G5101can I be sure ofγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778ΚαὶKaiG2532?”ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197askedεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036G4314theτὸνtonG3588angelἄγγελον·angelonG32γάρgarG1063. “IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510an old manπρεσβύτης,presbutēsG4246,andκαὶkaiG2532myG1473ἡhēG3588wifeγυνήgunēG1135is well alongπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260inἐνenG1722αὐτῆς.¶autēsG846ταῖςtaisG3588yearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.”
19“IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043,”repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ·apokritheis eipen autōG611G2036G846ΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ὁhoG3588. “I standπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936in the presence ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532I have been sentἀπεστάληνapestalēnG649to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980toπρὸςprosG4314youσὲseG4771andκαὶkaiG2532to bring you this good newsεὐαγγελίσασθαί σοι ταῦτα.euangelisasthai soi tautaG2097G3778G4771.
20AndκαὶkaiG2532nowἰδοὺidouG2400you will beἔσῃesēG1510silentσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623andκαὶkaiG2532unableμὴ δυνάμενοςmē dunamenosG3361G1410to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untilἄχριachriG891theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thisταῦτα,tautaG3778comes to passγένηταιgenētaiG1096,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473G3739you did not believeοὐκ ἐπίστευσαςouk episteusasG3756G4100myG1473τοῖςtoisG3588wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will be fulfilledπληρωθήσονταιplērōthēsontaiG4137atεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846τὸνtonG3588proper timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540.”
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