Berean Standard Bible

Luke 1:26-56

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.

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.”

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.

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