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Luke 1:39-80

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.

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.

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.

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