Berean Standard Bible

Luke 1:5-20

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.”

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