Berean Standard Bible

Luke 2

(Matthew 1:18–25)

1NowδὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565ταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250a decreeδόγμαdogmaG1378went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831fromπαρὰparaG3844CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541AugustusΑὐγούστουAugoustouG828that a census should be takenἀπογράφεσθαιapographesthaiG583of theτὴνtēnG3588wholeπᾶσανpasanG3956empireοἰκουμένην.oikoumenēnG3625.

2ThisαὕτηhautēG3778was thefirstπρώτηprōtēG4413censusἀπογραφὴapographēG582to take placeἐγένετοegenetoG1096whileQuiriniusΚυρηνίου.KurēniouG2958was governorἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosG2230ofτῆςtēsG3588SyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947.

3AndκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198ἕκαστοςhekastosG1538toεἰςeisG1519his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τὴνtēnG3588townπόλιν.polinG4172to registerἀπογράφεσθαι,apographesthaiG583.

4SoδὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501alsoκαὶkaiG2532went upἀνέβηanebēG305fromἀπὸapoG575ἐκekG1537πόλεωςpoleōsG4172NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478τῆςtēsG3588in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449,toεἰςeisG1519thecityπόλινpolinG4172of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138ἥτιςhētisG3748calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564BethlehemΒηθλέεμ,BēthleemG965,sinceδιὰdiaG1223heαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588wasG1510fromἐξexG1537thehouseοἴκουoikouG3624andκαὶkaiG2532lineπατριᾶςpatriasG3965of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138.

5He went thereto registerἀπογράψασθαιapograpsasthaiG583withσὺνsunG4862MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,who wasτῇtēaG3588pledged to him in marriageἐμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷemnēsteumenē autōG3423 G846andwas expectingοὔσῃousēG1510a childἐγκύῳ.¶egkuōG1471.

6δὲdeG1161WhileἘγένετο ἐν τῷ αὐτοὺςEgeneto en tō autousG1096 G1722 G846 G3588they wereG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,theαἱhaiG3588timeἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250cameἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130forτοῦtouG3588herαὐτήν,autēnG846Child to be bornτεκεῖνtekeinG5088.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532she gave birth toἔτεκενetekenG5088herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸνtonG3588firstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416τὸνtonG3588,a SonυἱὸνhuionG5207καὶkaiG2532.She wrapped Him in swaddling clothsἐσπαργάνωσενesparganōsenG4683αὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532laidἀνέκλινενaneklinenG347HimαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722a mangerφάτνῃ,phatnēG5336,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360there wasἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756roomτόποςtoposG5117for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588innκαταλύματι.¶katalumatiG2646.

The Shepherds and the Angels

8AndΚαὶKaiG2532there wereἦσανēsanG1510shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166residing in the fieldsἀγραυλοῦντεςagraulountesG63nearbyἐν χώρᾳ αὐτῇen chōra autēaG1722 G3588 G846 G5561καὶkaiG2532,keepingφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442watchφυλακὰςphulakasG5438overἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846G3588flocksποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167G3588by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

9Just thenκαὶkaiG2532an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962stood beforeἐπέστηepestēG2186themαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532thegloryδόξαdoxaG1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shone aroundπεριέλαμψενperielampsenG4034themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532they were terrifiedἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν.ephobēthēsan phobon meganG3173 G5401 G5399.

10ButκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399!ForγὰρgarG1063beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I bring you good newsεὐαγγελίζομαι ὑμῖνeuangelizomai huminG2097 G4771ofgreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479thatἥτιςhētisG3748will beἔσταιestaiG1510for allπαντὶpantiG3956theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992:

11ὅτιhotiG3754TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722thecityπόλειpoleiG4172of DavidΔαυίδ.DauidG1138a SaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990has been bornἐτέχθηetechthēG5088to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.HeὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962!

12AndκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778will beaτὸtoG3588signσημεῖον·sēmeionG4592to youὑμῖνhuminG4771:You will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025wrapped in swaddling clothsἐσπαργανωμένονesparganōmenonG4683andκαὶkaiG2532lyingκείμενονkeimenonG2749inἐνenG1722a mangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.”

13AndκαὶkaiG2532suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810there appearedἐγένετοegenetoG1096withσὺνsunG4862theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32a great multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the heavenlyοὐρανίουouraniouG3770hostστρατιᾶςstratiasG4756,praisingαἰνούντωνainountōnG134τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλεγόντων·legontōnG3004:

14“GloryδόξαdoxaG1391to Godθεῷ,theōG2316inἐνenG1722thehighestὑψίστοιςhupsistoisG5310,andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515toἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444on whom His favor restsεὐδοκίας.¶eudokiasG2107!”

15ΚαὶKaiG2532Whenἐγένετο ὡςegeneto hōsG1096 G5613theτὸνtonG3588angelsἄγγελοι,angeloiG32had leftἀπῆλθον ἀπ᾽apēlthon ap᾽G565 G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846and goneintoεἰςeisG1519οἱhoiG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,theοἱhoiG3588shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166saidἐλάλουνelalounG2980toπρὸςprosG4314one anotherἀλλήλους·allēlousG240, “Let us goδιέλθωμενdielthōmenG1330δὴdēG1211toἕωςhe'ōsG2193BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965andκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588thingῥῆμαrhēmaG4487thatτὸtoG3588has happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096,whichὃhoG3739theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has made knownἐγνώρισενegnōrisenG1107to usG1473.”

16SoκαὶkaiG2532they hurried offἦλθαν σπεύσαντεςēlthan speusantesG2064 G4692andκαὶkaiG2532foundἀνεῦρανaneuranG429τεteG5037τήνtēnG3588MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588BabyβρέφοςbrephosG1025, whowas lyingκείμενονkeimenonG2749inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588mangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.

17AfterδὲdeG1161they had seenG3708the Child,they spreadἐγνώρισανegnōrisanG1107περὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588messageῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487τοῦtouG3588they had receivedλαληθέντος αὐτοῖςlalēthentos autoisG2980 G846aboutπερὶperiG4012Himτοῦ παιδίου τούτου.tou paidiou toutouG3778 G3588 G3813.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191itwere amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296atπερὶperiG4012whatτῶνtōnG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588shepherdsποιμένωνpoimenōnG4166saidλαληθέντωνlalēthentōnG2980toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

19ButδὲdeG1161ἩHēG3588MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137treasured upσυνετήρειsunetēreiG4933allπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778τὰtaG3588thingsῥήματαrhēmataG4487andponderedσυμβάλλουσαsumballousaG4820theminἐνenG1722herαὐτῆς.autēsG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

20καὶkaiG2532TheοἱhoiG3588shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290,glorifyingδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392andκαὶkaiG2532praisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316forἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956οἷςhoisG3739they had heardἤκουσανēkousanG191andκαὶkaiG2532seenG3708,which was just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531the angelhad toldἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980πρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

Jesus Presented at the Temple

21ΚαὶKaiG2532WhenὅτεhoteG3753theeightὀκτὼoktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250beforeτοῦtouG3588HisαὐτὸνautonG846circumcisionπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059had passedἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130καὶkaiG2532,He was namedἐκλήθηeklēthēG2564JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424αὐτοῦautouG846,theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686τὸtoG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588angelἀγγέλουangelouG32had givenκληθὲνklēthenG2564HimbeforeπρὸproG4253HeαὐτὸνautonG846τοῦtouG3588was conceivedσυλλημφθῆναι ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ.sullēmphthēnai en tēa koiliaG4815 G1722 G3588 G2836.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753theαἱhaiG3588timeἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofτοῦtouG3588αὐτῶνautōnG846purificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588LawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475was completeἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130, His parentsbroughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321HimαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936Himto theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962

23(asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inἐνenG1722theLawνόμῳnomōG3551of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962ὅτιhotiG3754: “EveryπᾶνpanG3956firstbornδιανοῖγον μήτρανdianoigon mētranG1272 G3388maleἄρσενarsenG730shall be consecratedἅγιον κληθήσεται·hagion klēthēsetaiG2564 G40to theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962”),

24andκαὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588to offerδοῦναιdounaiG1325thesacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378specifiedκατὰ τὸ εἰρημένονkata to eirēmenonG2596 G3588 G2046inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588LawνόμῳnomōG3551of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962: “A pairζεῦγοςzeugosG2201of turtledovesτρυγόνωνtrugonōnG5167orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417youngνοσσοὺςnossousG3502pigeonsπεριστερῶν.¶peristerōnG4058.”

The Prophecy of Simeon

25NowΚαὶ ἰδοὺKai idouG2532 G2400there wasἦνēnG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419ᾧhōG3739namedὄνομαonomaG3686SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826καὶkaiG2532οὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588, whoἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasrighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342andκαὶkaiG2532devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126.He was waiting forπροσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosG4327theconsolationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,andκαὶkaiG2532theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasἦνēnG1510uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.autonG846.

26καὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588TheτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151hadἦνēnG1510revealedκεχρηματισμένονkechrēmatismenonG5537to himαὐτῷautōG846ὑπὸhupoG5259that he wouldnotμὴmēG3361seeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288beforeπρὶν ἢ ἂνprin ē anG4250 G2228 G302he had seenG3708theτὸνtonG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

27καὶkaiG2532Led byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,he wentἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερόν·hi'eronG2411courts.AndκαὶkaiG2532whenἐν τῷen tōG1722 G3588theτοὺςtousG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118brought inεἰσαγαγεῖνeisagageinG1521theτὸtoG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424τοῦtouG3588to doποιῆσαι αὐτοὺςpoiēsai autousG846 G4160forπερὶperiG4012Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846what was customaryκατὰ τὸ εἰθισμένονkata to eithismenonG2596 G3588 G1480under theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551,

28καὶkaiG2532SimeonαὐτὸςautosG846tookἐδέξατοedexatoG1209HimαὐτὸautoG846inεἰςeisG1519hisτὰςtasG3588armsἀγκάλαςagkalasG43andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316καὶkaiG2532,sayingεἶπεν·eipenG2036:

29νῦνnunG3568“Sovereign Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,asκατὰkataG2596Youσου,souG4771τὸνtonG3588have promisedῥῆμάrhēmaG4487,You now dismissἀπολύειςapolueisG630YourσουsouG4771τὸtoG3588servantδοῦλόνdoulonG1401inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515.

30ForὅτιhotiG3754myG1473οἱhoiG3588eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoiG3788have seenG3708YourσουsouG4771τὸtoG3588salvationσωτήριόνsōtērionG4992,

31whichὃhoG3739You have preparedἡτοίμασαςhētoimasasG2090inκατὰkataG2596the sightπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάντωνpantōnG3956τῶνtōnG3588peopleλαῶν,laōnG2992,

32a lightφῶςphōsG5457forεἰςeisG1519revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602to the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532for gloryδόξανdoxanG1391to YourσουsouG4771peopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.”

33ΚαὶKaiG2532The Child’sαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384wereἦνēnG1510amazedθαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesG2296atἐπὶepiG1909whatτοῖςtoisG3588was spokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

34ThenκαὶkaiG2532SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127themαὐτοὺςautousG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέραmēteraG3384MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137: “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778Childis appointedκεῖταιkeitaiG2749to causeεἰςeisG1519theriseἀνάστασινanastasinG386andκαὶkaiG2532fallπτῶσινptōsinG4431of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andκαὶkaiG2532to beεἰςeisG1519a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592that will be spoken againstἀντιλεγόμενον.antilegomenonG483,

35so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704thethoughtsδιαλογισμοί.¶dialogismoiG1261ofἐκekG1537manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183heartsἂν καρδιῶνan kardiōnG2588 G302will be revealedἀποκαλυφθῶσινapokaluphthōsinG601—andκαὶkaiG2532a swordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501will pierceδιελεύσεταιdieleusetaiG1330yourσοῦ αὐτῆςsou autēsG4771 G846τὴνtēnG3588soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590as wellδὲdeG1161.”

The Prophecy of Anna

36There wasἦνēnG1510alsoΚαὶKaiG2532a prophetessπροφῆτις,prophētisG4398namedAnnaἍνναHannaG451, thedaughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364of PhanuelΦανουήλ,PhanouēlG5323,ofἐκekG1537thetribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of AsherἈσήρ·AsērG768, whoαὕτηhautēG3778was well alongπροβεβηκυῖα πολλαῖς,probebēkuia pollaisG4260 G4183inἐνenG1722yearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.She had been marriedζήσασα μετὰ ἀνδρὸς ἀπὸ τῆς παρθενίας αὐτῆς·zēsasa meta andros apo tēs parthenias autēsG2198 G3326 G435 G575 G846 G3588 G3932for sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033yearsἔτηetēG2094,

37and thenκαὶkaiG2532αὐτὴautēG846wasa widowχήραchēraG5503to the age ofἕωςhe'ōsG2193eighty-fourἐτῶν ὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρωνetōn ogdoēkonta tessarōnG3589 G5064 G2094. SheἣhēG3739never leftοὐκ ἀφίστατοouk aphistatoG3756 G868theτοῦtouG3588templeἱεροῦhi'erouG2411, butworshipedλατρεύουσαlatreuousaG3000nightνύκταnuktaG3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250,fastingνηστείαιςnēsteiaisG3521andκαὶkaiG2532prayingδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162.

38καὶkaiG2532Coming forwardἐπιστᾶσαepistasaG2186at thatτῇtēaG3588momentὥρᾳhōraG5610,sheαὐτῇautēaG846gave thanksἀνθωμολογεῖτοanthōmologeitoG437τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532spokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012the ChildαὐτοῦautouG846to allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoτοῖςtoisG3588were waiting forπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327theredemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.

The Return to Nazareth

(Matthew 2:19–23)

39ΚαὶKaiG2532WhenὡςhōsG5613Jesus’ parentshad doneἐτέλεσανetelesanG5055everythingπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588required byκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588LawνόμονnomonG3551of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,they returnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056,toεἰςeisG1519theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438owntownπόλινpolinG4172of NazarethΝαζαρέθ.¶NazarethG3478.

40AndδὲdeG1161theΤὸToG3588ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837andκαὶkaiG2532became strongἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoG2901.He was filledπληρούμενονplēroumenonG4137with wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678,andκαὶkaiG2532thegraceχάριςcharisG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316wasἦνēnG1510uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Himαὐτό.¶autoG846.

The Boy Jesus at the Temple

41ΚαὶKaiG2532Everyκατ᾽kat᾽G2596yearἔτοςetosG2094HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419for theτῇtēaG3588Feastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859of theτοῦtouG3588Passoverπάσχα.¶paschaG3957.

42AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753He wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,theyαὐτῶνautōnG846went upἀναβαινόντωνanabainontōnG305according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588customἔθοςethosG1485of theτῆςtēsG3588Feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859.

43WhenκαὶkaiG2532thoseτὰςtasG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250were overτελειωσάντωνteleiōsantōnG5048andἐνenG1722theyαὐτοὺςautousG846τῷtōG3588were returningὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290home,theὁhoG3588boyπαῖςpaisG3816JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424remained behindὑπέμεινενhupemeinenG5278inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,butκαὶkaiG2532Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118were unawareοὐκ ἔγνωσανouk egnōsanG3756 G1097He had stayed.

44δὲdeG1161AssumingνομίσαντεςnomisantesG3543HeαὐτὸνautonG846wasG1510inἐνenG1722theirτῇtēaG3588companyσυνοδίᾳsunodiaG4923,they traveled onἦλθον ὁδὸνēlthon hodonG2064 G3598for a dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250beforeκαὶkaiG2532they began to lookἀνεζήτουνanezētounG327for HimαὐτὸνautonG846amongἐνenG1722theirτοῖςtoisG3588relativesσυγγενεῦσινsungeneusinG4773andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588friendsγνωστοῖς.gnōstoisG1110.

45WhenκαὶkaiG2532they could not findμὴ εὑρόντεςmē heurontesG3361 G2147Him,they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419to search forἀναζητοῦντεςanazētountesG327Himαὐτόν.autonG846.

46Finallyκαὶ ἐγένετοkai egenetoG2532 G1096,afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250they foundεὗρονheuronG2147HimαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts,sittingκαθεζόμενονkathezomenonG2516amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319theτῶνtōnG3588teachersδιδασκάλωνdidaskalōnG1320καὶkaiG2532,listening toἀκούονταakouontaG191themαὐτῶνautōnG846andκαὶkaiG2532asking them questionsἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς.eperōtōnta autousG1905 G846.

47AndδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191HimαὐτοῦautouG846were astoundedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839atἐπὶepiG1909Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῇtēaG3588understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907andκαὶkaiG2532HisταῖςtaisG3588answersἀποκρίσεσινapokrisesinG612.

48WhenG2532His parentssawG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they were astonishedἐξεπλάγησαν,exeplagēsanG1605. “Childτέκνον,teknonG5043,whyτίtiG5101have You doneἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160thisοὕτως;houtōsG3779to usκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473?”HisαὐτὸνautonG846ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384G2532askedεἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοῦ·eipen pros autouG2036 G4314 G846ἰδοὺidouG2400. “YourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588fatherπατήρpatērG3962and IG2504have been anxiously searchingὀδυνώμενοι ἐζητοῦμένodunōmenoi ezētoumenG2212 G3600for Youσε.¶seG4771.”

49“WhyτίtiG5101ὅτιhotiG3754were you looking forἐζητεῖτέezēteiteG2212MeG1473ΚαὶKaiG2532?”He askedεἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·eipen pros autousG2036 G4314 G846. “Did you not knowοὐκ ᾔδειτεouk ēdeiteG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473hadδεῖdeiG1163to beG1510inἐνenG1722MyG1473τοῖςtoisG3588Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseτοῦtouG3588?”

50ButκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846did not understandοὐ συνῆκανou sunēkanG3756 G4920theτὸtoG3588statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487ὃhoG3739He was makingἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

51ThenκαὶkaiG2532He went downκατέβηkatebēG2597toεἰςeisG1519NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846καὶkaiG2532ἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532wasἦνēnG1510obedientὑποτασσόμενοςhupotassomenosG5293to themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.ButκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384treasured upδιετήρειdietēreiG1301allπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588theseG3778thingsῥήματαrhēmataG4487inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

52AndΚαὶKaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424grewπροέκοπτενproekoptenG4298inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532statureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244,andκαὶkaiG2532in favorχάριτιcharitiG5485withπαρὰparaG3844GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532manἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.