Berean Standard Bible

Luke 2:11-40

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.

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.”

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.”

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.

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.

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