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Luke 2:25-35

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.”

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