5TherewasinthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935ofJudaea,acertainτιςtisG5100priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409,bynameG3686Zacharias,ofthecourseofAbia,andhiswifeγυνὴgunēG1135ofthedaughtersθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364ofAaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2,andhernameG3686ElizabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665. 6AndtheywereG1510bothjustG1342beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198inallthecommandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785andordinancesoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962blamelessἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273. 7Andtheyhadnochildτέκνον,teknonG5043,becauseElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasG1510barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,andtheywereG1510bothadvancedinyears. 8AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,ashefulfilledhispriestlyservicebeforeGodθεοῦ,theouG2316intheorderτάξειtaxeiG5010ofhiscourse, 9itfelltohimbylot,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothecustomἔθοςethosG1485ofthepriesthood,toenterεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intothetempleναὸνnaonG3485oftheLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962toburnincense. 10AndallthemultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992wereG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336withoutatthehourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofincenseθυμιάματος.¶thumiamatosG2368. 11AndanangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedtohim,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476ontherightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188ofthealtarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379ofincenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368. 12AndZachariaswastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,seeingG3708[him],andfearφόβοςphobosG5401felluponhim. 13Buttheangelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004tohim,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399not,Zacharias,becausethysupplicationG1162hasbeenheard,andthywifeγυνήgunēG1135ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665shallbearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080theeasonυἱόνhuionG5207,andthou shaltcallκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491. 14AndheshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510totheejoyχαράcharaG5479andrejoicingχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463,andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shallrejoiceG5463athisbirth. 15ForheshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173before[the]Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,andheshalldrinkπίῃ,piēG4095nowineοἶνονoinonG3631norstrongdrinkG4095;andheshallbeG1510filledπλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaiG4130with[the]HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,evenG2532fromhismother'swombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836. 16AndmanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shallheturnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994to[the]LordκύριονkurionG2962theirGodθεὸνtheonG2316. 17AndheshallgoπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281beforehimin[the]spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofElias,toturnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588offathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962tochildrenG5043,anddisobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545onesto[the] thoughtsofjustG1342[menG1342],tomakeἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090readyG2090for[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962apreparedG2090peopleλαὸνlaonG2992. 18AndZachariassaidG3004totheangelἄγγελον·angelonG32,HowshallIknowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097this,forIamG1510anoldmanG3778,andmywifeγυνήgunēG1135advancedinyears? 19AndtheangelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611,saidG3004tohim,IamG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043,whostandπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andIhavebeenG1510sentG649tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980tothee,andtobringεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097theseglad tidingstothee; 20andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thou shaltbeἔσῃesēG1510silentσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623andnotableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980, tillthedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inwhichthesethingsταῦτα,tautaG3778shalltakeplaceG1096,becausethou hastnotbelievedἐπίστευσαςepisteusasG4100mywordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,thewhichshallbeG1510fulfilledintheirtimeG2540. 22ButwhenhecameἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831outhecouldnotspeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980tothem,andtheyrecognisedthathehadseenG3708avisionὀπτασίανoptasianG3701inthetempleναῷ.naōG3485.AndhewasG1510makingsignstothem,andcontinued dumb. 25ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779has[the]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962donetomein[these]daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250inwhichhelookedupon [me]totakeἀφελεῖνapheleinG851awayG851myreproachamongmenG444. 26ButinthesixthἕκτῳhektōG1623monthμηνὶmēniG3376,theangelἄγγελοςangelosG32GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043wassentG649ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316toacityπόλινpolinG4172ofGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,ofwhich[the]nameὄνομαonomaG3686[was]NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478, 27toavirginG3933betrothedἐμνηστευμένηνemnēsteumenēnG3423toamanἀνδρὶandriG435whosenameὄνομαonomaG3686[was]JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,ofthehouseοἴκουoikouG3624ofDavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138;andthevirgin'snameὄνομαonomaG3686[was]MaryΜαριάμ.¶MariamG3137. 28AndtheangelG32cameεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoher,andsaidG3004,HailG5463, [thou] favouredone!theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962[is]withthee: [blessed art thou amongstwomen]. 29Butshe, [seeing] [theangel],wasεἴηeiēG1510troubledathiswordG3056,andreasonedG1260inhermindwhatthissalutationmightbeG1510. 31andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thou shaltconceiveinthewombγαστρὶgastriG1064andbearG5088asonυἱὸνhuionG5207,andthou shaltcallκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424. 33andheshallreignβασιλεύσειbasileuseiG936overthehouseοἶκονoikonG3624ofJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384fortheagesαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165,andofhiskingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932thereshallnotbeἔσταιestaiG1510anendτέλος.¶telosG5056. 35AndtheangelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004toher, [The]HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151shallcomeἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetaiG1904uponthee,andpowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of[the]HighestG5310overshadowG1982thee,whereforetheholyἅγιονhagionG40thingalsoG2532whichshallbebornG1080shallbecalledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316. 37fornothingshallbeimpossibleἀδυνατήσειadunatēseiG101withGodθεοῦtheouG2316. 38AndMaryΜαριάμ·MariamG3137saidG3004,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400thebondmaidof[the]Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962;beittomeaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothyword.Andtheangelἄγγελος.¶angelosG32departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565fromher. 40andenteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intothehouseοἶκονoikonG3624ofZacharias,andsalutedElizabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665. 41AnditcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,asElizabethἘλισάβετ,ElisabetG1665heardG191thesalutationofMaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137,thebabeleapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640inherwombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836;andElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasfilledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with[the]HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, 43Andwhence [is]thistome,thatthemotherμήτηρmētērG3384ofmyLordκυρίουkuriouG2962shouldcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064tome? 44ForbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,asthevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofthysalutationsoundedinmyearsὦτάōtaG3775,thebabeleapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640withjoyinmywombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836. 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