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Luke 2

1ButitcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inthosedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250thatadecreewentG1831outfromCaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541Augustus,thatacensusshouldbemadeofallthehabitableworldοἰκουμένην.oikoumenēnG3625.

2ThecensusitselffirstπρώτηprōtēG4413tookplaceἐγένετοegenetoG1096whenG1096CyreniushadthegovernmentofSyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947.

3AndallwentG4198tobeinscribedinthecensusroll,eachtohisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438cityπόλιν.polinG4172:

4andJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501alsoG2532wentG305upfromGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056outofthecityG4172NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478toJudaea,toDavid'scityG4172,thewhichisG1510calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564BethlehemΒηθλέεμ,BēthleemG965,becausehewasG1510ofthehouseοἴκουoikouG3624andfamilyπατριᾶςpatriasG3965ofDavidG1138,

5tobeG1510inscribedinthecensusrollwithMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137whowasG1510betrothedἐμνηστευμένῃemnēsteumenēG3423tohim[ashis] wife,shebeingοὔσῃousēG1510greatwithchild.

6AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,whiletheywereG1510there,thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofhergivingbirthτεκεῖνtekeinG5088[toherchild]wereG1510fulfilled,

7andshebroughtforthἔτεκενetekenG5088herfirst-bornsonυἱὸνhuionG5207,andwrappedhimupinswaddling-clothesandlaidhiminthemangerφάτνῃ,phatnēG5336,becausetherewasG1510noroomforthemintheinn.

8AndtherewereG1510shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166inthatcountryG5561abidingwithout,andkeepingφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442watchφυλακὰςphulakasG5438bynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571overtheirflockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167.

9Andlo,anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962wastherebythem,and[the]gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shoneπεριέλαμψενperielampsenG4034aroundthem,andtheyfearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399[with]greatμέγαν.meganG3173fearφόβονphobonG5401.

10Andtheangelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004tothem,Fearφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399not,forbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Iannouncetoyouglad tidingsofgreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479,whichshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510toallthepeopleλαῷlaōG2992;

11forto-dayaSaviourhasbeenG1510bornG5088toyouinDavid'scityπόλειpoleiG4172,whoisG1510ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547[the]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962.

12Andthisisthesignσημεῖον·sēmeionG4592toyou: yeshallfindεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147ababewrappedinswaddling-clothes,andlyingG2749inamangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.

13AndsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810therewaswiththeangelἀγγέλῳangelōG32amultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128oftheheavenlyοὐρανίουouraniouG3770hostστρατιᾶςstratiasG4756,praisingG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316andsayingλεγόντων·legontōnG3004,

14GloryδόξαdoxaG1391toGodθεῷ,theōG2316inthehighestG5310,andonearthγῆςgēsG1093peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,goodG2107pleasureG2107inmenG444.

15AnditcameG1096topassG1330,astheangelsἄγγελοι,angeloiG32departedἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565fromthemintoheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,thattheshepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166saidG2980tooneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240another,LetusmakeG1107ourwaythennowasfarG2193asBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andletusseeG3708thisthingG3778thatiscomeG1096topassG1330,whichtheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasmadeknowntous.

16AndtheycameG2064withhaste,andfoundbothMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137andJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,andthebabelyingG2749inthemangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336;

17andhavingseenG3708[it]theymadeG1107knownaboutthecountrythethingG3778whichhadbeensaidG2980tothemconcerningG4012thischildπαιδίουpaidiouG3813.

18AndallwhoheardG191[it]wonderedG2296atthethingsG3956saidG2980tothembytheshepherdsποιμένωνpoimenōnG4166.

19ButMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137keptallthesethingsG3778[inhermind],pondering[them]inherheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

20AndtheshepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290,glorifyingδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392andpraisingG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316forallthingsπᾶσινpasinG3956whichtheyhadheardG191andseenG3708,asithadbeensaidG2980tothem.

21AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753eightὀκτὼoktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250werefulfilledforcircumcisinghim,hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686wascalledG2564JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424,whichwasthenameG3686givenbytheangelἀγγέλουangelouG32beforehehadbeenconceivedinthewombκοιλίᾳ.koiliaG2836.

22AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250werefulfilledfortheirpurifyingaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμονnomonG3551ofMosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475,theybroughtG321himtoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936[him]totheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962

23(asitiswrittenG1125inthelawνόμῳnomōG3551of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962:EverymaleἄρσενarsenG730thatopensδιανοῖγονdianoigonG1272thewombμήτρανmētranG3388shallbecalledκληθήσεται·klēthēsetaiG2564holyἅγιονhagionG40totheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962),

24andtoofferasacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378accordingκατὰkataG2596towhatissaidG3004inthelawνόμῳnomōG3551of[the]Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962:ApairofturtledovesG4058,ortwoδύοduoG1417youngpigeons.

25AndbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,therewasG1510amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444inJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419whosenameὄνομαonomaG3686wasG1510SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826;andthismanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasG1510justG1342andpious, awaitingtheconsolationofIsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,and[the]HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasG1510uponhim.

26AnditwasG1510divinely communicatedtohimbytheHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,thatheshouldnotseeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288beforeheshouldseeG3708[the] Lord'sChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

27AndhecameG2064intheSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151intothetemple;andastheparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118broughtG1521inthechildπαιδίονpaidionG3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424thattheymightdoforhimaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothecustomofthelawνόμουnomouG3551,

28hereceivedG1209himintohisarms,andblessedG2127GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andsaidG3004,

29Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,nowνῦνnunG3568thou lettest thy bondmangoG630,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothyword,inpeaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515;

30formineG1473eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoiG3788haveseenG3708thysalvation,

31whichthou hastpreparedG2090beforethefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofallpeoplesG2992;

32alightφῶςphōsG5457forrevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602of[the]GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484and[the]gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofthypeopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

33AndhisfatherπατὴρpatērG3962andmotherμήτηρmētērG3384wonderedG2296atthethingswhichwereG1510saidG2980concerningπερὶperiG4012him.

34AndSimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826blessedG2127them,andsaidG3004toMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137hismotherμητέραmēteraG3384,Lo,this[child]issetG2749forthefallandrisingupofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183inIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andforasignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592spokenagainst;

35(andevenG2532aswordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501shallgoδιελεύσεταιdieleusetaiG1330throughthineownsoulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590;)sothat[the]thoughtsδιαλογισμοί.¶dialogismoiG1261mayberevealedἀποκαλυφθῶσινapokaluphthōsinG601frommanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588.

36AndtherewasG1510aprophetessπροφῆτις,prophētisG4398,Anna,daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofPhanuel,of[the]tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443ofAsherἈσήρ·AsērG768,whowasG1510faradvancedinyearsἔτηetēG2094, havinglivedwith[her]husbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033yearsG2094fromhervirginity,

37andherselfawidowχήραchēraG5503uptoeighty-fouryearsἐτῶνetōnG2094;whodidnotdepartG868fromthetemple,servingG3000nightνύκταnuktaG3571anddayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250withfastingsandprayersδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162;

38andshecomingupthesameG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610gave praisetotheLord,andspokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980ofhimtoallthosewhowaitedforredemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085inJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.

39AndwhenὡςhōsG5613theyhadcompletedallthingsG3956accordingκατὰkataG2596tothelawνόμονnomonG3551of[the]Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,theyreturnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994toGalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056totheirownG1438cityG4172NazarethΝαζαρέθ.¶NazarethG3478.

40AndthechildπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837andwaxedstrong[inspirit],filledπληρούμενονplēroumenonG4137withwisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678,andGod'sgraceχάριςcharisG5485wasG1510uponhim.

41AndhisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118wentG4198yearlytoJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419atthefeastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859ofthepassoverπάσχα.¶paschaG3957.

42AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753hewastwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,andtheywentG305up[toJerusalem]accordingκατὰkataG2596tothecustomἔθοςethosG1485ofthefeastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859

43andhadcompletedthedaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,astheyreturnedὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290,theboyπαῖςpaisG3816JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424remainedὑπέμεινενhupemeinenG5278behindinJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,andhisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118knewG1097not[ofit];

44but,supposinghimtobeG1510inthecompanythatjourneyedtogether,theywentaday'sjourneyὁδὸνhodonG3598,andsoughthimamongtheirrelationsandacquaintances:

45andnothavingfoundG2147himtheyreturnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419seekinghim.

46AnditcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,afterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250theyfoundG2147himinthetemple,sittinginthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319oftheteachersδιδασκάλωνdidaskalōnG1320andhearingἀκούονταakouontaG191themandaskingG1905themquestionsἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōntaG1905.

47AndallwhoheardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himwereastonishedathisunderstandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907andanswersG612.

48AndwhentheysawG3708himtheywereamazed:andhismotherμήτηρmētērG3384saidG3004tohim,Childτέκνον,teknonG5043,whyτίtiG5101hast thoudealtthusοὕτως;houtōsG3779withus?beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thyfatherπατήρpatērG3962andIhavesoughtἐζητοῦμένezētoumenG2212thee distressed.

49AndhesaidG3004tothem,WhyτίtiG5101[isG1510it]thatyehavesoughtἐζητεῖτέezēteiteG2212me?didyenotknowthatIoughtG1163tobeG1510[occupied]inmyFather's business?

50AndtheyunderstoodG4920notthethingthathesaidG2980tothem.

51AndhewentdownκατέβηkatebēG2597withthemandcameG2064toNazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,andhewasG1510insubjectionG5293tothem.AndhismotherμήτηρmētērG3384keptallthesethingsG3956inherheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

52AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424advancedinwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andstatureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244,andinfavourwithGodθεῷtheōG2316andmenG444.

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