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Luke 2:11-40

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.

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