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Luke 2:34-52

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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