New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 1:25-38

25“ThisG3779is the wayG3779the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has dealtπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160with me in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250whenαἷςhaisG3739He lookedἐπεῖδενepeidenG1896with favor upon me, totakeἀφελεῖνapheleinG851awayG851my disgraceὄνειδόςoneidosG3681amongG1722menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.”

26NowδὲdeG1161in the sixthἕκτῳhektōG1623monthμηνὶmēniG3376the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043was sentἀπεστάληapestalēG649from GodθεοῦtheouG2316to a cityπόλινpolinG4172in GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056calledὄνομαonomaG3686NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,

27toa virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933engagedἐμνηστευμένηνemnēsteumenēnG3423to a manἀνδρὶandriG435whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686was JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, of thedescendantsοἴκουoikouG3624of DavidG1160;and the virgin’sπαρθένουparthenouG3933nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasMaryΜαριάμ.¶MariamG3137.

28And comingεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525in, he saidG3004to her, “Greetingsχαῖρε,chaireG5463,favoredκεχαριτωμένη·kecharitōmenēG5487one! The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is with you.”

29But shewas veryG1298perplexedG1298at thisstatementλόγῳlogōG3056,and kept ponderingδιελογίζετοdielogizetoG1260whatG4217kindποταπὸςpotaposG4217of salutationἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783thisοὗτος.houtosG3778was.

30The angelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidG3004to her, “Do not be afraidφοβοῦphobouG5399,MaryΜαριάμ,MariamG3137;for you have foundεὗρεςheuresG2147favorχάρινcharinG5485with Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

31And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,you will conceiveσυλλήμψῃsullēmpsēG4815in your wombγαστρὶgastriG1064and bearτέξῃtexēG5088a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207, and youshall nameὄνομαonomaG3686Him JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

32He will be greatμέγαςmegasG3173and will be calledκληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiG2564the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofthe MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310;and the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316will giveδώσειdōseiG1325Himthe throneθρόνονthrononG2362of His fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidG1160;

33and He will reignβασιλεύσειbasileuseiG936overἐπὶepiG1909the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165,and His kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932will have noοὐκoukG3756endτέλος.¶telosG5056.”

34MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137saidG3004to the angelἄγγελον·angelonG32, “HowπῶςpōsG4459can thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778be, sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893Iam a virginἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;¶andra ou ginōskōG435 G3756 G1097?”

35The angelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to her, “The HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151will comeἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetaiG1904upon you, and the powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofthe MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310will overshadowἐπισκιάσειepiskiaseiG1982you; and for that reasonδιὸdioG1352theholyἅγιονhagionG40ChildγεννώμενονgennōmenonG1080shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

36And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,evenG2532your relativeG4773ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665has alsoG2532conceivedσυνείληφενsuneilēphenG4815a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207in her oldG1094ageG1094; andshe who was calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564barrenστείρᾳsteiraG4723is now in her sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623monthμὴνmēnG3376.

37Fornothingοὐκ πᾶν ῥῆμα.¶ouk pan rhēmaG3756 G3956 G4487will be impossibleἀδυνατήσειadunatēseiG101with GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

38And MaryΜαριάμ·MariamG3137saidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thebondslaveδούληdoulēG1401of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962;may it be doneγένοιτόgenoitoG1096to me accordingκατὰkataG2596to your wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487.”And the angelἄγγελος.¶angelosG32departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565from her.

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