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.”
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 ginōskōG435G3756G1097?”
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 rhēmaG3756G3956G4487will be impossibleἀδυνατήσειadunatēseiG101with GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”
38And MaryΜαριάμ·MariamG3137saidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thebondslaveδούληdoulēG1401of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962;may it be doneγένοιτόgenoitoG1096to me accordingκατὰkataG2596to your wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487.”And the angelἄγγελος.¶angelosG32departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565from her.
39NowδὲdeG1161at thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137aroseἈναστᾶσαAnastasaG450and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198in a hurryσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710tothe hillὀρεινὴνoreinēnG3714countryG3714,to a cityπόλινpolinG4172of JudahG2455,
41WhenὡςhōsG5613ElizabethἘλισάβετ,ElisabetG1665heardἤκουσενēkousenG191Mary’sΜαρίαςMariasG3137greetingἀσπασμὸνaspasmonG783,the babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640in her wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836;and ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasfilledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.
42And she criedἀνεφώνησενanephōnēsenG400out with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceκραυγῇkraugēaG2906and saidG3004, “BlessedεὐλογημένηeulogēmenēG2127areyou amongἐνenG1722womenγυναιξίν,gunaixinG1135,and blessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127isthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of your wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836!
43AndhowπόθενpothenG4159has it happenedto me, that the motherμήτηρmētērG3384ofmy LordκυρίουkuriouG2962would comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to me?
44For beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,whenὡςhōsG5613the soundφωνὴphōnēG5456of your greetingἀσπασμοῦaspasmouG783reachedἐγένετοegenetoG1096my earsὦτάōtaG3775,the babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640in my wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836for joyἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20.
45AndblessedμακαρίαmakariaG3107is she whobelievedπιστεύσασαpisteusasaG4100that there would be a fulfillmentτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050of what had been spokenλελαλημένοιςlelalēmenoisG2980to herby the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.”
49For the Mightyδυνατός·dunatosG1415OneG1415has doneἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173thingsG3173for me;And holyἅγιονhagionG40is His nameὄνομαonomaG3686.
50And His mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656isupon generationγενεὰςgeneasG1074afterG2532generationγενεὰςgeneasG1074Toward thoseG3588who fearφοβουμένοιςphoboumenoisG5399Him.
51He has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160mightyG2904deedsG2904with His armβραχίονιbrachioniG1023;He has scatteredδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287those who wereproudὑπερηφάνουςhuperēphanousG5244in thethoughtsδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271of their heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.
52He has broughtG2507downκαθεῖλενkatheilenG2507rulersδυνάσταςdunastasG1413from theirthronesθρόνωνthronōnG2362, And hasexaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312those who were humbleταπεινούς·tapeinousG5011.
53He has filledἐνέπλησενeneplēsenG1705the hungryπεινῶνταςpeinōntasG3983with goodἀγαθῶνagathōnG18thingsG18;And sentG1821awayἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821the richπλουτοῦνταςploutountasG4147empty-handedκενούς·kenousG2756.
54He has givenG482helpἀντελάβετοantelabetoG482to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474His servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816,In remembranceμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403of His mercyἐλέους,eleousG1656,
55As He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,To AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11and hisdescendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690foreverαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165.”
56And MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137stayedἜμεινενEmeinenG3306with her aboutὡςhōsG5613threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376, and thenreturnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290to her homeοἶκονoikonG3624.
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