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.
57NowδὲdeG1161the timeχρόνοςchronosG5550had comeG4092for ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665to giveG5088birthτεκεῖνtekeinG5088,and she gaveἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080birthG5088to a sonυἱόν.huionG5207.
58Her neighborsπερίοικοιperioikoiG4040and her relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773heardἤκουσανēkousanG191that the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962haddisplayedG3170His greatG3170mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656towardμετ᾽met᾽G3326her; and they were rejoicingσυνέχαιρονsunechaironG4796with her.
59And it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that onthe eighthὀγδόῃogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to circumciseπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813,and they were going to callἐκάλουνekalounG2564him ZachariasΖαχαρίαν.ZacharianG2197,afterἐπὶepiG1909his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.
60But his motherμήτηρmētērG3384answeredἀποκριθεῖσαapokritheisaG611and saidG3004, “Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780indeedG3780; buthe shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.”
61And they saidG3004to her, “There is noG3762oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762amongἐκekG1537your relativesσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG4772whoὃςhosG3739is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564by that nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.”
62And theymadeG1770signsG1770to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962,as to whatτί ἂνti anG5101G302he wantedθέλοιtheloiG2309him calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564.
63And he askedαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for a tabletπινακίδιονpinakidionG4093and wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125as followsλέγων·legōnG3004, “His nameὄνομαonomaG3686is JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491.”And they were allπάντες.¶pantesG3956astonishedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296.
64And at onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916his mouthστόμαstomaG4750was openedἈνεῴχθηAneōchthēG455and his tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100loosed, and he beganto speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980in praiseεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127of Godθεόν.theonG2316.
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