New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 1:5-23

5In the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935of JudeaG2453,there was a priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197, of thedivisionἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183ofAbijahἈβιά,AbiaG7;and he had a wifeγυνὴgunēG1135from the daughtersθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2,and her nameὄνομαonomaG3686was ElizabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665.

6They were bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342in the sightG1727of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198blamelesslyἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273in allπάσαιςpasaisG3956the commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785and requirementsδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasinG1345of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

7But they hadG1510noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνον,teknonG5043,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665was barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,and they were bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297advancedπροβεβηκότεςprobebēkotesG4260inyearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.

8NowδὲdeG1161it happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096thatwhileG1722he was performingG2407his priestlyG2407serviceG2407beforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godθεοῦ,theouG2316in the appointedorderτάξειtaxeiG5010of his divisionἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183,

9accordingκατὰkataG2596to the customἔθοςethosG1485of the priestlyG2405officeG2405,he was chosenG2975by lotG2975to enterεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525the templeναὸνnaonG3485of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962and burnG2370incenseG2370.

10And the wholeπᾶνpanG3956multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992were in prayerπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336outsideἔξωexōG1854at the hourὥρᾳhōraG5610of the incenseθυμιάματος.¶thumiamatosG2368offering.

11Andan angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedG3708to him, standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476to the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188of the altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379of incenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.

12ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197was troubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015when he sawG3708the angel, andfearφόβοςphobosG5401grippedἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968him.

13But the angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004to him, “Do not be afraidφοβοῦphobouG5399,ZachariasΖαχαρία·ZachariaG2197,for your petitionδέησίςdeēsisG1162has been heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522,and your wifeγυνήgunēG1135ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665will bearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080you a sonυἱόνhuionG5207, and you willgiveκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564him the nameὄνομαonomaG3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.

14You will have joyχαράcharaG5479and gladnessἀγαλλίασις,agalliasisG20,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will rejoiceχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463at his birthγενέσειgeneseiG1078.

15For he will be greatμέγαςmegasG3173in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962; and he willdrinkπίῃ,piēG4095noοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361wineοἶνονoinonG3631orG2532liquorσίκεραsikeraG4608,and he will be filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151while yetἔτιetiG2089in his mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.

16And he willturnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474backG1994to the LordκύριονkurionG2962their GodθεὸνtheonG2316.

17It is he who willgoπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281as a forerunnerbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Him in the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,to turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994the heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588of the fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962backG1994to the childrenτέκναteknaG5043,and the disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545to the attitudeφρονήσειphronēseiG5428of the righteousδικαίων,dikaiōnG1342, so as tomakeἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090readyG2090a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992preparedκατεσκευασμένον.¶kateskeuasmenonG2680for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.”

18ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197saidG3004to the angelἄγγελον·angelonG32, “Howκατὰ τίkata tiG2596 G5101will I knowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778for certain? ForI amεἰμιeimiG1510an oldG4246manG4246and my wifeγυνήgunēG1135is advancedπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260inyearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.”

19The angelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to him, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043, whostandsπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and I have been sentἀπεστάληνapestalēnG649to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to you and to bringεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097you thisταῦτα.tautaG3778goodG2097newsG2097.

20And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,you shall be silentσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623and unableμὴ δυνάμενοςmē dunamenosG3361 G1410to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250whenἧςhēsG3739theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778takeG1096placeG1096,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473 G3739you did not believeἐπίστευσαςepisteusasG4100my wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will be fulfilledπληρωθήσονταιplērōthēsontaiG4137in their properG2540timeG2540.”

21The peopleλαὸςlaosG2992were waitingπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328for ZachariasΖαχαρίανZacharianG2197,and were wonderingἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296at his delayχρονίζεινchronizeinG5549in the templeναῷnaōG3485.

22But when he cameἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out, he was unableοὐκ ἐδύνατοouk edunatoG3756 G1410to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to them; and they realizedἐπέγνωσανepegnōsanG1921that he had seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708a visionὀπτασίανoptasianG3701in the templeναῷ.naōG3485; and he keptmakingG1269signsG1269to them, and remainedδιέμενενdiemenenG1265muteκωφός.¶kōphosG2974.

23WhenὡςhōsG5613the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250of his priestlyG3009serviceλειτουργίαςleitourgiasG3009were endedG4092,he wentG565backG565homeοἶκονoikonG3624.

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