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.
66AllπάντεςpantesG3956who heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191them keptἔθεντοethentoG5087them in mindκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101thenἄραaraG686will thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778childπαιδίονpaidionG3813turn out to be?” Forthe handχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was certainlyG2532with him.
67And his fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197was filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151, andprophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004:
68“BlessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128bethe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,For He has visitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980us and accomplishedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160redemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085for His peopleλαῷlaōG2992,
69And has raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453up ahornκέραςkerasG2768of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991for usIn the houseοἴκῳoikōG3624of DavidG1160His servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816--
70As He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980by the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of His holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396from of oldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165--
71SalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991from our enemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190, Andfrom the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495of allπάντωνpantōnG3956who hateμισούντωνmisountōnG3404us;
72To showποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656towardμετὰmetaG3326our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,And to rememberμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403His holyἁγίαςhagiasG40covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,
74To grantG1325us that we, being rescuedῥυσθένταςrhusthentasG4506from the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495of our enemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190,Might serveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000Him withoutG870fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870,
76And you, childπαιδίον,paidionG3813,will be calledκληθήσῃ·klēthēsēG2564theprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396ofthe MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310;For you will goπροπορεύσῃproporeusēG4313onbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962toprepareἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090His waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598;
77To giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325to His peopleλαῷlaōG2992theknowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991Bythe forgivenessἀφέσειapheseiG859of their sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,
78BecauseδιὰdiaG1223of the tenderσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656of our GodθεοῦtheouG2316,With whichοἷςhoisG3739the SunriseἀνατολὴanatolēG395from on highὕψους,hupsousG5311will visitἐπισκέψεταιepiskepsetaiG1980us,
80And the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813continued to growηὔξανενēuxanenG837and to becomeG2901strongG2901in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and he livedἦνēnG1510in the desertsἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of his publicG323appearanceG323to IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.
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