New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 2

Jesus’ Birth in Bethlehem

1NowδὲdeG1161in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250a decreeδόγμαdogmaG1378wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out fromCaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541AugustusΑὐγούστουAugoustouG828,that a censusG583be takenG583ofallπᾶσανpasanG3956the inhabitedG3625earthG3625.

2ThisαὕτηhautēG3778was the firstπρώτηprōtēG4413censusἀπογραφὴapographēG582takenἐγένετοegenetoG1096whileQuiriniusΚυρηνίου.KurēniouG2958was governorἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosG2230ofSyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947.

3And everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956was on his wayἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198to registerG583for the censusG583,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538to his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438cityπόλιν.polinG4172.

4JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501alsoG2532wentἀνέβηanebēG305up from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,to JudeaG2453,to the cityπόλινpolinG4172of DavidG1160whichἥτιςhētisG3748is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564BethlehemΒηθλέεμ,BēthleemG965,becauseδιὰdiaG1223he was of the houseοἴκουoikouG3624and familyπατριᾶςpatriasG3965of DavidG1160,

5in order to registerἀπογράψασθαιapograpsasthaiG583alongσὺνsunG4862with MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,who was engagedἐμνηστευμένῃemnēsteumenēG3423to him, and was with childἐγκύῳ.¶egkuōG1471.

6WhileἐνenG1722they were thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were completedG4092for her to giveG5088birthτεκεῖνtekeinG5088.

7And shegaveG5088birthG5088to her firstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416sonυἱὸνhuionG5207;and she wrappedG4683Him in clothsG4683,and laidἀνέκλινενaneklinenG347Him in amangerφάτνῃ,phatnēG5336,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360there was noοὐκoukG3756roomτόποςtoposG5117for them in the innκαταλύματι.¶katalumatiG2646.

8In the sameG846regionχώρᾳchōraG5561there were someshepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166stayingG63out in the fieldsG63and keepingφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442watchφυλακὰςphulakasG5438overἐπὶepiG1909their flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

9Andan angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962suddenlystoodG2186beforeG2186them, and the gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shoneπεριέλαμψενperielampsenG4034aroundG4034them; and they were terriblyμέγαν.meganG3173frightenedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399.

10But the angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004to them, “Do not be afraidφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399;for beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I bringεὐαγγελίζομαιeuangelizomaiG2097you goodG2097newsG2097of greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479whichἥτιςhētisG3748will be for allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷlaōG2992;

11for todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172of DavidG1160there has been bornἐτέχθηetechthēG5088for you aSaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990,whoὅςhosG3739isChristχριστὸςchristosG5547the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962.

12ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778will bea signσημεῖον·sēmeionG4592for you: you will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025wrappedG4683in clothsG4683and lyingκείμενονkeimenonG2749in amangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.”

13And suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810there appearedἐγένετοegenetoG1096with the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32a multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the heavenlyοὐρανίουouraniouG3770hostστρατιᾶςstratiasG4756praisingαἰνούντωνainountōnG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316and sayingλεγόντων·legontōnG3004,

14“GloryδόξαdoxaG1391to Godθεῷ,theōG2316in the highestὑψίστοιςhupsistoisG5310,And on earthγῆςgēsG1093peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515amongG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444with whom He is pleasedεὐδοκίας.¶eudokiasG2107.”

15WhenὡςhōsG5613the angelsἄγγελοι,angeloiG32had goneG565awayG565from them into heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,the shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166begansayingἐλάλουνelalounG2980to oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240, “Let us goδιέλθωμενdielthōmenG1330straightG1330to BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965thenδὴdēG1211,and seeG3708thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778thingῥῆμαrhēmaG4487that has happenedG1096whichὃhoG3739the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962has madeG1107knownG1107to us.”

16SoG2532they cameἦλθανēlthanG2064in a hurryσπεύσαντεςspeusantesG4692and foundG429their wayG429to MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137and JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,and the babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025as He layκείμενονkeimenonG2749in themangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.

17When they had seenG3708this, they madeG1107knownG1107the statementῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487which had been toldλαληθέντοςlalēthentosG2980them aboutG4012thisτούτου.toutouG3778ChildπαιδίουpaidiouG3813.

18And allπάντεςpantesG3956who heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191it wonderedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296at the things which were toldλαληθέντωνlalēthentōnG2980them by the shepherdsποιμένωνpoimenōnG4166.

19But MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137treasuredσυνετήρειsunetēreiG4933allπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778thingsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,ponderingσυμβάλλουσαsumballousaG4820them in her heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

20The shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166wentG5290backG5290,glorifyingδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392and praisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316for allπᾶσινpasinG3956that they had heardἤκουσανēkousanG191and seenG3708,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as had been toldἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980them.

Jesus Presented at the Temple

21And whenὅτεhoteG3753eightὀκτὼoktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250had passedG4092,before His circumcisionπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059,His nameὄνομαonomaG3686was thencalledG2564JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424,the nameG2564givenG2564by the angelἀγγέλουangelouG32beforeπρὸproG4253He was conceivedσυλλημφθῆναιsullēmphthēnaiG4815in the wombκοιλίᾳ.koiliaG2836.

22And whenὅτεhoteG3753the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250for their purificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512accordingκατὰkataG2596to the lawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475were completedG4092,they broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321Him up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936Him to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962

23(as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, “EveryπᾶνpanG3956firstbornmaleG733that opensδιανοῖγονdianoigonG1272the wombμήτρανmētranG3388shall be calledκληθήσεται·klēthēsetaiG2564holyἅγιονhagionG40to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962”),

24and to offerδοῦναιdounaiG1325a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378accordingκατὰkataG2596to what was saidG3004in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962, “A pairζεῦγοςzeugosG2201of turtledovesτρυγόνωνtrugonōnG5167orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417youngG3556pigeonsπεριστερῶν.¶peristerōnG4058.”

25And there was a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686was SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826;and thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasrighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342and devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126,lookingπροσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosG4327for the consolationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474;and the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was upon him.

26Andit had beenἦνēnG1510revealedκεχρηματισμένονkechrēmatismenonG5537to him by the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151that he would notseeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288beforeπρὶνprinG4250he had seenG3708the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

27And he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151into the templeG2413;and whenG1722the parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118broughtεἰσαγαγεῖνeisagageinG1521in the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,to carryποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160out for Him the customεἰθισμένονeithismenonG1480of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,

28thenG2532he tookἐδέξατοedexatoG1209Him into his armsἀγκάλαςagkalasG43,and blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127GodθεὸνtheonG2316,and saidG3004,

29“NowνῦνnunG3568Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,You are releasingG630Your bond-servantδοῦλόνdoulonG1401to departG630in peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515,AccordingκατὰkataG2596to Your wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487;

30For my eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoiG3788haveseenG3708Your salvationσωτήριόνsōtērionG4992,

31WhichὃhoG3739You have preparedἡτοίμασαςhētoimasasG2090in the presenceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάντωνpantōnG3956peoplesλαῶν,laōnG2992,

32A LightφῶςphōsG5457of revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602to the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,And the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Your peopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.”

33And His fatherπατὴρpatērG3962andmotherμήτηρmētērG3384were amazedθαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesG2296at the things which were being saidλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012Him.

34And SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127them and saidG3004to MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137His motherμητέραmēteraG3384, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778Childis appointedκεῖταιkeitaiG2749forthe fallπτῶσινptōsinG4431andriseἀνάστασινanastasinG386of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183in IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and for a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592to be opposedἀντιλεγόμενον.antilegomenonG483--

35and a swordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501will pierceδιελεύσεταιdieleusetaiG1330evenκαὶkaiG2532your ownαὐτῆςautēsG846soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590--to the endὅπωςhopōsG3704that thoughtsδιαλογισμοί.¶dialogismoiG1261from manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588may be revealedἀποκαλυφθῶσινapokaluphthōsinG601.”

36And there was aprophetessπροφῆτις,prophētisG4398,AnnaἍνναHannaG451the daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364of PhanuelΦανουήλ,PhanouēlG5323, ofthe tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of AsherἈσήρ·AsērG768.She was advancedπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260inyearsG2250and had livedζήσασαzēsasaG2198with herhusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033yearsG2250afterἀπὸapoG575hermarriageπαρθενίαςpartheniasG3932,

37and then as a widowχήραchēraG5503to the ageἐτῶνetōnG2094of eighty-fourὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρωνogdoēkonta tessarōnG3589 G5064.She neverοὐκoukG3756leftἀφίστατοaphistatoG868the templeG2413,servingλατρεύουσαlatreuousaG3000nightνύκταnuktaG3571and dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250withfastingsνηστείαιςnēsteiaisG3521and prayersδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162.

38At that veryG846momentὥρᾳhōraG5610she cameἐπιστᾶσαepistasaG2186up and begangivingG437thanksG437to GodθεῷtheōG2316,and continued to speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980of Him to allπᾶσινpasinG3956thoseG3588who werelookingπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327for the redemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.

Return to Nazareth

39WhenὡςhōsG5613they had performedἐτέλεσανetelesanG5055everythingπάνταpantaG3956accordingκατὰkataG2596to the LawνόμονnomonG3551of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,they returnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994to GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056, totheir ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438cityπόλινpolinG4172of NazarethΝαζαρέθ.¶NazarethG3478.

40The ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813continued to growηὔξανενēuxanenG837and becomeG2901strongG2901,increasingπληρούμενονplēroumenonG4137in wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678;and the graceχάριςcharisG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316was upon Him.

Visit to Jerusalem

41Now His parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419everyκατ᾽kat᾽G2596yearἔτοςetosG2094atthe Feastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859of the Passoverπάσχα.¶paschaG3957.

42And whenὅτεhoteG3753He becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427,they wentἀναβαινόντωνanabainontōnG305up thereaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the customἔθοςethosG1485of the Feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859;

43and as they were returningὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290,after spendingG5048thefullG5048numberG5048of daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,the boyπαῖςpaisG3816JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stayedG5278behindG5278in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419.But His parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118were unawareοὐκ ἔγνωσανouk egnōsanG3756 G1097of it,

44but supposedνομίσαντεςnomisantesG3543Him to be in the caravanσυνοδίᾳsunodiaG4923,and wentἦλθονēlthonG2064a day’sἡμέραςhēmerasG2250journeyὁδὸνhodonG3598; and they beganlookingἀνεζήτουνanezētounG327for Him amongG1722their relativesσυγγενεῦσινsungeneusinG4773and acquaintancesγνωστοῖς.gnōstoisG1110.

45When they did not findεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147Him, they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419lookingἀναζητοῦντεςanazētountesG327for Him.

46ThenG2532,afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250they foundεὗρονheuronG2147Him in the templeG2413,sittingκαθεζόμενονkathezomenonG2516in the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of the teachersδιδασκάλωνdidaskalōnG1320,bothG2532listeningἀκούονταakouontaG191to them and askingG1905them questionsἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōntaG1905.

47And allπάντεςpantesG3956who heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191Himwere amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839at His understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907and His answersἀποκρίσεσινapokrisesinG612.

48When they sawG3708Him, they were astonishedἐξεπλάγησαν,exeplagēsanG1605; andHis motherμήτηρmētērG3384saidG3004to Him, “Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,whyτίtiG5101have You treatedἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160us thisG3779wayG3779?BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Your fatherπατήρpatērG3962and Ihave been anxiouslyὀδυνώμενοιodunōmenoiG3600lookingἐζητοῦμένezētoumenG2212for You.”

49And He saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101is it that you were lookingἐζητεῖτέezēteiteG2212for Me? Did you not knowG3609thatI hadδεῖdeiG1163to be in My Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962house?”

50Butthey did not understandσυνῆκανsunēkanG4920the statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487whichὃhoG3739Hehad madeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to them.

51And He wentG2597downκατέβηkatebēG2597with them and cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toNazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,and He continued in subjectionὑποτασσόμενοςhupotassomenosG5293to them; andHis motherμήτηρmētērG3384treasuredδιετήρειdietēreiG1301allπάνταpantaG3956thesethingsῥήματαrhēmataG4487in her heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

52And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424kept increasingπροέκοπτενproekoptenG4298in wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andstatureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244, and infavorχάριτιcharitiG5485with GodθεῷtheōG2316and menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

Jesus’ Birth in Bethlehem

Jesus Presented at the Temple

Return to Nazareth

Visit to Jerusalem

Commentaries on Luke 2