New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 2:1-7

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.

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