New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 2:27-39

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.

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

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