New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 2:34-52

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.

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

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.

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