New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 2:8-15

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.”

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