Luke 1
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Luke 1:11-20

11NowδὲdeG1161an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedG3708to him, standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476to the rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188of the altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379of incenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.
12ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197was troubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015when he sawG3708the angel, andfearφόβοςphobosG5401grippedἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968him.
13But the angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004to him, “Do not beG5399afraidG5399,ZechariahΖαχαρία·ZachariaG2197,for your prayerδέησίςdeēsisG1162has been heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522,and your wifeγυνήgunēG1135ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665will bearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080you a sonυἱόνhuionG5207, and you shallnameκαλέσεις ὄνομαkaleseis onomaG2564G3686him JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.
14You will have joyχαράcharaG5479and gladnessἀγαλλίασις,agalliasisG20,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will rejoiceχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463overἐπὶepiG1909his birthγενέσειgeneseiG1078.
15For he will be greatμέγαςmegasG3173inG1799theG1799sightG1799ofG1799the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962; and he willdrinkπίῃ,piēG4095noοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361wineοἶνονoinonG3631orG2532liquorσίκεραsikeraG4608,and he will be filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151while stillἔτιetiG2089in his mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.
16And he willturnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474backG1994to the LordκύριονkurionG2962their GodθεὸνtheonG2316.
17And it is he who willgoπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281as a forerunnerbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Him in the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,to turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994the heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588of fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962backG1994to theirchildrenτέκναteknaG5043,and the disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545to the attitudeφρονήσειphronēseiG5428of the righteousδικαίων,dikaiōnG1342, tomakeἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090readyG2090a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992preparedκατεσκευασμένον.¶kateskeuasmenonG2680for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.”
18ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197saidG3004to the angelἄγγελον·angelonG32, “Howκατὰ τίkata tiG2596G5101will I knowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778? ForI amεἰμιeimiG1510an oldG4246manG4246,and my wifeγυνήgunēG1135is advancedπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260in heryearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.”
19The angelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to him, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043, whostandsπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936inG1799theG1799presenceG1799ofG1799GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and I was sentἀπεστάληνapestalēnG649to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980to you and to bringεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097you thisταῦτα.tautaG3778goodG2097newsG2097.
20And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,you will be silentσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623and unableμὴ δυνάμενοςmē dunamenosG3361G1410to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untilἄχριachriG891the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250whenἧςhēsG3739theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778takeG1096placeG1096,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473G3739you did not believeἐπίστευσαςepisteusasG4100my wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will be fulfilledπληρωθήσονταιplērōthēsontaiG4137at their properG2540timeG2540.”
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