26NowδὲdeG1161in the sixthἕκτῳhektōG1623monthμηνὶmēniG3376the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043was sentG649from GodθεοῦtheouG2316to a cityπόλινpolinG4172inG649GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056namedὄνομαonomaG3686NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,
27toa virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933betrothedἐμνηστευμένηνemnēsteumenēnG3423to a manἀνδρὶandriG435whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686was JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501, of thedescendantsοἴκουoikouG3624of DavidG1160;and the virgin’sπαρθένουparthenouG3933nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasMaryΜαριάμ.¶MariamG3137.
28And comingεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525inG1525,he saidG3004to her, “Greetingsχαῖρε,chaireG5463,favoredκεχαριτωμένη·kecharitōmenēG5487one! The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is with you.”
29But shewas veryG1298perplexedG1298at thisstatementλόγῳlogōG3056,and was ponderingδιελογίζετοdielogizetoG1260whatG4217kindποταπὸςpotaposG4217of greetingἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783thisοὗτος.houtosG3778was.
30And the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidG3004to her, “Do not beG5399afraidG5399,MaryΜαριάμ,MariamG3137,for you have foundεὗρεςheuresG2147favorχάρινcharinG5485with Godθεῷ.theōG2316.
31And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,you will conceiveσυλλήμψῃsullēmpsēG4815in your wombγαστρὶgastriG1064and giveG5088birthG5088to a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207, and youshall nameκαλέσεις ὄνομαkaleseis onomaG2564G3686Him JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.
32He will be greatμέγαςmegasG3173and will be calledκληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiG2564the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofthe MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310;and the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316will giveδώσειdōseiG1325Himthe throneθρόνονthrononG2362of His fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidG1160;
33and He will reignβασιλεύσειbasileuseiG936overἐπὶepiG1909the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165,and His kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932will have noοὐκoukG3756endτέλος.¶telosG5056.”
34But MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137saidG3004to the angelἄγγελον·angelonG32, “HowπῶςpōsG4459will thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778be, sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893Iam a virginἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;¶andra ou ginōskōG435G3756G1097?”
35The angelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to her, “The HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151will comeἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetaiG1904upon you, and the powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofthe MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310will overshadowἐπισκιάσειepiskiaseiG1982you; for that reasonδιὸdioG1352alsoG2532theholyἅγιονhagionG40ChildγεννώμενονgennōmenonG1080will be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
36And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,evenG2532your relativeG4773ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665herselfG846has conceivedσυνείληφενsuneilēphenG4815a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207in her oldG1094ageG1094, andshe who was calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564infertileστείρᾳsteiraG4723is nowοὗτοςhoutosG3778in her sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623monthμὴνmēnG3376.
37Fornothingοὐκ πᾶν ῥῆμα.¶ouk pan rhēmaG3756G3956G4487will be impossibleἀδυνατήσειadunatēseiG101with GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”
38And MaryΜαριάμ·MariamG3137saidG3004, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the Lord’sκυρίου·kuriouG2962bond-servantδούληdoulēG1401;may it be doneγένοιτόgenoitoG1096to me accordingκατὰkataG2596to your wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487.”And the angelἄγγελος.¶angelosG32departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565from her.
40and she enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197and greetedἠσπάσατοēspasatoG782ElizabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665.
41WhenὡςhōsG5613ElizabethἘλισάβετ,ElisabetG1665heardἤκουσενēkousenG191Mary’sΜαρίαςMariasG3137greetingἀσπασμὸνaspasmonG783,the babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640in her wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836,and ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasfilledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.
42And she criedG400outG400with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceκραυγῇkraugēaG2906and saidG3004, “BlessedεὐλογημένηeulogēmenēG2127areyou amongἐνenG1722womenγυναιξίν,gunaixinG1135,and blessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127isthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of your wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836!
43AndhowπόθενpothenG4159has it happened to me that the motherμήτηρmētērG3384ofmy LordκυρίουkuriouG2962would comeἔλθῃelthēG2064to me?
44For beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,whenὡςhōsG5613the soundφωνὴphōnēG5456of your greetingἀσπασμοῦaspasmouG783reachedἐγένετοegenetoG1096my earsὦτάōtaG3775,the babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640in my wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836for joyἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20.
45AndblessedμακαρίαmakariaG3107is she whobelievedπιστεύσασαpisteusasaG4100that there would be a fulfillmentτελείωσιςteleiōsisG5050of what had been spokenλελαλημένοιςlelalēmenoisG2980to herby the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.”
49For the Mightyδυνατός·dunatosG1415OneG1415has doneἐποίησένepoiēsenG4160greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173thingsG3173for me;And holyἅγιονhagionG40is His nameὄνομαonomaG3686.
50And His mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656is to generationγενεὰςgeneasG1074afterG2532generationγενεὰςgeneasG1074Toward thoseG3588who fearφοβουμένοιςphoboumenoisG5399Him.
51He has doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160mightyG2904deedsG2904with His armβραχίονιbrachioniG1023;He has scatteredδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287those who wereproudὑπερηφάνουςhuperēphanousG5244in thethoughtsδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271of their heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.
52He has broughtG2507downκαθεῖλενkatheilenG2507rulersδυνάσταςdunastasG1413from theirthronesθρόνωνthronōnG2362, And hasexaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312those who were humbleταπεινούς·tapeinousG5011.
53He has filledἐνέπλησενeneplēsenG1705the hungryπεινῶνταςpeinōntasG3983with goodἀγαθῶνagathōnG18thingsG18,And sentG1821the richπλουτοῦνταςploutountasG4147awayἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821empty-handedκενούς·kenousG2756.
54He has givenG482helpἀντελάβετοantelabetoG482to His servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,In remembranceμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403of His mercyἐλέους,eleousG1656,
55JustκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to our fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962,To AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11and hisdescendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690foreverαἰῶνα.¶aiōnaG165.”
56MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137stayedἜμεινενEmeinenG3306with her aboutὡςhōsG5613threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376, and thenreturnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290to her homeοἶκονoikonG3624.
57NowδὲdeG1161the timeχρόνοςchronosG5550had comeG4092for ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665to giveG5088birthτεκεῖνtekeinG5088,and she gaveἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080birthG5088to a sonυἱόν.huionG5207.
58Her neighborsπερίοικοιperioikoiG4040and her relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773heardἤκουσανēkousanG191that the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962haddisplayedG3170His greatG3170mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656towardμετ᾽met᾽G3326her; and they were rejoicingG4796withG4796her.
59And it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that onthe eighthὀγδόῃogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to circumciseπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813,and they were going to callἐκάλουνekalounG2564him ZechariahΖαχαρίαν.ZacharianG2197,afterἐπὶepiG1909his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.
60And yethis motherμήτηρmētērG3384respondedἀποκριθεῖσαapokritheisaG611and saidG3004, “Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780indeedG3780; buthe shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.”
61And they saidG3004to her, “There is noG3762oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762amongἐκekG1537your relativesσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG4772whoὃςhosG3739is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564by this nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.”
62And theymadeG1770signsG1770to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962,as to whatτί ἂνti anG5101G302he wantedθέλοιtheloiG2309him calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564.
63And he askedαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for a tabletπινακίδιονpinakidionG4093and wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125as followsλέγων·legōnG3004, “His nameὄνομαonomaG3686is JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491.”And they wereG2296allπάντες.¶pantesG3956amazedG2296.
64And at onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916his mouthστόμαstomaG4750was openedἈνεῴχθηAneōchthēG455and his tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100freed, and he beganspeakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980in praiseεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127of Godθεόν.theonG2316.
66AllπάντεςpantesG3956who heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191themkeptἔθεντοethentoG5087theminG2588mindG2588,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101thenἄραaraG686will thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778childπαιδίονpaidionG3813turn out tobe?” For indeedG2532the handχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was with him.
67And his fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197was filledG4092with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andprophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004:
68“BlessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128bethe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,For He has visitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980usand accomplishedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160redemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085for His peopleλαῷlaōG2992,
69And has raisedG1453upG1453ahornκέραςkerasG2768of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991for usIn the houseοἴκῳoikōG3624ofHis servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816DavidG1160--
70JustκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980by the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of His holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396from ancientG165timesG165--
71SalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991from our enemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190,And from the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495of allπάντωνpantōnG3956who hateμισούντωνmisountōnG3404us;
72To showποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656to our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,And to rememberμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403His holyἁγίαςhagiasG40covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,
74To grantG1325us that we, being rescuedῥυσθένταςrhusthentasG4506from the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495of ourenemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190,Would serveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000Him withoutG870fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870,
76And you, childπαιδίον,paidionG3813,alsoΚαὶKaiG2532will be calledκληθήσῃ·klēthēsēG2564theprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396ofthe MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310;For you will goπροπορεύσῃproporeusēG4313onbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962toprepareἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090His waysὁδοὺςhodousG3598;
77To giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325His peopleλαῷlaōG2992theknowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991Bythe forgivenessἀφέσειapheseiG859of their sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,
78BecauseδιὰdiaG1223of the tenderσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656of our GodθεοῦtheouG2316,With whichοἷςhoisG3739the SunriseἀνατολὴanatolēG395from on highὕψους,hupsousG5311will visitἐπισκέψεταιepiskepsetaiG1980us,
80NowδὲdeG1161the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837and was becomingG2901strongG2901in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and he livedἦνēnG1510in the desertsἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of his publicG323appearanceG323to IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.
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