New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 1:57-80

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 anG5101 G302he 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.

65And fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096on allπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who livedG4039aroundG4039them; and allπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦτα,tautaG3778mattersῥήματαrhēmataG4487were being talkedG1255aboutG1255inthe entireὅλῃholēG3650hillὀρεινῇoreinēaG3714countryG3714of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449.

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,

73TheoathὅρκονhorkonG3727whichὃνhonG3739He sworeὤμοσενōmosenG3660to our fatherπατέραpateraG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,

74To grantG1325us that we, being rescuedῥυσθένταςrhusthentasG4506from the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495of ourenemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190,Would serveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000Him withoutG870fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870,

75In holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742and righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Him allπάσαιςpasaisG3956our daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.

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,

79To shineἐπιφᾶναιepiphanaiG2014on thoseG3588who sitκαθημένοις,kathēmenoisG2521in darknessσκότειskoteiG4655and the shadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,To guideκατευθῦναιkateuthunaiG2720our feetπόδαςpodasG4228into thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515.”

80NowδὲdeG1161the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837and was becomingG2901strongG2901in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and he livedἦνēnG1510in the desertsἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of his publicG323appearanceG323to IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

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