New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 2:1-14

1NowδὲdeG1161in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250a decreeδόγμαdogmaG1378wentG1831outG1831fromCaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541AugustusΑὐγούστουAugoustouG828,that a censusG583beG583takenG583ofallπᾶσανpasanG3956the inhabitedG3625earthG3625.

2ThisαὕτηhautēG3778was the firstπρώτηprōtēG4413censusἀπογραφὴapographēG582takenἐγένετοegenetoG1096whileQuiriniusΚυρηνίου.KurēniouG2958wasG2230governorG2230ofSyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947.

3And allπάντεςpantesG3956the peoplewereG4198onG4198their wayG4198to registerG583forG583theG583censusG583,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538to his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438cityπόλιν.polinG4172.

4NowδὲdeG1161JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501alsoG2532wentG305upG305from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,to JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2449,to the cityπόλινpolinG4172of DavidG1160whichἥτιςhētisG3748is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564BethlehemΒηθλέεμ,BēthleemG965,becauseδιὰdiaG1223he was of the houseοἴκουoikouG3624and familyπατριᾶςpatriasG3965of DavidG1160,

5in order to registerἀπογράψασθαιapograpsasthaiG583alongσὺνsunG4862with MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137, who wasbetrothedἐμνηστευμένῃemnēsteumenēG3423to him, and was pregnantἐγκύῳ.¶egkuōG1471.

6WhileἐνenG1722they were thereἐκεῖekeiG1563, thetimeἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250cameG4092for her to giveG5088birthτεκεῖνtekeinG5088.

7And shegaveG5088birthG5088to her firstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416sonυἱὸνhuionG5207;and she wrappedG4683Him inG4683clothsG4683,and laidἀνέκλινενaneklinenG347Him in amangerφάτνῃ,phatnēG5336,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360there was noοὐκoukG3756roomτόποςtoposG5117for them in the innκαταλύματι.¶katalumatiG2646.

8In the sameG846regionχώρᾳchōraG5561there were someshepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166stayingG63outG63inG63theG63fieldsG63and keepingφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442watchφυλακὰςphulakasG5438overἐπὶepiG1909their flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

9Andan angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962suddenlystoodG2186nearG2186them, and the gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shoneπεριέλαμψενperielampsenG4034aroundG4034them; and they wereG5399terriblyφόβον μέγαν.phobon meganG5401 G3173frightenedG5399.

10And sothe angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004to them, “Do not beG5399afraidG5399;for beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I bringεὐαγγελίζομαιeuangelizomaiG2097you goodG2097newsG2097of greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479whichἥτιςhētisG3748will be for allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷlaōG2992;

11for todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172of DavidG1160there has been bornἐτέχθηetechthēG5088for you aSaviorσωτὴρsōtērG4990,whoὅςhosG3739isChristχριστὸςchristosG5547the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962.

12AndthisτοῦτοtoutoG3778will bea signσημεῖον·sēmeionG4592for you: you will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a babyβρέφοςbrephosG1025wrappedG4683inG4683clothsG4683and lyingκείμενονkeimenonG2749in amangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.”

13And suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810there appearedἐγένετοegenetoG1096with the angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32a multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the heavenlyοὐρανίουouraniouG3770armyστρατιᾶςstratiasG4756of angelspraisingαἰνούντωνainountōnG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316and sayingλεγόντων·legontōnG3004,

14“GloryδόξαdoxaG1391to Godθεῷ,theōG2316in the highestὑψίστοιςhupsistoisG5310,And on earthγῆςgēsG1093peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515amongG1722peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444with whom He is pleasedεὐδοκίας.¶eudokiasG2107.”

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