Luke 2
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Luke 2:21-39

21And whenὅτεhoteG3753eightὀκτὼoktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were completedG4092so that it was time for His circumcisionπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059,He was alsoG2532namedἐκλήθη ὄνομαeklēthē onomaG2564G3686JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424, the namegivenκληθὲνklēthenG2564by the angelἀγγέλουangelouG32beforeπρὸproG4253He was conceivedσυλλημφθῆναιsullēmphthēnaiG4815in the wombκοιλίᾳ.koiliaG2836.
22And whenὅτεhoteG3753the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250fortheir purificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512accordingκατὰkataG2596to the LawνόμονnomonG3551of MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475were completedG4092,they broughtG321Him upG321to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936Him to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962
23(as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962: “EveryπᾶνpanG3956firstbornmaleG733that opensδιανοῖγονdianoigonG1272the wombμήτρανmētranG3388shall be calledκληθήσεται·klēthēsetaiG2564holyἅγιονhagionG40to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962”),
24and to offerδοῦναιdounaiG1325a sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378accordingκατὰkataG2596to what has been statedG3004in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962: “A pairζεῦγοςzeugosG2201of turtledovesτρυγόνωνtrugonōnG5167orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417youngG3556dovesπεριστερῶν.¶peristerōnG4058.”
25And there was a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686was SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826;and thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasrighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342and devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126,lookingG4327forwardG4327toG4327the consolationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474;and the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was upon him.
26Andit had beenἦνēnG1510revealedκεχρηματισμένονkechrēmatismenonG5537to him by the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151that he would notseeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288beforeπρὶνprinG4250he had seenG3708the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.
27And he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151into the templeG2413;and whenG1722the parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118broughtG1521inG1521the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,to carryG4160outG4160for Him the customεἰθισμένονeithismenonG1480of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,
28thenG2532he tookἐδέξατοedexatoG1209Him in his armsἀγκάλαςagkalasG43,and blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127GodθεὸνtheonG2316,and saidG3004,
29“NowνῦνnunG3568,Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,You are lettingG630Your bond-servantδοῦλόνdoulonG1401departG630in peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515,AccordingκατὰkataG2596to Your wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487;
30For my eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoiG3788haveseenG3708Your salvationσωτήριόνsōtērionG4992,
31WhichὃhoG3739You have preparedἡτοίμασαςhētoimasasG2090in the presenceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the peoplesλαῶν,laōnG2992:
32A lightφῶςphōsG5457for revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602for the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,And the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Your peopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.”
33And His fatherπατὴρpatērG3962andmotherμήτηρmētērG3384wereG2296amazedG2296at the things which were being saidλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012Him.
34And SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127them and saidG3004toHis motherμητέραmēteraG3384MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778Childis appointedκεῖταιkeitaiG2749forthe fallπτῶσινptōsinG4431andriseἀνάστασινanastasinG386of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183in IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and as a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592to beopposedἀντιλεγόμενον.antilegomenonG483--
35and a swordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501will pierceδιελεύσεταιdieleusetaiG1330your ownαὐτῆςautēsG846soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590--toG3704theG3704endG3704thatG3704thoughtsδιαλογισμοί.¶dialogismoiG1261from manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588may be revealedἀποκαλυφθῶσινapokaluphthōsinG601.”
36And there was aprophetessπροφῆτις,prophētisG4398,AnnaἍνναHannaG451,the daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364of PhanuelΦανουήλ,PhanouēlG5323, ofthe tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of AsherἈσήρ·AsērG768.She was advancedπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260inyearsG2250and had livedζήσασαzēsasaG2198with herhusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435for sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033yearsG2250afterἀπὸapoG575hermarriageπαρθενίαςpartheniasG3932,
37and thenas a widowχήραchēraG5503to the ageἐτῶνetōnG2094of eighty-fourὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρωνogdoēkonta tessarōnG3589G5064.She did not leaveἀφίστατοaphistatoG868the templeG2413grounds,servingλατρεύουσαlatreuousaG3000nightνύκταnuktaG3571and dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250withfastsνηστείαιςnēsteiaisG3521and prayersδεήσεσινdeēsesinG1162.
38And at that veryG846momentὥρᾳhōraG5610she cameἐπιστᾶσαepistasaG2186upG2186and begangivingG437thanksG437to GodθεῷtheōG2316,and continued to speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980aboutπερὶperiG4012Him to allπᾶσινpasinG3956thoseG3588who werelookingG4327forwardG4327toG4327the redemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.
39And whenὡςhōsG5613His parentshad completedἐτέλεσανetelesanG5055everythingπάνταpantaG3956inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596the LawνόμονnomonG3551of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,they returnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994to GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056, totheir ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438cityπόλινpolinG4172of NazarethΝαζαρέθ.¶NazarethG3478.
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