Luke 2
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Luke 2:33-40

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.
40NowδὲdeG1161the ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813continued to growηὔξανενēuxanenG837and to becomeG2901strongG2901,increasingπληρούμενονplēroumenonG4137in wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678;and the favorχάριςcharisG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316was upon Him.
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