Revised Version 1895

Luke 1:5-36

5ThereG1722wasinG1722theG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofG1537HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935ofG1537Judaea, acertainτιςtisG5100priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197,ofG1537theG3588courseofG1537AbijahἈβιά,AbiaG7:andG2532heG2532had awifeγυνὴgunēG1135ofG1537theG3588daughtersθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364ofG1537AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2,andG2532herG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686was Elisabeth.

6AndG2532theyG2532wereἦσανēsanG1510bothG2532righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342beforeG1722GodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198inG1722allG3956theG3956commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785andG2532ordinancesδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasinG1345ofG2316theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962blamelessἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273.

7AndG2532theyG846hadἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνον,teknonG5043,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530thatG846ElisabethwasἦνēnG1510barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,andG2532theyG846bothG2532wereἦσαν.¶ēsanG1510nowG2532wellG2532strickeninἐνenG1722yearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.

8NowδὲdeG1161itG846cameG1096toG1722passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,whileG1722heG846executedtheG3588priest’s officebeforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godθεοῦ,theouG2316inG1722theG3588orderτάξειtaxeiG5010ofG2316hisG846course,

9accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519theG3588customἔθοςethosG1485ofG2962theG3588priest’sG2405officeG2405,hisG1519lotἔλαχενelachenG2975wastoG1519enterεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoG1519theG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485ofG2962theG3588Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962andG2962burnG2370incenseG2370.

10AndG2532theG3956wholeG3956multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofG3956theG3956peopleλαοῦlaouG2992wereἦνēnG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336withoutG2532attheG3956hourὥρᾳhōraG5610ofG3956incenseθυμιάματος.¶thumiamatosG2368.

11AndG1161thereG1161appearedG3708untohimαὐτῷautōG846anG32angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ofG1537theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476onG1537theG3588rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188sideofG1537theG3588altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379ofG1537incenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.

12AndG2532ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197wastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015whenG2532heG2532sawG3708himG846,andG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himG846.

13ButδὲdeG1161theG3588angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004untohimαὐτὸνautonG846,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,ZachariasΖαχαρία·ZachariaG2197:becauseδιότιdiotiG1360thysupplicationδέησίςdeēsisG1162isheardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522,andG2532thywifeγυνήgunēG1135ElisabethshallG2532bearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080thee asonυἱόνhuionG5207,andG2532thou shaltcallκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.

14AndG2532thou shalthaveἔσταιestaiG1510joyχαράcharaG5479andG2532gladnessἀγαλλίασις,agalliasisG20;andG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shallG2532rejoiceχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463athisαὐτοῦautouG846birthγενέσειgeneseiG1078.

15ForγὰρgarG1063heG2532shallG2532beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173inG2532theG2532sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG1537theG2532Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,andG2532heG2532shallG2532drinkπίῃ,piēG4095noοὐouG3756wineοἶνονoinonG3631norG2532strongG3173drinkG4095;andG2532heG2532shallG2532beG1510filledπλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaiG4130withG1537theG2532HolyἁγίουhagiouG40Ghost,evenG2532fromG1537hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.

16AndG2532manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183ofG5207theτῶνtōnG3588childrenofG5207IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shallG2532heG2532turnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994untotheτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846GodθεὸνtheonG2316.

17AndG2532heG2532shallG1342goπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799hisαὐτὸςautosG846faceinἐνenG1722theG2532spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andG2532powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofG4151ElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243,toG1909turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994theG2532heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588ofG4151theG2532fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962toG1909theG2532childrenτέκναteknaG5043,andG2532theG2532disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545toG1909walkinἐνenG1722theG2532wisdomofG4151theG2532justG1342;toG1909makeἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090readyG2090forG1909theG2532LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962apeopleλαὸνlaonG2992preparedG2090forG1909himαὐτοῦautouG846.

18AndG2532ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197saidG3004untotheG3588angelἄγγελον·angelonG32, WherebyshallG3778IG1473knowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097thisG3778?forγάρgarG1063IG1473amG1510anG1510oldπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260manG3778,andG2532myG1722wifeγυνήgunēG1135wellG2532strickeninG1722yearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.

19AndΚαὶKaiG2532theG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,IG1473amG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043,thatG3004standπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936inG2316theG3588presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316;andκαὶkaiG2532IG1473wasG1510sentἀπεστάληνapestalēnG649toG4314speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980unto thee,andκαὶkaiG2532toG4314bringεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiG2097theetheseταῦτα.tautaG3778goodG2097tidings.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thou shaltbeἔσῃesēG1510silentσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623andκαὶkaiG2532notG3756ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410toG1519speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980,untilἄχριachriG891theG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thatἧςhēsG3739theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778shallG3778comeG1096toG1519passG1096,becauseἀνθ᾽anth᾽G473thou believedstnotG3756myG3708wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,whichὧνhōnG3739shallG3778beG1510fulfilledπληρωθήσονταιplērōthēsontaiG4137inG1519theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846seasonκαιρὸνkaironG2540.

21AndG2532theG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992wereἦνēnG1510waitingπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG4328forG1722ZachariasΖαχαρίανZacharianG2197,andG2532theyαὐτόν.autonG846marveledἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296whileG1722heG2532tarriedinG1722theG3588templeναῷnaōG3485.

22AndG2532whenG2532heG2532cameἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831outG1831,heG2532couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410notοὐκoukG3756speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846:andG2532theyαὐτὸςautosG846perceivedἐπέγνωσανepegnōsanG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532hadG1510seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708aG1510visionὀπτασίανoptasianG3701inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷ.naōG3485:andG2532heG2532continuedmakingG1269signsG1269untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andG2532remainedδιέμενενdiemenenG1265dumb.

23AndG2532itG846cameG1096toεἰςeisG1519passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,whenὡςhōsG5613theG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofG2250hisG846ministration were fulfilled,heG2532departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565untohisG846houseοἶκονoikonG3624.

24AndG2532afterΜετὰMetaG3326theseταύταςtautasG3778daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ElisabethhisG846wifeγυνὴgunēG1135conceivedσυνέλαβενsunelabenG4815;andG2532sheG846hidherselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438fiveπέντεpenteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,sayingλέγουσαlegousaG3004,

25ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779haththeG4160LordκύριοςkuriosG2962doneG4160untomeG1473inG1722theG4160daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250whereinheαἷςhaisG3739lookedἐπεῖδενepeidenG1896uponmeG1473,toG1722takeἀφελεῖνapheleinG851awayG851myG1722reproachamongG1722menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

26NowδὲdeG1161inἘνEnG1722theG3588sixthἕκτῳhektōG1623monthμηνὶmēniG3376theG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043wassentἀπεστάληapestalēG649fromG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316unto acityπόλινpolinG4172ofG575GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,namedὄνομαonomaG3686NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,

27toG4314avirginπαρθένονparthenonG3933betrothedἐμνηστευμένηνemnēsteumenēnG3423toG4314amanἀνδρὶandriG435whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,ofG1537theτὸtoG3588houseοἴκουoikouG3624ofG1537DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138;andκαὶkaiG2532theτῆςtēsG3588virgin’sπαρθένουparthenouG3933nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasMaryΜαριάμ.¶MariamG3137.

28AndG2532heG2532cameεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525inG2532untoherαὐτὴνautēnG846,andG2532saidG3004,Hailχαῖρε,chaireG5463, thouthatG3004art highly favoured,theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962iswithμετὰmetaG3326thee.

29ButδὲdeG1161sheG3778wasεἴηeiēG1510greatly troubled attheG3588sayingG3056,andG2532castinG1909herG1909mindG2532whatG3588mannerofG3056salutationἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783thisG3778mightG2532beG1510.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidG3004untoherαὐτῇ·autēaG846,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,MaryΜαριάμ,MariamG3137:forγὰρgarG1063thou hastfoundεὗρεςheuresG2147favourwithπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

31AndκαὶkaiG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thou shaltconceiveσυλλήμψῃsullēmpsēG4815inἐνenG1722thywombγαστρὶgastriG1064,andκαὶkaiG2532bringforthτέξῃtexēG5088asonυἱὸνhuionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532shaltcallκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686JESUSἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

32HeG2532shallG3778beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173,andG2532shallG3778beG1510calledκληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiG2564theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207theG3588MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310:andG2532theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316shallG3778giveδώσειdōseiG1325untohimαὐτῷautōG846theG3588throneθρόνονthrononG2362ofG5207hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138:

33andG2532heG2532shallG2532reignβασιλεύσειbasileuseiG936overἐπὶepiG1909theG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624ofG932JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165;andG2532ofG932hisαὐτοῦautouG846kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932thereG1510shallG2532beἔσταιestaiG1510noοὐκoukG3756endτέλος.¶telosG5056.

34AndδὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137saidG3004untotheτὸνtonG3588angelἄγγελον·angelonG32,HowπῶςpōsG4459shallG3778thisG3778beἔσταιestaiG1510, seeingIG3778knowγινώσκω;¶ginōskōG1097notοὐouG3756aG1510manἄνδραandraG435?

35AndG2532theG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG2532saidG3004untoherαὐτῇ·autēaG846,TheG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostshallG2532comeἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetaiG1904uponἐπὶepiG1909thee,andG2532theG3588powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofG5207theG3588MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310shallG2532overshadowἐπισκιάσειepiskiaseiG1982thee:whereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoG2532thatG3004whichG3588istoG3004beG2532bornγεννώμενονgennōmenonG1080shallG2532beG2532calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564holyἅγιονhagionG40,theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

36AndκαὶkaiG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, Elisabeth thy kinswoman,sheαὐτὴautēG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532hathconceivedσυνείληφενsuneilēphenG4815aG1510sonυἱὸνhuionG5207inG1722herαὐτῆς,autēsG846oldG1094ageG1094:andκαὶkaiG2532thisG3778isG1510theG3588sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623monthμὴνmēnG3376withG1722herαὐτῇautēaG846thatG3778wasG1510calledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564barrenστείρᾳsteiraG4723.

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