Revised Version 1895

Luke 2

1NowG1161itG1161cameG1096toG1722passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inG1722thoseG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,thereG1722wentG1831outG1831adecreeδόγμαdogmaG1378fromπαρὰparaG3844CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541AugustusΑὐγούστουAugoustouG828,thatἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565allG3956theG3956worldοἰκουμένην.oikoumenēnG3625shouldbeG1096enrolledἀπογράφεσθαιapographesthaiG583.

2ThisαὕτηhautēG3778wastheτῆςtēsG3588firstπρώτηprōtēG4413enrollmentmadeG1096whenG1096QuiriniusΚυρηνίου.KurēniouG2958wasgovernorἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosG2230ofG4413SyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947.

3AndκαὶkaiG2532allG3956wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198toG1519enrollthemselvesG1438,everyG3956oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538toG1519hisG3956ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438cityπόλιν.polinG4172.

4AndG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501alsoG2532wentG305upG305fromἀπὸapoG575GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,outG1537ofG1537theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofG1537NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,intoεἰςeisG1519Judaea,toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172ofG1537DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isG1510calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564BethlehemΒηθλέεμ,BēthleemG965,becauseδιὰdiaG1223heG2532wasG1510ofG1537theτὸtoG3588houseοἴκουoikouG3624andG2532familyπατριᾶςpatriasG3965ofG1537DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138;

5toG846enrollhimselfG846withG4862MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137,whoτῇtēaG3588wasG1510betrothedἐμνηστευμένῃemnēsteumenēG3423toG846himG846,beingοὔσῃousēG1510greatwithG4862childἐγκύῳ.¶egkuōG1471.

6AndδὲdeG1161itG846cameG1096toG1722passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,whileG1722theyG846wereG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563,theG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250wereG1510fulfilledthatG1096sheG846shouldbeG1510delivered.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532sheG846broughtforthἔτεκενetekenG5088herG846firstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416sonυἱὸνhuionG5207;andκαὶkaiG2532sheG846wrappedἐσπαργάνωσενesparganōsenG4683himG846inG1722swaddling clothes,andκαὶkaiG2532laidἀνέκλινενaneklinenG347himG846inG1722aG1510mangerφάτνῃ,phatnēG5336,becauseδιότιdiotiG1360thereG1510wasG1510noοὐκoukG3756roomτόποςtoposG5117forG1722themG846inG1722theG3588innκαταλύματι.¶katalumatiG2646.

8AndΚαὶKaiG2532thereG1510wereG1510shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166inG1722theG3588sameαὐτῇautēaG846countryχώρᾳchōraG5561abidinginG1722theG3588field,andκαὶkaiG2532keepingφυλάσσοντεςphulassontesG5442watchφυλακὰςphulakasG5438byG1722nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571overἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846flockποίμνηνpoimnēnG4167.

9AndG2532anG32angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ofG1391theG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962stoodἐπέστηepestēG2186byG1438themG846,andG2532theG2532gloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofG1391theG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shoneπεριέλαμψενperielampsenG4034roundaboutG2532themG846:andG2532theyG846were soreafraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399.

10AndG2532theG3956angelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidG3004untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,BeἔσταιestaiG1510notμὴmēG3361afraidφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399;forγὰρgarG1063beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG2532bringεὐαγγελίζομαιeuangelizomaiG2097youG5210goodG2097tidingsofG3956greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479whichἥτιςhētisG3748shallG2532beG1510toG3004allG3956theG3956peopleλαῷlaōG2992:

11forὅτιhotiG3754thereG1510isG1510bornἐτέχθηetechthēG5088toG1722youG5210thisG3739dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inG1722theG1722cityπόλειpoleiG4172ofG2962DavidΔαυίδ.DauidG1138aG1510Saviour,whichG3739isG1510ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547theG1722LordκύριοςkuriosG2962.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532thisG3778istheτὸtoG3588signσημεῖον·sēmeionG4592untoyouG5210; YeshallG3778findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a babewrappedἐσπαργανωμένονesparganōmenonG4683inG1722swaddling clothes,andκαὶkaiG2532lyingκείμενονkeimenonG2749inG1722amangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810thereἐγένετοegenetoG1096waswithσὺνsunG4862theτῷtōG3588angelἀγγέλῳangelōG32amultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofG2316theτὸνtonG3588heavenlyοὐρανίουouraniouG3770hostστρατιᾶςstratiasG4756praisingαἰνούντωνainountōnG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλεγόντων·legontōnG3004,

14GloryδόξαdoxaG1391toG1909Godθεῷ,theōG2316inG1722theG2532highestὑψίστοιςhupsistoisG5310,AndG2532onG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515amongG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444inG1722whomheG2532iswellG2532pleasedεὐδοκίας.¶eudokiasG2107.

15AndG2532itG846cameG1096toG1519passG1330,whenὡςhōsG5613theG3588angelsἄγγελοι,angeloiG32wentG565awayG565fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themG846intoG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,theG3588shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166saidἐλάλουνelalounG2980oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240toG1519anotherG240,LetG1096usG1519nowG2532goG565evenG2532untoBethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andG2532seeG3708thisG3778thingG3778thatG3739iscomeG1096toG1519passG1330,whichG3739theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hathmadeG1096knownἐγνώρισενegnōrisenG1107untousG1519.

16AndG2532theyG2532cameἦλθανēlthanG2064withG1722hasteσπεύσαντεςspeusantesG4692,andG2532foundἀνεῦρανaneuranG429bothτεteG5037MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137andG2532JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,andG2532theG3588babelyingκείμενονkeimenonG2749inG1722theG3588mangerφάτνῃ.phatnēG5336.

17AndG1161whenG1161theyG846sawG3708itG846,theyG846madeG1107knownG1107concerningπερὶperiG4012theG3588sayingG2980whichG3588wasspokenG2980toG2980themG846aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτου.toutouG3778childπαιδίουpaidiouG3813.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532allG3956thatG191heardG191itG846wonderedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296attheG3956thingsG3956whichG3588werespokenλαληθέντωνlalēthentōnG2980untothemG846byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3956shepherdsποιμένωνpoimenōnG4166.

19ButδὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137keptG3956allG3956theseταῦταtautaG3778sayingsῥήματαrhēmataG4487,ponderingσυμβάλλουσαsumballousaG4820themG846inἐνenG1722herG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

20AndG2532theG3956shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenesG4166returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290,glorifyingδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392andG2532praisingαἰνοῦντεςainountesG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316forἐπὶepiG1909allG3956theG3956thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956thatοἷςhoisG3739theyG846hadheardἤκουσανēkousanG191andG2532seenG3708,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG846wasspokenἐλαλήθηelalēthēG2980untothemG846.

21AndG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753eightὀκτὼoktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250were fulfilledforG1722circumcisinghimG846,hisG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686wascalledἐκλήθηeklēthēG2564JESUSἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424,whichG3588wassoG2532calledκληθὲνklēthenG2564byG1722theG3588angelἀγγέλουangelouG32beforeπρὸproG4253heG2532wasconceivedσυλλημφθῆναιsullēmphthēnaiG4815inG1722theG3588wombκοιλίᾳ.koiliaG2836.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753theG3588daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofG2250theirG846purificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551ofG2250MosesΜωϋσέως,MōuseōsG3475were fulfilled,theyG846broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagonG321himG846upG1519toG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,toG1519presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936himG846toG1519theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962

23(asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG3551iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125inG1722theG3956lawνόμῳnomōG3551ofG3551theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,EveryG3956maleἄρσενarsenG730thatὅτιhotiG3754openeththeG3956wombμήτρανmētranG3388shallG2564beG3956calledκληθήσεται·klēthēsetaiG2564holyἅγιονhagionG40toG1722theG3956LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962),

24andκαὶkaiG2532toG3004offerδοῦναιdounaiG1325asacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378accordingκατὰkataG2596toG3004thatG3004whichτοῦtouG3588issaidG3004inἐνenG1722theτὸtoG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551ofG3551theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962, ApairζεῦγοςzeugosG2201ofG3551turtledovesτρυγόνωνtrugonōnG5167,orἢēG2228twoδύοduoG1417youngνοσσοὺςnossousG3502pigeonsπεριστερῶν.¶peristerōnG4058.

25AndΚαὶKaiG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thereG1510wasG1510aG1510manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasG1510SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826;andκαὶkaiG2532thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasG1510righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342andκαὶkaiG2532devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126,lookingπροσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosG4327forG1909theὁhoG3588consolationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874ofG4151IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasG1510uponG1909himαὐτόν.autonG846.

26AndG2532itG846hadG1510beenG1510revealedκεχρηματισμένονkechrēmatismenonG5537untohimG846byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,thatG3708heG2532shouldG2532notμὴmēG3361seeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,beforeπρὶνprinG4250heG2532hadG1510seenG3708theG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

27AndG2532heG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064inἐνenG1722theG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588templeG846:andG2532whenG2532theG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118broughtεἰσαγαγεῖνeisagageinG1521inἐνenG1722theG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,thatG846theyG846mightG2532doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160concerningπερὶperiG4012himG846afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588customεἰθισμένονeithismenonG1480ofG4151theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,

28thenG2532heG2532receivedἐδέξατοedexatoG1209himαὐτὸςautosG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτὸautoG846armsἀγκάλαςagkalasG43,andG2532blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127GodθεὸνtheonG2316,andG2532saidG3004,

29NowνῦνnunG3568lettest thou thyservantδοῦλόνdoulonG1401departἀπολύειςapolueisG630, OLordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,AccordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596thywordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487,inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515;

30ForὅτιhotiG3754mineG1473eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoiG3788haveseenG3708thysalvationσωτήριόνsōtērionG4992,

31WhichὃhoG3739thou hastpreparedἡτοίμασαςhētoimasasG2090beforeτῶνtōnG3588theG3956faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofG3956allG3956peoplesλαῶν,laōnG2992;

32AlightφῶςphōsG5457forG1519revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602toG1519theG2532GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,AndG2532theG2532gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG1391thypeopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

33AndΚαὶKaiG2532hisG846fatherπατὴρpatērG3962andκαὶkaiG2532hisG846motherμήτηρmētērG3384wereG1510marvelingθαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesG2296attheG3588thingsG846whichG3588wereG1510spokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980concerningπερὶperiG4012himG846;

34andκαὶkaiG2532SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untoMaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778child issetκεῖταιkeitaiG2749forG1519theτὴνtēnG3588fallingandκαὶkaiG2532risingἀνάστασινanastasinG386upG1519ofG1722manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183inG1722IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474;andκαὶkaiG2532forG1519asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592whichτῷtōG3588isspokenG3004againstπρὸςprosG4314;

35yeaandG2532aswordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501shallG2532pierceG1330throughG1330thineownαὐτῆςautēsG846soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590;thatὅπωςhopōsG3704thoughtsδιαλογισμοί.¶dialogismoiG1261outG1537ofG1537manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588mayG2532beG2532revealedἀποκαλυφθῶσινapokaluphthōsinG601.

36AndΚαὶKaiG2532thereG1510wasG1510oneαὕτηhautēG3778AnnaἍνναHannaG451,aG1510prophetessπροφῆτις,prophētisG4398,theG3588daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364ofG1537PhanuelΦανουήλ,PhanouēlG5323,ofG1537theG3588tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443ofG1537AsherἈσήρ·AsērG768(sheG846wasG1510ofG1537aG1510greatπολλαῖς,pollaisG4183ageG2094, havinglivedG1510withμετὰmetaG3326aG1510husbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033yearsἔτηetēG2094fromἀπὸapoG575herG846virginity,

37andG2532sheG846hadbeenG2532awidowχήραchēraG5503evenG2532forG2532fourscoreandG2532fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094),whichἣhēG3739departedἀφίστατοaphistatoG868notοὐκoukG3756fromG2532theτοῦtouG3588templeG846, worshippingwithG2532fastingsνηστείαιςnēsteiaisG3521andG2532supplicationsnightνύκταnuktaG3571andG2532dayἡμέραν·hēmeranG2250.

38AndG2532comingupἐπιστᾶσαepistasaG2186atthatG3956veryG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610sheG846gavethanksἀνθωμολογεῖτοanthōmologeitoG437untoGodθεῷtheōG2316,andG2532spakeofG2316himG846toG2532allG3956themG846thatG3956werelookingπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327forπερὶperiG4012theG3956redemptionλύτρωσινlutrōsinG3085ofG2316JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.¶IerousalēmG2419.

39AndG2532whenὡςhōsG5613theyG2532hadaccomplishedἐτέλεσανetelesanG5055allG3956thingsG3956thatG3956wereaccordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519theG3956lawνόμονnomonG3551ofG3551theG3956Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,theyG2532returnedἐπέστρεψανepestrepsanG1994intoG1519GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaianG1056,toG1519theirG1438ownG1438cityπόλινpolinG4172NazarethΝαζαρέθ.¶NazarethG3478.

40AndG2532theG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837,andG2532waxedstrongἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoG2901,filledπληρούμενονplēroumenonG4137withG1909wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678:andG2532theG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316wasἦνēnG1510uponG1909himαὐτό.¶autoG846.

41AndΚαὶKaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198everyG2596yearἔτοςetosG2094toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419attheG3588feastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859ofG2596theG3588passoverπάσχα.¶paschaG3957.

42AndG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753heG2532wastwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,theyαὐτῶνautōnG846wentG305upG305afterG2596theτὸtoG3588customἔθοςethosG1485ofG2596theτῆςtēsG3588feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859;

43andG2532whenG2532theyG846had fulfilledtheG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,asἐνenG1722theyG846werereturningὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290,theG3588boyπαῖςpaisG3816JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tarriedbehindὑπέμεινενhupemeinenG5278inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419;andG2532hisG846parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118knewἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097itG846notοὐκoukG3756;

44butδὲdeG1161supposingνομίσαντεςnomisantesG3543himG846toG2064beG1510inG1722theG3588company,theyG846wentG2064aG1510day’sἡμέραςhēmerasG2250journeyὁδὸνhodonG3598;andκαὶkaiG2532theyG846soughtforG1722himG846amongG1722theirG846kinsfolkandκαὶkaiG2532acquaintance:

45andG2532whenG2532theyG846foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147himG846notμὴmēG3361,theyG846returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, seekingforG1519himG846.

46AndG2532itG846cameG1096toG2532passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250theyG846foundεὗρονheuronG2147himG846inἐνenG1722theG3588templeG846,sittingκαθεζόμενονkathezomenonG2516inἐνenG1722theG3588midstμέσῳmesōG3319ofG2250theG3588doctors,bothG2532hearingἀκούονταakouontaG191themG846,andG2532askingG1905themG846questionsἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōntaG1905:

47andG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956thatG191heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himG846wereamazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839athisG846understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907andG2532hisG846answersἀποκρίσεσινapokrisesinG612.

48AndG2532whenG2532theyG846sawG3708himG846,theyG846wereastonishedἐξεπλάγησαν,exeplagēsanG1605:andG2532hisG846motherμήτηρmētērG3384saidG3004untohimG846,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,whyτίtiG5101hast thouthusοὕτως;houtōsG3779dealtἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160withπρὸςprosG4314usG3004?beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thyfatherπατήρpatērG3962andG2532IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473soughtἐζητοῦμένezētoumenG2212thee sorrowing.

49AndG2532heG2532saidG3004untothemG846,HowτίtiG5101isG1510itG846thatὅτιhotiG3754yesoughtἐζητεῖτέezēteiteG2212meG3004? wist yenotοὐκoukG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473mustbeG1510inἐνenG1722myG2212Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962house?

50AndG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846understoodσυνῆκανsunēkanG4920notοὐouG3756theτὸtoG3588sayingἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980whichὃhoG3739heG2532spake untothemαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

51AndG2532heG2532wentG2064downκατέβηkatebēG2597withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andG2532cameG2064toεἰςeisG1519NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478;andG2532heG2532wasἦνēnG1510subjectὑποτασσόμενοςhupotassomenosG5293untothemαὐτοῖς.autoisG846:andG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμήτηρmētērG3384keptδιετήρειdietēreiG1301allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3588sayingsῥήματαrhēmataG4487inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

52AndΚαὶKaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424advancedinG1722wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532statureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244,andκαὶkaiG2532inG1722favourwithG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

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Commentaries on Luke 2