Revised Version 1895

Matthew 2

1NowδὲdeG1161whenG1161JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wasbornG1080inἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965ofG1080JudaeainἐνenG1722theΤοῦTouG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofG1080HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264theτῆςtēsG3588kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, wise menfromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395cameπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,

2sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhereποῦpouG4226isG1510heG2532thatG3004isG1510bornτεχθεὶςtechtheisG5088KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935ofG935theG3588JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?forγὰρgarG1063weG2532sawG3708hisαὐτοῦautouG846starἀστέραasteraG792inἐνenG1722theG3588eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,andG2532areG1510comeἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toG3004worshipπροσκυνῆσαιproskunēsaiG4352himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

3AndG2532whenG2532HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264theG3956kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191itG846,heG2532wastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andG2532allG3956JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846.

4AndG2532gatheringG4863togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863allG3956theG3956chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andG2532scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122ofG1080theG3956peopleλαοῦlaouG2992,heG2532inquiredἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441ofG1080themαὐτῶνautōnG846whereποῦpouG4226theG3956ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547shouldG2532beG2532bornG1080.

5AndδὲdeG1161theyG846saidG3004untohimG846,InG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965ofδιὰdiaG1223Judaea:forγὰρgarG1063thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779itG846iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125byG1722theG3588prophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396,

6AndG2532thouBethlehemβηθλέεμbēthleemG965,landγῆgēG1093ofG1537JudahG2455, ArtinG1722noοὐδαμῶςoudamōsG3760wiseleastἐλαχίστηelachistēG1646amongG1722theG3588princesofG1537JudahG2455:ForγὰρgarG1063outG1831ofG1537theeshallG2532comeG1831forthἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831aG1510governorἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232,WhichὅστιςhostisG3748shallG2532beG1510shepherdποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165ofG1537myG1722peopleλαόνlaonG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

7ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264privilycalledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564theG3588wisemenG846,andG846learnedofG3588themG846carefullywhatG3588timeχρόνονchrononG5550theG3588starἀστέρος,asterosG792appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.

8AndG2532heG2532sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992themG846toεἰςeisG1519BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andG2532saidG3004,GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andG2532searchἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833outG1438carefullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199concerningπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588youngchildπαιδίου.paidiouG3813;andG2532whenG2532ye havefoundεὕρητε,heurēteG2147himG846,bringG3004meG3004wordἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateG518,thatG3004IκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473alsoG2532mayG2532comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andG2532worshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352himG846.

9AndG2532theyG846, havingheardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191theG3588kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,wentG2064theirG846wayἐπορεύθησαν.eporeuthēsanG4198;andG2532loἰδοὺidouG2400,theG3588starἀστὴρastērG792,whichὃνhonG3739theyG846sawG3708inἐνenG1722theG3588eastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,wentG2064beforeπροῆγενproēgenG4254themG846, tillitG846cameG2064andG2532stoodἐστάθηestathēG2476overἐπάνωepanōG1883whereοὗhouG3757theG3588youngchildπαιδίον.paidionG3813wasἦνēnG1510.

10AndG1161whenG1161theyG1161sawG3708theτὸνtonG3588starἀστέραasteraG792,theyG1161rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463withσφόδρα,sphodraG4970exceedinggreatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.

11AndG2532theyG846cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614andG2532sawG3708theG3588youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813withμετὰmetaG3326MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137hisG846motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384;andG2532theyG846fellG4098downπεσόντεςpesontesG4098andG2532worshippedhimG846;andG2532openingἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455theirG846treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344theyG846offeredπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374untohimG846giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435,goldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557andG2532frankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030andG2532myrrhσμύρναν.smurnanG4666.

12AndG2532beingwarnedχρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesG5537ofδι᾽di᾽G1223GodG846inG1519adreamὄναρonarG3677thatG846theyG846shouldG2532notμὴmēG3361returnἀνακάμψαιanakampsaiG344toG1519HerodἩρῴδην,HērōdēnG2264,theyG846departedἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanG402intoG1519theirG846ownG846countryχώρανchōranG5561anotherἄλληςallēsG243wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.

13NowδὲdeG1161whenG2532theyαὐτῶνautōnG846wereG1510departedἈναχωρησάντωνAnachōrēsantōnG402,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,anG1510angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ofG2962theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearethtoG1519JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501inG1519aG1510dreamὄναρonarG3677,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453andG2532takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880theG3588youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andG2532fleeφεῦγεpheugeG5343intoG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,andG2532beG1510thouthereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193IG2532tellG3004thee:forγὰρgarG1063HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264willG1510seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212theG3588youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813toG1519destroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622himαὐτό.autoG846.

14AndG2532heG2532aroseandG2532tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880theG3588youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384byG2532nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andG2532departedἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125;

15andG2532wasG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῆςtēsG3588deathτελευτῆςteleutēsG5054ofG5207HerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264:thatἵναinaG2443itG1223mightG2532beG1510fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whichτὸtoG3588wasG1510spokenG3004byG5259theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962throughG1223theτὸνtonG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,OutἐξexG1537ofG5207EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125didG1510IG1473callἐκάλεσαekalesaG2564myG5259sonυἱόνhuionG5207.

16ThenG2532HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,whenG2532heG2532sawG3708thatG3754heG2532wasmockedἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēG1702ofG575theG3956wisemenG3956, was exceeding wroth,andG2532sentG649forthἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649,andG2532slewἀνεῖλενaneilenG337allG3956theG3956maleG3816childrenG3816thatG3754wereinἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andG2532inἐνenG1722allG3956theG3956borders thereof,fromG575twoG1332yearsG1332oldG1332andG2532underὑπὸhupoG5259,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3956timeχρόνονchrononG5550whichὃνhonG3739heG2532had carefully learnedofG575theG3956wisemenG3956.

17ThenΤότεToteG5119wasfulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137thatG3004whichτὸtoG3588wasspokenG3004byδιὰdiaG1223JeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiouG2408theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,

18AG1510voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456wasG1510heardἠκούσθη,ēkousthēG191inἐνenG1722RamahῬαμὰRhamaG4471,WeepingκλαίουσαklaiousaG2799andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολύς,polusG4183mourningὀδυρμὸςodurmosG3602,RachelῬαχὴλRhachēlG4478weepingG2799forG3754herG846childrenτέκναteknaG5043;AndκαὶkaiG2532sheG846wouldG846notοὐκoukG3756beG1510comfortedπαρακληθῆναιparaklēthēnaiG3870,becauseG3754theyG846areG1510notοὐκoukG3756.

19ButG1161whenG1161HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264was dead,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,anG32angelἄγγελοςangelosG32ofG2962theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearethinG1722adreamὄναρonarG3677toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501inG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,

20sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453andG2532takeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880theG3588youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andG2532hisG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andG2532goπορεύουporeuouG4198intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588landγῆνgēnG1093ofG1093IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:forγὰρgarG1063theyG846aredeadτεθνήκασινtethnēkasinG2348thatG3004soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212theG3588youngchild’sπαιδίου.¶paidiouG3813lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590.

21AndG2532heG2532aroseandG2532tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880theG3588youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andG2532cameεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588landγῆνgēnG1093ofG1093IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

22ButG1161whenG1161heG846heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thatὅτιhotiG3754ArchelausἈρχέλαοςArchelaosG745wasreigningβασιλεύειbasileueiG936overκατ᾽kat᾽G2596JudaeainG1519theG3588roomofG3962hisG846fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264,heG846wasafraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399toG1519goἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565thither;andG1161beingwarnedχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537ofG3962GodG846inG1519adreamὄναρonarG3677,heG846withdrewἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402intoG1519theG3588partsμέρηmerēG3313ofG3962GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,

23andG2532cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andG2532dweltinεἰςeisG1519acityπόλινpolinG4172calledκληθήσεται.¶klēthēsetaiG2564NazarethΝαζαρέτ,NazaretG3478:thatG3754itG1223mightG2532beG2532fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whichG3748wasspokenλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004byG1223theG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,thatG3754heG2532shouldG2532beG2532calledG2564aNazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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