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Luke 1:5-44

5TherewasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inἐνenG1722thedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264, thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935ofJudaeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449, acertainτιςtisG5100priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197,ofἐξexG1537thecourseἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183ofAbijahἈβιά,AbiaG7:andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτῷautōG846wifeγυνὴgunēG1135wasofἐκekG1537thedaughtersθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364ofAaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2,andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasElisabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665.

6AndδὲdeG1161theywereG2258bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342beforeG1799GodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956thecommandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785andκαὶkaiG2532ordinancesδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasinG1345of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962blamelessἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846hadG2258noοὐκoukG3756childτέκνον,teknonG5043,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasG2258barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτῶνautōnG846bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297wereG2258welladvancedπροβεβηκότεςprobebēkotesG4260inἐνenG1722yearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.

8AndδὲdeG1161it came topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096, thatwhileἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846executed the priest’sofficeἱερατεύεινhi'erateueinG2407beforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godθεοῦ,theouG2316inἐνenG1722theorderτάξειtaxeiG5010ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846courseἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183,

9AccordingκατὰkataG2596to thecustomἔθοςethosG1485of the priest’sofficeἱερατείαςhi'erateiasG2405, hislotἔλαχενelachenG2975was to burnincenseθυμιᾶσαιthumiasaiG2370when hewentεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519thetempleναὸνnaonG3485of theLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532thewholeπᾶνpanG3956multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of thepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992wereG2258prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336outsideἔξωexōG1854at thetimeὥρᾳhōraG5610ofincenseθυμιάματος.¶thumiamatosG2368.

11AndδὲdeG1161thereappearedὬφθηŌphthēG3700tohimαὐτῷautōG846anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476onἐκekG1537the rightsideδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188of thealtarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379ofincenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532whenZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197sawἰδών,idōnG1492him, he wastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andκαὶkaiG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.

13ButδὲdeG1161theangelἄγγελος·angelosG32saidΕἶπενEipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,ZachariasΖαχαρία·ZachariaG2197:forδιότιdiotiG1360thyG4675prayerδέησίςdeēsisG1162isheardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522;andκαὶkaiG2532thyG4675wifeγυνήgunēG1135ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665shallbearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080theeG4671asonυἱόνhuionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532thou shaltcallκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532thouG4671shalthaveG2071joyχαράcharaG5479andκαὶkaiG2532gladnessἀγαλλίασις,agalliasisG20;andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shallrejoiceχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463atἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846birthG1083.

15ForγὰρgarG1063he shallbeG2071greatμέγαςmegasG3173in thesightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of theLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532shalldrinkπίῃ,piēG4095neitherG3364wineοἶνονoinonG3631norκαὶkaiG2532strongdrinkσίκεραsikeraG4608;andκαὶkaiG2532he shall befilledπλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaiG4130with theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,evenἔτιetiG2089fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of thechildrenυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shall heturnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994toἐπὶepiG1909theLordκύριονkurionG2962theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846GodθεὸνtheonG2316.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846shallgoπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799himαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722thespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofElijahἨλίουĒliouG2243, toturnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994theheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588of thefathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962toἐπὶepiG1909thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043,andκαὶkaiG2532thedisobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545toἐνenG1722thewisdomφρονήσειphronēseiG5428of thejustδικαίων,dikaiōnG1342; to makereadyἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090apeopleλαὸνlaonG2992preparedκατεσκευασμένον.¶kateskeuasmenonG2680for theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

18AndΚαὶKaiG2532ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314theangelἄγγελον·angelonG32,Howκατὰ τίkata tiG2596 G5101shall IknowγνώσομαιgnōsomaiG1097thisG5124?forγάρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510an oldmanπρεσβύτης,presbutēsG4246,andκαὶkaiG2532myG3450wifeγυνήgunēG1135welladvancedπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiaG4260inἐνenG1722yearsἡμέραις αὐτῆς.¶hēmerais autēsG2250 G846.

19AndΚαὶKaiG2532theangelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidεἶπενeipenG2036tohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043, whostandπαρεστηκὼςparestēkōsG3936in thepresenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;andκαὶkaiG2532amsentἀπεστάληνapestalēnG649tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980toπρὸςprosG4314theeG4571,andκαὶkaiG2532toshowG2097theeG4671theseG5023gladtidingsG2097.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thouG2071shalt bedumbσιωπῶνsiōpōnG4623,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410tospeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980,untilἄχριachriG891thedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thatἧςhēsG3739thesethingsG5023shall beperformedγένηταιgenētaiG1096,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473 G3739thoubelievestἐπίστευσαςepisteusasG4100notοὐκoukG3756myG3450wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shall befulfilledπληρωθήσονταιplērōthēsontaiG4137inεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846seasonκαιρὸνkaironG2540.

21AndΚαὶKaiG2532thepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992waitedπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnG2258 G4328forZachariasΖαχαρίανZacharianG2197,andκαὶkaiG2532marvelledἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296thatἐνenG1722heαὐτόν.autonG846tarried solongχρονίζεινchronizeinG5549inἐνenG1722thetempleναῷnaōG3485.

22AndδὲdeG1161when he cameoutἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831, hecouldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410notοὐκoukG3756speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980tothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846:andκαὶkaiG2532theyperceivedἐπέγνωσανepegnōsanG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754he hadseenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708avisionὀπτασίανoptasianG3701inἐνenG1722thetempleναῷ.naōG3485:forκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846madesignsδιανεύωνdianeuōnG2258 G1269tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532remainedδιέμενενdiemenenG1265speechlessκωφός.¶kōphosG2974.

23AndΚαὶKaiG2532it came topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096, that, as soonasὡςhōsG5613thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250ofhisαὐτοῦ,autouG846ministrationλειτουργίαςleitourgiasG3009wereaccomplishedἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsanG4130, hedepartedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565toεἰςeisG1519hisownαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846houseοἶκονoikonG3624.

24AndδὲdeG1161afterΜετὰMetaG3326thoseG5025daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυνὴgunēG1135ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665conceivedσυνέλαβενsunelabenG4815,andκαὶkaiG2532hidπεριέκρυβενperiekrubenG4032herselfἑαυτὴνhe'autēnG1438fiveπέντεpenteG4002monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,sayingλέγουσαlegousaG3004,

25ὅτιhotiG3754ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779hathG4160theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962dealtG4160withmeG3427inἐνenG1722thedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250whenαἷςhaisG3739he lookedonἐπεῖδενepeidenG1896me, to takeawayἀφελεῖνapheleinG851myG3450reproachὄνειδόςoneidosG3681amongἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoisG444.

26AndδὲdeG1161inἘνEnG1722thesixthἕκτῳhektōG1623monthμηνὶmēniG3376theangelἄγγελοςangelosG32GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēlG1043wassentἀπεστάληapestalēG649fromG5259GodθεοῦtheouG2316toεἰςeisG1519acityπόλινpolinG4172ofGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,namedᾗ ὄνομαhē onomaG3739 G3686NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,

27ToπρὸςprosG4314avirginπαρθένονparthenonG3933espousedἐμνηστευμένηνemnēsteumenēnG3423to amanἀνδρὶandriG435whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501,ofἐξexG1537thehouseοἴκουoikouG3624ofDavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138;andκαὶkaiG2532thevirgin’sπαρθένουparthenouG3933nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasMaryΜαριάμ.¶MariamG3137.

28AndΚαὶKaiG2532theangelG32cameεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525toπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτὴνautēnG846, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,Hailχαῖρε,chaireG5463, thou that art highlyfavouredκεχαριτωμένη·kecharitōmenēG5487, theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962iswithμετὰmetaG3326theeG4675:blessedG2127artthouσοῦsouG4771amongG1722womenG1135.

29AndδὲdeG1161when shesawG1492him, she wastroubledδιεταράχθηdietarachthēG1298atἐπὶepiG1909hisG846sayingλόγῳlogōG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532considered in hermindδιελογίζετοdielogizetoG1260whatmannerποταπὸςpotaposG4217ofgreetingἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783thisοὗτος.houtosG3778shouldbeG1498.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532theangelἄγγελοςangelosG32saidεἶπενeipenG2036toherαὐτῇ·autēaG846,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,MaryΜαριάμ,MariamG3137:forγὰρgarG1063thou hastfoundεὗρεςheuresG2147favourχάρινcharinG5485withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

31AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thou shaltconceiveσυλλήμψῃsullēmpsēG4815inἐνenG1722thywombγαστρὶgastriG1064,andκαὶkaiG2532bringforthτέξῃtexēG5088asonυἱὸνhuionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532shaltcallκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686JESUSἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

32HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778shallbeG2071greatμέγαςmegasG3173,andκαὶkaiG2532shall becalledκληθήσεται,klēthēsetaiG2564theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of theHighestὑψίστουhupsistouG5310:andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316shallgiveδώσειdōseiG1325tohimαὐτῷautōG846thethroneθρόνονthrononG2362ofhisαὐτοῦ,autouG846fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138:

33AndκαὶkaiG2532he shallreignβασιλεύσειbasileuseiG936overἐπὶepiG1909thehouseοἶκονoikonG3624ofJacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165;andκαὶkaiG2532ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932there shallbeG2071noοὐκoukG3756endτέλος.¶telosG5056.

34ThenδὲdeG1161saidΕἶπενEipenG2036MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137toπρὸςprosG4314theangelἄγγελον·angelonG32,HowπῶςpōsG4459shallG2071thisG5124beG2071,seeingἐπεὶepeiG1893Iknowγινώσκω;¶ginōskōG1097notοὐouG3756amanἄνδραandraG435?

35AndΚαὶKaiG2532theangelἄγγελοςangelosG32answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toherαὐτῇ·autēaG846, TheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151shallcomeἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetaiG1904uponἐπὶepiG1909theeG4571,andκαὶkaiG2532thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of theHighestὑψίστουhupsistouG5310shallovershadowἐπισκιάσειepiskiaseiG1982theeG4671:thereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoκαὶkaiG2532that holythingἅγιονhagionG40who shall bebornγεννώμενονgennōmenonG1080ofG1537theeG4675shall becalledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

36AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thyG4675cousinG4773ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665,αὐτὴautēG846hathG4815alsoκαὶkaiG2532conceivedG4815asonυἱὸνhuionG5207inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆς,autēsG846oldageγήρειgēreiG1094:andκαὶkaiG2532thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778isG2076thesixthἕκτοςhektosG1623monthμὴνmēnG3376withherαὐτῇautēaG846,whoG3588wascalledκαλουμένῃkaloumenēG2564barrenστείρᾳsteiraG4723.

37ForὅτιhotiG3754withπαρὰparaG3844GodθεοῦtheouG2316nothingοὐκ πᾶν ῥῆμα.¶ouk pan rhēmaG3756 G3956 G4487shall beimpossibleἀδυνατήσειadunatēseiG101.

38AndδὲdeG1161MaryΜαριάμ·MariamG3137saidΕἶπενEipenG2036,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400thehandmaidG1399of theLordκυρίου·kuriouG2962; beitγένοιτόgenoitoG1096tomeG3427accordingκατὰkataG2596tothyG4675wordῥῆμάrhēmaG4487.AndκαὶkaiG2532theangelἄγγελος.¶angelosG32departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575herαὐτῆςautēsG846.

39AndδὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137aroseἈναστᾶσαAnastasaG450inἐνenG1722thoseG5025daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250, andwentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198intoεἰςeisG1519the hillcountryὀρεινὴνoreinēnG3714withμετὰmetaG3326hasteσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710,intoεἰςeisG1519acityπόλινpolinG4172ofJudahἸούδαIoudaG2448;

40AndκαὶkaiG2532enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519thehouseοἶκονoikonG3624ofZachariasΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197,andκαὶkaiG2532greetedἠσπάσατοēspasatoG782ElisabethἘλισάβετ.¶ElisabetG1665.

41AndΚαὶKaiG2532it came topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096, that,whenὡςhōsG5613ElisabethἘλισάβετ,ElisabetG1665heardἤκουσενēkousenG191thegreetingἀσπασμὸνaspasmonG783ofMaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137, thebabeβρέφοςbrephosG1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆς,autēsG846wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836;andκαὶkaiG2532ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasfilledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with theHolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151:

42AndκαὶkaiG2532shespokeἀνεφώνησενanephōnēsenG400with aloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceG5456,andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,BlessedεὐλογημένηeulogēmenēG2127artthouG4771amongἐνenG1722womenγυναιξίν,gunaixinG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is thefruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofthyG4675wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.

43AndκαὶkaiG2532whyπόθενpothenG4159isthisG5124granted tomeG3427,thatἵναinaG2443themotherμήτηρmētērG3384ofmyG3450LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shouldcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064toπρὸςprosG4314meG3165?

44ForγὰρgarG1063,loἰδοὺidouG2400, as soonasὡςhōsG5613thevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456ofthyG4675greetingἀσπασμοῦaspasmouG783soundedἐγένετοegenetoG1096inεἰςeisG1519myG3450earsὦτάōtaG3775, thebabeβρέφοςbrephosG1025leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsenG4640inἐνenG1722myG3450wombκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836forἐνenG1722joyἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseiG20.

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