Matthew 2
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Matthew 2

1NowδὲdeG1161afterJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424wasbornγεννηθέντοςgennēthentosG1080inἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965ofJudaeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449inἐνenG1722thedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, therecameπαρεγένοντοparegenontoG3854wisemenμάγοιmagoiG3097fromἀπὸapoG575theeastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,
2Sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhereποῦpouG4226isG2076he that isbornτεχθεὶςtechtheisG5088KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of theJewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?forγὰρgarG1063we haveseenεἴδομενeidomenG1492hisαὐτοῦautouG846starἀστέραasteraG792inἐνenG1722theeastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395,andκαὶkaiG2532havecomeἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toworshipπροσκυνῆσαιproskunēsaiG4352himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.
3WhenδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935hadheardἈκούσαςAkousasG191these things, he wastroubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ,autouG846.
4AndκαὶkaiG2532when he hadgatheredG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956the chiefpriestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of thepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863, heenquiredἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτῶνautōnG846whereποῦpouG4226theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547should bebornγεννᾶται.gennataiG1080.
5AndδὲdeG1161theysaidεἶπανeipanG2036tohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,InἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965ofJudaeaἸουδαίας.IoudaiasG2449:forγὰρgarG1063thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125byδιὰdiaG1223theprophetπροφήτου·prophētouG4396,
6AndκαὶkaiG2532thouG4771BethlehemβηθλέεμbēthleemG965, in thelandγῆgēG1093ofJudahἸούδα,IoudaG2448,artG1488notοὐδαμῶςoudamōsG3760theleastἐλαχίστηelachistēG1646amongἐνenG1722theprincesἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232ofJudahἸούδα·IoudaG2448:forγὰρgarG1063outofἐκekG1537theeG4675shallcomeἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831aGovernorἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosG2233,thatὅστιςhostisG3748shallruleποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165myG3450peopleλαόνlaonG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.
7ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264, when he hadsecretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564the wisemenμάγουςmagousG3097,enquiredG198ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτῶνautōnG846diligentlyG198whattimeχρόνονchrononG5550thestarἀστέρος,asterosG792appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.
8AndG2532hesentπέμψαςpempsasG3992themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andsearchἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833diligentlyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199forπερὶperiG4012the youngchildπαιδίου.paidiouG3813;andδὲdeG1161whenἐπὰνepanG1875ye havefoundεὕρητε,heurēteG2147him,bringG518meG3427wordagainG518,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704I maycomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andworshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846alsoG2504.
9WhenδὲdeG1161they hadheardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thekingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935, theydepartedἐπορεύθησαν.eporeuthēsanG4198;andκαὶkaiG2532,loἰδοὺidouG2400, thestarἀστὴρastērG792,whichὃνhonG3739theysawεἶδονeidonG1492inἐνenG1722theeastἀνατολῇanatolēaG395, wentbeforeπροῆγενproēgenG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193itcameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andstoodἐστάθηestathēG2476overἐπάνωepanōG1883whereοὗhouG3757the youngchildπαιδίον.paidionG3813wasG2258.
10WhenδὲdeG1161theysawἰδόντεςidontesG1492thestarἀστέραasteraG792, theyrejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463withexceedingσφόδρα,sphodraG4970greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.
11AndκαὶkaiG2532when they hadcomeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064intoεἰςeisG1519thehouseοἰκίανoikianG3614, theysawεἶδονeidonG2147G1492the youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813withμετὰmetaG3326MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846motherμητρὸςmētrosG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532felldownπεσόντεςpesontesG4098, andworshippedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352himαὐτῷ,autōG846:andκαὶkaiG2532when they hadopenedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455theirαὐτῶνautōnG846treasuresθησαυροὺςthēsaurousG2344, theypresentedπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374tohimαὐτῷautōG846giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435;goldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557,andκαὶkaiG2532frankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030,andκαὶkaiG2532myrrhσμύρναν.smurnanG4666.
12AndκαὶkaiG2532being warned byGodχρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesG5537inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596adreamὄναρonarG3677that theyshouldG344notμὴmēG3361returnἀνακάμψαιanakampsaiG344toπρὸςprosG4314HerodἩρῴδην,HērōdēnG2264, theydepartedἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanG402intoεἰςeisG1519theirownαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846countryχώρανchōranG5561anotherδι᾽ ἄλληςdi᾽ allēsG1223G243wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.
13AndδὲdeG1161whentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846haddepartedἈναχωρησάντωνAnachōrēsantōnG402,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, theangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearethφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316toJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596adreamὄναρonarG3677,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453, andtakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880the youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532fleeφεῦγεpheugeG5343intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125,andκαὶkaiG2532bethouG2468thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193IἂνanG302bringG2036theeG4671wordG2036:forγὰρgarG1063HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264willμέλλειmelleiG3195seekζητεῖνzēteinG2212the youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813todestroyἀπολέσαιapolesaiG622himαὐτό.autoG846.
14WhenδὲdeG1161hearoseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453, hetookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384bynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andκαὶkaiG2532departedἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402intoεἰςeisG1519EgyptΑἴγυπτον,AiguptonG125:
15AndκαὶkaiG2532wasG2258thereἐκεῖekeiG1563untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193thedeathτελευτῆςteleutēsG5054ofHerodἩρῴδου,HērōdouG2264:thatἵναinaG2443it might befulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whichG3588wasspokenG4483fromὑπὸhupoG5259theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962byδιὰdiaG1223theprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004, OutofἐξexG1537EgyptΑἰγύπτουAiguptouG125have IcalledἐκάλεσαekalesaG2564myG3450sonυἱόνhuionG5207.
16ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264, when hesawἰδὼνidōnG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasmockedἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēG1702byὑπὸhupoG5259the wisemenμάγωνmagōnG3097, wasexceedingλίαν,lianG3029angryἐθυμώθηethumōthēG2373,andκαὶkaiG2532sentforthἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649, andslewἀνεῖλενaneilenG337allπάνταςpantasG3956thechildrenπαῖδαςpaidasG3816that wereinἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956itsαὐτῆςautēsG846surroundinglandsὁρίοιςhorioisG3725,fromἀπὸapoG575two yearsoldδιετοῦςdietousG1332andκαὶkaiG2532underG2736,accordingκατὰkataG2596to thetimeχρόνονchrononG5550whichὃνhonG3739he had diligentlyenquiredἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenG198ofπαρὰparaG3844the wisemenμάγων.¶magōnG3097.
17ThenΤότεToteG5119wasfulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137thatwhichG3588wasspokenG4483byG5259JeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiouG2408theprophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,
18InἐνenG1722RamahῬαμὰRhamaG4471wasthereG191avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456heardG191,lamentationG2355,andG2532weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805,andG2532greatπολύς,polusG4183mourningὀδυρμὸςodurmosG3602,RachelῬαχὴλRhachēlG4478weepingκλαίουσαklaiousaG2799forherαὐτῆς,autēsG846childrenτέκναteknaG5043,andG2532wouldἤθελενēthelenG2309notοὐκoukG3756becomfortedπαρακληθῆναιparaklēthēnaiG3870,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theyareG1526notοὐκoukG3756.
19ButδὲdeG1161whenHerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264wasdeadΤελευτήσαντοςTeleutēsantosG5053,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearethφαίνεταιphainetaiG5316inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596adreamὄναρonarG3677toJosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501inἐνenG1722EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAiguptōG125,
20Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453, andtakeπαράλαβεparalabeG3880the youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύουporeuouG4198intoεἰςeisG1519thelandγῆνgēnG1093ofIsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:forγὰρgarG1063they aredeadτεθνήκασινtethnēkasinG2348whoG3588soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212the youngchild’sπαιδίου.¶paidiouG3813lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590.
21AndδὲdeG1161hearoseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453, andtookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the youngchildπαιδίονpaidionG3813andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμητέραmēteraG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532cameG2064intoεἰςeisG1519thelandγῆνgēnG1093ofIsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.
22ButδὲdeG1161when heheardἈκούσαςAkousasG191thatὅτιhotiG3754ArchelausἈρχέλαοςArchelaosG745wasreigningβασιλεύειbasileueiG936inG1909JudaeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449in theplaceἀντὶantiG473ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264, he wasafraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399togoἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565thereἐκεῖekeiG1563:howeverδὲdeG1161, being warned byGodχρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisG5537inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596adreamὄναρonarG3677, he turnedasideἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenG402intoεἰςeisG1519thepartsμέρηmerēG3313ofGalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056:
23AndκαὶkaiG2532hecameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064anddweltκατῴκησενkatōkēsenG2730inεἰςeisG1519acityπόλινpolinG4172calledλεγομένηνlegomenēnG3004NazarethΝαζαρέτ,NazaretG3478:thatὅπωςhopōsG3704it might befulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whichG3588wasspokenG4483byδιὰdiaG1223theprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,ὅτιhotiG3754He shall becalledκληθήσεται.¶klēthēsetaiG2564aNazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosG3480.

Commentaries on Matthew 2

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