ASV_Strong : Luke 2
1. Now[G1161] it came to pass[G1096] in[G1722] those days[G2250], there[G1565] went out[G1831] a decree[G1378] from[G3844] Caesar[G2541] Augustus[G828], that all[G3956] the world[G3625] should be enrolled[G583].
2. This[G3778] was[G1096] the first[G4413] enrolment[G582] made when[G1096] Quirinius was[G1096] governor[G2230] of Syria[G4947].
3. And[G2532] all[G3956] went[G4198] to enrol[G583] themselves[G1538], every one to[G1519] his own[G2398] city[G4172].
4. And[G2532] Joseph[G2501] also[G1161] went up[G305] from[G575] Galilee[G1056], out of[G1537] the city[G4172] of Nazareth[G3478], into[G1519] Judaea[G2449], to[G1519] the city[G4172] of David[G1138], which[G3748] is called[G2564] Bethlehem[G965], because[G1223] he[G846] was[G1511] of[G1537] the house[G3624] and[G2532] family[G3965] of David[G1138];
5. to enrol[G583] himself with[G4862] Mary[G3137], who was betrothed[G3423] to[G1135] him[G846], being[G5607] great with child[G1471].
6. And[G1161] it came[G1096] to pass[G1722], while they[G846] were[G1511] there[G1563], the days[G2250] were fulfilled[G4130] that she[G846] should be delivered[G5088].
7. And[G2532] she brought forth[G5088] her[G846] firstborn[G4416] son[G5207]; and[G2532] she wrapped[G4683] him[G846] in swaddling clothes[G4683], and[G2532] laid[G347] him[G846] in[G1722] a manger[G5336], because[G1360] there was[G2258] no[G3756] room[G5117] for them[G846] in[G1722] the inn[G2646].
8. And[G2532] there were[G2258] shepherds[G4166] in[G1722] the same[G846] country[G5561] abiding in the field[G63], and keeping[G5442] watch[G5438] by night[G3571] over[G1909] their[G846] flock[G4167].
9. And[G2532, Proverbs0] an angel[G32] of the Lord[G2962] stood by[G2186] them[G846], and[G2532] the glory[G1391] of the Lord[G2962] shone round about[G4034] them[G846]: and[G2532] they were[G5399] sore[G3173] afraid[G5399].
10. And[G2532] the angel[G32] said[G2036] unto them[G846], Be not[G3361] afraid[G5399]; for[G1063] behold[G2400], I bring[G2097] you[G5213] good tidings[G2097] of[G5479] great[G3173] joy[G5479] which[G3748] shall be[G2071] to[G2992] all[G3956] the people[G2992]:
11. for[G3754] there is born[G5088] to you[G5213] this day[G4594] in[G1722] the city[G4172] of David[G1138] a Saviour[G4990], who[G3739] is[G2076] Christ[G5547] the Lord[G2962].
12. And[G2532] this[G5124] is the sign[G4592] unto you[G5213]: Ye shall find[G2147] a babe[G1025] wrapped in swaddling clothes[G4683], and lying[G2749] in[G1722] a manger[G5336].
13. And[G2532] suddenly[G1810] there was[G1096] with[G4862] the angel[G32] a multitude[G4128] of the heavenly[G3770] host[G4756] praising[G134] God[G2316], and[G2532] saying[G3004],
14. Glory[G1391] to God[G2316] in[G1722] the highest[G5310], And[G2532] on[G1909] earth[G1093] peace[G1515, 2107] among[G1722] men in whom he is well pleased[G444].
15. And[G2532] it came to pass[G1096], when[G5613] the angels[G32] went away[G565] from[G575] them[G846] into[G1519] heaven[G3772], the shepherds[G4166] said[G2036] one[G240] to[G4314] another[G240], Let us[G1330] now[G1211] go[G1330] even unto[G2193] Bethlehem[G965], and[G2532] see[G1492] this[G5124] thing[G4487] that is come to pass[G1096], which[G3739] the Lord[G2962] hath made known[G1107] unto us[G444].
16. And[G2532] they came[G2064] with haste[G4692], and[G2532] found[G429] both Mary[G3137] and[G2532] Joseph[G2501], and[G2532] the babe[G1025] lying[G2749] in[G1722] the manger[G5037].
17. And[G1161] when they saw[G1492] it[G1232], they made known concerning[G4012] the saying[G4487] which was spoken[G2980] to them[G846] about[G4012] this[G5127] child[G3813].
18. And[G2532] all[G3956] that heard[G191] it wondered[G2296] at[G4012] the things which[G3588] were spoken[G2980] unto them[G846] by[G5259] the shepherds[G4314].
19. But[G1161] Mary[G3137] kept[G4933] all[G3956] these[G5023] sayings[G4487], pondering[G4820] them in[G1722] her[G846] heart[G2588].
20. And[G2532] the shepherds[G4166] returned[G1994], glorifying[G1392] and[G2532] praising[G134] God[G2316] for[G1909] all[G3956] the things that[G3739] they had heard[G191] and[G2532] seen[G1492], even as[G2531] it was spoken[G2980] unto[G4314] them[G846].
21. And[G2532] when[G3753] eight[G3638] days[G2250] were fulfilled[G4130] for circumcising[G4059] him[G3813], his[G846] name[G3686] was called[G2564] JESUS[G2424], which was so called[G2564] by[G5259] the angel[G32] before[G4253] he[G846] was conceived[G4815] in[G1722] the womb[G2532].
22. And[G2532] when[G3753] the days[G2250] of[G2512] their[G846] purification[G2512] according to[G2596] the law[G3551] of Moses[G3475] were fulfilled[G4130], they brought[G321] him[G846] up to[G1519] Jerusalem[G2414], to present[G3936] him to the Lord[G2962]
23. (as[G2531] it is written[G1125] in[G1722] the law[G3551] of the Lord[G2962], Every[G3956] male[G730] that openeth[G1272] the womb[G3388] shall be called[G2564] holy[G40] to the Lord[G2962]),
24. and[G2532] to offer[G1325] a sacrifice[G2378] according to[G2596] that which is said[G2046] in[G1722] the law[G3551] of the Lord[G2962], A pair[G2201] of turtledoves[G5167], or[G2228] two[G1417] young[G3502] pigeons[G4058].
25. And[G2532] behold[G2400], there was[G2258] a man[G444] in[G1722] Jerusalem[G2419], whose[G3739] name[G3686] was Simeon[G4826]; and[G2532] this[G3778] man[G444] was righteous[G1342] and[G2532] devout[G2126], looking[G4327] for the consolation[G3874] of Israel[G2474]: and[G2532] the[G4151] Holy[G40] Spirit[G4151] was[G2258] upon[G1909] him[G846].
26. And[G2532] it had been[G2258] revealed[G5537] unto him[G846] by[G5259] the[G4151] Holy[G40] Spirit[G4151], that he should[G1492] not[G3361] see[G1492] death[G2288], before[G4250] he had seen[G1492] the[G5547] Lord[G2962]'s Christ[G5547].
27. And[G2532] he came[G2064] in[G1722] the Spirit[G4151] into[G1519] the temple[G2411]: and[G2532] when[G1722] the parents[G1118] brought in[G1521] the child[G3813] Jesus[G2424], that they might do[G4160] concerning[G4012] him[G846] after[G2596] the custom[G1480] of the law[G846],
28. then[G2532] he[G846] received[G1209] him[G846, 1209] into[G1519] his[G846] arms[G43], and[G2532] blessed[G2127] God[G2316], and[G2532] said[G2036],
29. Now[G3568] lettest thou[G630] thy[G4675] servant[G1401] depart[G630], Lord[G1203], According to[G2596] thy[G4675] word[G4487], in[G1722] peace[G1515];
30. For[G3754] mine[G3450] eyes[G3788] have seen[G1492] thy[G4675] salvation[G4992],
31. Which[G3739] thou hast prepared[G2090] before[G2596] the face[G4383] of all[G3956] peoples[G2992];
32. A light[G5457] for[G1519] revelation[G602] to the Gentiles[G1484], And[G2532] the glory[G1391] of[G2992] thy[G4675] people[G2992] Israel[G2474].
33. And[G2532] his father[G2501] and[G2532] his[G846] mother[G3384] were marvelling[G2296] at[G1909] the things which were spoken[G2980] concerning[G4012] him[G2258];
34. and[G2532] Simeon[G4826] blessed[G2127] them[G846], and[G2532] said[G2036] unto[G4314] Mary[G3137] his[G846] mother[G3384], Behold[G2400], this[G3778] child is set[G2749] for[G1519] the falling[G4431] and[G2532] the rising[G386] of many[G4183] in[G1722] Israel[G2474]; and[G2532] for[G1519] a sign[G4592] which is spoken against[G483];
35. yea[G1161] and a sword[G4501] shall pierce through[G1330] thine[G4675] own[G846] soul[G5590]; [G2532] that[G3704] thoughts[G1261] out of[G1537] many[G4183] hearts[G2588, Leviticus2] may be revealed[G601].
36. And[G2532] there was[G2258] one Anna[G451], a prophetess[G4398], the daughter[G2364] of Phanuel[G5323], of[G1537] the tribe[G5443] of Asher[G768] (she[G846] was of[G4260] a great[G4183] age[G4260], having lived[G2198] with[G3326] a husband[G435] seven[G2033] years[G2094] from[G575] her[G846] virginity[G1722],
37. and[G2532] she[G846] had been a widow[G5503] even unto[G5613] fourscore and four[G3589] years[G2094]), who[G3739] departed[G868] not[G3756] from[G575] the temple[G2411], worshipping[G3000] with fastings[G3521] and[G2532] supplications[G1162] night[G3571] and[G2532] day[G3778].
38. And[G2532] coming up[G2186] at that[G846] very hour[G5610] she[G846] gave thanks[G437] unto God[G2962], and[G2532] spake[G2980] of[G4012] him[G846] to all[G3956] them that were looking[G4327] for the redemption[G3085] of[G1722] Jerusalem[G3778].
39. And[G2532] when[G5613] they had accomplished[G5055] all things[G537] that were according to[G2596] the law[G3551] of the Lord[G2962], they returned[G5290] into[G1519] Galilee[G1056], to[G1519] their own[G846] city[G4172] Nazareth[G3478].
40. And[G1161] the child[G3813] grew[G837], and[G2532] waxed[G4151] strong[G2901], filled[G4137] with wisdom[G4678]: and[G2532] the grace[G5485] of God[G2316] was[G2258] upon[G1909] him[G846].
41. And[G2532] his[G846] parents[G1118] went[G4198] every[G2596] year[G2094] to[G1519] Jerusalem[G2419] at the feast[G1859] of the passover[G3957].
42. And[G2532] when[G3753] he was[G1096] twelve[G1427] years old[G2094], they[G846] went up[G305, 1519, 2414] after[G2596] the custom[G1485] of the feast[G1859];
43. and[G2532] when they[G846] had fulfilled[G5048] the days[G2250], as[G1722] they[G846] were returning[G5290], the boy[G3816] Jesus[G2424] tarried behind[G5278] in[G1722] Jerusalem[G2419]; and[G2532] his[G846, Ecclesiastes1] parents[G3384] knew[G1097] it not[G3756];
44. but[G1161] supposing[G3543] him[G846] to be[G1511] in[G1722] the company[G4923], they went[G2064] a day[G2250]'s journey[G3598]; and[G2532] they sought[G327] for him[G846] among[G1722] their kinsfolk[G4773] and[G2532] acquaintance[G1110]:
45. and[G2532] when they found[G2147] him[G846] not[G3361], they returned[G5290] to[G1519] Jerusalem[G2419], seeking[G2212] for him[G846].
46. And[G2532] it came to pass[G1096], after[G3326] three[G5140] days[G2250] they found[G2147] him[G846] in[G1722] the temple[G2411], sitting[G2516] in[G1722] the midst[G3319] of the teachers[G1320], both[G2532] hearing[G191] them[G846], and[G2532] asking[G1905] them[G846] questions[G1905]:
47. and[G1161] all[G3956] that heard[G191] him[G846] were amazed[G1839] at[G1909] his[G846] understanding[G4907] and[G2532] his answers[G612].
48. And[G2532] when they saw[G1492] him[G846], they were astonished[G1605]; and[G2532] his[G846] mother[G3384] said[G2036] unto[G4314] him[G846], Son[G5043], why[G5101] hast thou[G4160] thus[G3779] dealt[G4160] with us[G2254]? behold[G2400], thy[G4675] father[G3962] and I[G2504] sought[G2212] thee[G4571] sorrowing[G3600].
49. And[G2532] he said[G2036] unto[G4314] them[G846], How[G5101] is it that[G3754] ye sought[G2212] me[G3165]? knew ye[G1492] not[G3756] that[G3754] I[G3165] must[G1163] be[G1511] in[G1722] my[G3450] Father[G3962]'s house[G3588]?
50. And[G2532] they[G846] understood[G4920] not[G3756] the saying[G4487] which[G3739] he spake[G2980] unto them[G846].
51. And[G2532] he went down[G2597] with[G3326] them[G846], and[G2532] came[G2064] to[G1519] Nazareth[G3478]; and[G2532] he was[G2258] subject unto[G5293] them[G846]: and[G2532] his[G846] mother[G3384] kept[G1301] all[G3956] these[G5023] sayings[G4487] in[G1722] her[G846] heart[G2588].
52. And[G2532] Jesus[G2424] advanced[G4298] in wisdom[G4678] and[G2532] stature[G2244], and[G2532] in favor[G5485] with[G3844] God[G2316] and[G2532] men[G444].
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