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p- 1722">In</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1565.htm" title="&#7952;&#954;&#949;&#8150;&#957;&#959;&#962; rd -dpf- 1565"> those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -dpf- 2250"> days</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1378.htm" title="&#948;&#8057;&#947;&#956;&#945; n- -nsn- 1378"> a decree</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1831.htm" title="&#7952;&#958;&#8051;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--aai 1831"> went out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3844.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8049; p- 3844"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2541.htm" title="&#922;&#945;&#8150;&#963;&#945;&#961; n- -gsm- 2541"> Caesar</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/828.htm" title="&#913;&#8016;&#947;&#959;&#8166;&#963;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 828"> Augustus</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Emperor who ruled the Roman Empire 27 b.c. - a.d. 14; also known as Octavian, he established the peaceful era known as the Pax Romana; Caesar was a title of Roman emperors.">a, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 22:17; Lk 3:1">b</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asf- 3588"> that the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -asf- 3956"> whole</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3625.htm" title="&#959;&#7984;&#954;&#959;&#965;&#956;&#8051;&#957;&#951; n- -asf- 3625"> empire</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or the whole inhabited world">c</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/583.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#947;&#961;&#8049;&#966;&#969; v- -----pmn 583"> should be registered</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -nsf- 3778">This</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4413.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8182;&#964;&#959;&#962; a- -nsf- 4413"> first</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/582.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#947;&#961;&#945;&#966;&#8053; n- -nsf- 582"> registration</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 1096"> took place</a> while<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or This registration was the first while, or This registration was before">d</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2958.htm" title="&#922;&#965;&#961;&#8053;&#957;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2958"> Quirinius</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2230.htm" title="&#7969;&#947;&#949;&#956;&#959;&#957;&#949;&#8059;&#969; v- -gsm-pap 2230"> was governing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4947.htm" title="&#931;&#965;&#961;&#8055;&#945; n- -gsf- 4947"> Syria</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 4:24">e</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -npm- 3956"> everyone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4198.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#961;&#949;&#8059;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-p--imi 4198"> went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/583.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#947;&#961;&#8049;&#966;&#969; v- -----pmn 583"> to be registered</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1538.htm" title="&#7957;&#954;&#945;&#963;&#964;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 1538">each</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1438.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -gsm- 1438"> his own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4172.htm" title="&#960;&#8057;&#955;&#953;&#962; n- -asf- 4172"> town</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2501.htm" title="&#7992;&#969;&#963;&#8053;&#966; n- -nsm- 2501"> Joseph</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; d- 2532"> also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/305.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#945;&#946;&#945;&#8055;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 305"> went up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/575.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8057; p- 575"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4172.htm" title="&#960;&#8057;&#955;&#953;&#962; n- -gsf- 4172"> town</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3478.htm" title="&#925;&#945;&#950;&#945;&#961;&#8051;&#952; n- -gsf- 3478"> of Nazareth</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 2:23; 4:13; 21:11; Jn 1:45">f</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="&#7952;&#954; p- 1537"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1056.htm" title="&#915;&#945;&#955;&#953;&#955;&#945;&#8055;&#945; n- -gsf- 1056"> Galilee</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519">to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2449.htm" title="&#7992;&#959;&#965;&#948;&#945;&#8055;&#945; n- -asf- 2449"> Judea</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519">to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4172.htm" title="&#960;&#8057;&#955;&#953;&#962; n- -asf- 4172"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1138.htm" title="&#916;&#945;&#965;&#8055;&#948; n- -gsm- 1138"> of David</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3748.htm" title="&#8005;&#963;&#964;&#953;&#962; rr -nsf- 3748">which</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2564.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--ppi 2564"> is called</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/965.htm" title="&#914;&#951;&#952;&#955;&#8051;&#949;&#956; n- -nsf- 965"> Bethlehem</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 35:19; 48:7; Jos 19:15; Jdg 12:10; 17:7-9; Rt 1:1; 1Sm 16:1; Mc 5:2">g</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#8049; p- 1223"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1511.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- -----pan 1511"> was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="&#7952;&#954; p- 1537"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3624.htm" title="&#959;&#7990;&#954;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 3624"> the house</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3965.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#964;&#961;&#953;&#8049; n- -gsf- 3965"> family line</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1138.htm" title="&#916;&#945;&#965;&#8055;&#948; n- -gsm- 1138"> of David</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 1:27">h</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/583.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#947;&#961;&#8049;&#966;&#969; v- -----amn 583">to be registered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4862.htm" title="&#963;&#8059;&#957; p- 4862"> along with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3137.htm" title="&#924;&#945;&#961;&#953;&#8049;&#956; n- -dsf- 3137"> Mary</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3423.htm" title="&#956;&#957;&#951;&#963;&#964;&#949;&#8059;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -dsf-xpp 3423">who was <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>engaged</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dsm- 846"> to him</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Other mss read was his engaged wife">i</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5607.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- -dsf-pap 5607"> and was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1471.htm" title="&#7956;&#947;&#954;&#965;&#959;&#962; a- -dsf- 1471"> pregnant</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722">While</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 848"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1511.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- -----pan 1511"> were</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1563.htm" title="&#7952;&#954;&#949;&#8150; d- 1563"> there</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -npf- 3588">the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -npf- 2250"> time</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 1096"> came</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -asf- 848"> for her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5088.htm" title="&#964;&#8055;&#954;&#964;&#969; v- -----aan 5088"> to give birth</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5088.htm" title="&#964;&#8055;&#954;&#964;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 5088"> she gave birth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsf- 846"> to her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4416.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#969;&#964;&#8057;&#964;&#959;&#954;&#959;&#962; a- -asm- 4416"> firstborn</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5207.htm" title="&#965;&#7985;&#8057;&#962; n- -asm- 5207"> Son</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> she wrapped Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4683.htm" title="&#963;&#960;&#945;&#961;&#947;&#945;&#957;&#8057;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 4683"> snugly in cloth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/347.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#945;&#954;&#955;&#8055;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 347"> laid</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5336.htm" title="&#966;&#8049;&#964;&#957;&#951; n- -dsf- 5336"> a feeding trough</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1360.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#8057;&#964;&#953; c- 1360">&#8239;&mdash;&#8239;because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258"> there was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5117.htm" title="&#964;&#8057;&#960;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 5117"> room</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dpm- 846"> for them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2646.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049;&#955;&#965;&#956;&#945; n- -dsn- 2646"> lodging place</a>.</p><p class="heading">The Shepherds and the Angels</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722">In</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; a- -dsf- 846"> same</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5561.htm" title="&#967;&#8061;&#961;&#945; n- -dsf- 5561"> region</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4166.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#956;&#8053;&#957; n- -npm- 4166">shepherds</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-p--iai 2258"> were</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsf- 3588"> staying out in the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/63.htm" title="&#7936;&#947;&#961;&#945;&#965;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- -npm-pap 63"> fields</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5442.htm" title="&#966;&#965;&#955;&#8049;&#963;&#963;&#969; v- -npm-pap 5442"> keeping</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5438.htm" title="&#966;&#965;&#955;&#945;&#954;&#8053; n- -apf- 5438"> watch</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3571.htm" title="&#957;&#8059;&#958; n- -gsf- 3571"> at night</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#8055; p- 1909"> over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gpm- 846"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4167.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#8055;&#956;&#957;&#951; n- -asf- 4167"> flock</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/32.htm" title="&#7940;&#947;&#947;&#949;&#955;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 32"> an angel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2962"> of the Lord</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 1:20; 2:13,19; 28:2; Lk 1:11; Ac 5:19; 8:26; 12:7; 12:23">j</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2186.htm" title="&#7952;&#966;&#8055;&#963;&#964;&#951;&#956;&#953; v- 3-s--aai 2186"> stood</a> before<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or Lord appeared to">k</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dpm- 846"> them</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 24:4; Ac 12:7">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1391.htm" title="&#948;&#8057;&#958;&#945; n- -nsf- 1391"> the glory</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2962"> of the Lord</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 24:16; 40:34-35; Lv 9:6,23; Nm 20:6; 1Kg 8:11; Is 35:2; 40:5; 60:1">m</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4034.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#953;&#955;&#8049;&#956;&#960;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 4034"> shone around</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 848"> them</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5399.htm" title="&#966;&#959;&#946;&#8051;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-p--api 5399"> they were terrified</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit they feared a great fear">n</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/32.htm" title="&#7940;&#947;&#947;&#949;&#955;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 32"> angel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2036.htm" title="&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2036"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dpm- 846"> to them</a>, &ldquo;<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="&#956;&#8053; d- 3361">Don&rsquo;t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5399.htm" title="&#966;&#959;&#946;&#8051;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 2-p--pmd 5399"> be afraid</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 14:27">o</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="&#947;&#8049;&#961; c- 1063"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2400.htm" title="&#7984;&#948;&#959;&#8059; x- 2400"> look</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5213.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -dp-- 5213">I proclaim to you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2097.htm" title="&#949;&#8016;&#945;&#947;&#947;&#949;&#955;&#8055;&#950;&#969; v- 1-s--pmi 2097"> good news</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3173.htm" title="&#956;&#8051;&#947;&#945;&#962; a- -asf- 3173"> of great</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5479.htm" title="&#967;&#945;&#961;&#8049; n- -asf- 5479"> joy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3748.htm" title="&#8005;&#963;&#964;&#953;&#962; rr -nsf- 3748"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2071.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--fmi 2071"> will be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -dsm- 3956"> for all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2992.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#8057;&#962; n- -dsm- 2992"> people</a>:<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or the whole nation">p</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4594.htm" title="&#963;&#8053;&#956;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#957; d- 4594">Today</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4990.htm" title="&#963;&#969;&#964;&#8053;&#961; n- -nsm- 4990"> a Savior</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 1:21; Jn 4:42; Ac 5:31">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="&#8005;&#962; rr -nsm- 3739"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5547.htm" title="&#935;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#8057;&#962; n- -nsm- 5547"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>Messiah</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 1:16; 16:16,20; Jn 11:27">r</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 2962"> the Lord</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 1:43; Ac 2:36; 10:36">s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5088.htm" title="&#964;&#8055;&#954;&#964;&#969; v- 3-s--api 5088"> was born</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5213.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -dp-- 5213"> for you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4172.htm" title="&#960;&#8057;&#955;&#953;&#962; n- -dsf- 4172"> the city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1138.htm" title="&#916;&#945;&#965;&#8055;&#948; n- -gsm- 1138"> of David</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5124.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -nsn- 5124">This</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsn- 3588"> will be the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4592.htm" title="&#963;&#951;&#956;&#949;&#8150;&#959;&#957; n- -nsn- 4592"> sign</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5213.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -dp-- 5213"> for you</a>:<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Sm 2:34; 2Kg 19:29; 20:8-9; Is 7:11,14">t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2147.htm" title="&#949;&#8017;&#961;&#8055;&#963;&#954;&#969; v- 2-p--fai 2147"> You will find</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1025.htm" title="&#946;&#961;&#8051;&#966;&#959;&#962; n- -asn- 1025"> a baby</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4683.htm" title="&#963;&#960;&#945;&#961;&#947;&#945;&#957;&#8057;&#969; v- -asn-xpp 4683"> wrapped snugly in cloth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2749.htm" title="&#954;&#949;&#8150;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -asn-pmp 2749"> lying</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5336.htm" title="&#966;&#8049;&#964;&#957;&#951; n- -dsf- 5336"> a feeding trough</a>.&rdquo;</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1810.htm" title="&#7952;&#958;&#945;&#8055;&#966;&#957;&#951;&#962; d- 1810">Suddenly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 1096"> there was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4128.htm" title="&#960;&#955;&#8134;&#952;&#959;&#962; n- -nsn- 4128"> a multitude</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3770.htm" title="&#959;&#8016;&#961;&#8049;&#957;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -gsf- 3770"> of the heavenly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4756.htm" title="&#963;&#964;&#961;&#945;&#964;&#953;&#8049; n- -gsf- 4756"> host</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4862.htm" title="&#963;&#8059;&#957; p- 4862"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/32.htm" title="&#7940;&#947;&#947;&#949;&#955;&#959;&#962; n- -dsm- 32"> angel</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/134.htm" title="&#945;&#7984;&#957;&#8051;&#969; v- -gpm-pap 134">praising</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -asm- 2316"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- -gpm-pap 3004"> saying</a>:</p><p class="dynprose"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1391.htm" title="&#948;&#8057;&#958;&#945; n- -nsf- 1391">Glory</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -dsm- 2316"> to God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5310.htm" title="&#8021;&#968;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#959;&#962; a- -dpns 5310"> the highest</a> heaven,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 21:9; Lk 19:38">u</a></p><p class="enddynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1515.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#961;&#8053;&#957;&#951; n- -nsf- 1515"> peace</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#8055; p- 1909"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1093.htm" title="&#947;&#8134; n- -gsf- 1093"> earth</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 12:51">v</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#961;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#962; n- -dpm- 444"> people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2107.htm" title="&#949;&#8016;&#948;&#959;&#954;&#8055;&#945; n- -gsf- 2107"> He favors</a>!<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Other mss read earth good will to people">w, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or earth to men of good will">x, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 3:22; Eph 1:9; Php 2:13">y</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5613.htm" title="&#8033;&#962; c- 5613">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -npm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/32.htm" title="&#7940;&#947;&#947;&#949;&#955;&#959;&#962; n- -npm- 32"> angels</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/565.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8051;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-p--aai 565"> had left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gpm- 846"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 1096"> returned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3772.htm" title="&#959;&#8016;&#961;&#945;&#957;&#8057;&#962; n- -asm- 3772"> heaven</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -npm- 3588">the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4166.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#956;&#8053;&#957; n- -npm- 4166"> shepherds</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-p--iai 2980"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4314.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8057;&#962; p- 4314"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/240.htm" title="&#7936;&#955;&#955;&#8053;&#955;&#969;&#957; rp -apm- 240"> one another</a>, &ldquo;<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1330.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#8051;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 1-p--aas 1330">Let&rsquo;s go straight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2193.htm" title="&#7957;&#969;&#962; p- 2193"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/965.htm" title="&#914;&#951;&#952;&#955;&#8051;&#949;&#956; n- -gsf- 965"> Bethlehem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="&#8001;&#961;&#8049;&#969; v- 1-p--aas 3708"> see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4487.htm" title="&#8165;&#8134;&#956;&#945; n- -asn- 4487"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -asn-xap 1096"> has happened</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="&#8005;&#962; rr -asn- 3739">which</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 2962"> Lord</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1107.htm" title="&#947;&#957;&#969;&#961;&#8055;&#950;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 1107"> has made known</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2254.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -dp-- 2254"> to us</a>.&rdquo;</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4692.htm" title="&#963;&#960;&#949;&#8059;&#948;&#969; v- -npm-aap 4692">They hurried off</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/429.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#949;&#965;&#961;&#8055;&#963;&#954;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 429"> found</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5037.htm" title="&#964;&#8051; c- 5037"> both</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3137.htm" title="&#924;&#945;&#961;&#953;&#8049;&#956; n- -asf- 3137"> Mary</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2501.htm" title="&#7992;&#969;&#963;&#8053;&#966; n- -asm- 2501"> Joseph</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1025.htm" title="&#946;&#961;&#8051;&#966;&#959;&#962; n- -asn- 1025"> baby</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2749.htm" title="&#954;&#949;&#8150;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -asn-pmp 2749"> who was lying</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5336.htm" title="&#966;&#8049;&#964;&#957;&#951; n- -dsf- 5336"> feeding trough</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="&#8001;&#961;&#8049;&#969; v- -npm-aap 3708">After seeing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1232.htm" title="&#947;&#957;&#969;&#961;&#8055;&#950;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 1232"> them, they reported</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4487.htm" title="&#8165;&#8134;&#956;&#945; n- -gsn- 4487"> message</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dpm- 846"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- -gsn-app 2980"> were told</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4012.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#8055; p- 4012"> about</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5127.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -gsn- 5127"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3813.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#953;&#948;&#8055;&#959;&#957; n- -gsn- 3813"> child</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -npm- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/191.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#959;&#8059;&#969; v- -npm-aap 191"> who heard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2296.htm" title="&#952;&#945;&#965;&#956;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 2296"> it were amazed</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 1:63; 2:33; 4:22; 8:25; 9:43; 11:14,38; 20:26; 24:12,41">z</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4012.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#8055; p- 4012"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gpm- 3588"> what the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4166.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#956;&#8053;&#957; n- -gpm- 4166"> shepherds</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- -gpn-app 2980"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4314.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8057;&#962; p- 4314"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 848"> them</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3137.htm" title="&#924;&#945;&#961;&#953;&#8049;&#956; n- -nsf- 3137"> Mary</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4933.htm" title="&#963;&#965;&#957;&#964;&#951;&#961;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--iai 4933"> was treasuring up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -apn- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5023.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -apn- 5023"> these</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4487.htm" title="&#8165;&#8134;&#956;&#945; n- -apn- 4487"> things</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit these words">aa</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsf- 846"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2588.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#961;&#948;&#8055;&#945; n- -dsf- 2588"> heart</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 2:51">ab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4820.htm" title="&#963;&#965;&#956;&#946;&#8049;&#955;&#955;&#969; v- -nsf-pap 4820"> and meditating on</a> them. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -npm- 3588">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4166.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#956;&#8053;&#957; n- -npm- 4166"> shepherds</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5290.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#959;&#963;&#964;&#961;&#8051;&#966;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 5290"> returned</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1392.htm" title="&#948;&#959;&#958;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- -npm-pap 1392">glorifying</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/134.htm" title="&#945;&#7984;&#957;&#8051;&#969; v- -npm-pap 134"> praising</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -asm- 2316"> God</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 9:8">ac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#8055; p- 1909"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -dpn- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="&#8001;&#961;&#8049;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 3708"> they had seen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/191.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#959;&#8059;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 191"> heard</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2531.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#952;&#8061;&#962; c- 2531">just as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 848"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--api 2980"> had been told</a>.</p><p class="heading">The Circumcision and Presentation of Jesus</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3753.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#949; c- 3753">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3638.htm" title="&#8000;&#954;&#964;&#8061; a- -npf- 3638"> eight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -npf- 2250"> days</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4130.htm" title="&#960;&#8055;&#956;&#960;&#955;&#951;&#956;&#953; v- 3-p--api 4130"> were completed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> for His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4059.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#953;&#964;&#8051;&#956;&#957;&#969; v- -----aan 4059"> circumcision</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 1:59">ad</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2564.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--api 2564"> He was named</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3686.htm" title="&#8004;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945; n- -nsn- 3686"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="&#7992;&#951;&#963;&#959;&#8166;&#962; n- -nsm- 2424"> Jesus</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 1:31">ae</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsn- 3588">&#8239;&mdash;&#8239;the name</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2564.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- -nsn-app 2564"> given</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#8057; p- 5259"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/32.htm" title="&#7940;&#947;&#947;&#949;&#955;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 32"> angel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4253.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8057; p- 4253"> before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> He</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4815.htm" title="&#963;&#965;&#955;&#955;&#945;&#956;&#946;&#8049;&#957;&#969; v- -----apn 4815"> was conceived</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsf- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2836.htm" title="&#954;&#959;&#953;&#955;&#8055;&#945; n- -dsf- 2836"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or conceived in the womb">af</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3753.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#949; c- 3753"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -npf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -npf- 2250"> days</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gpm- 846"> of their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2512.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#952;&#945;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#956;&#8057;&#962; n- -gsm- 2512"> purification</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2596.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049; p- 2596"> according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="&#957;&#8057;&#956;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 3551"> law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3475.htm" title="&#924;&#969;&#971;&#963;&#8134;&#962; n- -gsm- 3475"> of Moses</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4130.htm" title="&#960;&#8055;&#956;&#960;&#955;&#951;&#956;&#953; v- 3-p--api 4130"> were finished</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lv 12:6-8">ag</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> they brought Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/321.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#8049;&#947;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 321"> up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2414.htm" title="&#7993;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#963;&#8057;&#955;&#965;&#956;&#945; n- -apn- 2414"> Jerusalem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3936.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8055;&#963;&#964;&#951;&#956;&#953; v- -----aan 3936"> to present</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsm- 3588"> Him to the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -dsm- 2962"> Lord</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2531.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#952;&#8061;&#962; c- 2531">(just as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1125.htm" title="&#947;&#961;&#8049;&#966;&#969; v- 3-s--xpi 1125"> it is written</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="&#957;&#8057;&#956;&#959;&#962; n- -dsm- 3551"> the law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2962"> of the Lord</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -nsn- 3956">: Every</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1272.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#945;&#957;&#959;&#8055;&#947;&#969; v- -nsn-pap 1272"> firstborn</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3388.htm" title="&#956;&#8053;&#964;&#961;&#945; n- -asf- 3388"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/730.htm" title="&#7940;&#961;&#963;&#951;&#957; a- -nsn- 730"> male</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit 'Every male that opens a womb">ah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/40.htm" title="&#7941;&#947;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsn- 40"> will be dedicated</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2564.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--fpi 2564"></a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit be called holy">ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsm- 3588"> to the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -dsm- 2962"> Lord</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 11:5; 12:12,29; 13:2,12; 34:19; Dt 15:19">aj, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 13:2,12">ak</a>) <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-24.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">24</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1325.htm" title="&#948;&#8055;&#948;&#969;&#956;&#953; v- -----aan 1325"> to offer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2378.htm" title="&#952;&#965;&#963;&#8055;&#945; n- -asf- 2378"> a sacrifice</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2596.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049; p- 2596"> (according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2046.htm" title="&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- -asn-xpp 2046"> what is stated</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="&#957;&#8057;&#956;&#959;&#962; n- -dsm- 3551"> law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2962"> of the Lord</a>: <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2201.htm" title="&#950;&#949;&#8166;&#947;&#959;&#962; n- -asn- 2201">a pair of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5167.htm" title="&#964;&#961;&#965;&#947;&#8061;&#957; n- -gpf- 5167"> turtledoves</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2228.htm" title="&#7972; c- 2228"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1417.htm" title="&#948;&#8059;&#959; a- -apm- 1417"> two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3502.htm" title="&#957;&#959;&#963;&#963;&#8057;&#962; n- -apm- 3502"> young</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4058.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#949;&#961;&#8049; n- -gpf- 4058"> pigeons</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lv 5:11; 12:8">al, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lv 5:11; 12:8">am</a>).</p><p class="heading">Simeon&rsquo;s Prophetic Praise</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-25.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">25</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258">There was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#961;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 444"> a man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2419.htm" title="&#7992;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#965;&#963;&#945;&#955;&#8053;&#956; n- -dsf- 2419"> Jerusalem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="&#8005;&#962; rr -dsm- 3739"> whose</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3686.htm" title="&#8004;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945; n- -nsn- 3686"> name</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4826.htm" title="&#931;&#965;&#956;&#949;&#8061;&#957; n- -nsm- 4826"> was Simeon</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -nsm- 3778">This</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#961;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#962; n- -nsm- 444"> man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1342.htm" title="&#948;&#8055;&#954;&#945;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsm- 1342"> was righteous</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2126.htm" title="&#949;&#8016;&#955;&#945;&#946;&#8053;&#962; a- -nsm- 2126"> devout</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 1:6">an</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4327.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#959;&#963;&#948;&#8051;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -nsm-pmp 4327"> looking forward to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2474.htm" title="&#7992;&#963;&#961;&#945;&#8053;&#955; n- -gsm- 2474"> Israel&rsquo;s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3874.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8049;&#954;&#955;&#951;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -asf- 3874"> consolation</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="The coming of the Messiah with His salvation for the nation; Is 40:1; 61:2; Lk 2:26,30">ao, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 135:14; Is 40:1-2,11; 49:10,13; 51:3,12; 57:18; 61:2; 66:13; Jr 31:9; Mk 15:43; Lk 2:38; 23:51">ap</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/40.htm" title="&#7941;&#947;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -nsn- 40"> Holy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4151.htm" title="&#960;&#957;&#949;&#8166;&#956;&#945; n- -nsn- 4151"> Spirit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258"> was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#8055; p- 1909"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> him</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-26.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">26</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258">It had been</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5537.htm" title="&#967;&#961;&#951;&#956;&#945;&#964;&#8055;&#950;&#969; v- -nsn-xpp 5537"> revealed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dsm- 846"> to him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#8057; p- 5259"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/40.htm" title="&#7941;&#947;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -gsn- 40"> Holy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4151.htm" title="&#960;&#957;&#949;&#8166;&#956;&#945; n- -gsn- 4151"> Spirit</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 2:12">aq</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2228.htm" title="&#7972; c- 2228"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="&#956;&#8053; d- 3361"> he would not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="&#8001;&#961;&#8049;&#969; v- -----aan 3708"> see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2288.htm" title="&#952;&#8049;&#957;&#945;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 2288"> death</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4250.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8055;&#957; d- 4250"> before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="&#8001;&#961;&#8049;&#969; v- 3-s--aas 3708"> he saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2962"> Lord&rsquo;s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5547.htm" title="&#935;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#8057;&#962; n- -asm- 5547"> Messiah</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 89:48; Jn 8:51; Heb 11:5">ar</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-27.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">27</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722">Guided by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4151.htm" title="&#960;&#957;&#949;&#8166;&#956;&#945; n- -dsn- 4151"> Spirit</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2064.htm" title="&#7956;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--aai 2064">he entered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"></a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit And in the Spirit, he came into">as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2411.htm" title="&#7985;&#949;&#961;&#8057;&#957; a- -asn- 2411"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>temple complex</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -apm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1118.htm" title="&#947;&#959;&#957;&#949;&#8059;&#962; n- -apm- 1118"> parents</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1521.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#963;&#8049;&#947;&#969; v- -----aan 1521"> brought in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3813.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#953;&#948;&#8055;&#959;&#957; n- -asn- 3813"> child</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="&#7992;&#951;&#963;&#959;&#8166;&#962; n- -asm- 2424"> Jesus</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4160.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#8051;&#969; v- -----aan 4160"> to perform</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4012.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#8055; p- 4012"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1480.htm" title="&#7952;&#952;&#8055;&#950;&#969; v- -asn-xpp 1480"> what was customary</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsm- 3588"> under the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="&#957;&#8057;&#956;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 3551"> law</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-28.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">28</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -nsm- 846">Simeon</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asn- 846"> took Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1209.htm" title="&#948;&#8051;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 1209"> up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -apf- 3588"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/43.htm" title="&#7936;&#947;&#954;&#8049;&#955;&#951; n- -apf- 43"> arms</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2127.htm" title="&#949;&#8016;&#955;&#959;&#947;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2127">praised</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -asm- 2316"> God</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2036.htm" title="&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2036"> said</a>:</p><p class="dynprose"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-29.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">29</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3568.htm" title="&#957;&#8166;&#957; d- 3568">Now</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1203.htm" title="&#948;&#949;&#963;&#960;&#8057;&#964;&#951;&#962; n- -vsm- 1203">Master</a>,</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/630.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#955;&#8059;&#969; v- 2-s--pai 630">You can dismiss</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4675.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gs-- 4675"> Your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1401.htm" title="&#948;&#959;&#8166;&#955;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 1401"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>slave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1515.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#961;&#8053;&#957;&#951; n- -dsf- 1515"> peace</a>,</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2596.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049; p- 2596">as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4675.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gs-- 4675"> You</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4487.htm" title="&#8165;&#8134;&#956;&#945; n- -asn- 4487"> promised</a>.</p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-30.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">30</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#953; c- 3754">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3450.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -gs-- 3450"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3788.htm" title="&#8000;&#966;&#952;&#945;&#955;&#956;&#8057;&#962; n- -npm- 3788"> eyes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="&#8001;&#961;&#8049;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 3708"> have seen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4675.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gs-- 4675"> Your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4992.htm" title="&#963;&#969;&#964;&#8053;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; a- -asn- 4992"> salvation</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 119:166,174; Is 52:10; Lk 3:6">at</a></p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-31.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">31</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2090.htm" title="&#7953;&#964;&#959;&#953;&#956;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- 2-s--aai 2090">You have prepared</a> it</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2596.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049; p- 2596">in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4383.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8057;&#963;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#957; n- -asn- 4383"> the presence</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -gpm- 3956"> of all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2992.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#8057;&#962; n- -gpm- 2992"> peoples</a>&#8239;&mdash;</p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-32.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">32</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5457.htm" title="&#966;&#8182;&#962; n- -asn- 5457">a light</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/602.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#8049;&#955;&#965;&#968;&#953;&#962; n- -asf- 602"> revelation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1484.htm" title="&#7956;&#952;&#957;&#959;&#962; n- -gpn- 1484"> to the Gentiles</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or the nations">au, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 42:6; 49:6,9; Ac 13:47; 26:23">av</a></p><p class="enddynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1391.htm" title="&#948;&#8057;&#958;&#945; n- -asf- 1391"> glory</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4675.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gs-- 4675"> to Your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2992.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#8057;&#962; n- -gsm- 2992"> people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2474.htm" title="&#7992;&#963;&#961;&#945;&#8053;&#955; n- -gsm- 2474"> Israel</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 46:13 LXX">aw</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-33.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">33</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846">His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3962.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#964;&#8053;&#961; n- -nsm- 3962"> father</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3384.htm" title="&#956;&#8053;&#964;&#951;&#961; n- -nsf- 3384"> mother</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Other mss read But Joseph and His mother">ax</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258"> were</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2296.htm" title="&#952;&#945;&#965;&#956;&#8049;&#950;&#969; v- -npm-pap 2296"> amazed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#8055; p- 1909"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- -dpn-ppp 2980"> what was being said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4012.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#8055; p- 4012"> about</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> Him</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-34.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">34</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4826.htm" title="&#931;&#965;&#956;&#949;&#8061;&#957; n- -nsm- 4826"> Simeon</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2127.htm" title="&#949;&#8016;&#955;&#959;&#947;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2127"> blessed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 848"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2036.htm" title="&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2036"> told</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3384.htm" title="&#956;&#8053;&#964;&#951;&#961; n- -asf- 3384"> mother</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3137.htm" title="&#924;&#945;&#961;&#953;&#8049;&#956; n- -asf- 3137"> Mary</a>: &ldquo;<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -nsm- 3778">Indeed, this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2749.htm" title="&#954;&#949;&#8150;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--pmi 2749"> child is destined</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4431.htm" title="&#960;&#964;&#8182;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -asf- 4431"> to cause the fall</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/386.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#8049;&#963;&#964;&#945;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -asf- 386"> rise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4183.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#955;&#8059;&#962; a- -gpm- 4183"> of many</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2474.htm" title="&#7992;&#963;&#961;&#945;&#8053;&#955; n- -dsm- 2474"> Israel</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 21:44; 1Co 1:23; 2Co 2:16; 1Pt 2:8">ay</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4592.htm" title="&#963;&#951;&#956;&#949;&#8150;&#959;&#957; n- -asn- 4592"> to be a sign</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/483.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#964;&#953;&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- -asn-ppp 483"> that will be opposed</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or spoken against">az</a>&#8239;&mdash; <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-35.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">35</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4501.htm" title="&#8165;&#959;&#956;&#966;&#945;&#8055;&#945; n- -nsf- 4501"> a sword</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1330.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#8051;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--fmi 1330"> will pierce</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4675.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gs-- 4675"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsf- 846"> own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5590.htm" title="&#968;&#965;&#967;&#8053; n- -asf- 5590"> soul</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3704.htm" title="&#8005;&#960;&#969;&#962; c- 3704">&#8239;&mdash;&#8239;that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1261.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#945;&#955;&#959;&#947;&#953;&#963;&#956;&#8057;&#962; n- -npm- 1261"> the thoughts</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or schemes">ba</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="&#7952;&#954; p- 1537"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4183.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#955;&#8059;&#962; a- -gpf- 4183"> many</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2588.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#961;&#948;&#8055;&#945; n- -gpf- 2588"> hearts</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/601.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#959;&#954;&#945;&#955;&#8059;&#960;&#964;&#969; v- 3-p--aps 601"> may be revealed</a>.&rdquo;</p><p class="heading">Anna&rsquo;s Testimony</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-36.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">36</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258">There was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4398.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#959;&#966;&#8134;&#964;&#953;&#962; n- -nsf- 4398"> a prophetess</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 2:38; Ac 21:9">bb</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/451.htm" title="&#7949;&#957;&#957;&#945; n- -nsf- 451"> Anna</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2364.htm" title="&#952;&#965;&#947;&#8049;&#964;&#951;&#961; n- -nsf- 2364">a daughter</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5323.htm" title="&#934;&#945;&#957;&#959;&#965;&#8053;&#955; n- -gsm- 5323"> of Phanuel</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="&#7952;&#954; p- 1537">of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5443.htm" title="&#966;&#965;&#955;&#8053; n- -gsf- 5443"> the tribe</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/768.htm" title="&#7944;&#963;&#8053;&#961; n- -gsm- 768"> of Asher</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jos 19:24">bc</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3778.htm" title="&#959;&#8023;&#964;&#959;&#962; rd -nsf- 3778"> She</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> was well along in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -dpf- 2250"> years</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit in many days">bd</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2198.htm" title="&#950;&#8049;&#969; v- -nsf-aap 2198"> having lived</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3326.htm" title="&#956;&#949;&#964;&#8049; p- 3326"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/435.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#8053;&#961; n- -gsm- 435"> her husband</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2033.htm" title="&#7953;&#960;&#964;&#8049; a- -apn- 2033"> seven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2094.htm" title="&#7956;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -apn- 2094"> years</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/575.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8057; p- 575"> after</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsf- 846"> her</a> marriage,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit years from her virginity">be, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Tm 5:9">bf</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-37.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">37</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5503.htm" title="&#967;&#8053;&#961;&#945; a- -nsf- 5503"> was a widow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3589.htm" title="&#8000;&#947;&#948;&#959;&#8053;&#954;&#959;&#957;&#964;&#945; a- -gpn- 3589"> for 84</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5064.htm" title="&#964;&#8051;&#963;&#963;&#945;&#961;&#949;&#962; a- -gpn- 5064"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2094.htm" title="&#7956;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -gpn- 2094"> years</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or she was a widow until the age of 84">bg</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"> She did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/868.htm" title="&#7936;&#966;&#8055;&#963;&#964;&#945;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--imi 868"> leave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2411.htm" title="&#7985;&#949;&#961;&#8057;&#957; a- -gsn- 2411"> temple complex</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3000.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#964;&#961;&#949;&#8059;&#969; v- -nsf-pap 3000">serving</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3571.htm" title="&#957;&#8059;&#958; n- -asf- 3571"> God night</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -asf- 2250"> day</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3521.htm" title="&#957;&#951;&#963;&#964;&#949;&#8055;&#945; n- -dpf- 3521"> with fasting</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1162.htm" title="&#948;&#8051;&#951;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -dpf- 1162"> prayers</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 5:33; Ac 13:3; 14:23; 1Tm 5:5">bh</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-38.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">38</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsf- 3588">At that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dsf- 846"> very</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5610.htm" title="&#8037;&#961;&#945; n- -dsf- 5610"> moment</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit very hour">bi</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2186.htm" title="&#7952;&#966;&#8055;&#963;&#964;&#951;&#956;&#953; v- -nsf-aap 2186"> she came up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/437.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#952;&#959;&#956;&#959;&#955;&#959;&#947;&#8051;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--imi 437"> and began to thank</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -dsm- 2316"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--iai 2980"> to speak</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4012.htm" title="&#960;&#949;&#961;&#8055; p- 4012"> about</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -dpm- 3956"> to all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4327.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#959;&#963;&#948;&#8051;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -dpm-pmp 4327"> who were looking forward to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3085.htm" title="&#955;&#8059;&#964;&#961;&#969;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -asf- 3085"> the <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>redemption</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2419.htm" title="&#7992;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#965;&#963;&#945;&#955;&#8053;&#956; n- -gsf- 2419"> of Jerusalem</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Other mss read in Jerusalem">bj, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 52:9; Lk 1:68; 2:25">bk</a></p><p class="heading">The Family&rsquo;s Return to Nazareth</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-39.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">39</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5613.htm" title="&#8033;&#962; c- 5613">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5055.htm" title="&#964;&#949;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 5055"> they had completed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -apn- 3956"> everything</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2596.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049; p- 2596"> according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="&#957;&#8057;&#956;&#959;&#962; n- -asm- 3551"> law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2962.htm" title="&#954;&#8059;&#961;&#953;&#959;&#962; n- -gsm- 2962"> of the Lord</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1994.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#961;&#8051;&#966;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 1994">they returned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1056.htm" title="&#915;&#945;&#955;&#953;&#955;&#945;&#8055;&#945; n- -asf- 1056"> Galilee</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519">to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1438.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -gpm- 1438"> their own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4172.htm" title="&#960;&#8057;&#955;&#953;&#962; n- -asf- 4172"> town</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3478.htm" title="&#925;&#945;&#950;&#945;&#961;&#8051;&#952; n- -asf- 3478"> of Nazareth</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 2:23; Lk 1:26; 2:51; 4:16">bl</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-40.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">40</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsn- 3588">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3813.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#953;&#948;&#8055;&#959;&#957; n- -nsn- 3813"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/837.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#958;&#8049;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--iai 837"> grew up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2901.htm" title="&#954;&#961;&#945;&#964;&#945;&#953;&#8057;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ipi 2901"> became strong</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4137.htm" title="&#960;&#955;&#951;&#961;&#8057;&#969; v- -nsn-ppp 4137">filled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4678.htm" title="&#963;&#959;&#966;&#8055;&#945; n- -dsf- 4678"> with wisdom</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -gsm- 2316"> God&rsquo;s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5485.htm" title="&#967;&#8049;&#961;&#953;&#962; n- -nsf- 5485"> grace</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258"> was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#8055; p- 1909"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asn- 846"> Him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 1:80; 2:52">bm</a></p><p class="heading">In His Father&rsquo;s House</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-41.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">41</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2596.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049; p- 2596">Every</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2094.htm" title="&#7956;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -asn- 2094"> year</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1118.htm" title="&#947;&#959;&#957;&#949;&#8059;&#962; n- -npm- 1118"> parents</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4198.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#961;&#949;&#8059;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-p--imi 4198"> traveled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2419.htm" title="&#7992;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#965;&#963;&#945;&#955;&#8053;&#956; n- -asf- 2419"> Jerusalem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsf- 3588"> for the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3957.htm" title="&#960;&#8049;&#963;&#967;&#945; n- -gsn- 3957"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">&bull;</span>Passover</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1859.htm" title="&#7953;&#959;&#961;&#964;&#8053; n- -dsf- 1859"> Festival</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 12:11; 23:15; Dt 16:1-6">bn</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-42.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">42</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3753.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#949; c- 3753">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="&#947;&#8055;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--ami 1096"> He was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1427.htm" title="&#948;&#8061;&#948;&#949;&#954;&#945; a- -gpn- 1427"> 12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2094.htm" title="&#7956;&#964;&#959;&#962; n- -gpn- 2094"> years</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gpm- 846"> old, they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/305.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#945;&#946;&#945;&#8055;&#957;&#969; v- -gpm-pap 305"> went up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2596.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#8049; p- 2596"> according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -asn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1485.htm" title="&#7956;&#952;&#959;&#962; n- -asn- 1485"> custom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gsf- 3588"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1859.htm" title="&#7953;&#959;&#961;&#964;&#8053; n- -gsf- 1859"> festival</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 16:16-17">bo</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-43.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">43</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -apf- 3588">After those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -apf- 2250"> days</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5048.htm" title="&#964;&#949;&#955;&#949;&#953;&#8057;&#969; v- -gpm-aap 5048"> were over</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 12:15">bp</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 848"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5290.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#959;&#963;&#964;&#961;&#8051;&#966;&#969; v- -----pan 5290"> were returning</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -nsm- 3588">the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3816.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#8150;&#962; n- -nsm- 3816"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="&#7992;&#951;&#963;&#959;&#8166;&#962; n- -nsm- 2424"> Jesus</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5278.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#959;&#956;&#8051;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 5278"> stayed behind</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2419.htm" title="&#7992;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#965;&#963;&#945;&#955;&#8053;&#956; n- -dsf- 2419"> Jerusalem</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1118.htm" title="&#947;&#959;&#957;&#949;&#8059;&#962; n- -npm- 1118"> parents</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Other mss read but Joseph and His mother">bq</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"> did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1097.htm" title="&#947;&#953;&#957;&#8061;&#963;&#954;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 1097"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -npm- 3588"> it</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-44.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">44</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3543.htm" title="&#957;&#959;&#956;&#8055;&#950;&#969; v- -npm-aap 3543">Assuming</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> He</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1511.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- -----pan 1511"> was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4923.htm" title="&#963;&#965;&#957;&#959;&#948;&#8055;&#945; n- -dsf- 4923"> traveling party</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2064.htm" title="&#7956;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-p--aai 2064">they went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -gsf- 2250"> a day&rsquo;s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3598.htm" title="&#8001;&#948;&#8057;&#962; n- -asf- 3598"> journey</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/327.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#945;&#950;&#951;&#964;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-p--iai 327"> they began looking for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> among</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dpm- 3588"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4773.htm" title="&#963;&#965;&#947;&#947;&#949;&#957;&#8053;&#962; a- -dpm- 4773"> relatives</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1110.htm" title="&#947;&#957;&#969;&#963;&#964;&#8057;&#962; a- -dpm- 1110"> friends</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-45.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">45</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="&#956;&#8053; d- 3361">When they did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2147.htm" title="&#949;&#8017;&#961;&#8055;&#963;&#954;&#969; v- -npm-aap 2147"> find</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5290.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#959;&#963;&#964;&#961;&#8051;&#966;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 5290"> Him, they returned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2419.htm" title="&#7992;&#949;&#961;&#959;&#965;&#963;&#945;&#955;&#8053;&#956; n- -asf- 2419"> Jerusalem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/327.htm" title="&#7936;&#957;&#945;&#950;&#951;&#964;&#8051;&#969; v- -npm-pap 327"> to search</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> for Him</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-46.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">46</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3326.htm" title="&#956;&#949;&#964;&#8049; p- 3326">After</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5140.htm" title="&#964;&#961;&#949;&#8150;&#962; a- -apf- 5140"> three</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2250.htm" title="&#7969;&#956;&#8051;&#961;&#945; n- -apf- 2250"> days</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2147.htm" title="&#949;&#8017;&#961;&#8055;&#963;&#954;&#969; v- 3-p--aai 2147">they found</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2411.htm" title="&#7985;&#949;&#961;&#8057;&#957; a- -dsn- 2411"> temple complex</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2516.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#952;&#8051;&#950;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -asm-pmp 2516"> sitting</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> among</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3319.htm" title="&#956;&#8051;&#963;&#959;&#962; a- -dsn- 3319"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -gpm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1320.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#948;&#8049;&#963;&#954;&#945;&#955;&#959;&#962; n- -gpm- 1320"> teachers</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/191.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#959;&#8059;&#969; v- -asm-pap 191">listening to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gpm- 846"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 848"> asking them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1905.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#949;&#961;&#969;&#964;&#8049;&#969; v- -asm-pap 1905"> questions</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-47.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">47</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="&#948;&#8051; c- 1161">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -npm- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -npm- 3588"> those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/191.htm" title="&#7936;&#954;&#959;&#8059;&#969; v- -npm-pap 191"> who heard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1839.htm" title="&#7952;&#958;&#8055;&#963;&#964;&#951;&#956;&#953; v- 3-p--imi 1839"> were astounded</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1909.htm" title="&#7952;&#960;&#8055; p- 1909"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -dsf- 3588"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4907.htm" title="&#963;&#8059;&#957;&#949;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -dsf- 4907"> understanding</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/612.htm" title="&#7936;&#960;&#8057;&#954;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#953;&#962; n- -dpf- 612"> answers</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-48.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">48</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3708.htm" title="&#8001;&#961;&#8049;&#969; v- -npm-aap 3708">When His parents saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> Him</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1605.htm" title="&#7952;&#954;&#960;&#955;&#8053;&#963;&#963;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-p--api 1605">they were astonished</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3384.htm" title="&#956;&#8053;&#964;&#951;&#961; n- -nsf- 3384"> mother</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2036.htm" title="&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2036"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4314.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#8057;&#962; p- 4314"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -asm- 846"> Him</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 12:46">br</a> &ldquo;<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5043.htm" title="&#964;&#8051;&#954;&#957;&#959;&#957; n- -vsn- 5043">Son</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm" title="&#964;&#8055;&#962; ri -asn- 5101">why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4160.htm" title="&#960;&#959;&#953;&#8051;&#969; v- 2-s--aai 4160"> have You treated</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2254.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -dp-- 2254"> us</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3779.htm" title="&#959;&#8021;&#964;&#969;&#962; d- 3779"> like this</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4675.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -gs-- 4675">Your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3962.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#964;&#8053;&#961; n- -nsm- 3962"> father</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2504.htm" title="&#954;&#7936;&#947;&#8061; rp -ns-- 2504"> and I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3600.htm" title="&#8000;&#948;&#965;&#957;&#8049;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- -npm-pmp 3600"> have been anxiously</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2212.htm" title="&#950;&#951;&#964;&#8051;&#969; v- 1-p--iai 2212"> searching for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4571.htm" title="&#963;&#8059; rp -as-- 4571"> You</a>.&rdquo;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 2:49; 3:23; 4:22">bs</a></p><p class="reg"><span class="red"></span> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-49.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">49</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm" title="&#964;&#8055;&#962; ri -asn- 5101"><span class="red">&ldquo;Why</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2212.htm" title="&#950;&#951;&#964;&#8051;&#969; v- 2-p--iai 2212"><span class="red"> were you searching for</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3165.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -as-- 3165"><span class="red"> Me</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2036.htm" title="&#955;&#8051;&#947;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2036"><span class="red">?&#8239;&rdquo;</span> He asked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/848.htm" title="&#7953;&#945;&#965;&#964;&#959;&#8166; rp -apm- 848"> them</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"><span class="red">&ldquo;Didn&rsquo;t</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1492.htm" title="&#959;&#7990;&#948;&#945; v- 2-p--yai 1492"><span class="red"> you know</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="&#8005;&#964;&#953; c- 3754"><span class="red"> that</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3165.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -as-- 3165"><span class="red"> I</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1163.htm" title="&#948;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--pai 1163"><span class="red"> had to</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1511.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- -----pan 1511"><span class="red"> be</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"><span class="red"> in</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3450.htm" title="&#7952;&#947;&#8061; rp -gs-- 3450"><span class="red"> My</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3962.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#964;&#8053;&#961; n- -gsm- 3962"><span class="red"> Father&rsquo;s</span></a><span class="red"> house?&#8239;&rdquo;</span><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or be involved in My Father's interests (or things), or be among My Father's people">bt</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-50.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">50</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -npm- 846"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="&#959;&#8016; d- 3756"> did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4920.htm" title="&#963;&#965;&#957;&#8055;&#951;&#956;&#953; v- 3-p--aai 4920"> understand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="&#8005;&#962; rr -asn- 3739"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="&#955;&#945;&#955;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2980"> He said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dpm- 846"> to them</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mk 9:32; Lk 9:45; 18:34">bu</a></p><p class="heading">In Favor with God and with People</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-51.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">51</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2597.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#964;&#945;&#946;&#945;&#8055;&#957;&#969; v- 3-s--aai 2597"> He went down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3326.htm" title="&#956;&#949;&#964;&#8049; p- 3326"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gpm- 846"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2064.htm" title="&#7956;&#961;&#967;&#959;&#956;&#945;&#953; v- 3-s--aai 2064"> came</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#962; p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3478.htm" title="&#925;&#945;&#950;&#945;&#961;&#8051;&#952; n- -asf- 3478"> Nazareth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2258.htm" title="&#949;&#7984;&#956;&#8055; v- 3-s--iai 2258"> was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5293.htm" title="&#8017;&#960;&#959;&#964;&#8049;&#963;&#963;&#969; v- -nsm-ppp 5293"> obedient</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -dpm- 846"> to them</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsm- 846">His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3384.htm" title="&#956;&#8053;&#964;&#951;&#961; n- -nsf- 3384"> mother</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1301.htm" title="&#948;&#953;&#945;&#964;&#951;&#961;&#8051;&#969; v- 3-s--iai 1301"> kept</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="&#960;&#8118;&#962; a- -apn- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="&#8001; ra -apn- 3588"> these</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4487.htm" title="&#8165;&#8134;&#956;&#945; n- -apn- 4487"> things</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#8057;&#962; rp -gsf- 846"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2588.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#961;&#948;&#8055;&#945; n- -dsf- 2588"> heart</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 2:19">bv</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/luke/2-52.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">52</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="&#7992;&#951;&#963;&#959;&#8166;&#962; n- -nsm- 2424"> Jesus</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4298.htm" title="&#960;&#961;&#959;&#954;&#8057;&#960;&#964;&#969; v- 3-s--iai 4298"> increased</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="&#7952;&#957; p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4678.htm" title="&#963;&#959;&#966;&#8055;&#945; n- -dsf- 4678"> wisdom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2244.htm" title="&#7969;&#955;&#953;&#954;&#8055;&#945; n- -dsf- 2244"> stature</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5485.htm" title="&#967;&#8049;&#961;&#953;&#962; n- -dsf- 5485"> in favor</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3844.htm" title="&#960;&#945;&#961;&#8049; p- 3844"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="&#952;&#949;&#8057;&#962; n- -dsm- 2316"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="&#954;&#945;&#8055; c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="&#7940;&#957;&#952;&#961;&#969;&#960;&#959;&#962; n- -dpm- 444"> with people</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 2:40">bw</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:1</b> Emperor who ruled the Roman Empire <noref>27</noref> <sc>b.c.&ndash;a.d.</sc> <noref>14</noref>; also known as Octavian, he established the peaceful era known as the <i>Pax Romana</i>&#8239;; Caesar was a title of Roman emperors.</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:1</b> Mt 22:17; Lk 3:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:1</b> Or <i>the whole inhabited world</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:2</b> Or <i>This registration was the first while</i>, or <i>This registration was before</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:2</b> Mt 4:24</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:4</b> Mt 2:23; 4:13; 21:11; Jn 1:45</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:4</b> Gn 35:19; 48:7; Jos 19:15; Jdg 12:10; 17:7-9; Rt 1:1; 1Sm 16:1; Mc 5:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:4</b> Lk 1:27</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:5</b> Other mss read <i>was his engaged wife</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:9</b> Mt 1:20; 2:13,19; 28:2; Lk 1:11; Ac 5:19; 8:26; 12:7; 12:23</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:9</b> Or <i>Lord appeared to</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:9</b> Lk 24:4; Ac 12:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:9</b> Ex 24:16; 40:34-35; Lv 9:6,23; Nm 20:6; 1Kg 8:11; Is 35:2; 40:5; 60:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:9</b> Lit <i>they feared a great fear</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:10</b> Mt 14:27</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:10</b> Or <i>the whole nation</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:11</b> Mt 1:21; Jn 4:42; Ac 5:31</span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:11</b> Mt 1:16; 16:16,20; Jn 11:27</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:11</b> Lk 1:43; Ac 2:36; 10:36</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:12</b> 1Sm 2:34; 2Kg 19:29; 20:8-9; Is 7:11,14</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:14</b> Mt 21:9; Lk 19:38</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:14</b> Lk 12:51</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:14</b> Other mss read <i>earth good will to people</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:14</b> Or <i>earth to men of good will</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:14</b> Lk 3:22; Eph 1:9; Php 2:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:18</b> Lk 1:63; 2:33; 4:22; 8:25; 9:43; 11:14,38; 20:26; 24:12,41</span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:19</b> Lit <i>these words</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:19</b> Lk 2:51</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:20</b> Mt 9:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:21</b> Lk 1:59</span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:21</b> Lk 1:31</span><br /><span class="ftn">af. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:21</b> Or <i>conceived in the womb</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ag. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:22</b> Lv 12:6-8</span><br /><span class="ftn">ah. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:23</b> Lit <i>&ldquo;Every male that opens a womb</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ai. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:23</b> Lit <i>be called holy</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">aj. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:23</b> Ex 11:5; 12:12,29; 13:2,12; 34:19; Dt 15:19</span><br /><span class="ftn">ak. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:23</b> <xbr t="Ex 13:2">Ex 13:2</xbr>,<xbr t="Ex 13:12">12</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">al. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:24</b> Lv 5:11; 12:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">am. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:24</b> <xbr t="Le 5:11">Lv 5:11</xbr>; <xbr t="Le 12:8">12:8</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">an. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:25</b> Lk 1:6</span><br /><span class="ftn">ao. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:25</b> The coming of the Messiah with His salvation for the nation; Is 40:1; 61:2; Lk 2:26,30</span><br /><span class="ftn">ap. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:25</b> Ps 135:14; Is 40:1-2,11; 49:10,13; 51:3,12; 57:18; 61:2; 66:13; Jr 31:9; Mk 15:43; Lk 2:38; 23:51</span><br /><span class="ftn">aq. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:26</b> Mt 2:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">ar. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:26</b> Ps 89:48; Jn 8:51; Heb 11:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">as. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:27</b> Lit <i>And in the Spirit, he came into</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">at. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:30</b> Ps 119:166,174; Is 52:10; Lk 3:6</span><br /><span class="ftn">au. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:32</b> Or <i>the nations</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">av. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:32</b> Is 42:6; 49:6,9; Ac 13:47; 26:23</span><br /><span class="ftn">aw. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:32</b> Is 46:13 LXX</span><br /><span class="ftn">ax. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:33</b> Other mss read <i>But Joseph and His mother</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ay. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:34</b> Mt 21:44; 1Co 1:23; 2Co 2:16; 1Pt 2:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">az. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:34</b> Or <i>spoken against</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ba. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:35</b> Or <i>schemes</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">bb. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:36</b> Lk 2:38; Ac 21:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">bc. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:36</b> Jos 19:24</span><br /><span class="ftn">bd. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:36</b> Lit <i>in many days</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">be. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:36</b> Lit <i>years from her virginity</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">bf. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:36</b> 1Tm 5:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">bg. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:37</b> Or <i>she was a widow until the age of <noref>84</noref></i></span><br /><span class="ftn">bh. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:37</b> Lk 5:33; Ac 13:3; 14:23; 1Tm 5:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">bi. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:38</b> Lit <i>very hour</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">bj. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:38</b> Other mss read <i>in Jerusalem</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">bk. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:38</b> Is 52:9; Lk 1:68; 2:25</span><br /><span class="ftn">bl. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:39</b> Mt 2:23; Lk 1:26; 2:51; 4:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">bm. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:40</b> Lk 1:80; 2:52</span><br /><span class="ftn">bn. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:41</b> Ex 12:11; 23:15; Dt 16:1-6</span><br /><span class="ftn">bo. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:42</b> Dt 16:16-17</span><br /><span class="ftn">bp. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:43</b> Ex 12:15</span><br /><span class="ftn">bq. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:43</b> Other mss read <i>but Joseph and His mother</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">br. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:48</b> Mt 12:46</span><br /><span class="ftn">bs. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>2:48</b> Lk 2:49; 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