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New English Bible (New Testament) |
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New Testament in Greek (UBS.Ed.26) |
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| 5 | IN THE DAYS of Herod king of Judaea there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of the priesthood called after Abijah. His wife also was of priestly descent; her name was Elizabeth. | The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold Lk.1.5-25 (Jerusalem) | Ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου βασιλέως τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἱερεύς τις ὀνόματι Ζαχαρίας ἐξ ἐφημερίας Ἀβιά, καὶ γυνὴ αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων Ἀαρών, καὶ τὸ ὀνομα αὐτῆς Ἐλισάβετ. |
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| 6 | Both of them were upright and devout, blamelessly observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. | | ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ, πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ κυρίου ἀμεμπτοι. |
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| 7 | But they had no children, for Elizabeth was barren, and both were well on in years.
| | καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἦν ἡ Ἐλισάβετ στεῖρα, καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν. |
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| 8 | Once, when it was the turn of his division and he was there to take part in divine service, | | Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἐναντι τοῦ θεοῦ, |
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| 9 | it fell to his lot, by priestly custom, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and offer the incense; | | κατὰ τὸ ἐθος τῆς ἱερατείας ἐλαχε τοῦ θυμιᾶσαι εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ κυρίου, |
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| 10 | and the whole congregation was at prayer outside. It was the hour of the incense-offering. | | καὶ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος ἦν τοῦ λαοῦ προσευχόμενον ἐξω τῇ ὡρᾳ τοῦ θυμιάματος· |
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| 11 | There appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right of the altar of incense. | | ὠφθη δὲ αὐτῷ ἀγγελος κυρίου ἑστὼς ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τοῦ θυμιάματος. |
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| 12 | At this sight, Zechariah was startled, and fear overcame him. | | καὶ ἐταράχθη Ζαχαρίας ἰδών, καὶ φόβος ἐπέπεσεν ἐπ' αὐτόν. |
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| 13 | But the angel said to him, 'Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard: your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John. | | εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἀγγελος, Μὴ φοβοῦ, Ζαχαρία, διότι εἰσηκούσθη ἡ δέησίς σου, καὶ ἡ γυνή σου Ἐλισάβετ γεννήσει υἱόν σοι, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὀνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννην. |
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| 14 | Your heart will thrill with joy and many will be glad that he was born; | | καὶ ἐσται χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ γενέσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται· |
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| 15 | for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He shall never touch wine or strong drink. | | ἐσται γὰρ μέγας ἐνώπιον τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ οἶνον καὶ σίκερα οὐ μὴ πίῃ, καὶ πνεύματος ἀγίου πλησθήσεται ἐτι ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, |
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| 16 | From his very birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit; and he will bring back many Israelites to the Lord their God. | | καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν. |
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| 17 | He will go before him as forerunner, Or: In his sight he will go forth. possessed by the spirit and power of Elijah, to reconcile father and child, to convert the rebellious to the ways of the righteous, to prepare a people that shall be fit for the Lord.'
| - to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children Lk.1.17 | Mal.4.5-6 | Sir.48.10 | καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλίου, ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, ἑτοιμάσαι κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμ ένον. |
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| 18 | Zechariah said to the angel, 'How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well on in years.' | | Καὶ εἶπεν Ζαχαρίας πρὸς τὸν ἀγγελον, Κατὰ τί γνώσομαι τοῦτὸ ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι πρεσβύτης καὶ ἡ γυνή μου προβεβηκυῖα ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῆς. |
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| 19 | The angel replied, 'I am Gabriel; I stand in attendance upon God, and I have been sent to speak to you and bring you this good news. | | καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἀγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἐγώ εἰμι Γαβριὴλ ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἀπεστάλην λαλῆσαι πρὸς σὲ καὶ εὐαγγελίσασθαί σοι ταῦτα· |
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| 20 | But now listen: you will lose your power of speech, and remain silent until the day when these things happen to you, because you have not believed me, though at their proper time my words will be proved true.'
| | καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐσῃ σιωπῶν καὶ μὴ δυνάμενος λαλῆσαι ἀχρι ἧς ἡμέρας γένηται ταῦτα, ἀνθ' ὧν οὐκ ἐπίστευσας τοῖς λόγοις μου, οἱτινες πληρωθήσονται εἰς τὸν καιρὸν αὐτῶν. |
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| 21 | Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah, surprised that he was staying so long inside. | | Καὶ ἦν ὁ λαὸς προσδοκῶν τὸν Ζαχαρίαν, καὶ ἐθαύμαζον ἐν τῷ χρονίζειν ἐν τῷ ναῷ αὐτόν. |
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| 22 | When he did come out he could not speak to them, and they realized that he had had a vision in the sanctuary. He stood there making signs to them, and remained dumb.
| | ἐξελθὼν δὲ οὐκ ἐδύνατο λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι ὀπτασίαν ἑώρακεν ἐν τῷ ναῷ· καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διανεύων αὐτοῖς, καὶ διέμενεν κωφός. |
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| 23 | When his period of duty was completed Zechariah returned home. | | καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς λειτουργίας αὐτοῦ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ. |
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| 24 | After this his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she lived in seclusion, thinking, 'This is the Lord's doing; | | Μετὰ δὲ ταύτας τὰς ἡμέρας συνέλαβεν Ἐλισάβετ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ· καὶ περιέκρυβεν ἑαυτὴν μῆνας πέντε, λέγουσα |
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| 25 | now at last he has deigned to take away my reproach among men.'
| | ὁτι Οὑτως μοι πεποίηκεν κύριος ἐν ἡμέραις αἷς ἐπεῖδεν ἀφελεῖν ὀνειδός μου ἐν ἀνθρώποις. |
