Luke 2

GNT

1 ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐξῆλθεν δόγμα παρὰ καίσαρος αὐγούστου ἀπογράφεσθαι πᾶσαν τὴν οἰκουμένην.

2 αὕτη ἀπογραφὴ πρώτη ἐγένετο ἡγεμονεύοντος τῆς συρίας κυρηνίου.

3 καὶ ἐπορεύοντο πάντες ἀπογράφεσθαι, ἕκαστος εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ πόλιν.

4 ἀνέβη δὲ καὶ ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῆς γαλιλαίας ἐκ πόλεως ναζαρὲθ εἰς τὴν ἰουδαίαν εἰς πόλιν δαυὶδ ἥτις καλεῖται βηθλέεμ, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐξ οἴκου καὶ πατριᾶς δαυίδ,

5 ἀπογράψασθαι σὺν μαριὰμ τῇ ἐμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῶ, οὔσῃ ἐγκύῳ.

6 ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῶ εἶναι αὐτοὺς ἐκεῖ ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν,

7 καὶ ἔτεκεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον· καὶ ἐσπαργάνωσεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἀνέκλινεν αὐτὸν ἐν φάτνῃ, διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῶ καταλύματι.

8 καὶ ποιμένες ἦσαν ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῇ αὐτῇ ἀγραυλοῦντες καὶ φυλάσσοντες φυλακὰς τῆς νυκτὸς ἐπὶ τὴν ποίμνην αὐτῶν.

9 καὶ ἄγγελος κυρίου ἐπέστη αὐτοῖς καὶ δόξα κυρίου περιέλαμψεν αὐτούς, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν.

10 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ἄγγελος, μὴ φοβεῖσθε, ἰδοὺ γὰρ εὐαγγελίζομαι ὑμῖν χαρὰν μεγάλην ἥτις ἔσται παντὶ τῶ λαῶ,

11 ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον σωτὴρ ὅς ἐστιν χριστὸς κύριος ἐν πόλει δαυίδ·

12 καὶ τοῦτο ὑμῖν τὸ σημεῖον, εὑρήσετε βρέφος ἐσπαργανωμένον καὶ κείμενον ἐν φάτνῃ.

13 καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἐγένετο σὺν τῶ ἀγγέλῳ πλῆθος στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου αἰνούντων τὸν θεὸν καὶ λεγόντων,

14 δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις θεῶ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκίας.

15 καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἀπῆλθον ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν οἱ ἄγγελοι, οἱ ποιμένες ἐλάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους, διέλθωμεν δὴ ἕως βηθλέεμ καὶ ἴδωμεν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο τὸ γεγονὸς ὃ ὁ κύριος ἐγνώρισεν ἡμῖν.

16 καὶ ἦλθαν σπεύσαντες καὶ ἀνεῦραν τήν τε μαριὰμ καὶ τὸν ἰωσὴφ καὶ τὸ βρέφος κείμενον ἐν τῇ φάτνῃ·

17 ἰδόντες δὲ ἐγνώρισαν περὶ τοῦ ῥήματος τοῦ λαληθέντος αὐτοῖς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου τούτου.

18 καὶ πάντες οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐθαύμασαν περὶ τῶν λαληθέντων ὑπὸ τῶν ποιμένων πρὸς αὐτούς·

19 ἡ δὲ μαριὰμ πάντα συνετήρει τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα συμβάλλουσα ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς.

20 καὶ ὑπέστρεψαν οἱ ποιμένες δοξάζοντες καὶ αἰνοῦντες τὸν θεὸν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἤκουσαν καὶ εἶδον καθὼς ἐλαλήθη πρὸς αὐτούς.

21 καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ τοῦ περιτεμεῖν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἰησοῦς, τὸ κληθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγγέλου πρὸ τοῦ συλλημφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ.

22 καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸν νόμον μωϊσέως, ἀνήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς ἱεροσόλυμα παραστῆσαι τῶ κυρίῳ,

23 καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν νόμῳ κυρίου ὅτι πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῶ κυρίῳ κληθήσεται,

24 καὶ τοῦ δοῦναι θυσίαν κατὰ τὸ εἰρημένον ἐν τῶ νόμῳ κυρίου, ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νοσσοὺς περιστερῶν.

25 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος ἦν ἐν ἰερουσαλὴμ ᾧ ὄνομα συμεών, καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὖτος δίκαιος καὶ εὐλαβής, προσδεχόμενος παράκλησιν τοῦ ἰσραήλ, καὶ πνεῦμα ἦν ἅγιον ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν·

26 καὶ ἦν αὐτῶ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρὶν [ἢ] ἂν ἴδῃ τὸν χριστὸν κυρίου.

27 καὶ ἦλθεν ἐν τῶ πνεύματι εἰς τὸ ἱερόν· καὶ ἐν τῶ εἰσαγαγεῖν τοὺς γονεῖς τὸ παιδίον ἰησοῦν τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτοὺς κατὰ τὸ εἰθισμένον τοῦ νόμου περὶ αὐτοῦ

28 καὶ αὐτὸς ἐδέξατο αὐτὸ εἰς τὰς ἀγκάλας καὶ εὐλόγησεν τὸν θεὸν καὶ εἶπεν,

29 νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ·

30 ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου

31 ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν,

32 φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου ἰσραήλ.

33 καὶ ἦν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ.

34 καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς συμεὼν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς μαριὰμ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, ἰδοὺ οὖτος κεῖται εἰς πτῶσιν καὶ ἀνάστασιν πολλῶν ἐν τῶ ἰσραὴλ καὶ εἰς σημεῖον ἀντιλεγόμενον

35 καὶ σοῦ [δὲ] αὐτῆς τὴν ψυχὴν διελεύσεται ῥομφαία, ὅπως ἂν ἀποκαλυφθῶσιν ἐκ πολλῶν καρδιῶν διαλογισμοί.

36 καὶ ἦν ἅννα προφῆτις, θυγάτηρ φανουήλ, ἐκ φυλῆς ἀσήρ· αὕτη προβεβηκυῖα ἐν ἡμέραις πολλαῖς, ζήσασα μετὰ ἀνδρὸς ἔτη ἑπτὰ ἀπὸ τῆς παρθενίας αὐτῆς,

37 καὶ αὐτὴ χήρα ἕως ἐτῶν ὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρων, ἣ οὐκ ἀφίστατο τοῦ ἱεροῦ νηστείαις καὶ δεήσεσιν λατρεύουσα νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν.

38 καὶ αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐπιστᾶσα ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῶ θεῶ καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσιν τοῖς προσδεχομένοις λύτρωσιν ἰερουσαλήμ.

39 καὶ ὡς ἐτέλεσαν πάντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν νόμον κυρίου, ἐπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν γαλιλαίαν εἰς πόλιν ἑαυτῶν ναζαρέθ.

40 τὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πληρούμενον σοφίᾳ, καὶ χάρις θεοῦ ἦν ἐπ᾽ αὐτό.

41 καὶ ἐπορεύοντο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ κατ᾽ ἔτος εἰς ἰερουσαλὴμ τῇ ἑορτῇ τοῦ πάσχα.

42 καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἀναβαινόντων αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἑορτῆς

43 καὶ τελειωσάντων τὰς ἡμέρας, ἐν τῶ ὑποστρέφειν αὐτοὺς ὑπέμεινεν ἰησοῦς ὁ παῖς ἐν ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ.

44 νομίσαντες δὲ αὐτὸν εἶναι ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ ἦλθον ἡμέρας ὁδὸν καὶ ἀνεζήτουν αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς συγγενεῦσιν καὶ τοῖς γνωστοῖς,

45 καὶ μὴ εὑρόντες ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς ἰερουσαλὴμ ἀναζητοῦντες αὐτόν.

46 καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς εὖρον αὐτὸν ἐν τῶ ἱερῶ καθεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τῶν διδασκάλων καὶ ἀκούοντα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς·

47 ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες οἱ ἀκούοντες αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῇ συνέσει καὶ ταῖς ἀποκρίσεσιν αὐτοῦ.

48 καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐξεπλάγησαν, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ, τέκνον, τί ἐποίησας ἡμῖν οὕτως; ἰδοὺ ὁ πατήρ σου κἀγὼ ὀδυνώμενοι ἐζητοῦμέν σε.

49 καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

50 καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐ συνῆκαν τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς.

51 καὶ κατέβη μετ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς ναζαρέθ, καὶ ἦν ὑποτασσόμενος αὐτοῖς. καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ διετήρει πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς.

52 καὶ ἰησοῦς προέκοπτεν [ἐν τῇ] σοφίᾳ καὶ ἡλικίᾳ καὶ χάριτι παρὰ θεῶ καὶ ἀνθρώποις.

KJV

1  And¹¹⁶¹ it came to pass¹⁰⁹⁶ in¹⁷²² those¹⁵⁶⁵ days,²²⁵⁰ that there went out¹⁸³¹ a decree¹³⁷⁸ from³⁸⁴⁴ Caesar²⁵⁴¹ Augustus,⁸²⁸ that all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ world³⁶²⁵ should be taxed.⁵⁸³

2  (And this³⁷⁷⁸ taxing⁵⁸² was first⁴⁴¹³ made¹⁰⁹⁶ when Cyrenius²⁹⁵⁸ was governor²²³⁰ of Syria.)⁴⁹⁴⁷

3  And²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ went⁴¹⁹⁸ to be taxed,⁵⁸³ every one¹⁵³⁸ into¹⁵¹⁹ his own²³⁹⁸ city.⁴¹⁷²

4  And¹¹⁶¹ Joseph²⁵⁰¹ also²⁵³² went up³⁰⁵ from⁵⁷⁵ Galilee,¹⁰⁵⁶ out of¹⁵³⁷ the city⁴¹⁷² of Nazareth,³⁴⁷⁸ into¹⁵¹⁹ Judea,²⁴⁴⁹ unto¹⁵¹⁹ the city⁴¹⁷² of David,¹¹³⁸ which³⁷⁴⁸ is called²⁵⁶⁴ Bethlehem;⁹⁶⁵ because¹²²³ (he⁸⁴⁶ was¹⁵¹¹ of¹⁵³⁷ the house³⁶²⁴ and²⁵³² lineage³⁹⁶⁵ of David:)¹¹³⁸

5  To be taxed⁵⁸³ with⁴⁸⁶² Mary³¹³⁷ his⁸⁴⁶ espoused³⁴²³ wife,¹¹³⁵ being⁵⁶⁰⁷ great with child.¹⁴⁷¹

6  And¹¹⁶¹ so it was,¹⁰⁹⁶ that, while they⁸⁴⁶ were¹⁵¹¹ there,¹⁵⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ days²²⁵⁰ were accomplished⁴¹³⁰ that she⁸⁴⁶ should be delivered.⁵⁰⁸⁸

7  And²⁵³² she brought forth⁵⁰⁸⁸ her⁸⁴⁸ firstborn⁴⁴¹⁶ son,⁵²⁰⁷ and²⁵³² wrapped him in swaddling clothes,^{4683 846} and²⁵³² laid³⁴⁷ him⁸⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² a manger;⁵³³⁶ because¹³⁶⁰ there was²²⁵⁸ no³⁷⁵⁶ room⁵¹¹⁷ for them⁸⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ inn.²⁶⁴⁶

8  And²⁵³² there were²²⁵⁸ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ same⁸⁴⁶ country⁵⁵⁶¹ shepherds⁴¹⁶⁶ abiding in⁶³ the field,²⁵³² keeping⁵⁴⁴² watch⁵⁴³⁸ over¹⁹⁰⁹ their⁸⁴⁸ flock⁴¹⁶⁷ by night.³⁵⁷¹

9  And,²⁵³² lo,²⁴⁰⁰ the angel³² of the Lord²⁹⁶² came upon²¹⁸⁶ them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² the glory¹³⁹¹ of the Lord²⁹⁶² shone round about⁴⁰³⁴ them:⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² they were sore afraid.^{5399 3173 5401}

10  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² said²⁰³⁶ unto them,⁸⁴⁶ Fear⁵³⁹⁹ not:³³⁶¹ for,¹⁰⁶³ behold,²⁴⁰⁰ I bring you good tidings^{2097 5213} of great³¹⁷³ joy,⁵⁴⁷⁹ which³⁷⁴⁸ shall be²⁰⁷¹ to all³⁹⁵⁶ people.²⁹⁹²

11  For³⁷⁵⁴ unto you⁵²¹³ is born⁵⁰⁸⁸ this day⁴⁵⁹⁴ in¹⁷²² the city⁴¹⁷² of David¹¹³⁸ a Savior,⁴⁹⁹⁰ which³⁷³⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ the Lord.²⁹⁶²

12  And²⁵³² this⁵¹²⁴ shall be a sign⁴⁵⁹² unto you;⁵²¹³ Ye shall find²¹⁴⁷ the babe¹⁰²⁵ wrapped in swaddling clothes,⁴⁶⁸³ lying²⁷⁴⁹ in¹⁷²² a manger.⁵³³⁶

13  And²⁵³² suddenly¹⁸¹⁰ there was¹⁰⁹⁶ with⁴⁸⁶² the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² a multitude⁴¹²⁸ of the heavenly³⁷⁷⁰ host⁴⁷⁵⁶ praising¹³⁴ God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² saying,³⁰⁰⁴

14  Glory¹³⁹¹ to God²³¹⁶ in¹⁷²² the highest,⁵³¹⁰ and²⁵³² on¹⁹⁰⁹ earth¹⁰⁹³ peace,¹⁵¹⁵ good will²¹⁰⁷ toward¹⁷²² men.⁴⁴⁴

15  And²⁵³² it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ as⁵⁶¹³ the³⁵⁸⁸ angels³² were gone away⁵⁶⁵ from⁵⁷⁵ them⁸⁴⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ heaven,^{3772 444} the³⁵⁸⁸ shepherds⁴¹⁶⁶ said²⁰³⁶ one to another,^{240 4314} Let us now go¹³³⁰ even¹²¹¹ unto²¹⁹³ Bethlehem,⁹⁶⁵ and²⁵³² see¹⁴⁹² this⁵¹²⁴ thing⁴⁴⁸⁷ which is come to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ which³⁷³⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² hath made known¹¹⁰⁷ unto us.²²⁵⁴

16  And²⁵³² they came²⁰⁶⁴ with haste,⁴⁶⁹² and²⁵³² found^{429 5037} Mary,³¹³⁷ and²⁵³² Joseph,²⁵⁰¹ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ babe¹⁰²⁵ lying²⁷⁴⁹ in¹⁷²² a manger.⁵³³⁶

17  And¹¹⁶¹ when they had seen¹⁴⁹² it, they made known¹²³² abroad⁴⁰¹² the³⁵⁸⁸ saying⁴⁴⁸⁷ which was told²⁹⁸⁰ them⁸⁴⁶ concerning⁴⁰¹² this⁵¹²⁷ child.³⁸¹³

18  And²⁵³² all³⁹⁵⁶ they that heard¹⁹¹ it wondered²²⁹⁶ at⁴⁰¹² those things which were told²⁹⁸⁰ them⁸⁴⁶ by⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ shepherds.⁴¹⁶⁶

19  But¹¹⁶¹ Mary³¹³⁷ kept⁴⁹³³ all³⁹⁵⁶ these⁵⁰²³ things,⁴⁴⁸⁷ and pondered⁴⁸²⁰ them in¹⁷²² her⁸⁴⁸ heart.²⁵⁸⁸

20  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ shepherds⁴¹⁶⁶ returned,¹⁹⁹⁴ glorifying¹³⁹² and²⁵³² praising¹³⁴ God²³¹⁶ for¹⁹⁰⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ the things that³⁷³⁹ they had heard¹⁹¹ and²⁵³² seen,¹⁴⁹² as²⁵³¹ it was told²⁹⁸⁰ unto⁴³¹⁴ them.⁸⁴⁶

21  And²⁵³² when³⁷⁵³ eight³⁶³⁸ days²²⁵⁰ were accomplished⁴¹³⁰ for the circumcising⁴⁰⁵⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ child,^{3813 2532} his⁸⁴⁶ name³⁶⁸⁶ was called²⁵⁶⁴ JESUS,²⁴²⁴ which was so named²⁵⁶⁴ of⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ angel³² before⁴²⁵³ he⁸⁴⁶ was conceived⁴⁸¹⁵ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ womb.²⁸³⁶

22  And²⁵³² when³⁷⁵³ the³⁵⁸⁸ days²²⁵⁰ of her⁸⁴⁶ purification²⁵¹² according²⁵⁹⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ of Moses³⁴⁷⁵ were accomplished,⁴¹³⁰ they brought³²¹ him⁸⁴⁶ to¹⁵¹⁹ Jerusalem,²⁴¹⁴ to present³⁹³⁶ him to the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord;²⁹⁶²

23  (As²⁵³¹ it is written¹¹²⁵ in¹⁷²² the law³⁵⁵¹ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² Every³⁹⁵⁶ male⁷³⁰ that openeth¹²⁷² the womb³³⁸⁸ shall be called²⁵⁶⁴ holy⁴⁰ to the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord;)²⁹⁶²

24  And²⁵³² to offer¹³²⁵ a sacrifice²³⁷⁸ according²⁵⁹⁶ to that which is said²⁰⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² the law³⁵⁵¹ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² A pair²²⁰¹ of turtledoves,⁵¹⁶⁷ or²²²⁸ two¹⁴¹⁷ young³⁵⁰² pigeons.⁴⁰⁵⁸

25  And,²⁵³² behold,²⁴⁰⁰ there was²²⁵⁸ a man⁴⁴⁴ in¹⁷²² Jerusalem,²⁴¹⁹ whose³⁷³⁹ name³⁶⁸⁶ was Simeon;⁴⁸²⁶ and²⁵³² the same³⁷⁷⁸ man⁴⁴⁴ was just¹³⁴² and²⁵³² devout,²¹²⁶ waiting for⁴³²⁷ the consolation³⁸⁷⁴ of Israel:²⁴⁷⁴ and²⁵³² the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost⁴¹⁵¹ was²²⁵⁸ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ him.⁸⁴⁶

26  And²⁵³² it was²²⁵⁸ revealed⁵⁵³⁷ unto him⁸⁴⁶ by⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Holy⁴⁰ Ghost,⁴¹⁵¹ that he should not³³⁶¹ see¹⁴⁹² death,²²⁸⁸ before⁴²⁵⁰ he had seen¹⁴⁹² the Lord's²⁹⁶² Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

27  And²⁵³² he came²⁰⁶⁴ by¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ temple:²⁴¹¹ and²⁵³² when the³⁵⁸⁸ parents¹¹¹⁸ brought in¹⁵²¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ child³⁸¹³ Jesus,²⁴²⁴ to do⁴¹⁶⁰ for⁴⁰¹² him⁸⁴⁶ after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ custom¹⁴⁸⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ law,³⁵⁵¹

28  Then²⁵³² took he him up^{1209 846 846} in¹⁵¹⁹ his⁸⁴⁸ arms,⁴³ and²⁵³² blessed²¹²⁷ God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² said,²⁰³⁶

29  Lord,¹²⁰³ now³⁵⁶⁸ lettest thou thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ servant¹⁴⁰¹ depart⁶³⁰ in¹⁷²² peace,¹⁵¹⁵ according²⁵⁹⁶ to thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ word:⁴⁴⁸⁷

30  For³⁷⁵⁴ mine³⁴⁵⁰ eyes³⁷⁷⁸ have seen¹⁴⁹² thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ salvation,⁴⁹⁹²

31  Which³⁷³⁹ thou hast prepared²⁰⁹⁰ before²⁵⁹⁶ the face⁴³⁸³ of all³⁹⁵⁶ people;²⁹⁹²

32  A light⁵⁴⁵⁷ to¹⁵¹⁹ lighten⁶⁰² the Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ and²⁵³² the glory¹³⁹¹ of thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ people²⁹⁹² Israel.²⁴⁷⁴

33  And²⁵³² Joseph²⁵⁰¹ and²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ mother³³⁸⁴ marveled^{2258 2296} at¹⁹⁰⁹ those things which were spoken²⁹⁸⁰ of⁴⁰¹² him.⁸⁴⁶

34  And²⁵³² Simeon⁴⁸²⁶ blessed²¹²⁷ them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ Mary³¹³⁷ his⁸⁴⁶ mother,³³⁸⁴ Behold,²⁴⁰⁰ this³⁷⁷⁸ child is set²⁷⁴⁹ for¹⁵¹⁹ the fall⁴⁴³¹ and²⁵³² rising again³⁸⁶ of many⁴¹⁸³ in¹⁷²² Israel;²⁴⁷⁴ and²⁵³² for¹⁵¹⁹ a sign⁴⁵⁹² which shall be spoken against;⁴⁸³

35  (Yea,¹¹⁶¹ a⁸⁴⁶ sword⁴⁵⁰¹ shall pierce through¹³³⁰ thy own⁸⁴⁶ soul⁵⁵⁹⁰ also,)²⁵³² that³⁷⁰⁴ the thoughts¹²⁶¹ of¹⁵³⁷ many⁴¹⁸³ hearts²⁵⁸⁸ may be revealed.^{601 302}

36  And²⁵³² there was²²⁵⁸ one Anna,⁴⁵¹ a prophetess,⁴³⁹⁸ the daughter²³⁶⁴ of Phanuel,⁵³²³ of¹⁵³⁷ the tribe⁵⁴⁴³ of Asher:⁷⁶⁸ she³⁷⁷⁸ was of a great age,^{4260 1722 4183 2250} and had lived²¹⁹⁸ with³³²⁶ a husband⁴³⁵ seven²⁰³³ years²⁰⁹⁴ from⁵⁷⁵ her⁸⁴⁸ virginity;³⁹³²

37  And²⁵³² she³⁷⁷⁸ was a widow⁵⁵⁰³ of about⁵⁶¹³ fourscore and and four^{3589 5064} years,²⁰⁹⁴ which³⁷³⁹ departed⁸⁶⁸ not³⁷⁵⁶ from⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ temple,²⁴¹¹ but served³⁰⁰⁰ God with fastings³⁵²¹ and²⁵³² prayers¹¹⁶² night³⁵⁷¹ and²⁵³² day.²²⁵⁰

38  And²⁵³² she³⁷⁷⁸ coming²¹⁸⁶ in that instant^{846 5610} gave thanks⁴³⁷ likewise unto the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord,²⁹⁶² and²⁵³² spake²⁹⁸⁰ of⁴⁰¹² him⁸⁴⁶ to all³⁹⁵⁶ them that looked for⁴³²⁷ redemption³⁰⁸⁵ in¹⁷²² Jerusalem.²⁴¹⁹

39  And²⁵³² when⁵⁶¹³ they had performed⁵⁰⁵⁵ all things⁵³⁷ according²⁵⁹⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² they returned⁵²⁹⁰ into¹⁵¹⁹ Galilee,¹⁰⁵⁶ to¹⁵¹⁹ their own⁸⁴⁸ city⁴¹⁷² Nazareth.³⁴⁷⁸

40  And¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ child³⁸¹³ grew,⁸³⁷ and²⁵³² waxed strong²⁹⁰¹ in spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ filled⁴¹³⁷ with wisdom:⁴⁶⁷⁸ and²⁵³² the grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ of God²³¹⁶ was²²⁵⁸ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ him.⁸⁴⁶

41  Now²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ parents¹¹¹⁸ went⁴¹⁹⁸ to¹⁵¹⁹ Jerusalem²⁴¹⁹ every year^{2596 2094} at the³⁵⁸⁸ feast¹⁸⁵⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ passover.³⁹⁵⁷

42  And²⁵³² when³⁷⁵³ he was¹⁰⁹⁶ twelve years old,^{1427 2094} they⁸⁴⁶ went up³⁰⁵ to¹⁵¹⁹ Jerusalem²⁴¹⁴ after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ custom¹⁴⁸⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ feast.¹⁸⁵⁹

43  And²⁵³² when they had fulfilled⁵⁰⁴⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ days,²²⁵⁰ as they⁸⁴⁶ returned,⁵²⁹⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ child³⁸¹⁶ Jesus²⁴²⁴ tarried behind⁵²⁷⁸ in¹⁷²² Jerusalem;²⁴¹⁹ and²⁵³² Joseph²⁵⁰¹ and²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ mother³³⁸⁴ knew¹⁰⁹⁷ not³⁷⁵⁶ of it.

44  But¹¹⁶¹ they, supposing³⁵⁴³ him⁸⁴⁶ to have been¹⁵¹¹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ company,⁴⁹²³ went²⁰⁶⁴ a day's²²⁵⁰ journey;³⁵⁹⁸ and²⁵³² they sought³²⁷ him⁸⁴⁶ among¹⁷²² their kinsfolk⁴⁷⁷³ and^{2532 1722} acquaintance.¹¹¹⁰

45  And²⁵³² when they found²¹⁴⁷ him⁸⁴⁶ not,³³⁶¹ they turned back again⁵²⁹⁰ to¹⁵¹⁹ Jerusalem,²⁴¹⁹ seeking²²¹² him.⁸⁴⁶

46  And²⁵³² it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ that after³³²⁶ three⁵¹⁴⁰ days²²⁵⁰ they found²¹⁴⁷ him⁸⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ temple,²⁴¹¹ sitting²⁵¹⁶ in¹⁷²² the midst³³¹⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ doctors,¹³²⁰ both²⁵³² hearing¹⁹¹ them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² asking them questions.^{1905 846}

47  And¹¹⁶¹ all³⁹⁵⁶ that heard¹⁹¹ him⁸⁴⁶ were astonished¹⁸³⁹ at¹⁹⁰⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ understanding⁴⁹⁰⁷ and²⁵³² answers.⁶¹²

48  And²⁵³² when they saw¹⁴⁹² him,⁸⁴⁶ they were amazed:¹⁶⁰⁵ and²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ mother³³⁸⁴ said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶ Son,⁵⁰⁴³ why⁵¹⁰¹ hast thou thus³⁷⁷⁹ dealt⁴¹⁶⁰ with us?²²⁵⁴ behold,²⁴⁰⁰ thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ father³⁹⁶² and I²⁵⁰⁴ have sought²²¹² thee⁴⁵⁷¹ sorrowing.³⁶⁰⁰

49  And²⁵³² he said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ them,⁸⁴⁶ How⁵¹⁰¹ is it that³⁷⁵⁴ ye sought²²¹² me?³¹⁶⁵ wist¹⁴⁹² ye not³⁷⁵⁶ that³⁷⁵⁴ I³¹⁶⁵ must¹¹⁶³ be¹⁵¹¹ about¹⁷²² my³⁴⁵⁰ Father's business?^{3588 3962}

50  And²⁵³² they⁸⁴⁶ understood⁴⁹²⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ saying⁴⁴⁸⁷ which³⁷³⁹ he spake²⁹⁸⁰ unto them.⁸⁴⁶

51  And²⁵³² he went down²⁵⁹⁷ with³³²⁶ them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² came²⁰⁶⁴ to¹⁵¹⁹ Nazareth,³⁴⁷⁸ and²⁵³² was²²⁵⁸ subject unto⁵²⁹³ them:⁸⁴⁶ but²⁵³² his⁸⁴⁶ mother³³⁸⁴ kept¹³⁰¹ all³⁹⁵⁶ these⁵⁰²³ sayings⁴⁴⁸⁷ in¹⁷²² her⁸⁴⁸ heart.²⁵⁸⁸

52  And²⁵³² Jesus²⁴²⁴ increased⁴²⁹⁸ in wisdom⁴⁶⁷⁸ and²⁵³² stature,²²⁴⁴ and²⁵³² in favor⁵⁴⁸⁵ with³⁸⁴⁴ God²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² man.⁴⁴⁴

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1 Factum est autem in diebus illis, exiit edictum a Cæsare Augusto ut describeretur universus orbis.

2 Hæc descriptio prima facta est a præside Syriæ Cyrino:

3 et ibant omnes ut profiterentur singuli in suam civitatem.

4 Ascendit autem et Joseph a Galilæa de civitate Nazareth in Judæam, in civitatem David, quæ vocatur Bethlehem: eo quod esset de domo et familia David,

5 ut profiteretur cum Maria desponsata sibi uxore prægnante.

6 Factum est autem, cum essent ibi, impleti sunt dies ut pareret.

7 Et peperit filium suum primogenitum, et pannis eum involvit, et reclinavit eum in præsepio: quia non erat eis locus in diversorio.

8 Et pastores erant in regione eadem vigilantes, et custodientes vigilias noctis super gregem suum.

9 Et ecce angelus Domini stetit juxta illos, et claritas Dei circumfulsit illos, et timuerunt timore magno.

10 Et dixit illis angelus: Nolite timere: ecce enim evangelizo vobis gaudium magnum, quod erit omni populo:

11 quia natus est vobis hodie Salvator, qui est Christus Dominus, in civitate David.

12 Et hoc vobis signum: invenietis infantem pannis involutum, et positum in præsepio.

13 Et subito facta est cum angelo multitudo militiæ cælestis laudantium Deum, et dicentium:

14 [Gloria in altissimis Deo,
et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis.]

15 Et factum est, ut discesserunt ab eis angeli in cælum: pastores loquebantur ad invicem: Transeamus usque Bethlehem, et videamus hoc verbum, quod factum est, quod Dominus ostendit nobis.

16 Et venerunt festinantes: et invenerunt Mariam, et Joseph, et infantem positum in præsepio.

17 Videntes autem cognoverunt de verbo, quod dictum erat illis de puero hoc.

18 Et omnes qui audierunt, mirati sunt: et de his quæ dicta erant a pastoribus ad ipsos.

19 Maria autem conservabat omnia verba hæc, conferens in corde suo.

20 Et reversi sunt pastores glorificantes et laudantes Deum in omnibus quæ audierant et viderant, sicut dictum est ad illos.

21 Et postquam consummati sunt dies octo, ut circumcideretur puer, vocatum est nomen ejus Jesus, quod vocatum est ab angelo priusquam in utero conciperetur.

22 Et postquam impleti sunt dies purgationis ejus secundum legem Moysi, tulerunt illum in Jerusalem, ut sisterent eum Domino,

23 sicut scriptum est in lege Domini: Quia omne masculinum adaperiens vulvam, sanctum Domino vocabitur:

24 et ut darent hostiam secundum quod dictum est in lege Domini, par turturum, aut duos pullos columbarum.

25 Et ecce homo erat in Jerusalem, cui nomen Simeon, et homo iste justus, et timoratus, exspectans consolationem Israël: et Spiritus Sanctus erat in eo.

26 Et responsum acceperat a Spiritu Sancto, non visurum se mortem, nisi prius videret Christum Domini.

27 Et venit in spiritu in templum. Et cum inducerent puerum Jesum parentes ejus, ut facerent secundum consuetudinem legis pro eo,

28 et ipse accepit eum in ulnas suas: et benedixit Deum, et dixit:

29 [Nunc dimittis servum tuum Domine,
secundum verbum tuum in pace:

30 quia viderunt oculi mei salutare tuum,

31 quod parasti ante faciem omnium populorum:

32 lumen ad revelationem gentium,
et gloriam plebis tuæ Israël.]

33 Et erat pater ejus et mater mirantes super his quæ dicebantur de illo.

34 Et benedixit illis Simeon, et dixit ad Mariam matrem ejus: Ecce positus est hic in ruinam et in resurrectionem multorum in Israël, et in signum cui contradicetur:

35 et tuam ipsius animam pertransibit gladius ut revelentur ex multis cordibus cogitationes.

36 Et erat Anna prophetissa, filia Phanuel, de tribu Aser: hæc processerat in diebus multis, et vixerat cum viro suo annis septem a virginitate sua.

37 Et hæc vidua usque ad annos octoginta quatuor: quæ non discedebat de templo, jejuniis et obsecrationibus serviens nocte ac die.

38 Et hæc, ipsa hora superveniens, confitebatur Domino: et loquebatur de illo omnibus, qui exspectabant redemptionem Israël.

39 Et ut perfecerunt omnia secundum legem Domini, reversi sunt in Galilæam in civitatem suam Nazareth.

40 Puer autem crescebat, et confortabatur plenus sapientia: et gratia Dei erat in illo.

41 Et ibant parentes ejus per omnes annos in Jerusalem, in die solemni Paschæ.

42 Et cum factus esset annorum duodecim, ascendentibus illis Jerosolymam secundum consuetudinem diei festi,

43 consummatisque diebus, cum redirent, remansit puer Jesus in Jerusalem, et non cognoverunt parentes ejus.

44 Existimantes autem illum esse in comitatu, venerunt iter diei, et requirebant eum inter cognatos et notos.

45 Et non invenientes, regressi sunt in Jerusalem, requirentes eum.

46 Et factum est, post triduum invenerunt illum in templo sedentem in medio doctorum, audientem illos, et interrogantem eos.

47 Stupebant autem omnes qui eum audiebant, super prudentia et responsis ejus.

48 Et videntes admirati sunt. Et dixit mater ejus ad illum: Fili, quid fecisti nobis sic? ecce pater tuus et ego dolentes quærebamus te.

49 Et ait ad illos: Quid est quod me quærebatis? nesciebatis quia in his quæ Patris mei sunt, oportet me esse?

50 Et ipsi non intellexerunt verbum quod locutus est ad eos.

51 Et descendit cum eis, et venit Nazareth: et erat subditus illis. Et mater ejus conservabat omnia verba hæc in corde suo.

52 Et Jesus proficiebat sapientia, et ætate, et gratia apud Deum et homines.