Luke 1
1 SINCE many have been disposed to write narratives of those events, of which we have full assurance,
Ἐπειδήπερ πολλοὶ ἐπεχείρησαν ἀνατάξασθαι διήγησιν, περὶ τῶν πεπληροφορημένων ἐν ἡμῖν πραγμάτων,
2 as they delivered them to us, who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word;
καθὼς παρέδοσαν ἡμῖν οἱ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς, αὐτόπται καὶ ὑπηρέται γενόμενοι τοῦ λόγου,
3 it seemed proper for me also, as I had examined them all accurately, to write out the whole, methodically, for thee, excellent Theophilus:
ἔδοξε κἀμοὶ παρηκολουθηκότι ἄνωθεν πᾶσιν ἀκριβῶς, καθεξῆς σοι γράψαι, κράτιστε Θεόφιλε,
4 that thou mayest know the truth of the statements, which thou hast been taught.
ἵνα ἐπιγνῷς περὶ ὧν κατηχήθης λόγων τὴν ἀσφάλειαν.
5 In the days of Herod the king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, whose name was Zachariah, of the ministration of the house of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου βασιλέως τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ἱερεύς τις ὀνόματι Ζαχαρίας ἐξ ἐφημερίας Ἀβιά, καὶ γυνὴ αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων Ἀαρών, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς, Ἐλισάβετ.
6 And they were both upright before God, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without reproach.
Ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι ἐναντίον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι.
7 But they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren: and they were both advanced in life.
Καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἡ Ἐλισάβετ ἦν στεῖρα, καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.
8 And it occurred, that as he performed the priestly functions in the order of his ministration before the Lord,
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν, ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ,
9 according to the usage of the priesthood, it fell to him to offer the incense. And he went into the temple of the Lord,
κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἱερατείας, ἔλαχε τοῦ θυμιᾶσαι, εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ ˚Κυρίου.
10 and the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.
Καὶ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος ἦν τοῦ λαοῦ προσευχόμενον ἔξω τῇ ὥρᾳ τοῦ θυμιάματος.
11 And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Ὤφθη δὲ αὐτῷ ἄγγελος ˚Κυρίου, ἑστὼς ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τοῦ θυμιάματος.
12 And when Zachariah saw him, he was agitated, and fear fell upon him.
Καὶ ἐταράχθη Ζαχαρίας ἰδών, καὶ φόβος ἐπέπεσεν ἐπʼ αὐτόν.
13 And the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος, “Μὴ φοβοῦ, Ζαχαρία, διότι εἰσηκούσθη ἡ δέησίς σου, καὶ ἡ γυνή σου Ἐλισάβετ γεννήσει υἱόν σοι, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννην.
14 And thou wilt have joy and gladness: and many will rejoice at his birth.
Καὶ ἔσται χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ γενέσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται.
15 For he will be great before the Lord; and he will not drink wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.
Ἔσται γὰρ μέγας ἐνώπιον τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, καὶ οἶνον καὶ σίκερα οὐ μὴ πίῃ, καὶ ˚Πνεύματος Ἁγίου πλησθήσεται ἔτι ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ.
16 And many of the children of Israel will he convert to the Lord their God.
Καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ ˚Κύριον, τὸν ˚Θεὸν αὐτῶν.
17 And he will go before him, in the spirit and power of Elijah the prophet, and will turn the heart of the fathers unto the children, and them that are disobedient to the knowledge of the righteous, and will prepare a perfect people for the Lord.
Καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλεία, ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα, καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, ἑτοιμάσαι ˚Κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον.”
18 And Zachariah said to the angel: How shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in life.
Καὶ εἶπεν Ζαχαρίας πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον, “Κατὰ τί γνώσομαι τοῦτο; Ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι πρεσβύτης, καὶ ἡ γυνή μου προβεβηκυῖα ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῆς.”
19 The angel answered, and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I am sent to converse with thee, and to tell thee these things.
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῷ, “Ἐγώ εἰμι Γαβριὴλ, ὁ παρεστηκὼς ἐνώπιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, καὶ ἀπεστάλην λαλῆσαι πρὸς σὲ, καὶ εὐαγγελίσασθαί σοι ταῦτα.
20 Henceforth thou wilt be dumb, and unable to speak, until the day when these things take place: because thou believedst not my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.
Καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἔσῃ σιωπῶν καὶ μὴ δυνάμενος λαλῆσαι, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας γένηται ταῦτα, ἀνθʼ ὧν οὐκ ἐπίστευσας τοῖς λόγοις μου, οἵτινες πληρωθήσονται εἰς τὸν καιρὸν αὐτῶν.”
21 And the people were standing and waiting for Zachariah; and they wondered at his tarrying so long in the temple.
Καὶ ἦν ὁ λαὸς προσδοκῶν τὸν Ζαχαρίαν, καὶ ἐθαύμαζον ἐν τῷ χρονίζειν αὐτόν ἐν τῷ ναῷ.
22 And when Zachariah came forth, he could not speak with them: and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he made many signs to them, and remained speechless.
Ἐξελθὼν δὲ οὐκ ἐδύνατο λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι ὀπτασίαν ἑώρακεν ἐν τῷ ναῷ. Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διανεύων αὐτοῖς, καὶ διέμενεν κωφός.
23 And when the days of his ministration were accomplished, he came to his house.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς λειτουργίας αὐτοῦ, ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.
24 And it was after those days, that Elisabeth his wife conceived. And she secluded herself five months; and she said:
Μετὰ δὲ ταύτας τὰς ἡμέρας συνέλαβεν Ἐλισάβετ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ περιέκρυβεν ἑαυτὴν μῆνας πέντε λέγουσα,
25 These things hath the Lord done for me, in the days when he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.
ὅτι “Οὕτως μοι πεποίηκεν ˚Κύριος, ἐν ἡμέραις αἷς ἐπεῖδεν, ἀφελεῖν ὄνειδός μου ἐν ἀνθρώποις.”
26 And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God into Galilee, to a city named Nazareth,
Ἐν δὲ τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἕκτῳ, ἀπεστάλη ὁ ἄγγελος Γαβριὴλ ἀπὸ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ εἰς πόλιν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, ᾗ ὄνομα Ναζαρὲτ,
27 to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
πρὸς παρθένον ἐμνηστευμένην ἀνδρὶ, ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰωσὴφ, ἐξ οἴκου Δαυὶδ, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς παρθένου Μαριάμ.
28 And the angel entered the house, and said to her: Peace to thee, thou full of grace! The Lord is with thee: and blessed art thou among women.
Καὶ εἰσελθὼν ὁ ἄγγελος πρὸς αὐτὴν, εἶπεν, “Χαῖρε, κεχαριτωμένη! Ὁ ˚Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ.”
29 And when she saw him, she was agitated by his speech; and she pondered, what this salutation could mean.
Ἡ δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ διεταράχθη, καὶ διελογίζετο ποταπὸς εἴη ὁ ἀσπασμὸς οὗτος.
30 And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.
Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτῇ, “Μὴ φοβοῦ, Μαριάμ, εὗρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῷ ˚Θεῷ.
31 For lo, thou wilt conceive in thy womb, and wilt bear a son, and wilt call his name Jesus.
Καὶ ἰδοὺ, συλλήμψῃ ἐν γαστρὶ, καὶ τέξῃ υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦν.
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
Οὗτος ἔσται μέγας, καὶ Υἱὸς Ὑψίστου κληθήσεται, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ˚Κύριος ὁ ˚Θεὸς τὸν θρόνον Δαυὶδ, τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ,
33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his reign there will be no end. (aiōn g165)
καὶ βασιλεύσει ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰακὼβ, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ, οὐκ ἔσται τέλος.” (aiōn g165)
34 And Mary said to the angel: How can this be, as I have not known a man?
Εἶπεν δὲ Μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον, “Πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο, ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;”
35 The angel replied, and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; therefore he that is born of thee is holy, and will be called the Son of God.
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῇ, “˚Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ σέ, καὶ δύναμις Ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι· διὸ καὶ τὸ γεννώμενον Ἅγιον κληθήσεται, Υἱὸς ˚Θεοῦ.
36 And lo, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, even she too hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.
Καὶ ἰδοὺ, Ἐλισάβετ, ἡ συγγενίς σου, καὶ αὐτὴ συνείληφεν υἱὸν ἐν γήρει αὐτῆς, καὶ οὗτος μὴν ἕκτος ἐστὶν αὐτῇ τῇ καλουμένῃ στείρᾳ.
37 Because nothing is difficult for God.
Ὅτι οὐκ ἀδυνατήσει παρὰ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ πᾶν ῥῆμα.”
38 Mary said: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me, according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Εἶπεν δὲ Μαριάμ, “Ἰδοὺ, ἡ δούλη ˚Κυρίου· γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου.” Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπʼ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος.
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went hastily to the mountain district, to a city of Judaea;
Ἀναστᾶσα δὲ Μαριὰμ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις, ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὴν ὀρεινὴν μετὰ σπουδῆς, εἰς πόλιν Ἰούδα,
40 and entered the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elisabeth.
καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον Ζαχαρίου, καὶ ἠσπάσατο τὴν Ἐλισάβετ.
41 And it was so, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Καὶ ἐγένετο, ὡς ἤκουσεν τὸν ἀσπασμὸν τῆς Μαρίας ἡ Ἐλισάβετ, ἐσκίρτησεν τὸ βρέφος ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπλήσθη ˚Πνεύματος Ἁγίου ἡ Ἐλισάβετ,
42 And she cried out with a loud voice, and said to Mary: Blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
καὶ ἀνεφώνησεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ καὶ εἶπεν, “Εὐλογημένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξίν, καὶ εὐλογημένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Καὶ πόθεν μοι τοῦτο, ἵνα ἔλθῃ ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου μου πρὸς ἐμέ;
44 For lo, as the voice of thy salutation fell upon my ears, with great joy the child leaped in my womb.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ, ὡς ἐγένετο ἡ φωνὴ τοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ σου εἰς τὰ ὦτά μου, ἐσκίρτησεν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφος ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ μου.
45 And happy is she that believed; for there will be a fulfillment of those things that were told her by the Lord.
Καὶ μακαρία ἡ πιστεύσασα ὅτι ἔσται τελείωσις τοῖς λελαλημένοις αὐτῇ παρὰ ˚Κυρίου.”
46 And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord:
Καὶ εἶπεν Μαριάμ: “Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν ˚Κύριον,
47 and my spirit rejoiceth in God the author of my life.
καὶ ἠγαλλίασεν τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ ˚Θεῷ, τῷ Σωτῆρί μου.
48 For he hath looked upon the humble condition of his hand maid; and lo, henceforth all generations will ascribe blessedness to me.
Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσίν με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί.
49 And He that is mighty hath done for me great things; and holy is his name.
Ὅτι ἐποίησέν μοι μεγάλα ὁ δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
50 And his mercy is on them that fear him, for generations and posterities.
‘Καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεὰς καὶ γενεὰς, τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.’
51 He hath wrought victory with his arm; and hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
Ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.
52 He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and hath exalted the lowly.
Καθεῖλεν δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσεν ταπεινούς.
53 The hungry hath he satisfied with good things, and the rich hath he sent away empty.
‘Πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν’, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλεν κενούς.
54 He hath aided Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy,
Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους,
καθὼς ἐλάλησεν πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.” (aiōn g165)
56 And Mary remained with Elisabeth about three months, and returned to her home.
Ἔμεινεν δὲ Μαριὰμ σὺν αὐτῇ ὡς μῆνας τρεῖς, καὶ ὑπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.
57 And Elisabeth's time of bringing forth arrived; and she bore a son.
Τῇ δὲ Ἐλισάβετ ἐπλήσθη ὁ χρόνος, τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν, καὶ ἐγέννησεν υἱόν.
58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
Καὶ ἤκουσαν οἱ περίοικοι καὶ οἱ συγγενεῖς αὐτῆς ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνεν ˚Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτῆς, καὶ συνέχαιρον αὐτῇ.
59 And it occurred, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ, ἦλθον περιτεμεῖν τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἐκάλουν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, Ζαχαρίαν.
60 And his mother answered and said: Not so; but John, shall he be called.
Καὶ ἀποκριθεῖσα ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἶπεν, “Οὐχί, ἀλλὰ κληθήσεται Ἰωάννης.”
61 And they said to her: There is no one among thy kindred called by that name.
Καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτὴν, ὅτι “Οὐδείς ἐστιν ἐκ τῆς συγγενείας σου, ὃς καλεῖται τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ.”
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.
Ἐνένευον δὲ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, τὸ τί ἂν θέλοι καλεῖσθαι αὐτό.
63 And he asked for a tablet, and wrote, and said: John is his name. And every one was surprised.
Καὶ αἰτήσας πινακίδιον, ἔγραψεν λέγων, “Ἰωάννης ἐστὶν ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.” Καὶ ἐθαύμασαν πάντες.
64 And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue; and he spoke, and praised God.
Ἀνεῴχθη δὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ παραχρῆμα, καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάλει εὐλογῶν τὸν ˚Θεόν.
65 And fear came upon all their neighbors; and these things were talked of in all the mountain district of Judaea.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πάντας φόβος, τοὺς περιοικοῦντας αὐτούς, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ὀρεινῇ τῆς Ἰουδαίας διελαλεῖτο πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα.
66 And all who heard, pondered them in their heart, and said: What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
Καὶ ἔθεντο πάντες οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν, λέγοντες, “Τί ἄρα τὸ παιδίον τοῦτο ἔσται;” Καὶ γὰρ χεὶρ ˚Κυρίου ἦν μετʼ αὐτοῦ.
67 And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said:
Καὶ Ζαχαρίας ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ, ἐπλήσθη ˚Πνεύματος Ἁγίου καὶ ἐπροφήτευσεν λέγων,
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath visited his people, and wrought redemption for them:
“Εὐλογητὸς ˚Κύριος ὁ ˚Θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ,
69 And hath raised up a horn of redemption for us, in the house of David his servant:
καὶ ἤγειρεν κέρας σωτηρίας ἡμῖν, ἐν οἴκῳ Δαυὶδ, παιδὸς αὐτοῦ,
(καθὼς ἐλάλησεν διὰ στόματος τῶν ἁγίων ἀπʼ αἰῶνος προφητῶν αὐτοῦ), (aiōn g165)
71 that he would redeem us from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us.
σωτηρίαν ‘ἐξ ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν μισούντων ἡμᾶς’,
72 And he hath exercised his mercy to our fathers, and hath remembered his holy covenants,
ποιῆσαι ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ μνησθῆναι διαθήκης ἁγίας αὐτοῦ,
73 and the oath that he sware to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us,
ὅρκον ὃν ὤμοσεν πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ, τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν, τοῦ δοῦναι ἡμῖν
74 to be redeemed from the hand of our enemies; and that we should worship before him, without fear,
ἀφόβως ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθέντας, λατρεύειν αὐτῷ
75 all our days, in rectitude and uprightness.
ἐν ὁσιότητι καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, πάσαις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡμῶν.
76 And thou, child, wilt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou wilt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his way,
Καὶ σὺ δέ, παιδίον, προφήτης Ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ, ‘προπορεύσῃ γὰρ ἐνώπιον ˚Κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ’,
77 that he may give the knowledge of life to his people, and forgiveness of their sins,
τοῦ δοῦναι γνῶσιν σωτηρίας τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν,
78 through the compassion of the mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high will visit us,
διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους ˚Θεοῦ ἡμῶν, ἐν οἷς ἐπισκέψεται ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους,
79 to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death; and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
‘ἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου καθημένοις’, τοῦ κατευθῦναι τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης.”
80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
Τὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανε καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πνεύματι, καὶ ἦν ἐν ταῖς ἐρήμοις ἕως ἡμέρας ἀναδείξεως αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὸν Ἰσραήλ.
