2:1 And 1161 it came to pass 1096 5633 in 1722 those 1565 days 2250, that there went out 1831 5627 a decree 1378 from 3844 Caesar 2541 Augustus 828, that all 3956 the world 3625 should be taxed 583 5729.(taxed: or, enrolled)

2:2 ([And] this 3778 taxing 582 was 1096 0 first 4413 made 1096 5633 when Cyrenius 2958 was governor 2230 5723 of Syria 4947.)

2:3 And 2532 all 3956 went 4198 5711 to be taxed 583 5745, every one 1538 into 1519 his own 2398 city 4172.

2:4 And 1161 Joseph 2501 also 2532 went up 305 5627 from 575 Galilee 1056, out of 1537 the city 4172 of Nazareth 3478, into 1519 Judaea 2449, unto 1519 the city 4172 of David 1138, which 3748 is called 2564 5743 Bethlehem 965; (because 1223 he 846 was 1511 5750 of 1537 the house 3624 and 2532 lineage 3965 of David 1138:)

2:5 To be taxed 583 5670 with 4862 Mary 3137 his 846 espoused 3423 5772 wife 1135, being 5607 5752 great with child 1471.

2:6 And 1161 so it was 1096 5633, that, while 1722 they 846 were 1511 5750 there 1563, the days 2250 were accomplished 4130 5681 that she 846 should be delivered 5088 5629.

2:7 And 2532 she brought forth 5088 5627 her 846 firstborn 4416 son 5207, and 2532 wrapped 4683 0 him 846 in swaddling clothes 4683 5656, and 2532 laid 347 5656 him 846 in 1722 a manger 5336; because 1360 there was 2258 5713 no 3756 room 5117 for them 846 in 1722 the inn 2646.

2:8 And 2532 there were 2258 5713 in 1722 the same 846 country 5561 shepherds 4166 abiding in the field 63 5723, 2532 keeping 5442 5723 watch 5438 over 1909 their 846 flock 4167 by night 3571.(watch: or, the night watches)

2:9 And 2532, lo 2400 5628, the angel 32 of the Lord 2962 came upon 2186 5627 them 846, and 2532 the glory 1391 of the Lord 2962 shone round about 4034 5656 them 846: and 2532 they were sore 3173 afraid 5399 5675 5401.

2:10 And 2532 the angel 32 said 2036 5627 unto them 846, Fear 5399 5737 not 3361: for 1063, behold 2400 5628, I bring 2097 0 you 5213 good tidings 2097 5731 of great 3173 joy 5479, which 3748 shall be 2071 5704 to all 3956 people 2992.

2:11 For 3754 unto you 5213 is born 5088 5681 this day 4594 in 1722 the city 4172 of David 1138 a Saviour 4990, which 3739 is 2076 5748 Christ 5547 the Lord 2962.

2:12 And 2532 this 5124 [shall be] a sign 4592 unto you 5213; Ye shall find 2147 5692 the babe 1025 wrapped in swaddling clothes 4683 5772, lying 2749 5740 in 1722 a manger 5336.

2:13 And 2532 suddenly 1810 there was 1096 5633 with 4862 the angel 32 a multitude 4128 of the heavenly 3770 host 4756 praising 134 5723 God 2316, and 2532 saying 3004 5723,

2:14 Glory 1391 to God 2316 in 1722 the highest 5310, and 2532 on 1909 earth 1093 peace 1515, good will 2107 toward 1722 men 444.

2:15 And 2532 it came to pass 1096 5633, as 5613 the angels 32 were gone away 565 5627 from 575 them 846 into 1519 heaven 3772, 2532 the shepherds 444 4166 said 2036 5627 one 240 0 to 4314 another 240, Let us 1330 0 now 1211 go 1330 5632 even unto 2193 Bethlehem 965, and 2532 see 1492 5632 this 5124 thing 4487 which is come to pass 1096 5756, which 3739 3588 the Lord 2962 hath made known 1107 5656 unto us 2254.(the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds)

2:16 And 2532 they came 2064 5627 with haste 4692 5660, and 2532 5037 found 429 5627 Mary 3137, and 2532 Joseph 2501, and 2532 the babe 1025 lying 2749 5740 in 1722 a manger 5336.

2:17 And 1161 when they had seen 1492 5631 [it], they made known abroad 1232 5656 the saying 4012 4487 which 3588 was told 2980 5685 them 846 concerning 4012 this 5127 child 3813.

2:18 And 2532 all 3956 they that heard 191 5660 [it] wondered 2296 5656 at 4012 those things which 3588 were told 2980 5685 them 4314 846 by 5259 the shepherds 4166.

2:19 But 1161 Mary 3137 kept 4933 5707 all 3956 these things 4487 5023, and pondered 4820 5723 [them] in 1722 her 846 heart 2588.

2:20 And 2532 the shepherds 4166 returned 1994 5656, glorifying 1392 5723 and 2532 praising 134 5723 God 2316 for 1909 all the things 3956 that 3739 they had heard 191 5656 and 2532 seen 1492 5627, as 2531 it was told 2980 5681 unto 4314 them 846.

2:21 And 2532 when 3753 eight 3638 days 2250 were accomplished 4130 5681 for the circumcising 4059 5629 of the child 3813, 2532 his 846 name 3686 was called 2564 5681 JESUS 2424, which 3588 was so named 2564 5685 of 5259 the angel 32 before 4253 he 846 was conceived 4815 5683 in 1722 the womb 2836.

2:22 And 2532 when 3753 the days 2250 of her 846 purification 2512 according 2596 to the law 3551 of Moses 3475 were accomplished 4130 5681, they brought 321 5627 him 846 to 1519 Jerusalem 2414, to present 3936 5658 [him] to the Lord 2962;

2:23 (As 2531 it is written 1125 5769 in 1722 the law 3551 of the Lord 2962, 3754 Every 3956 male 730 that openeth 1272 5723 the womb 3388 shall be called 2564 5701 holy 40 to the Lord 2962;)

2:24 And 2532 to offer 1325 5629 a sacrifice 2378 according 2596 to that which is said 2046 5772 in 1722 the law 3551 of the Lord 2962, A pair 2201 of turtledoves 5167, or 2228 two 1417 young 3502 pigeons 4058.

2:25 And 2532, behold 2400 5628, there was 2258 5713 a man 444 in 1722 Jerusalem 2419, whose 3739 name 3686 [was] Simeon 4826; and 2532 the same 3778 man 444 [was] just 1342 and 2532 devout 2126, waiting 4327 5740 for the consolation 3874 of Israel 2474: and 2532 the Holy 40 Ghost 4151 was 2258 5713 upon 1909 him 846.

2:26 And 2532 it was 2258 5713 revealed 5537 5772 unto him 846 by 5259 the Holy 40 Ghost 4151, that he should 1492 0 not 3361 see 1492 5629 death 2288, before 4250 2228 he had seen 1492 5632 the Lord's 2962 Christ 5547.

2:27 And 2532 he came 2064 5627 by 1722 the Spirit 4151 into 1519 the temple 2411: and 2532 when the parents 1118 brought 1521 5629 in 1722 the child 3813 Jesus 2424, to do 4160 5658 846 for 4012 him 846 after 2596 the custom 1480 5772 of the law 3551,

2:28 Then 2532 took 1209 0 he 846 him 846 up 1209 5662 in 1519 his 846 arms 43, and 2532 blessed 2127 5656 God 2316, and 2532 said 2036 5627,

2:29 Lord 1203, now 3568 lettest thou 630 0 thy 4675 servant 1401 depart 630 5719 in 1722 peace 1515, according 2596 to thy 4675 word 4487:

2:30 For 3754 mine 3450 eyes 3788 have seen 1492 5627 thy 4675 salvation 4992,

2:31 Which 3739 thou hast prepared 2090 5656 before 2596 the face 4383 of all 3956 people 2992;

2:32 A light 5457 to 1519 lighten 602 the Gentiles 1484, and 2532 the glory 1391 of thy 4675 people 2992 Israel 2474.

2:33 And 2532 Joseph 2501 and 2532 his 846 mother 3384 marvelled 2258 5713 2296 5723 at 1909 those things which were spoken 2980 5746 of 4012 him 846.

2:34 And 2532 Simeon 4826 blessed 2127 5656 them 846, and 2532 said 2036 5627 unto 4314 Mary 3137 his 846 mother 3384, Behold 2400 5628, this 3778 [child] is set 2749 5736 for 1519 the fall 4431 and 2532 rising again 386 of many 4183 in 1722 Israel 2474; and 2532 for 1519 a sign 4592 which shall be spoken against 483 5746;

2:35 (Yea 1161, a sword 4501 shall pierce through 1330 5695 thy 4675 own 846 soul 5590 also 2532,) that 3704 the thoughts 1261 of 1537 many 4183 hearts 2588 302 may be revealed 601 5686.

2:36 And 2532 there was 2258 5713 one Anna 451, a prophetess 4398, the daughter 2364 of Phanuel 5323, of 1537 the tribe 5443 of Aser 768: she 3778 5625 846 was of a great 4183 1722 age 2250 4260 5761, and had lived 2198 5660 with 3326 an husband 435 seven 2033 years 2094 from 575 her 846 virginity 3932;

2:37 And 2532 she 3778 [was] a widow 5503 of about 5613 fourscore 3589 and four 5064 years 2094, which 3739 departed 868 5711 not 3756 from 575 the temple 2411, but served 3000 5723 [God] with fastings 3521 and 2532 prayers 1162 night 3571 and 2532 day 2250.

2:38 And 2532 she 3778 5625 846 coming in 2186 5631 that 846 instant 5610 gave thanks likewise 437 5711 unto the Lord 2962, and 2532 spake 2980 5707 of 4012 him 846 to all 3956 them that looked 4327 5740 for redemption 3085 in 1722 Jerusalem 2419.(Jerusalem: or, Israel)

2:39 And 2532 when 5613 they had performed 5055 5656 all things 537 according 2596 to the law 3551 of the Lord 2962, they returned 5290 5656 into 1519 Galilee 1056, to 1519 their own 846 city 4172 Nazareth 3478.

2:40 And 1161 the child 3813 grew 837 5707, and 2532 waxed strong 2901 5712 in spirit 4151, filled 4137 5746 with wisdom 4678: and 2532 the grace 5485 of God 2316 was 2258 5713 upon 1909 him 846.

2:41 Now 2532 his 846 parents 1118 went 4198 5711 to 1519 Jerusalem 2419 every 2596 year 2094 at the feast 1859 of the passover 3957.

2:42 And 2532 when 3753 he was 1096 5633 twelve 1427 years old 2094, they 846 went up 305 5631 to 1519 Jerusalem 2414 after 2596 the custom 1485 of the feast 1859.

2:43 And 2532 when they had fulfilled 5048 5660 the days 2250, as 1722 they 846 returned 5290 5721, the child 3816 Jesus 2424 tarried behind 5278 5656 in 1722 Jerusalem 2419; and 2532 Joseph 2501 and 2532 his 846 mother 3384 knew 1097 5627 not 3756 [of it].

2:44 But 1161 they, supposing 3543 5660 him 846 to have been 1511 5750 in 1722 the company 4923, went 2064 5627 a day's 2250 journey 3598; and 2532 they sought 327 5707 him 846 among 1722 [their] kinsfolk 4773 and 2532 1722 acquaintance 1110.

2:45 And 2532 when they found 2147 5631 him 846 not 3361, they turned back again 5290 5656 to 1519 Jerusalem 2419, seeking 2212 5723 him 846.

2:46 And 2532 it came to pass 1096 5633, that after 3326 three 5140 days 2250 they found 2147 5627 him 846 in 1722 the temple 2411, sitting 2516 5740 in 1722 the midst 3319 of the doctors 1320, both 2532 hearing 191 5723 them 846, and 2532 asking 1905 0 them 846 questions 1905 5723.

2:47 And 1161 all 3956 that heard 191 5723 him 846 were astonished 1839 5710 at 1909 his 846 understanding 4907 and 2532 answers 612.

2:48 And 2532 when they saw 1492 5631 him 846, they were amazed 1605 5648: and 2532 his 846 mother 3384 said 2036 5627 unto 4314 him 846, Son 5043, why 5101 hast thou 4160 0 thus 3779 dealt 4160 5656 with us 2254? behold 2400 5628, thy 4675 father 3962 and I 2504 have sought 2212 5707 thee 4571 sorrowing 3600 5746.

2:49 And 2532 he said 2036 5627 unto 4314 them 846, How 5101 is it that 3754 ye sought 2212 5707 me 3165? wist ye 1492 5715 not 3756 that 3754 I 3165 must 1163 5748 be 1511 5750 about 1722 my 3450 Father's business 3962?

2:50 And 2532 they 846 understood 4920 5656 not 3756 the saying 4487 which 3739 he spake 2980 5656 unto them 846.

2:51 And 2532 he went down 2597 5627 with 3326 them 846, and 2532 came 2064 5627 to 1519 Nazareth 3478, and 2532 was 2258 5713 subject 5293 5746 unto them 846: but 2532 his 846 mother 3384 kept 1301 5707 all 3956 these 5023 sayings 4487 in 1722 her 846 heart 2588.

2:52 And 2532 Jesus 2424 increased 4298 5707 in wisdom 4678 and 2532 stature 2244, and 2532 in favour 5485 with 3844 God 2316 and 2532 man 444.(stature: or, age)

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