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Luke 2:10

In Luke 2 of Luke.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.Μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notφοβεῖσθεphobeistheto fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “to fear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.ἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.εὐαγγελίζομαιeuangelizomaiI bringεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I bring”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).I bringὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youχαρὰνcharanjoyχαρά (chara)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the object formG5479joy, gladness, a source of joy.This verse uses “joy”.joyμεγάληνmegalēngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ἥτιςhētiswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἔσταιestaishall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beπαντὶpantito allπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.to allτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.λαῷlaōpeopleλαός (laos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “people”, the to- or for-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.people

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the messenger said to them, 'Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:

Young’s Literal Translation

And the messenger said to them, 'Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people —

World English Bible

The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

Darby Translation

And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;

Douay-Rheims

And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, that shall be to all the people:

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  • Isaiah 41:10Isaiah 41:10 · King James VersionFear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Isaiah 41:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • Isaiah 40:9Isaiah 40:9 · King James VersionO Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!Isaiah 40:9 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

  • Isaiah 61:1Isaiah 61:1 · King James VersionThe Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;Isaiah 61:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  • Isaiah 52:7Isaiah 52:7 · King James VersionHow beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!Isaiah 52:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

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