Luke 2:11
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
σωτήρ
Saviour
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σωτήρ
Saviour, deliverer, preserver. Soter. We are waiting for our Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. He is coming. The one who saved you from sin is coming to complete your salvation.
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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πόλις
the] City
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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σήμερον
today
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σήμερον
on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e. at present, hitherto)
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τίκτω
has been born
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τίκτω
to produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth, etc.), literally or figuratively
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Δαβίδ
of David.
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Δαβίδ
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
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