American Standard Version
Luke 2:21
21And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Luke 2:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
- New International Version (NIV)On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
Context of Luke 2:21
19But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them. And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord 23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
Read all of Luke 2Luke 2:21 word by word
Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ τοῦ περιτεμεῖν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦς, τὸ κληθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγγέλου πρὸ τοῦ συλλημφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 2:21
- Luke 1:59And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
- Genesis 17:12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed.
- Leviticus 12:3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
- Matthew 3:15But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
- Galatians 4:4but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Philippians 2:8and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.
- Luke 1:31And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
- Matthew 1:21And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.
Commentaries on Luke 2:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21When eight days were accomplished - The law had appointed that every male should be circumcised at eight days old, or on the eighth day after its birth, Genesis 17:12; and our blessed Lord received circumcision in token of his subjection to the law, Galatians 4:4; Galatians 5:3. His name was called Jesus - See on Matthew 1:21; (note) and John 1:29; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Eight days - This was the regular time for performing the rite of circumcision, Genesis 17:12. Called Jesus - See the notes at Matthew 1:21.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 Our Lord Jesus was not born in sin, and did not need that mortification of a corrupt nature, or that renewal unto holiness, which were signified by circumcision. This ordinance was, in his case, a pledge of his future perfect obedience to the whole law, in the midst of sufferings and temptations, even unto death for us. At the end of forty days, Mary went up to the temple to offer the appointed sacrifices for her purification. Joseph also…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21eight days before His circumcision had passed: See study note on 1:59.Read the comment
Topics related to Luke 2:21
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Luke 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
Commentaries