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Luke 2:21
21And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been 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 things [in her mind], pondering [them] in her heart. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them. And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb. 22And when the days were fulfilled for their purifying according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem to present [him] to the Lord 23(as it is written in the law of [the] Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
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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 they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.
- Genesis 17:12And at eight days old shall every male in your generations be circumcised among you — he who is born in the house, and he who is bought with money, any stranger who is not of thy seed.
- Leviticus 12:3And on the eighth day shall the flesh of his foreskin be circumcised.
- Matthew 3:15But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.
- Galatians 4:4but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, come of woman, come under law,
- Philippians 2:8and having been found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and [that the] death of [the] cross.
- Luke 1:31and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
- Matthew 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he 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
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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
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