Bible Strands
Matthew 1:21
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — An angel of the Lord addresses Joseph in a dream after Joseph has considered Mary’s pregnancy, instructing him to take Mary as his wife and name the unborn child.
The words — καλέσεις (kaleseis) means “you will call,” and ὄνομα (onoma) means “name,” forming the direct command to assign the specific designation Jesus to the Son.
The thread — The text’s declaration of the child’s salvific role connects to Acts 13:23, Acts 4:12, and John 1:29, which trace the fulfillment of this naming and mission.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition that the child’s identity is defined by his function to rescue his people from sin, requiring a response aligned with that reality.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Cross-references
- Acts 13:23 From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
- Acts 4:12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
- John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- 1 John 3:5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
- Colossians 1:20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
- Luke 2:21 When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.
- Acts 5:31 God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
- Luke 1:31 Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Titus 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- 1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.