When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
Parallel translations
- WEB When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
- 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.
- 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.
- NASB And when eight days were completed so that it was time for His circumcision, He was also named Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
- NLT Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived.
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Quick answer
On the eighth day the child was circumcised and named Jesus, as the angel had directed. It matters because Jesus is placed under the law and bears the name meaning salvation.
Overview
Jesus is circumcised on the eighth day per the Mosaic law and given the name the angel commanded before His conception. The name 'Jesus' means 'the Lord saves,' declaring His mission. Born under the law, He begins fulfilling all righteousness on behalf of those He came to redeem.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Gen 17:12Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
- Luke 1:31Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Lev 12:3And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
- Gal 4:4–5But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Luke 1:59On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
- Matt 3:15“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
- Matt 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
- Phil 2:8And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
- Matt 1:25But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
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