Luke 2:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ When the baby was eight days old, he was circumcised, {\cf2\super [30]} and he was named Jesus. This name was given by the angel before the baby began to grow inside Mary.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And at the end of eight days, when [the Baby] was to be circumcised, He was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ When eight days had passed, Jesus’ parents circumcised him and gave him the name Jesus. This was the name given to him by the angel before he was conceived.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And after eight days were ended, so that the boy would be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, just as he was called by the Angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:21 Cross References

Genesis 17:12

When the baby boy is eight days old, you will circumcise him. Every boy born among your people and every boy that is a slave of your people must be circumcised.

Leviticus 12:3

On the eighth day, the baby boy must be circumcised. [148]

Matthew 1:21

She will give birth to a son. You will name the son Jesus. {\cf2\super [13]} Give him that name because he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 1:25

But Joseph had no sexual union with Mary until she gave birth to the son. And Joseph named the son Jesus.

Matthew 3:15

Jesus answered, “Let it be this way for now. We should do all things that are right.” So John agreed to baptize {\cf2\super [45]} Jesus.

Luke 1:31

Listen! You will become pregnant. You will give birth to a baby boy. And you will name him Jesus.

Luke 1:59

When the baby was eight days old, they came to circumcise {\cf2\super [19]} him. They wanted to name him Zechariah because this was his father’s name.

Philippians 2:8

And when he was living as a man, he humbled himself by being fully obedient to God. He obeyed even when that caused him to die. And he died on a cross.