Matthew 1:21 - Easy To Read Version

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.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And 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.

Common English Bible

²¹ She will give birth to a son, and you will call him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And she shall give birth to a son. And you shall call his name JESUS. For he shall accomplish the salvation of his people from their sins."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins.

Matthew 1:21 Cross References

Genesis 17:19

God said, “No! I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac. [100] I will make my agreement with him. That agreement will be an agreement that continues forever with all his descendants. [101]

Genesis 17:21

But I will make my agreement with Isaac. Isaac will be the son that Sarah will have. This son will be born at this same time next year.”

Genesis 18:10

Then the Lord said, “I will come again in the spring. At that time, your wife Sarah will have a son.”

Jeremiah 23:6

In the time of that good ‘sprout,’\par the people of Judah will be saved.\par And Israel will live in safety.\par This will be his name:\par The Lord is our Goodness. {\cf2\super [182]} \par

Jeremiah 33:16

At the time of this ‘branch,’ the people of Judah will be saved. The people will live safely in Jerusalem. The branch’s name is: ‘The Lord is Good.’”

Daniel 9:24

“God has allowed 70 weeks {\cf2\super [105]} for your people and your holy city, Daniel. The 70 weeks {\cf2\super [106]} are ordered for these reasons: to stop doing bad things, to stop sinning, to make people pure, to bring the goodness that continues forever, to put a seal {\cf2\super [107]} on visions {\cf2\super [108]} and prophets, and to dedicate a very holy place.

Zechariah 9:9

City of Zion, rejoice!\par People of Jerusalem, shout with joy!\par Look, your king is coming to you!\par He is the good king that won the victory.\par But he is humble.\par He is riding on a donkey,\par on a young donkey\par born from a work animal.\par

Matthew 1:25

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

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Zechariah, don’t be afraid. Your prayer has been heard by God. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give birth to a baby boy. You must name him John.

Luke 1:31

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

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior was born in David’s town. He is Christ, {\cf2\super [29]} the Lord.

Luke 2:21

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.

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look, the Lamb of God. {\cf2\super [21]} He takes away the sins of the world!

John 4:42

The people said to the woman, “First we believed in Jesus because of what you told us. But now we believe because we heard him ourselves. We know now that he really is the one that will save the world.”

Acts 13:23

God has brought one of David’s descendants {\cf2\super [262]} to Israel (the Jews) to be their Savior. {\cf2\super [263]} That descendant is Jesus. God promised to do this.

Acts 3:26

God has sent his special servant (Jesus). God sent him to you first. God sent Jesus to bless you. He does this by making each of you turn away from doing bad things.”

Acts 4:12

Jesus is the only One who can save people. His name is the only power in the world that has been given to save people. We must be saved through Jesus!”

Acts 5:31

Jesus is the One that God raised to his right side. God made Jesus our Leader and Savior. God did this so that all Jews can change their hearts and lives. Then God can forgive their sins.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.

Hebrews 7:25

So Christ can save those people who come to God through him. Christ can do this forever, because he always lives, ready to help people when they come before God.

1 John 1:7

God is in the light (goodness). We should live in the light, too. If we live in the light, then we share fellowship with each other. And when we live in the light, the blood (death) of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. (Jesus is God’s Son.)

1 John 3:5

You know that Christ came to take away people’s sins. There is no sin in Christ.

Revelation 7:14

I answered, “You know who they are, sir.”

Judges 13:3

The Angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah’s wife. He said, “You have not been able to have children. But you will become pregnant and have a son.

1 Samuel 1:20

By that time the following year, Hannah had become pregnant and had a son. Hannah named her son Samuel. [11] She said, “His name is Samuel because I asked the Lord for him.”