Luke 2:21 - English Majority Text Version 2009

²¹ And when eight days were completed, so they could circumcise Him, His name was called JESUS, the [name] given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

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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

Matthew 1:21

And she shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He shall save His people from their sins."

Matthew 1:25

but did not know her till she brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."Then he permitted Him.

Luke 1:31

And behold, you shall conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS.

Luke 1:59

Now it came to pass on the eighth day, [that] they came to circumcise the child; and they started to call him by the name of his father, Zacharias.

Philippians 2:8

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.