When the eight days were completed for His circumcision, He was named Jesus — the name given by the angel before He was conceived.
Throughout your generations, every male among you at eight days old is to be circumcised. This includes a slave born in your house and one purchased with money from any foreigner. The one who is not your offspring,
The flesh of his foreskin must be circumcised on the eighth day.
She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son. And he named Him Jesus.
Jesus answered him, “Allow it for now, because this is the way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him to be baptized.
Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will call His name Jesus.
When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day, they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.
He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death — even to death on a cross.