Matthew 1:21
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
21 And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins.
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Matthew 1:21
King James 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.
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Matthew 1:21
English Standard Version
21 She will bear a son, and (A)you shall call his name Jesus, (B)for he will save his people from their sins.”
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Matthew 1:21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,[a] because he will save his people from their sins.”
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- 1:21 Jesus: in first-century Judaism the Hebrew name Joshua (Greek Iēsous) meaning “Yahweh helps” was interpreted as “Yahweh saves.”
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