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Jesus Is Named

21 When the eighth day came, it was time to circumcise the child,[a] and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.(A)

Jesus Is Presented in the Temple

22 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord(B) 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”),(C) 24 and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2.21 Gk him

Jesus Presented at the Temple

21 And when (A)eight days were completed [a]so that it was time for His circumcision, (B)He was also named Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

22 (C)And when the days for [b]their purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “(D)Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what has been stated in the Law of the Lord: “(E)A pair of turtledoves or two young doves.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:21 Lit so as to circumcise Him
  2. Luke 2:22 I.e., Mary’s, with Joseph’s support