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Matthew 1:21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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