11 translations · Greek
Matthew 1:21
She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:21 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
- KJV King James Version
- And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and she will bring forth a Son, and you will call His Name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- She will give birth to a son and you shall call him Jesus, for he will save people from their sins.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| τέξεται | texetai | She will give birth to | G5088 τίκτω to give birth to |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| υἱὸν | huion | a Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| καλέσεις | kaleseis | you are to give | G2564 καλέω to call: call |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὄνομα | onoma | name | G3686 ὄνομα name |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| αὐτὸς | autos | He | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| γὰρ | gar | because | G1063 γάρ for |
| σώσει | sōsei | will save | G4982 σῴζω to save |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λαὸν | laon | people | G2992 λαός a people |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | sins | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | their | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Acts 13:23
From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,
- Acts 4:12
There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
- John 1:29
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- 1 John 3:5
You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
- Colossians 1:20–23
and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross. You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds, yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him, …
- Luke 2:21
When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
- Acts 5:31
God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.
- Luke 1:31
Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and give birth to a son, and will call his name ‘Jesus.’
- Titus 2:14
who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.
- 1 John 2:1–2
My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
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In context
19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
20 But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
21 She shall give birth to a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
22 Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel”; which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”
Read all of Matthew 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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