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His name was called Jesus (κα εκληθη το ονομα αυτου Ιησους). The κα is left untranslated or has the sense of "then" in the apodosi…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Eight days. This was the regular time for performing the rite of circumcision (Genesis 17:12).
Called Jesus.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
When eight days were accomplished . . .—Therefore, the Feast of the Circumcision in the Church Calendar comes on January …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
The Venerable Bede: After relating our Lord’s nativity, the Evangelist adds that eight days were completed for the circumcision…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
It is important to understand the sequence and background of these events. According to Jewish law a woman became ceremonially unclean on the birth…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
That the child might be circumcised. Regarding circumcision in general, the reader may consult the Book of Genesis ([Reference Genesis 17:…
John Gill
JohnGill
And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child
According t…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Our Lord Jesus was not born in sin, and did not need that mortification of a corrupt nature or that renewal to holiness, which were signified by ci…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson