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Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name JESUS.
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A Divinely Given Name
Commentators emphasize that the name "JESUS" was not a human choice but a divine command, revealed independently to both Mary and Joseph. The name itself means "Saviour," pointing to Christ's core mission to save His people from their sins. As Matthew Henry notes, our appreciation for this name grows as we recognize our own deep need for the salvation only He can provide.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb.
See Barnes on Isaiah 7:14.
And shalt call his name Jesus. A Saviour.<…
Conceive in thy womb (συλλημψη εν γαστρ). Adding εν γαστρ to the verb of 1:24. Same idiom in Isa 7:14 of Immanuel.
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19th Century
Anglican
Behold, you shall conceive.—St. Luke does not refer to the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14, but it is clear from Mary’s answer that she understood…
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Baptist
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was…
16th Century
Protestant
Behold, you will conceive in your womb. The angel adapts his words, first to Isaiah’s prophecy (Isaiah 7:14), and next to othe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And behold you shall conceive in your womb, &c.] Though a pure virgin, which never knew a man; and therefore, "a beh…
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