Matthew 1:21

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τέξεται δὲ υἱὸν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν: αὐτὸς γὰρ σώσει τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

She will texetai de huion, and you will kaleseis the onoma of him Iēsoun: he gar will sōsei the laon of him from the hamartiōn of them.

Grammar Details

• *Texetai*: future, indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - will bear/give birth to
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
• *huion*: accusative, masculine, singular - son
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *kaleseis*: future, indicative, active, 2nd person singular - you will call/name
• *to*: accusative, neuter, singular, article - the
• *onoma*: accusative, neuter, singular - name
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him
• *Iēsoun*: accusative, masculine, proper name - Jesus
• *autos*: nominative, masculine, singular, intensive pronoun - he himself
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for
• *sōsei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - will save
• *ton*: accusative, masculine, singular, article - the
• *laon*: accusative, masculine, singular - people
• *apo*: preposition governing genitive - from
• *tōn*: genitive, feminine, plural, article - the
• *hamartiōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - sins
• *autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of them

Word Meanings

• *texetai*: will bear/give birth to
• *de*: and/but/now/then
• *huion*: son/male child
• *kaleseis*: you will call/name/designate
• *onoma*: name/title/character
• *Iēsoun*: Jesus [from Hebrew 'Yeshua'/'Joshua' meaning 'YHWH saves']
• *gar*: for/because/indeed
• *sōsei*: will save/rescue/deliver
• *laon*: people/nation/population
• *hamartiōn*: sins/moral failures/offenses

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:23 : 23 Of this man's seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
• Luke 2:21 : 21 And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
• John 1:29 : 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!
• Acts 4:12 : 12 And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.
• Acts 5:31 : 31 Him did God exalt with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.
• Luke 1:31 : 31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
• Col 1:20-23 : 20 and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, [I say], whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens. 21 And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, 22 yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and unreproveable before him: 23 if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
• Acts 13:38-39 : 38 Be it known unto you therefore, brethren, that through this man is proclaimed unto you remission of sins: 39 and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
• 1 John 2:1-2 : 1 My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
• Rev 1:5-6 : 5 and from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood; 6 and he made us [to be] a kingdom, [to be] priests unto his God and Father; to him [be] the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
• Luke 2:11 : 11 for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. [
• 1 John 3:5 : 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost them that draw near unto God through him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
• 1 John 1:7 : 7 but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• Acts 3:26 : 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.
• Luke 1:35-36 : 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God. 36 And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.
• Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
• Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
• Gen 17:19 : 19 And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. [
• Gen 17:21 : 21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
• Gen 18:10 : 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
• 2 Kgs 4:16-17 : 16 And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.
• Ps 130:7-8 : 7 O Israel, hope in Jehovah; For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness, And with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he will redeem Israel From all his iniquities.
• Isa 12:1-2 : 1 And in that day thou shalt say, I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away and thou comfortest me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
• Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare ye, and bring [it] forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me. 22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.
• Jer 23:6 : 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
• Jer 33:16 : 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is [the name] whereby she shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
• Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it; 26 that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word, 27 that he might present the church to himself a glorious [church], not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
• Ezek 36:25-29 : 25 And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them. 28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 29 And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the grain, and will multiply it, and lay no famine upon you.
• Judg 13:3 : 3 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.