Luke 2:21
And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.
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- Luke 1:31 : 31 And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.
- Luke 1:59 : 59 And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;
- Gen 17:12 : 12 Every male among you, from one generation to another, is to undergo circumcision when he is eight days old, with every servant whose birth takes place in your house, or for whom you gave money to someone of another country, and not of your seed.
- Lev 12:3 : 3 And on the eighth day let him be given circumcision.
- Matt 1:21 : 21 And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
- Matt 1:25 : 25 And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.
- Matt 3:15 : 15 But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.
- Gal 4:4-5 : 4 But when the time had come, God sent out his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 That he might make them free who were under the law, and that we might be given the place of sons.
- Phil 2:8 : 8 And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.
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- Luke 2:22-232 verses79%
22And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord
23(As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord),
- Luke 1:59-635 verses79%
59And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;
60But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.
61And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.
62And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.
63And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.
- Luke 1:31-322 verses77%
31And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.
32He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:
- Luke 2:26-283 verses76%
26And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,
28Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,
- Matt 1:20-234 verses74%
20But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
21And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
22Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,
23See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.
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25And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.
- Luke 2:6-72 verses73%
6And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.
7And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.
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20Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.
- Luke 1:26-272 verses72%
26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,
27To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
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33And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.
- Luke 2:11-122 verses71%
11For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.
12And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.
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18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 2:39-413 verses70%
39And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.
40And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
41And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
- Luke 1:66-672 verses70%
66And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
67And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:
- Luke 1:13-153 verses70%
13But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.
14And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.
15For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.
- Luke 2:16-172 verses70%
16And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.
17And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.
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57Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.
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21And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
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80And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.
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76And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;
- Luke 1:35-362 verses69%
35And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.
36Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.
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3And on the eighth day let him be given circumcision.
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41And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,
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23And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.
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9And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.
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43And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:
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44For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.
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4And when his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham made him undergo circumcision, as God had said to him.
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21Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,