Matthew 1:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} she shall bring forth{G5088} a son;{G5207} and{G2532} thou shalt call{G2564} his{G846} name{G3686} JESUS;{G2424} for{G1063} it is he{G846} that shall save{G4982} his{G846} people{G2992} from{G575} their{G846} sins.{G266}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} she shall bring forth{G5088}{(G5695)} a son{G5207}, and{G2532} thou shalt call{G2564}{(G5692)} his{G846} name{G3686} JESUS{G2424}: for{G1063} he{G846} shall save{G4982}{(G5692)} his{G846} people{G2992} from{G575} their{G846} sins{G266}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  She shall brynge forthe a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iesus. For he shall save his peple from their synnes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  She shall brynge forth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iesus. For he shall saue his people from their synnes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And she shall bring foorth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iesvs: for hee shall saue his people from their sinnes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  She shall bryng foorth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iesus: for he shall saue his people from their sinnes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'

• 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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:23 : 23 From the descendants of this man, according to His promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus.
• Luke 2:21 : 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived in the womb.
• John 1:29 : 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'
• Acts 4:12 : 12 'And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among humanity by which we must be saved.'
• Acts 5:31 : 31 God exalted him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
• Luke 1:31 : 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.
• Col 1:20-23 : 20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross. 21 And you, who were once alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds, 22 He has now reconciled in His physical body through death to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before Him— 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm, and do not move away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
• Acts 13:38-39 : 38 Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39 Through Him, everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
• 1 John 2:1-2 : 1 My dear children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
• Rev 1:5-6 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, 6 and has made us a kingdom and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
• Luke 2:11 : 11 Today, in the city of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'
• 1 John 3:5 : 5 You know that He appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
• 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
• Acts 3:26 : 26 When God raised up His servant, Jesus, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.
• Luke 1:35-36 : 35 The angel replied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.' 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.
• Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout aloud, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.
• Gen 17:19 : 19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
• Gen 17:21 : 21 But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.
• Gen 18:10 : 10 Then one of them said, 'I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.' Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.
• 2 Kgs 4:16-17 : 16 Then Elisha said, "At this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms." She replied, "No, my lord, man of God, do not deceive your servant." 17 But the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the appointed time the next year, just as Elisha had told her.
• Ps 130:7-8 : 7 Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is steadfast love, and with Him is abundant redemption. 8 He will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
• Isa 12:1-2 : 1 On that day, you will say, "I will praise you, LORD, for even though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away, and you have comforted me." 2 Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, for the LORD, the LORD Himself, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.
• Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me. 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
• Jer 23:6 : 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
• Jer 33:16 : 16 In those days, Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. This is the name by which she will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness.
• Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing of water through the word, 27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
• Ezek 36:25-29 : 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to follow my statutes and carefully observe my ordinances. 28 You will dwell in the land I gave to your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God. 29 I will save you from all your uncleannesses. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.
• Judg 13:3 : 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son."