Matthew 1:21

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.

📖 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 cording to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
• Luke 2:21 : 21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
• John 1:29 : 29 The next day n seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
• Acts 4:12 : 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
• Acts 5:31 : 31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness 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, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
• Acts 13:38-39 : 38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is prehed unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39 And by him all that believe are 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 sin not. 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 sins of the whole world.
• Rev 1:5-6 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
• Luke 2:11 : 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These a they which came out of gat tribulation, and have 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 our 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 peculiar people, zealous of good works.
• Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by 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 Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
• Acts 3:26 : 26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
• Luke 1:35-36 : 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
• Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the 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, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
• Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer 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, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
• Gen 17:21 : 21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which 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 according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
• 2 Kgs 4:16-17 : 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
• Ps 130:7-8 : 7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
• Isa 12:1-2 : 1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
• Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside 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, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• Jer 33:16 : 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and usalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
• Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it 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 Then will I 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 an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, 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 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.
• Judg 13:3 : 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.