Matthew 1:21

¹⁹ Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

²⁰ But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

²² All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:

²³ “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
KJV: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
WEB: She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”
ASV: 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.
DARBY: And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for *he* shall save his people from their sins.
BLB: And she will bear a Son, and you will call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

ÅB: Hun skal føde en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Jesus; for han skal frelse folket sitt fra deres synder.»
OTB: Hun skal føde en sønn, og du skal gi ham navnet Jesus, for han skal frelse sitt folk fra deres synder.”
B1930: og hun skal føde en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Jesus; for han skal frelse sitt folk fra deres synder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 13:23
From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
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Acts 4:12
Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
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John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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1 John 3:5
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
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Colossians 1:20–23
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
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Luke 2:21
When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
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Acts 5:31
God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
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Luke 1:31
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
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