Luke 1:31

Modern

Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

Traditional

And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

Literal

And behold, you will conceive in womb and will give birth to a son, and you will call His name Jesus.

Latin

Ecce concipies in utero, et paries filium, et vocabis nomen ejus Jesum:

Greek

English

Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

you are to give Him the name Jesus: The name Jesus means "the Lord saves."

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Matthew 1:21
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.”
Matthew 1:25
But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
Luke 2:21
When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.
Matthew 1:23
“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”).
Galatians 4:4
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Luke 1:13
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 give him the name John.
Luke 1:27
…to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world