Luke 1:31

| Luke 1 |

31 And behold, f you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and g you shall call his name Jesus.

Luke 2:21

| Luke 2 |

21 And p at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, q he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Matthew 1:21

| Matt 1 |

21 She will bear a son, and z you shall call his name Jesus, a for he will save his people from their sins.”

Matthew 1:25

| Matt 1 |

25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And g he called his name Jesus.

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Matt. 1:1–2:23 The Arrival in History of Jesus the Messiah. Matthew's introduction echoes the language of Genesis. The word rendered “genealogy” (1:1) is Greek genesis (“beginning, origin, birth, genealogy”), and this is also the title of the Greek translation of Genesis, implying that it is a book of “beginnings.” “The book of the genealogy” appears to function not only as a heading for the genealogy itself (1:2–17) but also as a title for the entire story to follow: a new beginning with the arrival of Jesus the Messiah and the kingdom of God (cf. note on Gen. 2:4).

Matt. 1:18–25 The Angelic Announcement of the Conception of Jesus the Messiah. A new era in Israel's history begins with the story of Jesus' conception in the little town of Nazareth. The angel announces his conception (vv. 18–21), explaining that he is the prophesied Immanuel (vv. 22–23). Joseph immediately obeys the angel's directive (vv. 24–25).

Matt. 1:21 The name Jesus was given to sons as a symbolic hope for the Lord's anticipated sending of salvation through a Messiah who would purify his people and save them from oppression (see note on v. 1). But the angel points to a more important theme: to save his people from their sins. Salvation from sins was a repeated promise in OT prophets (e.g., Isa. 40:2; 53:6; Jer. 31:31–34; Ezek. 36:25–27; Dan. 9:24; Zech. 13:1).

Matt. 1:25 The name “Jesus” specifies what he does (“God saves”), while the messianic title “Immanuel” (v. 23) specifies who he is (“God with us”). Matthew concludes his Gospel with the same theme: “I am with you always” (28:20).