Luke 1:13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid,[a] Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John.(A)
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Matthew 1:21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,[a] because he will save his people from their sins.”
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- 1:21 Jesus: in first-century Judaism the Hebrew name Joshua (Greek Iēsous) meaning “Yahweh helps” was interpreted as “Yahweh saves.”
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