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Berean Standard Bible

“When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.”

Luke 2:21

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Eight days after the birth, Jewish custom called for a baby boy to be circumcised as a sign of belonging to the covenant people. It was also the moment a child received his name publicly.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.

World English Bible (WEB)

When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y pasados los ocho días para circuncidar al niño, llamaron su nombre JESÚS; el cual le fué puesto por el ángel antes que él fuese concebido en el vientre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ocho días más tarde fueron a circuncidar al niño, y le pusieron el nombre de Jesús, tal como el ángel le había dicho a María antes de quedar embarazada.

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