Matthew 1:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:c for he shall save his people from their sins. ”

Matthew 1:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

His name Jesus - The name Jesus is the same as Saviour. It is derived from the verb signifying to save, In Hebrew it is the same as Joshua. In two places in the New Testament it is used where it...
Matthew 1:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And she shall bring forth (3) a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save (i) his people from their sins. (3) Christ is born of the same virgin who never knew a man: and is named Je...
Matthew 1:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Birth of the Messiah. In Mt., Joseph has the principal rô le; in Lk., Mary. Six inspired dreams are narrated in Mt., three of them with the angel of Yahweh. Five are in chs. 1 and 2, the sixth...
Matthew 1:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

bring forth. Not the same word as in verses: Matthew 1:1 ; Matthew 1:2 ; Matthew 1:16 ; Matthew 1:20 . Greek. tiklo. Not "of thee" as in Luke 1:35 , because not Joseph's son. His name. Fi...
Matthew 1:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

21. And thou shalt call his name JESUS. I have already explained briefly, but as far as was necessary, the meaning of that word. At present I shall only add, that the words of the angel se...
Matthew 1:21 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1278 THE IMPORT OF THE NAMES GIVEN TO CHRIST Matthew 1:21-23 . Thou shalt call his name Jesus: for He shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done that it might be ful...
Matthew 1:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Jesus - The same as Joshua, יהושע Yehoshua, from ישע yasha, he saved, delivered, put...
Matthew 1:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt call his name Jesus— That is, He shall be God the Saviour; for he shall prove that glorious and divine Person, the long-expected Messiah, intended by God to save his people, even all...
Matthew 1:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. And she shall bring forth a son. Observe, it is not said, 'she shall bear th...
Matthew 1:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genealogy and Birth of Jesus 1-17. Genealogy of Jesus: cp. Luke 3:23 . The two genealogies of Jesus, which are constructed on quite different principles, require careful comparison and study, if...
Matthew 1:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou shalt call his name Jesus. — There is nothing strange in this being to Joseph the first knowledge of the name, which St. Luke tells us ( Luke 1:31 ) had been previously imparted to Mary. The c...
Matthew 1:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 1 The Coming of the Christ - Matthew 1:1-25 THE New Testament opens appropriately with the four Gospels; for, though in their present form they are all later in date than some of the Ep...
Matthew 1:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Birth of Jesus Christ Matthew 1:18-25 The fear that Joseph, being a just man, might withdraw from their contemplated wedlock, would have filled Mary's heart with untold anguish had she not...
Matthew 1:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus as King. It reveals Him as realizing in His Person, and enunciating in His teaching the great principles which had been the peculiar deposit and glory of the anci...
Matthew 1:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. It is very probable that this was the same angel which announced to Mary the first...
Matthew 1:21 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

TWO GREAT TRUTHS ‘Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise … He called His Name Jesus.’ Matthew 1:18-25 The verses (18 to 25) begin by telling us two great truths. They tell us how the...
Matthew 1:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Jesus. ] For though she was with child, it could not be known any otherwise than by prediction or divine revelation, that she should hav...
Matthew 1:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Ver. 21. And she shall bring forth a Son ] Shiloh, the son of her secundines: th...
Matthew 1:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

She shall bring forth a son Hers, not thine, for he does not say to thee , Christ being απατωρ, without father , as man. And thou shalt call his name Jesus It belonged to Joseph, as being reput...
Matthew 1:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The genealogy of the King of Israel must be clearly established as from Abraham, the original father of the nation, and from David, the first king of God's choice, who is in many ways a type of Chris...
Matthew 1:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Birth of Christ. 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they...
Matthew 1:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

When the usual time of women is accomplished, she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall not be thy natural son, but he shall be her son, not begot by thee, but broug...
Matthew 1:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

SECTION 2. THE BIRTH AND RISE OF JESUS THE MESSIAH (THE CHRIST) (1:18-4:25). In this section, following the introduction, Matthew reveals the greatness of Jesus the Christ. He will now describe th...
Matthew 1:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 1:18 . Espoused = betrothed.—Among the Jews the betrothal took place a year before marriage, and during the interval the betrothed maiden remained with her own family. Bu...
Matthew 1:21 - Scofield Reference Notes

save See note, ( Romans 1:16 ). ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 1:16 ). sins See note, ( Romans 3:23 ). ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).
Matthew 1:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 1:21 I. Salvation from sin is the great necessity for man. This is a fact of universal observation. It is also a fact of universal consciousness. Men are so constituted that they cannot do...
Matthew 1:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:1 . The book of the generation, or rather the genealogy, of Jesus Christ. This is the Hebraical mode of writing. Moses says, Genesis 5:1 , This is the book of the generations of Adam....
Matthew 1:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jesus. The design of our Saviour’s coming I. Consider this as an enemy. 1. Behold sin with regard to God. 2. Behold sin in its names. 3. Behold the effects of sin. 4. That Christ de...
Matthew 1:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 1:1-40 JESUS THE CHRIST BY HUMAN ANCESTRY , (Parallel passage: Luke 3:23-42 .) Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation . As St. Matthew was writing on...
Matthew 1:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The climax of the angel's message: And she shall bring forth, a son, and thou shall call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins. It was thus ordained in God's counsel: She wi...
Matthew 1:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:7 ; 1 John 2:1 ; 1 John 2:2 ; 1 John 3:5 ; 2 Kings 4:16 ; 2 Kings 4:17 ; Acts 13:23 ; Acts 13:38 ; Acts 13:39 ; Acts 3:26 ; Acts 4:12 ; Acts 5:31 ; Colossians 1:20-23 ; Daniel...
Matthew 1:21 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Christmas Message Matthew 1:16-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We here present one of the great omissions of the Bible, which constitutes one of the great proofs that Christ was virgin born. The ea...
Matthew 1:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jesus — That is, a Saviour. It is the same name with Joshua (who was a type of him) which properly signifies, The Lord, Salvation. His people — Israel. And all the Israel of God.

Matthew 1:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 1:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Matthew 1:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 1:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 1:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - Scofield Reference Notes

Matthew 1:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 1:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 1:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 1:21 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 1:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes