Luke 2:21
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 2
“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.”Luke 2:21
What Does Luke 2:21 Mean?
Luke 2:21 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 2, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Incarnation.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Luke 2:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 1:21“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.”Luke 1:13“But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.”Luke 1:31“And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.”Leviticus 12:3“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”Genesis 17:12“And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.”Luke 1:59“And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.”Galatians 4:4“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,”Matthew 3:15“And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.”Philippians 2:8“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”Matthew 1:25“And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.”Luke 2:39“And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.”Philippians 3:5“Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;”Genesis 21:4“And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.”Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”Colossians 2:11“In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:”
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