#Matthew 1:21

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Matthew 1:21 (KJV) - And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins.

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“One Great Purpose” By YouVersion:

“While Mary and Joseph were still finalizing their guest list and picking out a wedding cake, she startled him with some unexpected news—she, a virgin, was pregnant.

Assuming she’d been unfaithful, Joseph was poised to cancel the engagement. But while he was still considering his exit strategy, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream—telling him not to be afraid to take Mary as his wife, for the child inside her was from the Holy Spirit.

“And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭1:21‬ ‭NLT‬‬.

This miracle was the fulfillment of hundreds of prophecies—God-inspired predictions about the Messiah, Savior, or “Chosen/Anointed One”—recorded in the Old Testament.

From conception, Jesus’ purpose was made known: to save His people from their sins. Because even before God created the world, His plan was to save it.

Isn’t it interesting that you didn’t choose the time, place, body, or family in which you were born? But God has you here, right now, on purpose.

You’ve been grafted into an ongoing story playing out since the beginning of time. And this timeless offer, to be saved from the shackles of your sin and freed from a debt you could never pay, has been extended to you.

What is sin? Sin is choosing our way instead of God’s. Sin is rebelling against His design and His plan. And we’ve all done it—we’ve all fallen short of God’s righteous standard.

But that’s why He sent Jesus—because He loved us that much.

And then, Jesus gave His life for the sake of the world.

If you’ve never accepted the free gift of salvation, today can be your day, and this moment can be your moment. There’s nothing you can do to earn it, but you can come to Him—just as you are.”

A prayer of gratitude: God, today we come before You with hearts full of gratitude and awe. We reflect on the powerful and matchless name of Jesus. Thank You for sending Jesus, the ultimate sacrifice, to save us from our sins. May His selfless act inspire us to live lives of gratitude and purpose. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.”

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His Name Shall Be Jesus

She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. — Matthew 1:21 | English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Cross References: 1 Samuel 1:20; Jeremiah 23:6; Matthew 1:25; Luke 1:31; Luke 2:11; Luke 2:21; John 1:29

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He will save His people from their sins

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Shouldn’t We Be Calling Jesus Immanuel?

…for God is truly with us—here, now, always. 🙏 Father God, Open our eyes to see that You are not a silent watcher from afar, but a living presence dwelling within—Immanuel, God with us. Reveal to our hearts that You are not distant, but near. Let us feel You not only around us but within us—in our very breath, in the silence between thoughts, in the stillness that anchors our lives. May we…

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And She Will Have A Son (Matthew 1:21)

Matthew 1:21 NLT [21] And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

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Matthew 1:21

τέξεται δὲ υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν· αὐτὸς γὰρ σώσει τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν.

and [Maria] will produce a son, and you shall call him [by] the name Iēsous: for he will save his people from their errors."

Notes:

τέξεται: from τίκτω, "bring into the world," "produce." Note the change in verb. All references to the bearing of a child thus far in Matthew have used γεννάω, a slightly different verb which I have translated thus far as "beget."

γεννάω in this text is gender-restricted: only men (and the neuter "holy breath") are able to actively initiate this process, while women are restricted to the role of passive vessels. This gendering of active and passive is used for Maria and all the women listed in the initial genealogy. Such a theory of pregnancy concurs with Hippocratic theories of the body, where sperm is the active component, literally the seed of life, and the woman's body merely a receptacle for the sperm to grow into a child.

τίκτω here, on the other hand, is in the middle voice, not an unusual form of the verb, but certainly a deviation from the passive voice that reigns when women are used with γεννάω. It seems in the first verse of Matthew at the very least, γεννάω refers to the process of gestation, and thus is considered an action committed by the non-female partner, while τίκτω is closer to the actual process of giving birth and thus ascribes more agency to the pregnant Maria than has been admitted to her foremothers.

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καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν: literally "you shall call the name of him Iēsous."

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σώσει: from σώζω, "save," "preserve," "keep." Can have the sense of saving from death or a movement to safety. The use of ἀπὸ, "from," suggests motion, but the eventual safe location is unspecified here.

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τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ: taken here as "his people," literally "the people of him." λαὸν from λαός, a word which originally referred to a group of soldiers but expanded to mean an entire group of people, often delineated by common government or identity.

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ἁμαρτιῶν: from ἁμαρτ��α, often translated "sin" but taken here as "error." Related to ἁμαρτάνω, meaning "to miss," "to fail," or "to err."

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Palm Sunday

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Matthew 1:21 (ESV) - She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

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Matthew 25:21 (NIV). [21] “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’”

Matthew 10:42 (NIV). [42] “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”

1 Corinthians 3:5-9 (NIV) [5] “What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. [6] I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. [7] So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. [8] The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. [9] For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.”

“Our Eternal Rewards” by In Touch Ministries:

“God sees and rewards each act of obedience to Him.”

“Have you ever thought about the Lord as your Rewarder? Scripture tells us He honors something as simple as offering a cup of cold water (Matthew 10:42) or as momentous as dying a martyr’s death for Christ. Nothing will be overlooked by our loving Savior.

In Matthew 25:21, we see these rewards described as praise from God, increased responsibility in the kingdom, and sharing in the joy of Christ. The Scriptures also speak of several crowns which God will give to those who have faithfully lived for Jesus rather than for themselves. The more obediently we have lived for the Savior, the greater will be our capacity to reflect His glory for all eternity.

Our greatest reward will be the Lord Himself. Our relationship with Him will be absolutely perfect, with no sin ever coming between us. As much as we enjoy the Lord on earth, communing with Him will prove even richer and more satisfying in heaven.

What we do in this life will determine, to a great degree, how God blesses us in the life to come. If we live for Him now, we’ll eventually have the privilege of laying our crowns at His feet. May we live each day on earth as an opportunity to invest for eternity.”

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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

3 He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. 5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent? 6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. 7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

God’s Chosen Servant

15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill. 16 He warned them not to tell others about him. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 19 He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory. 21 In his name the nations will put their hope.” — Matthew 12:1-21 | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version® Anglicized, NIV® Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. Cross References: Leviticus 24:8-9; Deuteronomy 23:25; 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Samuel 21:4; 1 Samuel 21:6; 2 Chronicles 6:18; Isaiah 42:1,2 and 3; Isaiah 66:1-2; Hosea 6:6; Matthew 3:17; Matthew 4:23; Matthew 8:3-4; Matthew 8:20; Matthew 9:30; Matthew 10:31; Matthew 11:7; Matthew 12:22; Matthew 12:32; Matthew 26:4; Mark 2:23-24; Mark 3:1; Mark 3:7; Mark 14:1; Luke 6:2; Luke 6:6; Luke 9:35; Luke 13:14; Luke 14:3; Luke 14:5; John 3:34; Acts 28:8; Romans 15:12

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Words Matter. Read These and See If You Don't Agree

Read every word of this quote, and see if it sounds sane, or crazy. “Jesus said, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, but by me.'” (John 14:6, NIV) This short statement is amazingly full, and it’s worth challenging. It’s also worth considering. Depth Not Length First of all, consider the first two words: Jesus SAID. The spoken word is incredibly important in the…