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Luke 2:21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Luke 2:21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus. 21 When eight days were completed for his circumcision,[a] he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.(A)
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- 2:21 Just as John before him had been incorporated into the people of Israel through his circumcision, so too this child (see note on Lk 1:57–66).
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