21 And she shall bring [a]forth a son, and thou shalt (A)call his name JESUS: for he shall (B)[b]save his people from their sins.

22 And all this was done that it might be fulfilled, which is spoken of the Lord by the Prophet, saying,

23 (C)Behold, a [c]virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is by interpretation, God with us.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:21 Christ is born of the same Virgin which never knew man: and is called Jesus of God himself, by the Angel.
  2. Matthew 1:21 Deliver, and this showeth us the meaning of this name Jesus.
  3. Matthew 1:23 There is in the Hebrew and Greek text, an article added, to point out the woman, and set her forth plainly: as you would say, that Virgin, or a certain virgin.

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