Commentaries:Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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Luke 2:21
His name was called Jesus (kai eklhqh to onoma autou Ihsouv). The kai is left untranslated or has the sense of "then" in the apodosis. The naming was a part of the ceremony of circumcision as is shown also in the case of John the Baptist (Luke 1:59-66).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 2:21:
Luke 1:24
Luke 2:28
Philippians 3:5
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