Primary Name
Jesus
“The Lord saves” — Yahweh is salvation.
Name of Jesus
Jesus — from the Hebrew Yeshua, 'Yahweh saves.' When the angel told Joseph what to call the child, the name itself was the mission: he would save his people from their sins. Every other name in this anchor unfolds from here.
Key Scripture
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21 (NIV)
- Acts 4:12 — 'no other name under heaven…'
- Philippians 2:9–11 — 'the name that is above every name'
Word Roots
- Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַ Yeshua — a short form of Yehoshua (Joshua), 'Yahweh is salvation.'
- Greek: Ἰησοῦς Iēsous — the New Testament transliteration of Yeshua.
- Note: Latin Iesus → English Jesus.
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O Praise The Name
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