“And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.”
You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus — the announcement's structure is the same as John's: conception, birth, and the divine appointment of the name. You will conceive (syllēpsē) in your womb establishes the physical reality of the incarnation — not a spirit appearing in human form but a genuine human conception. You are to call him Jesus (Iēsous, the Greek form of Joshua/Yeshua, the Lord saves) — the name announces the mission before the birth.
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