is a transliteration of the Heb. "Joshua," meaning "Jehovah is salvation," i.e., "is the Savior," "a common name among the Jews, e.g., Exodus 17:9; Luke 3:29 (RV); Colossians 4:11 . It was given to the Son of God in Incarnation as His personal name, in obedience to the command of an angel to Joseph, the husband of His Mother, Mary, shortly before He was born, Matthew 1:21 . By it He is spoken of throughout the Gospel narratives generally, but not without exception, as in Mark 16:19,20; Luke 7:13 , and a dozen other places in that Gospel, and a few in John.
Matthew 1:1,1816:21Mark 1:1John 1:1717:3Acts 8:1619:5,17Acts 7:59Acts 9:17Acts 16:31Acts 10:36Acts 16:18Revelation 1:912:1714:1217:619:10Hebrews 13:20Acts 9:1-6Acts 24:24Philippians 2:5Philippians 2:11
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