Luke 2:21 (DBY)

Passage

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these things [in her mind], pondering [them] in her heart.

Luke 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.

Luke 2:21 And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:22 And when the days were fulfilled for their purifying according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem to present [him] to the Lord

Luke 2:23 (as it is written in the law of [the] Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "eight", "days", "fulfilled", "circumcising", "name", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "eight", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising..." into verse 22's "And when the days were fulfilled for...", so "called" and "eight" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "eight" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.