Jesus took seriously the meaning of his own God - given name. When an angel told Jesus ’ adoptive father, Joseph, that what had been conceived in Mary was by holy spirit, the angel added: “She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. ”
बरेच बायबलचे विद्वान हे कबूल करतात की येशू हे नाव येशूआ या इब्री नावापासून आले आहे आणि या नावात देवाच्या नावाचे संक्षिप्त रूप आहे.