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Jesus, also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Galilee, or Jesus of Nazareth, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world’s largest religion. Most Christians believe Jesus to be the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah (or savior) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible ¹².

Accounts of his life and teachings are recorded in the New Testament of the Bible, particularly in the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. According to these accounts, Jesus was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, lived in Galilee where he began his ministry, performed miracles, taught in parables, gathered followers, and was eventually arrested, tried, and crucified by the Roman authorities. After his death, his followers believed he rose from the dead ².

Christian theology includes beliefs that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin named Mary, performed miracles, founded the Christian Church, died by crucifixion as a sacrifice to achieve atonement for sin, rose from the dead, and ascended into Heaven. Many Christians believe that through faith in Jesus they can be reconciled to God ².

Jesus is known in Ancient Aramaic by Eashoa, pronounced Eshoo.

Jesus is known in Pakistan by Yesu,

Christianity and the Bible Jesus in Every Language

While Christianity began in first-century Israel, it quickly spread around the known world. Today, there are approximately 2,180,000,000 Christians living in every country in the world. Around 6,500 languages are spoken in the world today.

One of the most popular articles on “GodWords” is What Does Jesus Mean?. The article gets a lot of comments requesting the meaning of Bible names, so I thought it was time to begin a list of Jesus’ name in different languages. This list will probably never be complete, but people have been asking for it anyway.

If you speak in languages other than English and have an addition or correction, please send me a message using the form at the bottom of this page.

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