Luke 1:60

And his mother having answered, said, No, but he will be called John.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

In Context

59And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling it by the name of his father Zacharias.

61And they said to her, There is no man among thy relatives who is called by this name.

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Cross References

Isaiah 8:3And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then LORD said to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Luke 1:13But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:58-67

The Birth of John the Baptist. 57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. 58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. 59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. 60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. 61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that… Read the whole commentary →

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