Luke 1:61
And they said to her, “But there is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
In Context
60And in response, his mother said: “Not so. Instead, he shall be called John.”
62Then they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him to be called.
Cross References
John 1:6There was a man sent by God, whose name was 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 →