Luke 1:60

And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called John.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father's name Zachary.

61And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that 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. And the Lord said to me: Call his name, Hasten to take away the spoils: Make haste to take away the prey.

Luke 1:13But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt 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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