Luke 1:62
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
In Context
61And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
63And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.
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 →