Luke 1:59

Now it happened on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the child. They would have called him “Zechariah,” after the name of his father.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

58Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

60But his mother answered and said, “No. He will be called John.”

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Cross References

Genesis 21:3Abraham named his son, the one who had been born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

Luke 2:21When it was the end of the eighth day, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name he had been given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Philippians 3:5I was circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; with regard to the law, a Pharisee.

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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