Luke 1:61

And they said to her, For no man is in thy kindred, that is called [by] this name.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 his mother answered, and said, Nay, but he shall be called John.

62And they beckoned to his father, what he would that he were called (or what he wanted him to be called).

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Cross References

John 1:6A man was sent from God, to whom the 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 →

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