60 And yet his mother responded and said, “No indeed; but (A)he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” 62 And they [a](B)made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called. 63 And he asked for a tablet and wrote [b]as follows, “(C)His name is John.” And they were all amazed. 64 (D)And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began speaking in praise of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:62 I.e., gestured or nodded
  2. Luke 1:63 Lit saying

60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”(A)

61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”

62 Then they made signs(B) to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”(C) 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak,(D) praising God.

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