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59 When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day,(A) they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father. 60 But his mother responded, ‘No. He will be called John.’(B)

61 Then they said to her, ‘None of your relatives has that name.’

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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 is called by this name.

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59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise(A) the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”(B)

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

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Circumcision of John the Baptist

59 So it was, (A)on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. 60 His mother answered and said, (B)“No; he shall be called John.”

61 But they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

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