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

¹³ But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid,^(A) Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.^(B)

²⁵ and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.^[a](A)

³ Then I made love to the prophetess,^(A) and she conceived and gave birth to a son.^(B) And the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.^(C)

²⁵ But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.^(A)

⁶³ He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”^(A)