Luke 1:60

New English Translation

⁶⁰But^[a] his mother replied,^[b] “No! He must be named^[c] John.”^[d]

Luke 1:60 tn Grk “And,” but with clearly contrastive emphasis in context.
Luke 1:60 tn Grk “his mother answering, said.” The combination of participle and finite verb is redundant in English and has been simplified to “replied” in the translation.
Luke 1:60 tn This future passive indicative verb has imperatival force and thus has been translated “he must be named.”
Luke 1:60 sn “No! He must be named John.” By insisting on the name specified by the angel, Elizabeth (v. 60) and Zechariah (v. 63) have learned to obey God (see Luke 1:13).

Luke 1:63

New English Translation

⁶³He^[a] asked for a writing tablet^[b] and wrote,^[c] “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.^[d]

Luke 1:63 tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
Luke 1:63 sn The writing tablet requested by Zechariah would have been a wax tablet.
Luke 1:63 tn Grk “and wrote, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
Luke 1:63 sn The response, they were all amazed, expresses a mixture of surprise and reflection in this setting where they were so certain of what the child’s name would be.

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