Luke 1:57-66

Revised Geneva Translation

⁵⁷ Now, Elizabeth’s time came for her to be delivered. And she brought forth a Son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbors and cousins heard tell how the Lord had showed His great mercy upon her. And they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it was so that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the baby. And they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ But his mother answered, and said, “Not so. But he shall be called John.”

⁶¹ And they said to her, “There is no one in your family that is named with this name.”

⁶² Then they made signs to his father, asking how he would like him called.

⁶³ So he asked for writing tablets, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” And they all marveled.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue. And he spoke and praised God.

⁶⁵ Then fear came on all those who lived near them. And all these words were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ And all those who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child shall this be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.