58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had [a](A)displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.

59 And it happened that on (B)the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, [b]after his father. 60 But his mother answered and said, “No indeed; but (C)he shall be called John.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:58 Lit magnified
  2. Luke 1:59 Lit after the name of

58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

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)

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