Luke 1:57-65

57The time arrived for Elizabeth to have her baby. She had a son.

58Her family and the people who lived near her heard about her baby. They knew that the Lord had been very kind to her. They saw that she was happy. So they were happy too.

59When the child was eight days old, people met together to circumcise him. They wanted to call the child Zechariah. This was the same name that his father had.

60Elizabeth said, ‘No. His name will be John.’

61They replied, ‘But you do not have anyone in your family called John. That cannot be right.’

62So they used their hands to make signs to the baby's father. They wanted to ask him what his son's name should be.

63Zechariah asked for something to write on. He wrote, ‘His name is John.’ Everyone was very surprised at what he wrote.

64Immediately, Zechariah could speak again. He could speak easily. He began to thank God aloud.

65The people who lived near Zechariah and Elizabeth were very surprised. They saw how great God was. Many people who lived in the hills of Judea also talked about all these things.