Luke 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 1:59-66

59And it happenedG1096 that on 1the eighthG3590 dayG2250 they cameG2064 to circumciseG4059 the childG3813, and they were going to callG2564 him ZachariasG2197, 2afterG1909 his fatherG3962. 60But his motherG3384 answeredG611 and saidG3004, “NoG3780 indeedG3780; but 3he shall be calledG2564 JohnG2491.” 61And they saidG3004 to her, “There is noG3762 oneG3762 amongG1537 your relativesG4772 whoG3739 is calledG2564 by that nameG3686.” 62And they 4madeG1770 signsG1770 to his fatherG3962, as to whatG5101G302 he wantedG2309 him calledG2564. 63And he askedG154 for a tabletG4093 and wroteG1125 as followsG3004, “5His nameG3686 is JohnG2491.” And they were allG3956 astonishedG2296. 646And at onceG3916 his mouthG4750 was openedG455 and his tongueG1100 loosed, and he began to speakG2980 in praiseG2127 of GodG2316. 65FearG5401 cameG1096 on allG3956 thoseG3588 livingG4039 aroundG4039 them; and allG3956 theseG3778 mattersG4487 were being talkedG1255 aboutG1255 in allG3650 7the hillG3714 countryG3714 of JudeaG2453. 66AllG3956 who heardG191 them keptG5087 them in mindG2588, sayingG3004, “WhatG5101 thenG686 will thisG3778 childG3813 turn out to be?” For 8the handG5495 of the LordG2962 was certainlyG2532 with him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 1:59 Gen 17:12; Lev 12:3; Luke 2:21; Phil 3:5 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 1:59 Lit after the name of ↩
  3. 3. Luke 1:60 Luke 1:13, 63 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 1:62 Luke 1:22 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 1:63 Luke 1:13, 60 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 1:64 Luke 1:20 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 1:65 Luke 1:39 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 1:66 Acts 11:21 ↩

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