Luke 1
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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 ZechariahG2197, 2afterG1909 his fatherG3962. 60And yet his motherG3384 respondedG611 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 this nameG3686.” 62And they 45madeG1770 signsG1770 to his fatherG3962, as to whatG5101G302 he wantedG2309 him calledG2564. 63And he askedG154 for a tabletG4093 and wroteG1125 6as followsG3004, “7His nameG3686 is JohnG2491.” And they wereG2296 allG3956 amazedG2296. 648And at onceG3916 his mouthG4750 was openedG455 and his tongueG1100 freed, and he began speakingG2980 in praiseG2127 of GodG2316. 65And fearG5401 cameG1096 on allG3956 thoseG3588 who livedG4039 aroundG4039 them; and allG3956 theseG3778 mattersG4487 were being talkedG1255 aboutG1255 in 9the entireG3650 hillG3714 countryG3714 of JudeaG2449. 66AllG3956 who heardG191 them keptG5087 them inG2588 mindG2588, sayingG3004, “WhatG5101 thenG686 will thisG3778 childG3813 turn out to be?” For indeedG2532 10the handG5495 of the LordG2962 was 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 I.e., gestured or nodded ↩
  5. 5. Luke 1:62 Luke 1:22 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 1:63 Lit saying ↩
  7. 7. Luke 1:63 Luke 1:13, 60 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 1:64 Luke 1:20 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 1:65 Luke 1:39 ↩
  10. 10. Luke 1:66 Acts 11:21 ↩

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