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International Standard Version

Luke 1:60

but his mother said, "Absolutely not! He must be named John."Luke 1:13;">[xr]

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elisabeth (Elizabeth);   John;   Miracles;   Temple;   Zacharias (Zechariah);   Thompson Chain Reference - Children;   Home;   John the Baptist;   Named, Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Circumcision;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Elisabeth;   John;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Elizabeth;   John the baptist;   Zechariah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - John the Baptist;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Angel;   Union Hypostatical;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Juttah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Call, Calling;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   John;   Luke, Gospel of;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Zacharias;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jesus Christ;   John the Baptist;   Name, Names;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Infancy;   John the Baptist;   Zacharias ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Names;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Theophilus;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elisabeth;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Name;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - John, the Baptize;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - John the Baptist;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But his mother responded, “No. He will be called John.”
King James Version (1611)
And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
King James Version
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
English Standard Version
but his mother answered, "No; he shall be called John."
New American Standard Bible
And yet his mother responded and said, "No indeed; but he shall be called John."
New Century Version
but his mother said, "No! He will be named John."
Amplified Bible
but his mother answered, "No indeed; instead he will be called John."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But his mother answered and said, "No indeed; but he shall be called John."
Legacy Standard Bible
But his mother answered and said, "No, but he shall be called John."
Berean Standard Bible
But his mother replied, "No! He shall be called John."
Contemporary English Version
But Elizabeth said, "No! His name is John."
Complete Jewish Bible
when his mother spoke up and said, "No, he is to be called Yochanan."
Darby Translation
And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.
Easy-to-Read Version
But his mother said, "No, he will be named John."
Geneva Bible (1587)
But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
George Lamsa Translation
And his mother answered and said to them, Not so; but he should be called John.
Good News Translation
But his mother said, "No! His name is to be John."
Lexham English Bible
And his mother answered and said, "No, but he will be named John."
Literal Translation
And his mother answered, saying, Not so, but he shall be called John.
American Standard Version
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
Bible in Basic English
But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.
Hebrew Names Version
His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called Yochanan."
Etheridge Translation
And his mother answered and said to them, Not so; but he shall be called Juchanon.
Murdock Translation
And his mother answered and said: Not so; but John, shall he be called.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his mother aunswered, and said: not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
English Revised Version
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
World English Bible
His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But his mother answering said, Nay, but he shall be called John.
Weymouth's New Testament
His mother, however, said, "No, he is to be called John."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And his moder answeride, and seide, Nay, but he schal be clepid Joon.
Update Bible Version
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his mother answered and said, Not [so]; but he shall be called John.
New English Translation
But his mother replied, "No! He must be named John."
New King James Version
His mother answered and said, "No; he shall be called John."
New Living Translation
But Elizabeth said, "No! His name is John!"
New Life Bible
But his mother said, "No! His name is John."
New Revised Standard
But his mother said, "No; he is to be called John."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And his mother, answering, said - Nay! but he shall be called, John.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And his mother answering, said: Not so. But he shall be called John.
Revised Standard Version
but his mother said, "Not so; he shall be called John."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
How be it his mother answered and sayd: not so but he shalbe called Ihon.
Young's Literal Translation
and his mother answering said, `No, but he shall be called John.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And his mother answered, and sayde: No, but he shalbe called Ihon.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and said, no, he shall be called John.
Simplified Cowboy Version
but Elizabeth said his name would be John.

Contextual Overview

57 When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.Luke 1:14;">[xr] 59 On the eighth day they went to circumcise the child. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father,Genesis 17:12; Leviticus 12:3;">[xr] 60 but his mother said, "Absolutely not! He must be named John."Luke 1:13;">[xr] 61 Their friendsThey">[fn] said to her, "None of your relatives has that name." 62 So they motioned to the baby'sto his">[fn] father to see what he wanted to name him. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And everyone was amazed.Luke 1:13;">[xr] 64 Suddenly, Zechariah'shis">[fn] mouth was opened, his tongue was set free, and he began to speak and to praise God.Luke 1:20;">[xr] 65 Fear came over all their neighbors, and throughout the hill country of Judea all these things were being discussed.Luke 1:39;">[xr] 66 All who heard about it debated in their minds what had happened and said, "What will this child become?" For it was obvious that the hand of the Lord was with him.Genesis 39:2; Psalm 80:17; 89:21; Luke 2:19,51; Acts 11:21;">[xr]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Not: Luke 1:13, 2 Samuel 12:25, Isaiah 8:3, Matthew 1:25

Reciprocal: Luke 1:63 - His Acts 10:14 - Not

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his mother answered and said,.... That is, Elisabeth:

not so, but he shall be called John; knowing that this was the name wherewith the angel said he should be called; either by divine revelation, she being filled with the Holy Ghost, Luke 1:41 or by information of her husband, who, doubtless, in writing, gave her an account of all that the angel had said unto him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shall be called John - This was the name which the angel had said should be given to him, of which Zechariah had probably informed Elizabeth by writing.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 60. Not so; but he shall be called John. — This is the name which the angel desired should be given him, Luke 1:13, and of which Zacharias by writing had informed his wife. There is something very remarkable in the names of this family. Zachariah, זכריהו the memory or memorial of Jehovah; יהו yeho, at the end of the word, being contracted for יהוה Yehovah, as in many other names. Elisabeth, אליסבה the Sabbath or rest of my strong God: names probably given them by their parents, to point out some remarkable circumstance in their conception or birth. And John, which should always be written Jehochanan or Yehochanan, יהוחנן the grace or mercy of Jehovah: so named, because he was to go before and proclaim the God of all grace, and the mercy granted through him to a lost world. See John 1:29; see also Luke 3:16, and Mark 1:4.


 
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