Luke 1:61
59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
- KJV
- And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
- WEB
- They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
- ASV
- And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
- DARBY
- And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.
- BLB
- And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
- ÅB
- Og de sa til henne: Men det er jo ingen i din slekt som har dette navn.
- OTB
- De sa til henne, “Men ingen av dine slektninger har det navnet.”
- B1930
- Og de sa til henne: Men det er jo ingen i din ætt som har dette navn.