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Luke 1:63

John

61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”

62 So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

64 Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.

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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.

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BSB
Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
KJV
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
WEB
He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.
ASV
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
DARBY
And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.
BLB
And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name.” And they all marveled.
ÅB
Og han ba om en tavle og skrev disse ord: Johannes er hans navn. Og de undret seg alle.
OTB
Han ba om en tavle og skrev til alles forundring, “Hans navn er Johannes.”
B1930
Og han bad om en tavle og skrev disse ord: Johannes er hans navn. Og de undret sig alle.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 1:60

    But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”

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  • Isaiah 30:8

    Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

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  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

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  • Habakkuk 2:2

    Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

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  • Jeremiah 17:1

    “The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.

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