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Luke 1:63

John

61 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.

And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

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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

    And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

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  • Isaiah 30:8

    Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

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  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

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  • Habakkuk 2:2

    And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

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  • Jeremiah 17:1

    The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

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