Luke 1:60

60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”

Luke 1:60 in Other Translations

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

60 but his mother answered, "No; he shall be called John."

60 But Elizabeth said, “No! His name is John!”

60 But his mother intervened: "No. He is to be called John."

60 But his mother responded, "No! He will be called John."

Luke 1:60 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:60

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.

Luke 1:60 In-Context

58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,

60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”

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

62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.

Cross References

• 1. ver 13,63; S Matthew 3:1