Luke 1:61

61 They said to her, "No one among your relatives has that name."

Luke 1:61 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:61

And they said unto her
Her neighbours and relations, there is none of thy kindred that is called by this name; from whence it appears, that it was usual to give names to children after their ancestors, relations, and friends. The Persic version renders it, "in thine Israel there is not any one of this name": but this could not be true; for the name of Jochanan, or John, was a name very common among the Israelites, though not in Elisabeth's family, or her husband's.

Luke 1:61 In-Context

59 On the eighth day, they came to have the child circumcised. They were going to name him Zechariah, like his father.

60 But his mother spoke up. "No!" she said. "He must be called John."

61 They said to her, "No one among your relatives has that name."

62 Then they motioned to his father. They wanted to find out what he would like to name the child.

63 He asked for something to write on. Then he wrote, "His name is John." Everyone was amazed.