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57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.
57
When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.
58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
58
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father,
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 answered, "No; he shall be called John."
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but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
61 And they said to her, "None of your relatives is called by this name."
61
They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”
62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called.
62
Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered.
63
He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”
64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
64
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea,
65
All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.
66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.
66
Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
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