Luke 1:61

61 They said to her, "But you don't have any relative with 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 When the baby was a week old, they came to circumcise him, and they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.

60 But his mother said, "No! His name is to be John."

61 They said to her, "But you don't have any relative with that name!"

62 Then they made signs to his father, asking him what name he would like the boy to have.

63 Zechariah asked for a writing pad and wrote, "His name is John." How surprised they all were!