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59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.
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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 said, "No; he is to be called John."
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but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
61 They said to her, "None of your relatives has this name."
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They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”
62 Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him.
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Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And all of them were amazed.
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He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”
64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God.
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
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