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Luke 1:57-66

57 When it was time for Elizabeth to give birth, she had a boy.

57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.

58 Her neighbors and relatives heard how good the Lord was 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 When the baby was eight days old, they came to circumcise him. They wanted to name him Zechariah because this was his father's name,

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 said, "No! He will be named John."

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

61 The people said to Elizabeth, "But no one in your family has this name."

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 him.

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

63 Zechariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John," and everyone was surprised.

63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”

64 Immediately Zechariah could talk again, and he began praising God.

64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

65 All their neighbors became alarmed, and in all the mountains of Judea people continued talking about all these things.

65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.

66 The people who heard about them wondered, saying, "What will this child be?" because 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.