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Luke 1:59

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And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

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Luke 1:59 in other translations

On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

Luke 1:59 · World English Bible

Luke 1:59 in context

  1. 57Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
  2. 58And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.
  3. 59And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
  4. 60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
  5. 61And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.