Luke 1:57-66
John the Baptist Is Born
57Now the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth to 1give birth, and she gave birth to a son. 58And her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had amagnified His great mercy toward her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59And it happened that on athe eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zechariah, after the name of his father. 60But his mother answered and said, “No, but ahe shall be called John.” 61And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” 62And they awere making signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called. 63And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “aHis name is John.” And they all marveled. 64aAnd at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing God. 65And fear came on all those living around them, and all these matters were being talked about in all athe hill country of Judea. 66And all who heard these things put them in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” For athe hand of the 1Lord was indeed with him.