Luke 1:59

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And it came to pass on the eighth day [that] they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him after the name of his father Zechariah.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 1

⁵⁷ When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.

⁵⁸ Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

⁶⁰ But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”

⁶¹ They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”

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