Luke 1:59
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New International Version (©1984)
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,

New Living Translation (©2007)
When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, after his father.

International Standard Version (©2008)
On the eighth day they went to circumcise the child. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When the child was eight days old, they went [to the temple] to circumcise him. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father.

King James Bible
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.

American 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.

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 the father.

Bible in Basic English
And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father's name Zachary.

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Weymouth New Testament
And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and were going to call him Zechariah, after his father.

World English Bible
It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

Geneva Study Bible

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.

People's New Testament

1:59 On the eighth day. On the eighth day male Jewish children were circumcised and named (Ge 17:12). The kinsmen present called the child after his father's name, a common Jewish custom, but Elizabeth protested that his name should be John, that given by the angel. The matter was referred to the father.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

59. eighth day-The law (Ge 17:12) was observed, even though the eighth day after birth should be a sabbath (Joh 7:23; and see Php 3:5).

called him-literally, "were calling"-that is, (as we should say) "were for calling." The naming of children at baptism has its origin in the Jewish custom at circumcision (Ge 21:3, 4); and the names of Abram and Sarai were changed at its first performance (Ge 17:5, 15).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:57-66 In these verses we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist, and the great joy among all the relations of the family. He shall be called Johanan, or Gracious, because he shall bring in the gospel of Christ, wherein God's grace shines most bright. Zacharias recovered his speech. Unbelief closed his mouth, and believing opened it again: he believers, therefore he speaks. When God opens our lips, our mouths must show forth his praise; and better be without speech, than not use it in praising God. It is said, The hand of the Lord was working with John. God has ways of working on children in their infancy, which we cannot account for. We should observe the dealings of God, and wait the event.


Genesis 17:12 "And every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, a servant who is born in the house or who is bought with money from any foreigner, who is not of your descendants.
Leviticus 12:3 'On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Luke 2:21 And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
Philippians 3:5 circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee; (NASB ©1995)

Child Circumcise Circumcision Eighth Father's Zacharias Zechariah Zechari'ah

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.

2:21 Ge 17:12 21:3,4 Le 12:3 Ac 7:8 Php 3:5

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