Luke:1:57-66

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* Now Elizabeth 's full time came for her to be delivered , and she brought forth a son . * When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her , they rejoiced with her . * So it was , on the eighth day , that they came to circumcise the child ; and they would have called him by the name of his father , Zacharias . * His mother answered and said , "No ; he shall be called John ." * But they said to her , "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name ." * So they made signs to his father--what he would have him called . * And he asked for a writing tablet , and wrote , saying , "His name is John ." So they all marveled . * Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed , and he spoke , praising God . * Then fear came on all who dwelt around them ; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea . * And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts , saying , "What kind of child will this be ?" And the hand of the Lord was with him .

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