Luke 1:60

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.
  • 2 Sam 12:25 : 25 And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
  • Isa 8:3 : 3 And I went in to my wife, and she became with child, and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, Give him the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
  • Matt 1:25 : 25 And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.
  • Luke 1:63 : 63 And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.

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  • Luke 1:61-64
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    61 And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.

    62 And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.

    63 And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.

    64 And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God.

  • Luke 1:56-59
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    56 And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.

    57 Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

    58 And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

    59 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;

  • Luke 1:13-16
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    13 But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

    14 And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

    15 For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

    16 And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

  • Luke 1:30-32
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    30 And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

    31 And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

    32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

  • 21 And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66 And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67 And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

  • Luke 1:34-37
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    34 And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?

    35 And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

    36 Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

    37 For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

  • 76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • 25 And he had no connection with her till she had given birth to a son; and he gave him the name Jesus.

  • Luke 1:18-19
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    18 And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

    19 And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

  • Luke 1:40-44
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    40 And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.

    41 And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,

    42 And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

    43 How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

    44 For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

  • 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • 8 And she, at her mother's suggestion, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

  • 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

  • 33 And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

  • 23 (As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord),

  • 15 And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.

  • 24 And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

  • Matt 1:21-23
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    21 And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.

    22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

  • 24 After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

  • John 1:25-26
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    25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

    26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

  • 5 His mother said to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it.

  • 48 But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers?

  • 7 But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.

  • 14 But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

  • 27 To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

  • 31 I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.