Luke 1:60

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But his mother responded, 'No! He will be called John.'

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  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.
  • 2 Sam 12:25 : 25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.
  • Isa 8:3 : 3 I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Swift to Plunder, Quick to Spoil)."
  • Matt 1:25 : 25 But he did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he named him Jesus.
  • Luke 1:63 : 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all amazed.

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  • Luke 1:61-64
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    61They said to her, 'None of your relatives has that name.'

    62So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

    63He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all amazed.

    64Immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue was set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

  • Luke 1:56-59
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    56And Mary stayed with her for about three months and then returned to her home.

    57Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.

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

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

  • Luke 1:13-16
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    13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

    14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

    16He will turn many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God.

  • Luke 1:30-32
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    30

    31And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

  • Luke 2:21
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    21On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived in the womb.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66All those who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, 'What then will this child become?' For indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67Then Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:

  • Luke 1:34-37
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    34Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?'

    35The angel replied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.'

    36And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

    37For nothing will be impossible with God.

  • Luke 1:76
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    76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • Matt 1:25
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    25But he did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he named him Jesus.

  • Luke 1:18-19
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    18Zechariah said to the angel, 'How can I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.'

    19The angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and bring to you this good news.'

  • Luke 1:40-44
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    40She entered Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

    41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42Then she exclaimed with a loud voice, 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.'

    43And how has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

    44For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

  • John 1:6
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    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • Matt 14:8
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    8Prompted by her mother, she said, 'Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.'

  • Luke 1:5
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    5In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife, Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron.

  • Luke 2:33
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    33The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

  • Luke 2:23
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    23(As it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord.")

  • Gen 17:15
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    15Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.

  • Mark 6:24
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    24She went out and asked her mother, 'What should I ask for?' Her mother answered, 'The head of John the Baptist.'

  • Matt 1:21-23
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    21'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'

    22All this happened to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

    23'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').

  • Luke 1:24
    67%

    24After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

  • John 1:25-26
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    25They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

    26John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.'

  • John 2:5
    66%

    5His mother said to the servants, 'Do whatever He tells you.'

  • Matt 12:48
    66%

    48But Jesus replied to the one who told Him, 'Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?'

  • Judg 13:7
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    7But he said to me, 'Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.'

  • Matt 3:14
    66%

    14But John tried to stop Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?'

  • Luke 1:27
    66%

    27to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

  • John 1:31
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    31I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.