Luke 1:59

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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,

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 17:12 : 12 `And a son of eight days is circumcised by you; every male to your generations, born in the house, or bought with money from any son of a stranger, who is not of thy seed;
  • Lev 12:3 : 3 and in the eighth day is the flesh of his foreskin circumcised;
  • Luke 2:21 : 21 And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.
  • Phil 3:5 : 5 circumcision on the eighth day! of the race of Israel! of the tribe of Benjamin! a Hebrew of Hebrews! according to law a Pharisee!
  • Acts 7:8 : 8 `And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac `begat' Jacob, and Jacob -- the twelve patriarchs;
  • Gen 21:3-4 : 3 and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him -- Isaac; 4 and Abraham circumciseth Isaac his son, `being' a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him.

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