1:57 Now the time came 1 for Elizabeth to have her baby, 2 and she gave birth to a son. 1:58 Her 3 neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown 4 great mercy to her, and they rejoiced 5 with her.
1:59 On 6 the eighth day 7 they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name 8 him Zechariah after his father. 1:60 But 9 his mother replied, 10 “No! He must be named 11 John.” 12