Luke 1:60 - Plain English Version

⁶⁰ But Elizabeth said, “No. His name is John.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶⁰ But his mother answered, Not so! But he shall be called John.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶⁰ And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

Common English Bible

⁶⁰ But his mother replied, “No, his name will be John.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶⁰ And in response, his mother said: "Not so. Instead, he shall be called John."

Luke 1:60 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:25

So he told Nathan, “Go and tell them to name him Jedidiah.” That name means God loves him very much. That is why God gave him that name. (We have not yet translated 12:26—14:33.)

Matthew 1:25

But he did not sleep with her, like a man does with his wife, until after her son was born. And he named the baby Jesus.

Luke 1:13

But the angel told him, “Don’t be frightened, Zekariah. God has heard what you have been asking him, and he will give you what you want. Your wife, Elizabeth, will have a baby boy, and you will name him John.

Luke 1:61

They said, “What? Nobody in your family has that name.”

Luke 1:63

Zekariah got them to give him something to write on, and he wrote, “His name is John.” Everyone was shocked.