But his mother answered, “No, he will be named John.”
[But] he did not have sexual relations with her until [after] she had a son, whom he named Jesus.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid Zacharias, for your earnest prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son and you will name him John.
And they replied to her, “[But] there are not any of your relatives named that.”
Then Zacharias asked for a writing tablet and wrote [the words] “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.