But Elizabeth said, “No! His name is John.”
But the angel told him: Don't be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayers. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you must name him John.
and sent Nathan the prophet to tell David, “The Lord will call him Jedidiah.”
Sometime later, my wife and I had a son, and the Lord said, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
Zechariah asked for a writing tablet. Then he wrote, “His name is John.” Everyone was amazed.
But they did not sleep together before her baby was born. Then Joseph named him Jesus.
The people argued, “No one in your family has ever been named John.”
