But his mother responded, “No! He will be called John.”
and He sent a message through Nathan the prophet, who named him Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
I was then intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son. And he named Him Jesus.
But the angel said to him: Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.
Then they said to her, “None of your relatives has that name.”
He asked for a writing tablet and wrote: HIS NAME IS JOHN. And they were all amazed.