But his mother answered and said, “No, but he shall be called John.”
and sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the sake of Yahweh.
Then I drew near to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.
And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they all marveled.