But his mother said, “Not so! He shall be called John.”
So He sent a word by way of the prophet Nathan that he should be named Jedidiah for the sake of the Lord.
So I went in to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, Call his name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
and did not know her until she had given birth to her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus.
But the angel said to him, “Do not fear, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all were amazed.
