And yet his mother responded and said, “No indeed; but he shall be called John.”
and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.
So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he named Him 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 shall name him 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 were all amazed.