Luke 1:60

Plain English Version

But Elizabeth said, “No. His name is John.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:25

So he told Nathan, “Go and tell them to name him Jedidiah.” That name means God loves him very much. That is why God gave him that name. (We have not yet translated 12:26—14:33.)

Matthew 1:25

But he did not sleep with her, like a man does with his wife, until after her son was born. And he named the baby Jesus.

Luke 1:13

But the angel told him, “Don’t be frightened, Zekariah. God has heard what you have been asking him, and he will give you what you want. Your wife, Elizabeth, will have a baby boy, and you will name him John.

Luke 1:61

They said, “What? Nobody in your family has that name.”

Luke 1:63

Zekariah got them to give him something to write on, and he wrote, “His name is John.” Everyone was shocked.