but his mother said, “Not so; he shall be called John.”
and sent a message by Nathan the prophet; so he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Call his name Maher-shalal-hashbaz;
but knew her not until she had borne a son; and he called his name Jesus.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
And they said to her, “None of your kindred is called by this name.”
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all marveled.