His mother, however, said, »No, he is to be called John.«
but did not live with her until she had given birth to a son. The child's name he called JESUS.
But the angel said to him, »Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your petition has been heard: and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call his name John.
»There is not one of your family,« they said, »who has that name.«
So he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, »His name is John.« And they all wondered.
