Luke 1:63
New International Version
He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”

New Living Translation
He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s surprise he wrote, “His name is John.”

English Standard Version
And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered.

Berean Standard Bible
Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

Berean Literal Bible
And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they all marveled.

King James Bible
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

New King James Version
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled.

New American Standard Bible
And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

NASB 1995
And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.

NASB 1977
And he asked for a tablet, and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they all marveled.

Amplified Bible
And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.

Christian Standard Bible
He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He asked for a writing tablet and wrote: HIS NAME IS JOHN. And they were all amazed.

American Standard Version
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He requested a tablet and he wrote and he said, “Yohannan is his name”, and everyone was amazed.

Contemporary English Version
Zechariah asked for a writing tablet. Then he wrote, "His name is John." Everyone was amazed.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.

English Revised Version
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Zechariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." Everyone was amazed.

Good News Translation
Zechariah asked for a writing pad and wrote, "His name is John." How surprised they all were!

International Standard Version
He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And everyone was amazed.

Literal Standard Version
and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;

Majority Standard Bible
Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

New American Bible
He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,” and all were amazed.

NET Bible
He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

New Revised Standard Version
He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And all of them were amazed.

New Heart English Bible
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all wondered.

Weymouth New Testament
So he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered.

World English Bible
He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.

Young's Literal Translation
and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Birth of John the Baptist
62So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child. 63 Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. 64Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.…

Cross References
Matthew 8:10
When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, "Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.

Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

Luke 1:60
But his mother replied, "No! He shall be called John."


Treasury of Scripture

And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.

a.

Proverbs 3:3
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Isaiah 30:8
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

Jeremiah 17:1
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;

His.

Luke 1:13,60
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John…

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Luke 1
1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.
5. The conception of John the Baptist;
26. and of Jesus.
39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.
57. The nativity and circumcision of John.
67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,
76. and of John.














(63) A writing table.--The tablets in common use at this time throughout the Roman empire were commonly of wood, covered with a thin coat of wax, on which men wrote with the sharp point which has left its traces in our language, in the word "style," in its literal and figurative senses.

His name is John.--There is something emphatic in the use of the present tense. It was not a question to be discussed. The name had been given already.

And they marvelled all.--This confirms the view given above as to the previous deafness of Zacharias. There would have been no ground for wonder, had he heard the discussion. It was the coincidence that surprised them, hardly less than the utterance.

Verse 63. - A writing-table; better, a writing-tablet. The tablets in use generally at the time were usually made of wood, covered with a thin coating of wax; on the soft layer of wax the words were written with an iron stylus.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[Zechariah] asked for
αἰτήσας (aitēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

a tablet
πινακίδιον (pinakidion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4093: A tablet for writing. Diminutive of pinax; a tablet.

[and] wrote,
ἔγραψεν (egrapsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

“His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

name
ὄνομα (onoma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

is
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

John.”
Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they were all astonished.
ἐθαύμασαν (ethaumasan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2296: (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.


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