59 Sucedeu, pois, no oitavo dia, que vieram circuncidar o menino; e queriam dar-lhe o nome de seu pai, Zacarias.

60 Respondeu, porém, sua mãe: De modo nenhum, mas será chamado João.

61 Ao que lhe disseram: Ninguém há na tua parentela que se chame por este nome.

62 E perguntaram por acenos ao pai como queria que se chamasse.

63 E pedindo ele uma tabuinha, escreveu: Seu nome é João. E todos se admiraram.

64 Imediatamente a boca se lhe abriu, e a língua se lhe soltou; louvando a Deus.

59 On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. 60 His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John."

61 They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." 62 They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

63 He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John."

They all marveled. 64 His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.