59 E aconteceu que, ao oitavo dia, vieram circuncidar o menino, e lhe chamavam Zacarias, o nome de seu pai.

60 E, respondendo sua mãe, disse: Não, porém será chamado João.

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

62 E perguntaram por acenos ao pai como queria que lhe chamassem.

63 E, pedindo ele uma tabuinha de escrever, escreveu, dizendo: O seu nome é João. E todos se maravilharam.

64 E logo a boca se lhe abriu, e a língua se lhe soltou; e falava, louvando a Deus.

59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,

60 but his mother spoke up and said, "No! He is to be called John."

61 They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who has that name."

62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.

63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, "His name is John."

64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.