59 On the eighth day people came to circumcise make a special mark on the child. They were going to name him Zechariah like his father.

60 But his mother said, No, his name is to be John.

61 They said to her, But no one in your family has that name.

62 They made signs to the father to find out what name he wanted the child to have.

63 He asked for something to write on. He wrote, His name is John. They were all surprised.

64 Right then he opened his mouth and his tongue was free. He began to speak and to praise God.