59 and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," after his father,
60 when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."
61 Said they, "You have no relatives of that name!"
62 Then they asked his father by signs what he wished to call the child.
63 So he asked for a writing tablet and wrote down, "His name is John."
64 Every one was surprised, and at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.