59 Kahdeksantena päivänä kokoonnuttiin ympärileikkaamaan lasta. Muut tahtoivat antaa hänelle isän mukaan nimeksi Sakarias,

62 He kysyivät viittomalla isältä, minkä nimen hän tahtoi antaa lapselle.

64 Samalla hetkellä Sakarias sai puhekykynsä takaisin, ja hän puhkesi ylistämään Jumalaa.

59 And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.

60 And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.

61 And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.

62 And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

63 And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.