59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by the name of his father Zacharias.

60 But his mother said, "No, but he shall be called John."

61 They said to her, "There is no one of your family who is called by that name."

62 Then they made signs to his father to know what he wanted him called.

63 He asked for a tablet and wrote, "His name is John." They all wondered.

64 At once Zacharias's mouth was opened and his tongue loosed and he spoke, praising God.