59 No oitavo dia vieram circuncidar o menino, e iam dar-lhe o nome de seu pai-Zacarias.

60 Sua mãe, porém, disse: Não, mas será chamado João.

61 Disseram-lhe: Ninguém há entre teus parentes que tenha este nome.

62 Perguntavam por acenos ao pai, que nome queria que lhe pusessem.

63 Ele, pedindo uma tabuinha, escreveu: João é o seu nome. Todos se maravilharam.

64 Imediatamente lhe foi aberta a boca e solta a língua, e começou a falar, bendizendo a Deus.

59 On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. 60 His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John."

61 They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." 62 They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

63 He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John."

They all marveled. 64 His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.