Luke 1:59
World English Bible (WEB)
On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
In context
57 Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.
58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.
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.”
Luke 1:59 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
- KJV King James Version
- And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.