Luke 1:60–63
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name.
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called.
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn: and they marueiled all.
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From verse 60
13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
13But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.
- 2 Samuel 12:25Rank 2 from verse 60
- Isaiah 8:3Rank 3 from verse 60
- Matthew 1:25Rank 5 from verse 60
From verse 62
22And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
22And when he came out, he could not speake vnto them: and they perceiued that he had seene a vision in the temple: for he beckened vnto them, and remained speechlesse.
From verse 63
- Isaiah 30:8Rank 1 from verse 63
13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
13But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.
- Habakkuk 2:2Rank 4 from verse 63
- Jeremiah 17:1Rank 5 from verse 63
1THE sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
1¶ *†The sinne of Iudah is written with a pen of yron, and with the point of a diamond; it is grauen vpon the table of their heart, and vpon the hornes of your altars:
- Proverbs 3:3Rank 6 from verse 63
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Luke 1:60
Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Luke 1:61
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. Relatives or a family or clan connected by descent. 2. By extension, a people group of shared lineage.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Luke 1:62
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Luke 1:63
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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A flat surface or board; a place for food; a written tablet or list.
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Set down, recorded, composed, or communicated in writing; the past tense of write.
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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Wondered or was filled with amazement.
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59And 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.
59And it came to passe that on the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
60And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
Selected passage61And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
61And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name.
Selected passage62And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
62And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called.
Selected passage63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn: and they marueiled all.
Selected passage64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
64And his mouth was opened immediatly, and his tongue loosed, and hee spake, and praised God.