Luke 1:63
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.”
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“Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;' and they did all wonder;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 1:63 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 3:3Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Isaiah 30:8Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
- Jeremiah 17:1“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.
- Habakkuk 2:2Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
- Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- Luke 1:60But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
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