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Luke 1:59 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 59
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.Luke 1:59 · King James Version
Luke 1:59 in context
57Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
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.
60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
61And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- circumciseperitemnōto cut around, to circumcise, cut off one's prepuce , to get one's self circumcised…G4059 →
- ZachariaszachariasZacharias meaning " remembered of Jehovah" , the father of John the Baptist, son…G2197 →
- eighthogdoosthe eighthG3590 →
- calledkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- childpaidiona young child, a little boy, a little girl, infants, children, little ones, an infant, of…G3813 →
- afterepiupon, on, at, by, before, of position, on, at, by, over, against, to, over, on, at…G1909 →
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In these verses, we have, I. The birth of John Baptist, Luk 1:57. Though he was conceived in the womb by miracle, he continued in the womb according to the ordinary course of nature (so did our Saviour): Elisabeth's full time came, that she should be delivered, and then she brought forth a son.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 57-66