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Luke 1:61 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 61
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.Luke 1:61 · King James Version
Luke 1:61 in context
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.
62And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- kindredsyngeneiaa kinship, relationship, kindred, relations collectively, familyG4772 →
- calledkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- noneoudeisno one, nothingG3762 →
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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