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Luke 1:62 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 62
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.Luke 1:62 · King James Version
Luke 1:62 in context
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.
64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- signsenneuōto nod to, signify or express by a nod or a signG1770 →
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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