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Luke 1:63 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 63
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.Luke 1:63 · King James Version
Luke 1:63 in context
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.
65And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- marvelledthaumazōto wonder, wonder at, marvel, to be wondered at, to be had in admirationG2296 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- tablepinakidiona small tablet, a writing tabletG4093 →
- wrotegraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- nameonomaname univ. of proper names, the name is used for everything which the name covers…G3686 →
- JohniōannēsJohn = " Jehovah is a gracious giver" , John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias…G2491 →
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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