but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.”
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered.
but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
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