Luke 1 · Verse 60

Luke 1:60

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
Luke 1:60, King James Version

Luke 1:60 in other translations

BSBBut his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
WEBHis mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”
ASVAnd his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
YLTand his mother answering said, ‘No, but he shall be called John.'
DARBYAnd his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.
BBEBut his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.
WebsterAnd his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

What does Luke 1:60 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 60. Shall be called John. This was the name which the angel had said should be given to him, of which Zacharias had probably informed Elisabeth by writing.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 60 Not so; but he shall be called John - This is the name which the angel desired should be given him, Luk 1:13, and of which Zacharias by writing had informed his wife. There is something very remarkable in the names of this family. Zachariah, זכריהו the memory or memorial of Jehovah; יהו yeho, at the end of the word, being contracted for יהוה Yehovah, as in many other names. Elisabeth, אליסבה the Sabbath or rest of my strong God: names probably given them by their parents, to point out some remarkable circumstance in their conception or birth. And John, which should always be written Jehochanan or Yehochanan, יהוחנן the grace or mercy of Jehovah: so named, because he was to go before and proclaim the God of all grace, and the mercy granted through him to a lost world. See Joh 1:29; see also Luk 3:16, and Mar 1:4.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 1:57-66

In these verses we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist, and the great joy among all the relations of the family. He shall be called Johanan, or "Gracious," because he shall bring in the gospel of Christ, wherein God's grace shines most bright. Zacharias recovered his speech. Unbelief closed his mouth, and believing opened it again: he believers, therefore he speaks. When God opens our lips, our mouths…

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Luke 1:60 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἀποκριθεῖσαapokritheisaansweringG611
ἡhētheG3588
μήτηρmētērmotherG3384
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036
οὐχί,ouchiNo,G3780
ἀλλὰallabutG235
κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaihe will be calledG2564
Ἰωάννης.IōannēsJohn.G2491

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 1:60

  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

  • 2 Samuel 12:25

    And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

  • Matthew 1:25

    And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

  • Luke 1:63

    And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

  • Isaiah 8:3

    And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Not.
13; 2Sa 12:25; Isa 8:3; Mt 1:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 1:59

    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 1:60

    And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

  • Luke 1:61

    And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

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Luke 1:60 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y respondiendo su madre, dijo: No; sino Juan será llamado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et sa mère, répondant, dit: Non, mais il sera appelé Jean.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und seine Mutter antwortete und sprach: Nein, sondern er soll Johannes heißen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et respondens mater ejus, dixit: Nequaquam, sed vocabitur Joannes.