Luke 1 · Verse 61

Luke 1:61

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 other translations

BSB	They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
WEB	They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
ASV	And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
YLT	And they said unto her--‘There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'
DARBY	And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.
BBE	And they said, Not one of your relations has that name.
Webster	And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

What does Luke 1:61 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 61. There is none of thy kindred, &c. The Jewish tribes and families were kept distinct. To do this, and to avoid confusion in their genealogical tables, they probably gave only those names which were found among their ancestors. Another reason for this, common to all people, is the respect which is felt for honoured parents and ancestors.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 61 None of thy kindred - As the Jewish tribes and families were kept sacredly distinct, it appears the very names of the ancestors were continued among their descendants, partly through reverence for them, and partly to avoid confusion in the genealogical tables, which, for the sake of distinguishing the inheritances, were carefully preserved in each of the families. It seems to be on this account that the neighbors and relatives objected to a name which had not before existed in any branch of the family.

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 1:61 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

εἶπανeipanthey saidG2036

πρὸςprostoG4314

αὐτὴνautēnherG846

ὅτιhotithatG3754

οὐδείςoudeisNo [one]G3762

ἐστινestinisG1510

ἐκekamongG1537

τῆςtēstheG3588

συγγενείαςsungeneiasrelativesG4772

σουsouof youG4771

ὃςhoswhoG3739

καλεῖταιkaleitaiis calledG2564

τῷtōtheG3588

ὀνόματιonomatinameG3686

τούτῳ.toutōby this.G3778

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

Context

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.
Luke 1:62
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

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Luke 1:61 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y le dijeron: ¿Por qué? nadie hay en tu parentela que se llame de este nombre.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et ils lui dirent: Il n’y a personne dans ta parenté qui soit appelé de ce nom.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und sie sprachen zu ihr: Niemand ist aus deiner Verwandtschaft, der diesen Namen trägt.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et dixerunt ad illam: Quia nemo est in cognatione tua, qui vocetur hoc nomine.