A moment in scripture
Luke 1:59
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 1:57
Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
- Luke 1:58
And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
- 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.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.