58. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very kind to her, and they shared her joy.
59. When the child was eight days old, they went ⌊to the temple⌋ to circumcise him. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father.
60. But his mother spoke up, “Absolutely not! His name will be John.”
61. Their friends said to her, “But you don’t have any relatives with that name.”
62. So they motioned to the baby’s father to see what he wanted to name the child.
63. Zechariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” Everyone was amazed.
64. Suddenly, Zechariah was able to speak, and he began to praise God.
65. All their neighbors were filled with awe. Throughout the mountain region of Judea, people talked about everything that had happened.