62. So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called.
63. He asked for a writing tablet and wrote:HIS NAME IS JOHN.And they were all amazed.
64. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
65. Fear came on all those who lived around them, and all these things were being talked about throughout the hill country of Judea.
66. All who heard about him took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become? ” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.
67. Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: