60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
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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.
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 57-66)In these verses, we have, I. The birth of John Baptist, Luke 1:57. Though he was conceived in the womb by miracle, he continued in the womb according to the ordinary course of nature (so did our Saviour): Elisabeth’s full time came, that she should be delivered , and then she brought forth a son . Promised mercies are to be expected when the full time for them is come, and not before. II. The grea…
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