63He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, "His name is John."


In Context

60 but his mother spoke up and said, "No! He is to be called John."

61 They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who has that name."

62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.

63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, "His name is John."

64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak, praising God.

65 The neighbors were all filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.

Luke 1:63 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:63And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:63And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:63And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:63And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:63And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all wondered.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:63He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, |His name is John.| They all marveled.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:63and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.