NET Bible
"On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father."
— Luke 1:59, NET Bible
“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.”
“And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. ”
“It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.”
“And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they called him by his father's name Zachary.”
“And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;”
“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.”
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.
The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.
Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.
But his mother replied,“No! He must be named John.”
They said to her,“But none of your relatives bears this name.”
So they made signs to the baby’s father, inquiring what he wanted to name his son.