World English Bible
"His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John.""
— Luke 1:60, World English Bible
“And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.”
“And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. ”
“But his mother replied,“No! He must be named John.””
“And his mother answering, said: Not so. But he shall be called John.”
“But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.”
“And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.”
Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.
Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.
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.
His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John."
They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name."
They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." They all marveled.