Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, New Living Translation When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father. English Standard Version And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, Berean Standard Bible On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah. Berean Literal Bible And it came to pass on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and were calling it after the name of his father, Zechariah. King James 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. New King James Version So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. New American Standard Bible And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zechariah, after his father. NASB 1995 And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, after his father. NASB 1977 And it came about that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, after his father. Legacy Standard Bible And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zechariah, after the name of his father. Amplified Bible It happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child [as required by the Law], and they intended to name him Zacharias, after his father; Christian Standard Bible When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day, they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father. Holman Christian Standard Bible When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day, they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father. American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it was the eighth day, and they came to circumcise the boy, and they were calling him by the name of his father Zachariah. Contemporary English Version Eight days later they did for the child what the Law of Moses commands. They were going to name him Zechariah, after his father. Douay-Rheims Bible 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the child was eight days old, they went [to the temple] to circumcise him. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father. Good News Translation When the baby was a week old, they came to circumcise him, and they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father. International Standard Version On the eighth day they went to circumcise the child. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father, Literal Standard Version And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias, Majority Standard Bible On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah. New American Bible When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, NET Bible On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father. New Revised Standard Version On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father. New Heart English Bible It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zechariah, after the name of the father. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Weymouth New Testament And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and were going to call him Zechariah, after his father. World English Bible On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. Young's Literal Translation And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Birth of John the Baptist…58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her. 59On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah. 60But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”… Cross References Genesis 17:12 Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner--even those who are not your offspring. Leviticus 12:3 And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy's foreskin is to be circumcised. Luke 2:21 When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived. Philippians 3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; Treasury of Scripture 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. Luke 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. Genesis 17:12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. Genesis 21:3,4 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac… Jump to Previous Child Circumcise Circumcision Eighth Father's Zacharias Zechariah Zechari'ahJump to Next Child Circumcise Circumcision Eighth Father's Zacharias Zechariah Zechari'ahLuke 1 1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.5. The conception of John the Baptist; 26. and of Jesus. 39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus. 57. The nativity and circumcision of John. 67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus, 76. and of John. (59) They came to circumcise the child.--The day of circumcision, as the admission of the child into God's covenant with his people, was, like the day of the baptism of infants among Christians, one on which relatives were invited to be present as witnesses, and was commonly followed by a feast. It was also, as baptism has come to be, the time on which the child received the name which was to bear its witness of the prayers of his parents for him, and of his personal relation to the God of his fathers. They called him . . .--The Greek tense is strictly imperfect--they were calling him. The choice of the name commonly rested with the father, but the kinsfolk seem to have assumed that, in the dumbness of the father, the duty devolved on them, and they, according to a custom not uncommon, showed their respect for the father by choosing his name. Verse 59. - On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. This was always, among the Hebrew people, a solemn day of rejoicing; it resembled in some particulars our baptismal gatherings. Relatives were invited to be present, as witnesses that the child had been formally incorporated into the covenant. It was, too, the time when the name which the newly born was to bear through life was given him.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Onἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. eighth ὀγδόῃ (ogdoē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3590: The eighth, one of eight, with seven others. From oktos; the eighth. day, ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. when ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. they came ἦλθον (ēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2064: To come, go. to circumcise περιτεμεῖν (peritemein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4059: To cut around, circumcise. From peri and the base of tomoteros; to cut around, i.e. to circumcise. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. child, παιδίον (paidion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. they were going to name ἐκάλουν (ekaloun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. [him] αὐτὸ (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. after ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. father πατρὸς (patros) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. Zechariah. Ζαχαρίαν (Zacharian) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2197: Of Hebrew origin; Zacharias, the name of two Israelites. Links Luke 1:59 NIVLuke 1:59 NLT Luke 1:59 ESV Luke 1:59 NASB Luke 1:59 KJV Luke 1:59 BibleApps.com Luke 1:59 Biblia Paralela Luke 1:59 Chinese Bible Luke 1:59 French Bible Luke 1:59 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 1:59 It happened on the eighth day that (Luke Lu Lk) |
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