Parallel Verses
Worsley New Testament
and on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father:
New American Standard Bible
And it happened that on
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day,
International Standard Version
On the eighth day they went to circumcise the child. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father,
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling it by the name of his father Zacharias.
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 the father.
Amplified
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;
An Understandable Version
And it happened on the eighth day [i.e., since the baby was born] that they came to circumcise the child [i.e., to perform the Jewish rite of identity, signifying the responsibility to observe the law of Moses]. And they [i.e., probably the neighbors and/or relatives of Elizabeth and Zacharias] suggested that they name him Zacharias, after his father.
Anderson New Testament
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.
Bible in Basic English
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;
Common New Testament
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they would have named him Zechariah after his father,
Daniel Mace New Testament
and on the eighth day were present at the circumcision of the child. but upon their proposing to call him by his father's name, Zacharias: his mother objected to it,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.
Godbey New Testament
And it came to pass on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the little child; and they were calling him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Goodspeed New Testament
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.
John Wesley New Testament
And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Julia Smith Translation
And it was in the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father Zacharias.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zachariah, after the name of his father.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him {after} his father Zechariah.
Modern King James verseion
And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and were calling it Zacharias, after his father's name.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And it fortuned, the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and called his name Zacharias after the name of his father,
Moffatt New Testament
and on the eighth day came to circumcise the child. They were going to call it by the name of its father Zechariah,
Montgomery New Testament
and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," 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 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.
Noyes New Testament
And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they were about to call him Zachariah, after the name of his father.
Sawyer New Testament
And they came on the eighth day to circumcise the little child, and called it by the name of its father, Zachariah.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and were calling it, after the name of its father, Zachariah.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And it came to pass, on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him after the name of his father, Zacharias.
Twentieth Century New Testament
A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him 'Zechariah' after his father,
Webster
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.
Williams New Testament
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they tried to name him Zechariah, after his father.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they were calling him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Youngs 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,
Themes
Children » Were named » After relatives
Children » Named at circumcision
Circumcision » Child named at the time of
Circumcision » Was performed » In the presence of the family, &c
Circumcision » Instances of » John the baptist
Elisabeth (elizabeth) » The wife of zacharias and the mother of john the baptist
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 1:59
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Birth Of John The Baptist
58 and her neighbours and kindred heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they congratulated her; 59 and on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father: 60 but his mother said, No, but he shall be called John:
Cross References
Luke 2:21
And when eight days were fulfilled for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, having been so called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
Philippians 3:5
having been circumcised on the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of Hebrews, with respect to the law a pharisee,
Acts 7:8
And He gave him the covenant of circumcision: and he begat Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.