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Passage Lookup: Luke 1:57-66

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Luke 1:57
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When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.
Luke 1:58
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Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
Luke 1:59
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On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,
Luke 1:60
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but his mother spoke up and said, "No! He is to be called John."
Luke 1:61
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They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who has that name."
Luke 1:62
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Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
Luke 1:63
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He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, "His name is John."
Luke 1:64
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak, praising God.
Luke 1:65
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The neighbors were all filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.
Luke 1:66
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Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, "What then is this child going to be?" For the Lord's hand was with him.
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