Luke 1:59 “On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were g…”

Luke 1:59

On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias after the name of his father.

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.

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,

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;

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Cross references

“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.”

Genesis 17:12 Leviticus 12:3 Luke 2:21 Philippians 3:5 Acts 7:8 Genesis 21:3

Genesis 17:12 · BSB

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 · BSB

And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.

Luke 2:21 · BSB

When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.

Philippians 3:5 · BSB

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;

Acts 7:8 · BSB

Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

Genesis 21:3 · BSB

And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

60But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”

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