Luk 1:63 | NET2full | STEP | He asked for a writing tablet and wrote , “ His name is John .” And they were all amazed .

‏ Luke 1:63

63 He ^{▼▼tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} asked for a writing tablet ^{▼▼sn The writing tablet requested by Zechariah would have been a wax tablet.} and wrote, ^{▼▼tn Grk “and wrote, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.} “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. ^{▼▼sn The response, they were all amazed, expresses a mixture of surprise and reflection in this setting where they were so certain of what the child’s name would be.}