Luk 1:60 | NETfull | STEP | But his mother replied, “No! He must be named John.”

Luke 1:60

60 But ^{▼▼ Grk “And,” but with clearly contrastive emphasis in context.} his mother replied, ^{▼▼ Grk “his mother answering, said.” The combination of participle and finite verb is redundant in English and has been simplified to “replied” in the translation.} “No! He must be named ^{▼▼ This future passive indicative verb has imperatival force and thus has been translated “he must be named.”} John.” ^{▼▼ “No! He must be named John.” By insisting on the name specified by the angel, Elizabeth (v. 60) and Zechariah (v. 63) have learned to obey God (see Luke 1:13).}