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

Luke 1:63

63 He ^{▼▼ Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} asked for a writing tablet ^{▼▼ The writing tablet requested by Zechariah would have been a wax tablet.} and wrote, ^{▼▼ Grk “and wrote, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant is English and has not been translated.} “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. ^{▼▼ 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.}