The Birth of John the Baptist
Luke 1:59
In 9 translations
- BSB
- On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
- ASV
- 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.
- LSV
- 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,
- YLT
- 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,
- DBY
- 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.
- DRC
- And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father’s name Zachary.
- GNV
- 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.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include τῇ (“the”); Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include τῇ (“the”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἡμέρᾳ elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of ἦλθον: Westcott–Hort: ἦλθαν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ; Robinson–Pierpont read ὀγδόῃ ἡμέρᾳ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ ἦλθον περιτεμεῖν τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἐκάλουν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ζαχαρίαν.
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ὀγδόῃ ἡμέρᾳ, ἦλθον περιτεμεῖν τὸ παιδίον· καὶ ἐκάλουν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ζαχαρίαν.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ὀγδόῃ ἡμέρᾳ, ἦλθον περιτεμεῖν τὸ παιδίον· καὶ ἐκάλουν αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ζαχαρίαν.
- SCR1894
- και εγενετο εν τη ογδοη ημερα ηλθον περιτεμειν το παιδιον και εκαλουν αυτο επι τω ονοματι του πατρος αυτου ζαχαριαν
Who and where
👤 Zacharias◆ Birth of John the Baptist
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
CircumcisionElisabeth (Elizabeth)Zacharias (Zechariah)HymnNamesAfter; AfterwardLanguage of the New TestamentLuke, the Gospel ofMaryJoy
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Cross-references most cited first
- Genesis 17:12Generation 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 12:3And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
- Luke 2:21When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
- Philippians 3:5circumcised 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 7:8Then 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 21:3–4And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him. When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.
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