Luke 1:59 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 1:59

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

The holy Evangelist has especially remarked, that many thought the child should be called after his father Zacharias, in order that we might understand, not that any name of his kinsfolk was displeasing to his mother, but that the same word had been communicated to her by the Holy Spirit, which had been foretold by the Angel to Zacharias. And in truth, being dumb, Zacharias was unable to mention his son's name to his wife, but Elisabeth obtained by prophecy what she had not learnt from her husband. Hence it follows, And she answered, &c.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

On the eighth day - This was the day on which it was required to circumcise children, Gen 21:4. And they called him Zacharias - The name of the child was commonly given at the time of the circumcision, Gen 21:3-4. The name “commonly” given to the eldest son was that of the father.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	it came to pass	G1096 →
ἐν	en	on	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	day	G2250 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ὀγδόῃ	ogdoē	eighth	G3590 →
ἦλθον	ēlthon	they came	G2064 →
περιτεμεῖν	peritemein	to circumcise	G4059 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
παιδίον	paidion	child	G3813 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐκάλουν	ekaloun	were calling	G2564 →
αὐτὸ	auto	it	G846 →
ἐπὶ	epi	after	G1909 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	name	G3686 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
πατρὸς	patros	father	G3962 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
Ζαχαρίαν.	Zacharian	Zechariah.	G2197 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Leviticus 12:3
And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
leads to
- Luke 2:21
  When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Philippians 3:5
  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;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 7:22–23
  But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
Through
Luke 2:21
When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
leads to
- Genesis 17:12
  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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 1:31
  Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Through
Genesis 17:12
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.
leads to
- Leviticus 12:3
  And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Philippians 3:5
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;
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:22
  Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
- Romans 11:1
  I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke