59 Eight days later they did for the child what the Law of Moses commands. They were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.
60 But Elizabeth said, “No! His name is John.”
61 The people argued, “No one in your family has ever been named John.”
62 So they motioned to Zechariah to find out what he wanted to name his son.
63 Zechariah asked for a writing tablet. Then he wrote, “His name is John.” Everyone was amazed.
64 At once, Zechariah started speaking and praising God.
65 All the neighbors were frightened because of what had happened, and everywhere in the hill country people kept talking about these things.