Lukas 1:60

1:60 But ¹  his mother replied, ²  “No! He must be named ³  John.” ⁴ 

[1:60]  ¹ tn Grk “And,” but with clearly contrastive emphasis in context.

[1:60]  ² tn 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.

[1:60]  ³ tn This future passive indicative verb has imperatival force and thus has been translated “he must be named.”

[1:60]  ⁴ sn “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).