Lukas 1:60-61

1:60 But ¹  his mother replied, ²  “No! He must be named ³  John.” ⁴  1:61 They ⁵  said to her, “But ⁶  none of your relatives bears this name.” ⁷ 

[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).

[1:61]  ⁵ tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:61]  ⁶ tn The word “but” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[1:61]  ⁷ tn Grk “There is no one from your relatives who is called by this name.”