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And they all marveled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, &#8220His name is John.&#8221 And they were all astonished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he asked for a tablet, and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they all marveled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he asked for a <i>writing</i> tablet and wrote as follows, “His name is John.” And they were all astonished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He asked for a writing tablet and wrote: HIS NAME IS JOHN. And they were all amazed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Zechariah asked for a writing tablet. Then he wrote, "His name is John." Everyone was amazed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Zechariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." Everyone was amazed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Zechariah asked for a writing pad and wrote, "His name is John." How surprised they all were! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And everyone was amazed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all wondered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they all marveled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having asked for a small writing tablet, he wrote, saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And requesting a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: “His name is John.” And they all wondered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,” and all were amazed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And all of them were amazed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he asked for a tablet and wrote, saying, John is his name. And every one was surprised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />He requested a tablet and he wrote and he said, “Yohannan is his name”, and everyone was amazed.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they were all astonished.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote saying; His name is John.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And desiring a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, John is his name. And they were all surprised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />then he made signs for a writing-book, and writ these words, "his name is John:" at which they were all surprized.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, asking for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they all marveled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And he called for a <i>writing</i>-tablet, and wrote upon it, His name is John: and they all wondered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/1-63.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=473" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">The Birth of John the Baptist</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">62</span>So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child. <span class="reftext">63</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/154.htm" title="154: aitēsas (V-APA-NMS) -- To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.">Zechariah asked for</a> <a href="/greek/4093.htm" title="4093: pinakidion (N-ANS) -- A tablet for writing. Diminutive of pinax; a tablet.">a tablet</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: egrapsen (V-AIA-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">and wrote,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">“His</a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onoma (N-NNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">name</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/2491.htm" title="2491: Iōannēs (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.">John.”</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole."></a> <a href="/greek/2296.htm" title="2296: ethaumasan (V-AIA-3P) -- (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.">they were all amazed.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">64</span>Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></span><br />But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">1 Samuel 1:20</a></span><br />So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Isaiah 8:1-3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz. / And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.” / And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3</a></span><br />And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">1 Chronicles 22:9</a></span><br />But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a></span><br />So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></span><br />“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a></span><br />She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-25.htm">Matthew 1:25</a></span><br />But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-1.htm">Matthew 3:1</a></span><br />In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-11.htm">Matthew 11:11</a></span><br />Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Mark 1:4</a></span><br />John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-14.htm">Mark 6:14</a></span><br />Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-6.htm">John 1:6-7</a></span><br />There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. / He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.</p><p class="hdg">a.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Proverbs 3:3</a></b></br> Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a></b></br> Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Jeremiah 17:1</a></b></br> The sin of Judah <i>is</i> written with a pen of iron, <i>and</i> with the point of a diamond: <i>it is</i> graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;</p><p class="hdg">His.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-13.htm">Luke 1:13,60</a></b></br> But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/16-5.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/mark/16-8.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Everyone's</a> <a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/luke/1-60.htm">John</a> <a href="/luke/1-21.htm">Marveled</a> <a href="/luke/1-21.htm">Marvelled</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-17.htm">Materials</a> <a href="/luke/1-21.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/mark/16-14.htm">Table</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Tablet</a> <a href="/mark/16-8.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/luke/1-29.htm">Wondered</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/mark/12-19.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/2-18.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/luke/4-36.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/acts/1-24.htm">Everyone's</a> <a href="/luke/8-12.htm">Follows</a> <a href="/luke/3-2.htm">John</a> <a href="/luke/2-33.htm">Marveled</a> <a href="/luke/2-33.htm">Marvelled</a> <a href="/exodus/28-8.htm">Materials</a> <a href="/luke/2-48.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/luke/5-29.htm">Table</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Tablet</a> <a href="/luke/2-18.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Wondered</a> <a href="/luke/4-21.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/luke/20-28.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-1.htm">The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-5.htm">The conception of John the Baptist;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-26.htm">and of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-39.htm">The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-57.htm">The nativity and circumcision of John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-67.htm">The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">76. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-76.htm">and of John.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Zechariah asked for a tablet</b><br>In the first century, writing tablets were commonly used for communication, especially when verbal communication was not possible. Zechariah, having been rendered mute by the angel Gabriel (<a href="/luke/1-20.htm">Luke 1:20</a>), needed a way to convey his message. This act of asking for a tablet demonstrates his determination to fulfill God's command despite his physical limitations. The use of a tablet also highlights the importance of written communication in ancient times, which was often reserved for significant matters.<p><b>and wrote, “His name is John.”</b><br>The act of writing the name "John" is significant because it confirms the angel Gabriel's message to Zechariah (<a href="/luke/1-13.htm">Luke 1:13</a>). The name "John" means "Yahweh is gracious," reflecting the grace of God in granting Zechariah and Elizabeth a child in their old age. This moment is a fulfillment of divine prophecy and an act of obedience to God's will. It also signifies a break from tradition, as it was customary to name a child after a relative, yet Zechariah follows God's directive instead.<p><b>And they were all amazed.</b><br>The amazement of the people reflects the cultural and communal nature of Jewish society, where family and community played a central role in personal events. The unexpected choice of the name "John" and the miraculous circumstances surrounding his birth and naming would have been a source of wonder and discussion among those present. This amazement also foreshadows the significant role John the Baptist would play in preparing the way for Jesus Christ, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a> and fulfilled in the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>The father of John the Baptist, a priest who was temporarily rendered mute by the angel Gabriel for his disbelief.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elizabeth.htm">Elizabeth</a></b><br>The mother of John the Baptist, who was considered barren but miraculously conceived in her old age.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/john_the_baptist.htm">John the Baptist</a></b><br>The child born to Zechariah and Elizabeth, who would become the forerunner of Jesus Christ.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel_gabriel.htm">The Angel Gabriel</a></b><br>The messenger of God who announced the birth of John to Zechariah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gathering.htm">The Gathering</a></b><br>The event where family and neighbors gathered for the circumcision and naming of John, leading to the astonishment at Zechariah's declaration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Zechariah's act of writing "His name is John" demonstrates obedience to God's command, even when it defies cultural expectations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>The fulfillment of Gabriel's message shows that God's word is trustworthy and will come to pass.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_restoration.htm">Faith and Restoration</a></b><br>Zechariah's speech is restored after his act of faith, illustrating that obedience can lead to restoration and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_naming.htm">God's Sovereignty in Naming</a></b><br>The name "John" (meaning "God is gracious") was divinely chosen, reflecting God's purpose and grace in John's life and ministry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_witness.htm">Community Witness</a></b><br>The astonishment of the gathered community highlights how acts of faith can serve as a powerful witness to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_luke_16_19-31_and_john_5_28-29_align.htm">How does Luke 16:19-31's portrayal of immediate judgment align with passages like John 5:28-29 that suggest a future resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_women_visit_jesus'_tomb.htm">Why did the women visit the tomb? To anoint Jesus with spices (Mark 16:1; Luke 23:55-24:1), to see the tomb (Matthew 28:1), or for no specified reason (John 20:1).</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_herod's_death_fit_luke_1_5.htm">Luke 1:5: If Herod the Great died around 4 BC, how does this timeline match with the birth announcements described here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_gospel_accounts_of_jesus'_baptism_differ.htm">Why do the Gospel accounts of Jesus' baptism by John differ significantly?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(63) <span class= "bld">A writing table.</span>--The tablets in common use at this time throughout the Roman empire were commonly of wood, covered with a thin coat of wax, on which men wrote with the sharp point which has left its traces in our language, in the word "style," in its literal and figurative senses.<p><span class= "bld">His name is John.</span>--There is something emphatic in the use of the present tense. It was not a question to be discussed. The name had been given already.<p><span class= "bld">And they marvelled all.</span>--This confirms the view given above as to the previous deafness of Zacharias. There would have been no ground for wonder, had he heard the discussion. It was the coincidence that surprised them, hardly less than the utterance.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 63.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A writing-table</span>; better, a writing-tablet. The tablets in use generally at the time were usually made of wood, covered with a thin coating of wax; on the soft layer of wax the words were written with an iron stylus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/1-63.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[Zechariah] asked for</span><br /><span class="grk">αἰτήσας</span> <span class="translit">(aitēsas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_154.htm">Strong's 154: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a tablet</span><br /><span class="grk">πινακίδιον</span> <span class="translit">(pinakidion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4093.htm">Strong's 4093: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tablet for writing. Diminutive of pinax; a tablet.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] wrote,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔγραψεν</span> <span class="translit">(egrapsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">name</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄνομα</span> <span class="translit">(onoma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> </span><span class="str2">Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστὶν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">John.”</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰωάννης</span> <span class="translit">(Iōannēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were all astonished.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐθαύμασαν</span> <span class="translit">(ethaumasan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. 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