Luke 1:59

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

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Read Luke 1:59 in the flow of Luke1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Luke1 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 1:59 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 17:12Generation 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.
  2. Genesis 21:3And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.
  3. Leviticus 12:3And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
  4. Luke 2:21When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
  5. Acts 7:8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
  6. Philippians 3:5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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