Luke 1:63

1:63 He ¹  asked for a writing tablet ²  and wrote, ³  “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. ⁴ 

Luke 20:6

20:6 But if we say, ‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

Luke 23:18

23:18 But they all shouted out together, ⁵  “Take this man ⁶  away! Release Barabbas for us!”

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¹ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn The writing tablet requested by Zechariah would have been a wax tablet.

³ tn Grk “and wrote, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant is English and has not been translated.

⁴ sn The response, they were all amazed, expresses a mixture of surprise and reflection in this setting where they were so certain of what the child’s name would be.

⁵ tn Grk “together, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated here.

⁶ tn Grk “this one.” The reference to Jesus as “this man” is pejorative in this context.