Discovery BoxLuke 1:60 
Context1:60 But 1 his mother replied, 2 “No! He must be named 3 John.” 4
Luke 12:53
Context12:53 They will be divided, 5 father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
1 tn Grk “And,” but with clearly contrastive emphasis in context.
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.
3 tn This future passive indicative verb has imperatival force and thus has been translated “he must be named.”
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).
5 tn There is dispute whether this phrase belongs to the end of v. 52 or begins v. 53. Given the shift of object, a connection to v. 53 is slightly preferred.
