Luke Chapter 1 verse 63 Holy Bible
And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
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And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.
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And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.
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And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
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He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." They all marveled.
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and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;' and they did all wonder;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 63. - A writing-table; 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.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(63) A writing table.--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.His name is John.--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.And they marvelled all.--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.
