Luke 1:63 (GNV)

Passage

So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:61 And they saide vnto her, There is none of thy kindred, that is named with this name.

Luke 1:62 Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.

Luke 1:63 So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all.

Luke 1:64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God.

Luke 1:65 Then feare came on all them that dwelt neere vnto them, and all these woordes were noised abroade throughout all the hill countrey of Iudea.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "asked", "writing", "tables", "wrote", "saying", "name", "iohn", and "marueiled". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "asked" and "writing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 62's "Then they made signes to his father..." into verse 64's "And his mouth was opened immediately and...", so "asked" and "writing" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "asked" and "writing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.