Luke 1:62 (WEB)

Passage

They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:60 His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

Luke 1:61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”

Luke 1:62 They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

Luke 1:63 He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.

Luke 1:64 His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "signs", and "father". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "signs", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 61's "They said to her There is no..." into verse 63's "He asked for a writing tablet and...", so "called" and "signs" 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 "called" and "signs" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.