Luke 1:62 (YLT)

Passage

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:60 and his mother answering said, `No, but he shall be called John.'

Luke 1:61 And they said unto her--`There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

Luke 1:62 and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

Luke 1:63 and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

Luke 1:64 and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 61's "And they said unto her-- There is..." into verse 63's "and having asked for a tablet he...", so "called" and "making" 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 "making" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.