Luke 1:63 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 1:65 And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "asked", "tablet", "wrote", "saying", "john", "name", and "wonder". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "asked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 62's "and they were making signs to his..." into verse 64's "and his mouth was opened presently and...", so "having" and "asked" 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 "having" and "asked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.