54. He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy,
55. just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever."
56. Then Mary stayed with her for about three months. And she returned to her own house.
57. Now the time for Elizabeth to give birth arrived, and she brought forth a son.
58. And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and so they congratulated her.
59. And it happened that, on the eighth day, they arrived to circumcise the boy, and they called him by his father's name, Zechariah.
60. And in response, his mother said: "Not so. Instead, he shall be called John."
61. And they said to her, "But there is no one among your relatives who is called by that name."
62. Then they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him to be called.
63. And requesting a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: "His name is John." And they all wondered.
64. Then, at once, his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosened, and he spoke, blessing God.