62. Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
63. He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, ‘His name is John.’
64. Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
65. All the neighbours were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.
66. Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, ‘What then is this child going to be?’ For the Lord’s hand was with him.