KJV ORIGINAL
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But they were like, 'Wait, nobody in your family has ever had that name before.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God's plans don't follow family traditions, and that's exactly the point.
📚 Historical Context
In the first chapter of Luke, we find the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, an elderly couple who were childless until an angel announced that Elizabeth would bear a son named John. When the baby is born, relatives and neighbors gather, expecting the child to be named after his father or a relative, as was customary in Jewish culture. However, Elizabeth insists on the name John, which surprises them because it is not a name found in their family lineage.
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