So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias.
Luke 1:59
Surrounding context
1:58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her.
1:59 So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias.
1:60 His mother answered and said, "No; he shall be called John."