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Elizabeth and John the Baptist
How Elizabeth and John the Baptist are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Elizabeth was a parent of John the Baptist.
Elizabeth, long called barren, bore John in her old age and held to the name the angel had given him.
thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John
Luke 1:13, King James Version
she hath also conceived a son in her old age
Luke 1:36, King James Version
she brought forth a son
Luke 1:57, King James Version
his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John
Luke 1:60, King James Version
Where they cross: Luke 1:57-60
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Luke 1:13
13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Luke 1:36
36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
Luke 1:57-60
57Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
King James Version