63 and he asked for a writing tablet and[a] wrote, saying, “John is his name.” And they were all astonished. 64 And his mouth and his tongue were opened immediately, and he began to speak,[b] praising God. 65 And fear came on all those who lived near them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these events were discussed.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:63 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“asked for”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 1:64 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to speak”)