⁶² So they used their hands to make signs to the baby's father. They wanted to ask him what his son's name should be.^[a]

⁶³ Zechariah asked for something to write on. He wrote, ‘His name is John.’ Everyone was very surprised at what he wrote. ⁶⁴ Immediately, Zechariah could speak again. He could speak easily. He began to thank God aloud.^[b]