Adam Clarke
Methodist
1762–1832
“They made signs to his father - Who, it appears from this, was deaf as well as dumb; otherwise they might have asked him, and obtained his answer in this way.”
The interpretation timeline
Luke 1:62
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
1 Methodist · 1 Reformed
Luke 1:62 · Douay-Rheims
“And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1832
A.D.
1871
A.D.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Reformed
1871
“made signs--showing he was deaf, as well as dumb.”
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.