Luke 1:27

1:27 to a virgin engaged ¹  to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, ²  and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Luke 1:32

1:32 He ³  will be great, ⁴  and will be called the Son of the Most High, ⁵  and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father ⁶  David.

Luke 18:39

18:39 And those who were in front ⁷  scolded ⁸  him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted ⁹  even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

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¹ tn Or “promised in marriage.”

² tn Grk “Joseph, of the house of David.”

sn The Greek word order here favors connecting Davidic descent to Joseph, not Mary, in this remark.

³ tn Grk “this one.”

⁴ sn Compare the description of Jesus as great here with 1:15, “great before the Lord.” Jesus is greater than John, since he is Messiah compared to a prophet. Great is stated absolutely without qualification to make the point.

⁵ sn The expression Most High is a way to refer to God without naming him. Such avoiding of direct reference to God was common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

⁶ tn Or “ancestor.”

⁷ sn That is, those who were at the front of the procession.

⁸ tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.

⁹ sn Public opinion would not sway the blind man from getting Jesus’ attention. The term shouted is strong as it can be used of animal cries.