Luke 1:32

He ¹  will be great, ²  and will be called the Son of the Most High, ³  and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father ⁴  David.

2Sa 7:11-13; Ps 132:11; Isa 9:6,7; Isa 16:5; Jer 23:5,6; Jer 33:15-17; Eze 17:22-24; Eze 34:23,24; Eze 37:24,25; Am 9:11,12; Mt 3:11; Mt 12:42; Mt 28:18; Mr 5:7; Mr 14:61; Lu 1:15; Lu 1:35; Lu 3:16; Joh 3:35,36; Joh 5:21-29; Joh 6:69; Joh 12:34; Ac 2:30,36; Ac 16:17; Ro 1:4; Eph 1:20-23; Php 2:9-11; Heb 1:2-8; Re 3:7

¹ tn Grk “this one.”

² 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.

³ 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.

⁴ tn Or “ancestor.”