Text -- Luke 1:32 (NET)

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

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 1:32

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.”