Luke 1:32 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 1:32

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

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ASV

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

KJV

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (444)

(de fide ad Theod.) But this name was given anew to the Word in adaptation to His nativity in the flesh; as that prophecy saith, Thou shalt be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord hath named. (Is. 62:2.) (contra Julian lib. viii.) Not however from Joseph proceeded the most pure descent of Christ. For from one and the same line of connection had sprung both Joseph and the Virgin, and from this the only-begotten had taken the form of man.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

It was said also of John, that he shall be great, but of him indeed as of a great man, of Christ, as of the great God. For abundantly is poured forth the power of God; widely the greatness of the heavenly substance extended, neither confined by place, nor grasped by thought; neither determined by calculation, nor altered by age.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

He shall be called the Son of the Highest - In this respect also: and that in a more eminent sense than any, either man or angel, can be called so. The Lord shall give him the throne of his father David - That is, the spiritual kingdom, of which David's was a type.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He shall be great - Behold the greatness of the man Christ Jesus: 1st. Because that human nature that should be born of the virgin was to be united with the Divine nature. 2dly. In consequence of this, that human nature should be called in a peculiar sense the Son of the most high God; because God would produce it in her womb without the intervention of man. 3rdly. He shall be the everlasting Head and Sovereign of his Church. 4thly. His government and kingdom shall be eternal.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1760: “"He Shall Be Great"” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1883)

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὗτος	houtos	He	G3778 →
ἔσται	estai	will be	G1510 →
μέγας	megas	great	G3173 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
υἱὸς	huios	Son	G5207 →
ὑψίστου	hupsistou	of [the] Most High	G5310 →
κληθήσεται,	klēthēsetai	He will be called,	G2564 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δώσει	dōsei	will give	G1325 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to Him	G846 →
κύριος	kurios	[the] Lord	G2962 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸς	theos	God	G2316 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
θρόνον	thronon	throne	G2362 →
Δαυὶδ	Dauid	of David	G1138 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
πατρὸς	patros	father	G3962 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of Him,	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 1:35
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
leads to
- Matthew 1:18
  This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy…
- John 1:49
  “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
- Matthew 1:20
  But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife,…
- John 1:34
  I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
- Luke 1:31–32
  Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Through
Isaiah 16:5
in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
leads to
- Daniel 7:14
  And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is…
Through
Psalms 132:11
The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 7:12
  And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- Psalms 89:3–4
  You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:

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