Luk 1:32 | NETfull | STEP | 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.

Luke 1:32

32 He ^{▼▼ Grk “this one.”} will be great, ^{▼▼ 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.} and will be called the Son of the Most High, ^{▼▼ 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.} and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father ^{▼▼ Or “ancestor.”} David.