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He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give to him the throne of his father, David,
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Commentators emphasize that "Son of the Most High" signifies Jesus' unique, divine nature. They clarify that the phrase "shall be called" doesn't mean He was just then becoming God's Son. Instead, as scholars like Calvin and Gill explain, it means His eternal Sonship would now be revealed and made known to humanity through His incarnation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He shall be great. This passage undoubtedly refers to Isaiah 9:6-7. By His being great is meant that He will be distinguished or …
The Son of the Most High (υιος Hυψιστου). There is no article in the Greek, but the use of Most High in verse 35 clearly of God as…
19th Century
Anglican
Shall be called the Son of the Highest.—It is noticeable that this name, applied to our Lord by the angel, appears later …
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Baptist
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was…
The striking term “Son of the Most High” (v.33; cf. vv.35, 76) leads to a clear messianic affirmation—the reference to the eternal throne and kingd…
16th Century
Protestant
He shall be great. The angel had said the same thing about John the Baptist, and yet he did not intend to make him equal to Christ. But th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He shall be great In his person, as God-man; this child born, and Son given, being the angel of the great counsel, t…
We have here an account of the mother of our Lord. Although we are not to pray to her, we ought to praise God for her. Christ had to be born miracu…
