Luke 1:32

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall be great - There is undoubted reference in this passage to Isaiah 9:6-7 . By his being “great” is meant he shall be distinguished or il...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

He shall be great, and shall be (d) called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: (d) He will...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Prediction of the Birth of Jesus. Lk. alone gives this narrative. Three or four months before the birth of Elisabeth's child, Gabriel comes to Na...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

He shall be great , &c. Marks the break in the Dispensations, verses: Luke 1:32 ; Luke 1:33 being yet future. the Highest . the Most High....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

32. He shall be great The angel had said the same thing about John the Baptist, and yet did not intend to make him equal to Christ. But the...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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: He shall be great...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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: No JFB co...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Birth of John. The Annunciation 1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a classical custom, and by following it St. Luk...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Annunciation (see on Matthew 1 ). Wonder and awe and adoring praise are the emotions with which Christians have ever regarded the unspeakable...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

His father David ] This seems to imply the Davidic descent of Mary: cp. Luke 1:27 , which is ambiguous, and Luke 1:69 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Shall be called the Son of the Highest. — It is noticeable that this name applied to our Lord by the angel, appears afterwards as uttered by the de...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 3 THE GOSPEL PSALMS. UNLIKE modern church-builders, St. Luke sets his chancel by the porch. No sooner have we passed through the vestibul...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Promised Messiah Luke 1:26-38 The narrative is artlessly simple and natural and is its own complete vindication. No human genius could have...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(26) And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth, (27) To a virgin espoused to a man whose name...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

IN CONFIRMATION OF FAITH ‘He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest.’ Luke 1:32 For the sake of deepening our conviction...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He shall be great ,.... In his person, as God-man; this child born, and Son given, being the angel of the great counsel, the mighty God, and everlas...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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: Ver. 32. Son...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb Though a virgin, strange to say, thou shalt have the honour of being a mother; thou shalt bring forth a so...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER (vs.1-4) Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving exact information in thi...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Birth of Christ Foretold. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sen...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 1:26 . The sixth month .— I.e. not of the year: the reference is to the time indicated in Luke 1:24 . Nazareth —St. Luke...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 1:26-38 The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I. "The angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth." Never...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 1:5-6 . There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the d...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 1:26-27 . 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 who...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:1 . Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things, which within a short compass of years have be...
The Biblical Illustrator

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest The greatness of Jesus The title of “Great” is one which the wisdom of this world...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever b...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The message of the angel:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:11-13 ; Acts 16:17 ; Acts 2:30 ; Acts 2:36 ; Amos 9:11 ; Amos 9:12 ; Ephesians 1:20-23 ; Ezekiel 17:22-24 ; Ezekiel 34:23 ; Ezek...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, w...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Revelations of God Luke 1:5-79 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We begin here a series of studies taken from the Gospel of Luke. This is the Gospel that...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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....

³² 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:

Related Commentaries of Luke 1:32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Luke 1:32