Luke 1:32 (GNV)

Passage

He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:30 Then the Angel saide vnto her, Feare not, Marie: for thou hast found fauour with God.

Luke 1:31 For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.

Luke 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

Luke 1:33 And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome shall bee none ende.

Luke 1:34 Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "shall", "great", "sonne", "most", "high", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "For loe thou shalt conceiue in thy..." into verse 33's "And hee shall reigne ouer the house...", so "called" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.