• Luke 1:31 — And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
• Luke 1:32 — 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:
• Luke 1:33 — And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
• Luke 1:35 — And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be c

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

32 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 13 passages
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 5 passages
• Confession of Dositheus · 3 passages
• Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Isaiah · 2 passages
• Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew · 2 passages
• City of God · 2 passages
• Summa Theologica · 2 passages
• First Apology · 1 passage
• Epistle to the Ephesians · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 1 passage