predominant use in these occurrences (12 ×) highlights the close relationship between the Father and the Son (“his son”/“his own son”/“his beloved son”). A series of three parallel genitive constructions provides an extended description of this Son. First, the Son is the fulfillment of the Davidic promise (cf. 2 Sam. 7:12–16). In his humanity (κὰτα σάρκα) Jesus’s origin (τοῦ γενομένου) is from the line of David (ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυίδ). In this context “flesh” indicates human descent (4:1; 9:3,