8 Bible Verses about Jesus Christ, King

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Isaiah 11:10

On that day the root of Jesse
will stand as a banner for the peoples.
The nations will seek Him,
and His resting place will be glorious.

Acts 2:30

Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants on his throne.

John 12:15

Fear no more, Daughter Zion. Look, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.

John 18:37

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

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Jesus Christ, King » Foretold

Jeremiah 23:5

“The days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—
“when I will raise up a Righteous Branch of David.
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Numbers 24:17

I see him, but not now;
I perceive him, but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.
He will smash the forehead of Moab
and strike down all the Shethites.

Isaiah 9:7

The dominion will be vast,
and its prosperity will never end.
He will reign on the throne of David
and over his kingdom,
to establish and sustain it
with justice and righteousness from now on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.

Jesus Christ, King » Is king of zion

John 12:12-15

The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took palm branches and went out to meet Him. They kept shouting: " Hosanna ! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord -the King of Israel!" Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written: read more.
Fear no more, Daughter Zion; look! your King is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt.

Jesus Christ, King » Shall overcome all his enemies

Jesus Christ, King » Has an universal kingdom

Psalm 2:8

Ask of Me,
and I will make the nations Your inheritance
and the ends of the earth Your possession.

Psalm 72:8

May he rule from sea to sea
and from the Euphrates
to the ends of the earth.

Jesus Christ, King » Supreme

Psalm 89:27

I will also make him My firstborn,
greatest of the kings of the earth.

Jesus Christ, King » Glorious

Psalm 24:7-10

Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in. read more.
Who is He, this King of glory? The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

Jesus Christ, King » Has an everlasting kingdom

Daniel 7:14

He was given authority to rule,
and glory, and a kingdom;
so that those of every people,
nation, and language
should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that will not pass away,
and His kingdom is one
that will not be destroyed.

Daniel 2:44

“In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.

Luke 1:33

He will reign over the house of Jacob forever,
and His kingdom will have no end.

Jesus Christ, King » Saints, the subjects of

Revelation 15:3

They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb:

Great and awe-inspiring are Your works,
Lord God, the Almighty;
righteous and true are Your ways,
King of the Nations.

Jesus Christ, King » Saints shall behold

Revelation 22:3-4

and there will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His servants will serve Him. They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

Jesus Christ, King » Sits on the throne of david

Isaiah 9:7

The dominion will be vast,
and its prosperity will never end.
He will reign on the throne of David
and over his kingdom,
to establish and sustain it
with justice and righteousness from now on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.

Ezekiel 37:24-25

My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances, and keep My statutes and obey them. "They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live in it forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.

Jesus Christ, King » Has a righteous kingdom

Hebrews 1:8-9

but about the Son: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; this is why God, Your God, has anointed You, rather than Your companions, with the oil of joy.

Jesus Christ, King » Declared by himself

John 18:37

“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.

“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”

Jesus Christ, King » Kings shall do homage to

Psalm 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish
and the coasts and islands bring tribute,
the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Isaiah 49:7

This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see and stand up,
and princes will bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel—and He has chosen you.”

Jesus Christ, King » Acknowledged by » His followers

John 12:13

they took palm branches and went out to meet Him. They kept shouting: “Hosanna! He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One—the King of Israel!”

Luke 19:38

The King who comes
in the name of the Lord
is the blessed One.
Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest heaven!

Jesus Christ, King » Sits in the throne of God

Jesus Christ, King » Typified » David

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem because I have selected a king from his sons.”

Jesus Christ, King » Saints receive a kingdom from

Luke 22:29-30

I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one on Me, so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel.

Jesus Christ, King » Typified

Jesus Christ, King » Acknowledged by » The wise men from the east

Jesus Christ, King » His kingdom not of this world

John 18:36

“My kingdom is not of this world,” said Jesus. “If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. As it is, My kingdom does not have its origin here.”

Jesus Christ, King » Written on his cross

John 19:19

Pilate also had a sign lettered and put on the cross. The inscription was:

JESUS THE NAZARENE

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Jesus Christ, King » Acknowledged by » Nathanael

Jesus Christ, King » The jews shall seek to

Hosea 3:5

Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord and to His goodness in the last days.

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