'Lord' in the Bible

"It is necessary, therefore, that of the men who have been with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us--

And the brethren prayed, saying, "Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, show clearly which of these two Thou hast chosen

The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, to usher in the day of the Lord-- that great and illustrious day;

and every one who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.'

For David says in reference to Him, "'I constantly fixed my eyes upon the Lord, because He is at my right hand in order that I may continue unshaken.

For David did not ascend into Heaven, but he says himself, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand

"Therefore let the whole House of Israel know beyond all doubt that God has made Him both LORD and CHRIST--this Jesus whom you crucified."

For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call."

praising God and being regarded with favour by all the people. Also, day by day, the Lord added to their number those whom He was saving.

Repent, therefore, and reform your lives, so that the record of your sins may be cancelled, and that there may come seasons of revival from the Lord,

Moses declared, "'The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet for you from among your brethren as He has raised me. In all that He says to you, you must listen to Him.

And they, upon hearing the story, all lifted up their voices to God and said, "O Sovereign Lord, it is Thou who didst make Heaven and earth and sea, and all that is in them,

The kings of the earth came near, and the rulers assembled together against the Lord and against His Anointed.'"

And now, Lord, listen to their threats, and enable Thy servants to proclaim Thy Message with fearless courage,

while the Apostles with great force of conviction delivered their testimony as to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace was upon them all.

"How was it," replied Peter, "that you two agreed to try an experiment upon the Spirit of the Lord? The men who have buried your husband are already at the door, and they will carry you out."

and more and more believers in the Lord joined them, including great numbers both of men and women--

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

When Moses saw this he wondered at the sight; but on his going up to look further, the voice of the Lord was heard, saying,

"'Take off your shoes,' said the Lord, 'for the spot on which you are standing is holy ground.

"'The sky is My throne, and earth is the footstool for My feet. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or what resting place shall I have?

So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.

for He had not as yet fallen upon any of them. They had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, in the hope that the purpose which is in your heart may perhaps be forgiven you.

"Pray, both of you, to the Lord for me," answered Simon, "that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

And an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and proceed south to the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza, crossing the Desert."

But no sooner had they come up out of the water than the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again. With a glad heart he resumed his journey;

Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,

"Who art thou, Lord?" he asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," was the reply.

Now in Damascus there was a disciple of the name of Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, "Ananias!" "I am here, Lord," he answered.

"Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus, for he is actually praying.

"Lord," answered Ananias, "I have heard about that man from many, and I have heard of the great mischief he has done to Thy people in Jerusalem;

"Go," replied the Lord; "he is a chosen instrument of Mine to carry My name to the Gentiles and to kings and to the descendants of Israel.

So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

Barnabas, however, came to his assistance. He brought Saul to the Apostles, and related to them how, on his journey, he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had fearlessly taught in the name of Jesus.

and speaking fearlessly in the name of the Lord. And he often talked with the Hellenists and had discussions with them.

The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit.

And all the people of Lud and Sharon saw him; and they turned to the Lord.

This incident became known throughout Jaffa, and many believed in the Lord;

"On no account, Lord," he replied; "for I have never yet eaten anything unholy and impure."

"Immediately, therefore, I sent to you, and I thank you heartily for having come. That is why all of us are now assembled here in God's presence, to listen to what the Lord has commanded you to say."

The Message which He sent to the descendants of Israel, when He announced the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all--that Message you cannot but know;

"'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'

"If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?"

But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.

The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.

On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord.

For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell; and, striking Peter on the side, he woke him and said, "Rise quickly." Instantly the chains dropped off his wrists.

Peter coming to himself said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and has rescued me from the power of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were anticipating."

But he motioned with his hand for silence, and then described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. "Tell all this to James and the brethren," he added. Then he left them, and went to another place.

Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.

While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me, now at once, Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them."

said, "You who are full of every kind of craftiness and unscrupulous cunning--you son of the Devil and foe to all that is right--will you never cease to misrepresent the straight paths of the Lord?

Then the Proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being struck with amazement at the teaching of the Lord.

Yet Paul and Barnabas remained there for a considerable time, speaking freely and relying on the Lord, while He bore witness to the Message of His grace by permitting signs and marvels to be done by them.

And in every Church, after prayer and fasting, they selected Elders by show of hands, and commended them to the Lord on whom their faith rested.

On the contrary, we believe that it is by the grace of the Lord Jesus that we, as well as they, shall be saved."

In order that the rest of mankind may earnestly seek the Lord--even all the nations which are called by My name,"

Says the Lord, who has been making these things known from ages long past.'

who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But Paul chose Silas as his travelling companion; and set out, after being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord;

Among our hearers was one named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods. She belonged to the city of Thyateira, and was a worshipper of the true God. The Lord opened her heart, so that she gave attention to what Paul was saying.

When she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If in your judgement I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she made us go there.

"Believe on the Lord Jesus," they replied, "and both you and your household will be saved."

GOD who made the universe and everything in it--He, being Lord of Heaven and earth, does not dwell in sanctuaries built by men.

And Crispus, the Warden of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household; and from time to time many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and received baptism.

And, in a vision by night, the Lord said to Paul, "Dismiss your fears: go on speaking, and do not give up.

He had been instructed by word of mouth in the way of the Lord, and, being full of burning zeal, he used to speak and teach accurately the facts about Jesus, though he knew of no baptism but John's.

On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;

All the people of Ephesus, Jews as well as Greeks, came to know of this. There was widespread terror, and they began to hold the name of the Lord Jesus in high honour.

serving the Lord in all humility, and with tears, and amid trials which came upon me through the plotting of the Jews--

and urging upon both Jews and Greeks the necessity of turning to God and of believing in Jesus our Lord.

But even the sacrifice of my life I count as nothing, if only I may perfect my earthly course, and be faithful to the duty which the Lord Jesus has entrusted to me of proclaiming, as of supreme importance, the Good News of God's grace.

In all things I have set you an example, showing you that, by working as I do, you ought to help the weak, and to bear in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, how He Himself said, "'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

"'Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene,' He replied, 'whom you are persecuting.'

And I asked, "'What am I to do, Lord?' "And the Lord said to me, "'Rise, and go into Damascus. There you shall be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'

"'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee;

The following night the Lord came and stood at Paul's side, and said, "Be of good courage, for as you have borne faithful witness about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome."

"'Who art Thou, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.

He announced the coming of the Kingdom of God, and taught concerning the Lord Jesus Christ without let or hindrance.