'Named' in the Bible

He did not have marital relations with her until she had given birth to a son; and he named him Jesus.

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's desk and told him, "Follow me." So he got up and followed him.

This is the builder's son, isn't it? His mother is named Mary, isn't she? His brothers are James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas, aren't they?

Then the high priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.

He appointed the Twelve: Simon (whom he named Peter),

Zebedee's sons James and his brother John (whom he named Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),

Then a synagogue leader named Jairus arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet

Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road.

Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He had been with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion.

They forced a certain passer-by named Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus' cross.

During the reign of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

but his mother said, "Absolutely not! He must be named John."

After eight days had passed, the infant was circumcised and named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

After that, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collector's desk. He told him, "Follow me!"

Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

Now as they were traveling along, Jesus went into a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.

She had a sister named Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and kept listening to what he was saying.

A beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores, was brought to his gate.

a man named Zacchaeus appeared. He was a leading tax collector, and a rich one at that!

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man

He said, "The man named Jesus made some mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, "Go to Siloam and wash.' So off I went and washed, and I received my sight."

One man, Joseph, a descendant of Levi and a native of Cyprus, who was named Barnabas by the apostles (the name means "a son of encouragement"),

But then a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold some property.

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and ordered the men to be taken outside for a little while.

ran him outside of the city, and began to stone him to death. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Now in that city there was a man named Simon. He was practicing occult arts and thrilling the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

Now in Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called out to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He answered, "Here I am, Lord."

The Lord told him, "Get up, go to the street called Straight, and in the home of Judas look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. At this very moment he's praying.

He has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so he would see again."

There he found a man named Aeneas who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was known for her good actions and acts of charity that she was always doing.

Now in Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.

One of them named Agabus got up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine all over the world. This happened during the reign of Claudius.

When he knocked at the outer gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

They went through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish occult practitioner and false prophet named Bar-jesus.

Paul also went to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish wife whose husband was a Greek.

A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.

Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and some others along with them.

There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

Then he left that place and went to the home of a man named Titius Justus, who worshipped God and whose house was next door to the synagogue.

Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos arrived in Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, and well versed in the Scriptures.

Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.

By making silver shrines of Artemis, a silversmith named Demetrius provided a large income for skilled workers.

A young man named Eutychus, who was sitting in a window, began to sink off into a deep sleep as Paul kept speaking longer and longer. Overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.

After we had been there for a number of days, a prophet named Agabus arrived from Judea.

When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were transferred to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the emperor's division.

and not all of Abraham's descendants are his true descendants. On the contrary, "It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you."

He is far above every ruler, authority, power, dominion, and every name that can be named, not only in the present age, but also in the one to come.

about whom it had been said, "It is through Isaac that descendants will be named for you."

Then I saw heaven standing open, and there was a white horse! Its rider is named Faithful and True. He administers justice and wages war righteously.