'Son' in the Bible

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t His sisters here with us?” So they were offended by Him.

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.

For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

A cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud:This is My beloved Son;listen to Him!

As they were coming down from the mountain, He ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

“Elijah does come first and restores everything,” He replied. “How then is it written about the Son of Man that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

Out of the crowd, one man answered Him, “Teacher, I brought my son to You. He has a spirit that makes him unable to speak.

For He was teaching His disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after He is killed, He will rise three days later.”

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death. Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles,

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.”

They came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, “Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me!”

Many people told him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me, Son of David!”

“He still had one to send, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

So Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?” And the large crowd was listening to Him with delight.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

“Now concerning that day or hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son—except the Father.

For the Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

Then He came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The time has come. Look, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”

“I am,” said Jesus, “and all of you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

When the centurion, who was standing opposite Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “This man really was God’s Son!”

But the angel said to him:Do not be afraid, Zechariah,because your prayer has been heard.Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,and you will name him John.

Now listen:You will conceive and give birth to a son,and you will call His name Jesus.

He will be greatand will be called the Son of the Most High,and the Lord God will give Himthe throne of His father David.

The angel replied to her:“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.Therefore, the holy One to be bornwill be called the Son of God.

And consider your relative Elizabeth—even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless.

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

Then she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and she wrapped Him snugly in cloth and laid Him in a feeding trough—because there was no room for them at the lodging place.

When His parents saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:You are My beloved Son.I take delight in You!

As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be theson of Joseph, son of Heli,

son of Matthat, son of Levi,son of Melchi, son of Jannai,son of Joseph,

son of Mattathias,son of Amos, son of Nahum,son of Esli, son of Naggai,

son of Maath, son of Mattathias,son of Semein, son of Josech,son of Joda,

son of Joanan,son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel,son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,

son of Melchi, son of Addi,son of Cosam, son of Elmadam,son of Er,

son of Joshua,son of Eliezer, son of Jorim,son of Matthat, son of Levi,

son of Simeon, son of Judah,son of Joseph, son of Jonam,son of Eliakim,

son of Melea,son of Menna, son of Mattatha,son of Nathan, son of David,

son of Jesse, son of Obed,son of Boaz, son of Salmon,son of Nahshon,

son of Amminadab,son of Ram, son of Hezron,son of Perez, son of Judah,

son of Jacob, son of Isaac,son of Abraham, son of Terah,son of Nahor,

son of Serug,son of Reu, son of Peleg,son of Eber, son of Shelah,

son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad,son of Shem, son of Noah,son of Lamech,

son of Methuselah,son of Enoch, son of Jared,son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan,

son of Enos, son of Seth,son of Adam, son of God.

The Devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

So he took Him to Jerusalem, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.

They were all speaking well of Him and were amazed by the gracious words that came from His mouth, yet they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Messiah.

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—He told the paralyzed man, “I tell you: Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

Then He told them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Matthew and Thomas;James the son of Alphaeus,and Simon called the Zealot;

Judas the son of James,and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

You are blessed when people hate you,when they exclude you, insult you,and slander your name as evilbecause of the Son of Man.

Just as He neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was also with her.

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me, Jesus, You Son of the Most High God? I beg You, don’t torment me!”

saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.”

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.

Then a voice came from the cloud, saying:This is My Son, the Chosen One;listen to Him!

Just then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, because he’s my only child.

Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebellious generation! How long will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

“Let these words sink in: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal Him.”

What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

“And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,

Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”

They will be divided, father against son,son against father,mother against daughter,daughter against mother,mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law,and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

And to them, He said, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.

I’m no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired hands.’

So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I’m no longer worthy to be called your son.’

because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

“Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’

“‘Son,’ he said to him, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.

“‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

Then He told the disciples: “The days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you won’t see it.

For as the lightning flashes from horizon to horizon and lights up the sky, so the Son of Man will be in His day.

“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man:

It will be like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

I tell you that He will swiftly grant them justice. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find that faith on earth?”

Then He took the Twelve aside and told them, “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

“Today salvation has come to this house,” Jesus told him, “because he too is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

Then He said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

David calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?”

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.