'Name' in the Bible

Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, listen and act! My God, for Your own sake, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.

Then the Lord said to him:Name him Jezreel, for in a little whileI will bring the bloodshed of Jezreelon the house of Jehuand put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, and the Lord said to him:Name her No Compassion,for I will no longer have compassionon the house of Israel.I will certainly take them away.

Then the Lord said:Name him Not My People,for you are not My people,and I will not be your God.

Yahweh is the God of Hosts;Yahweh is His name.

You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied.You will praise the name of Yahweh your God,who has dealt wondrously with you.My people will never again be put to shame.

Then everyone who callson the name of Yahweh will be saved,for there will be an escapefor those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,as the Lord promised,among the survivors the Lord calls.

They trample the heads of the pooron the dust of the groundand block the path of the needy.A man and his father have sexual relationswith the same girl,profaning My holy name.

He is here:the One who forms the mountains,creates the wind,and reveals His thoughts to man,the One who makes the dawn out of darknessand strides on the heights of the earth.Yahweh, the God of Hosts, is His name.

The One who made the Pleiades and Orion,who turns darkness into dawnand darkens day into night,who summons the waters of the seaand pours them out over the face of the earth—Yahweh is His name.

So I will send you into exile beyond Damascus.” Yahweh, the God of Hosts, is His name. He has spoken.

A close relative and burner will remove his corpse from the house. He will call to someone in the inner recesses of the house, “Any more with you?”That person will reply, “None.”Then he will say, “Silence, because Yahweh’s name must not be invoked.”

He builds His upper chambersin the heavensand lays the foundation of His vaulton the earth.He summons the waters of the seaand pours them out on the face of the earth.Yahweh is His name.

Though all the peoples each walkin the name of their gods,we will walk in the name of Yahweh our Godforever and ever.

He will stand and shepherd themin the strength of Yahweh,in the majestic name of Yahweh His God.They will live securely,for then His greatness will extendto the ends of the earth.

The voice of Yahweh calls out to the city(and it is wise to fear Your name):“Pay attention to the rodand the One who ordained it.

The Lord has issued an order concerning you:There will be no offspringto carry on your name.I will eliminate the carved idol and cast imagefrom the house of your gods;I will prepare your grave,for you are contemptible.

For I will then restorepure speech to the peoplesso that all of them may callon the name of Yahwehand serve Him with a single purpose.

I will leavea meek and humble people among you,and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

I will send it out,”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by My name. It will stay inside his house and destroy it along with its timbers and stones.”

You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Here is a man whose name is Branch; He will branch out from His place and build the Lord’s temple.

If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him: You cannot remain alive because you have spoken falsely in the name of Yahweh. When he prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through.

I will put this third through the fire;I will refine them as silver is refinedand test them as gold is tested.They will call on My name,and I will answer them.I will say: They are My people,and they will say: Yahweh is our God.”

On that day Yahweh will become King over all the earth—Yahweh alone, and His name alone.

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me? says Yahweh of Hosts to you priests, who despise My name.”Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name?”

“For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name in every place because My name will be great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Hosts.

“The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “and My name will be feared among the nations.

If you don’t listen, and if you don’t take it to heart to honor My name,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. In fact, I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart.

“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave these to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who feared Yahweh and had high regard for His name.

But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.

She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

See, the virgin will become pregnantand give birth to a son,and they will name Him Immanuel,which is translated “God is with us.”

“Therefore, you should pray like this:Our Father in heaven,Your name be honored as holy.

On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?’

You will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

The nations will put their hope in His name.

And whoever welcomes one child like this in My name welcomes Me.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them.”

And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times more and will inherit eternal life.

Then the crowds who went ahead of Him and those who followed kept shouting:Hosanna to the Son of David!He who comes in the nameof the Lord is the blessed One!Hosanna in the highest heaven!

For I tell you, you will never see Me again until you say, ‘He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One’!”

For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.

“Then they will hand you over for persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of My name.

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

He appointed the Twelve:To Simon, He gave the name Peter;

and to James the son of Zebedee,and to his brother John,He gave the name “Boanerges”(that is, “Sons of Thunder”);

“What is your name?” He asked him.“My name is Legion,” he answered Him, “because we are many.”

King Herod heard of this, because Jesus’ name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

“Whoever welcomes one little child such as this in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me does not welcome Me, but Him who sent Me.”

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.”

“Don’t stop him,” said Jesus, “because there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name who can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of My name, since you belong to the Messiah—I assure you: He will never lose his reward.

Then those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting:Hosanna!He who comes in the nameof the Lord is the blessed One!

Many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and they will deceive many.

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

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.

to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

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

because the Mighty Onehas done great things for me,and His name is holy.

When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day, they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.

Then they said to her, “None of your relatives has that name.”

He asked for a writing tablet and wrote: HIS NAME IS JOHN. And they were all amazed.

When the eight days were completed for His circumcision, He was named Jesus—the name given by the angel before He was conceived.

There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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

“What is your name?” Jesus asked him.“Legion,” he said—because many demons had entered him.

He told them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. For whoever is least among you—this one is great.”

John responded, “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.”

The Seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say:Father,Your name be honored as holy.Your kingdom come.

See, your house is abandoned to you. And I tell you, you will not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One’!”

The King who comesin the name of the Lordis the blessed One.Peace in heavenand glory in the highest heaven!

Then He said, “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Don’t follow them.

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of My name.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name,

and repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

But to all who did receive Him,He gave them the right to be children of God,to those who believe in His name,

While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many trusted in His name when they saw the signs He was doing.

Anyone who believes in Him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the One and Only Son of God.

I have come in My Father’s name, yet you don’t accept Me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

The doorkeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

“I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in My Father’s name testify about Me.

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!”

Father, glorify Your name!”Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!”

Whatever you ask in My name, I will do it so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit—the Father will send Him in My name—will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

But they will do all these things to you on account of My name, because they don’t know the One who sent Me.

In that day you will not ask Me anything.“I assure you: Anything you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

In that day you will ask in My name. I am not telling you that I will make requests to the Father on your behalf.

I have revealed Your nameto the men You gave Me from the world.They were Yours, You gave them to Me,and they have kept Your word.

I am no longer in the world,but they are in the world,and I am coming to You.Holy Father,protect them by Your namethat You have given Me,so that they may be one as We are one.

While I was with them,I was protecting them by Your namethat You have given Me.I guarded them and not one of them is lost,except the son of destruction,so that the Scripture may be fulfilled.

I made Your name known to themand will make it known,so the love You have loved Me withmay be in them and I may be in them.

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. (The slave’s name was Malchus.)