'Name' in the Bible

But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

Then everyone who callson the name of the Lord will be saved.

“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But Peter said, “I don’t have silver or gold, but what I have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”

By faith in His name, His name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Him has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.

After they had Peter and John stand before them, they asked the question: “By what power or in what name have you done this?”

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead—by Him this man is standing here before you healthy.

There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.”

However, so this does not spread any further among the people, let’s threaten them against speaking to anyone in this name again.”

So they called for them and ordered them not to preach or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

while You stretch out Your hand for healing, signs, and wonders to be performed through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”

“Didn’t we strictly order you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to bring this man’s blood on us!”

After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the Name.

But when they believed Philip, as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.

For He had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

But the Lord said to him, “Go! For this man is My chosen instrument to take My name to Gentiles, kings, and the Israelites.

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name!”

But all who heard him were astounded and said, “Isn’t this the man who, in Jerusalem, was destroying those who called on this name and then came here for the purpose of taking them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that He had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

Saul was coming and going with them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

All the prophets testify about Him that through His name everyone who believes in Him will receive forgiveness of sins.”

And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

But Elymas the sorcerer (this is the meaning of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for His name.

so the rest of humanitymay seek the Lord—even all the Gentileswho are called by My name,declares the Lord who does these things,

who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And she did this for many days.But Paul was greatly aggravated and turning to the spirit, said, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out right away.

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches!”

This became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Then fear fell on all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’

In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

We have received grace and apostleship through Him to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations, on behalf of His name,

For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.

For the Scripture tells Pharaoh:I raised you up for this reasonso that I may display My power in youand that My name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

and so that Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written:Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles,and I will sing psalms to Your name.

To God’s church at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus and called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord—both their Lord and ours.

Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.

Is Christ divided? Was it Paul who was crucified for you? Or were you baptized in Paul’s name?

so that no one can say you were baptized in my name.

When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus with my spirit and with the power of our Lord Jesus,

But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer who is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.

And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

giving thanks always for everythingto God the Fatherin the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

For this reason God highly exalted Himand gave Him the namethat is above every name,

so that at the name of Jesusevery knee will bow—of those who are in heaven and on earthand under the earth—

And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified by you, and you by Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us.

All who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters to be worthy of all respect, so that God’s name and His teaching will not be blasphemed.

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the “knowledge” that falsely bears that name.

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:The Lord knows those who are His, andEveryone who names the name of the Lordmust turn away from unrighteousness.

So He became higher in rank than the angels, just as the name He inherited is superior to theirs.

saying:I will proclaim Your name to My brothers;I will sing hymns to You in the congregation.

For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them.

and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything;first, his name means king of righteousness,then also, king of Salem,meaning king of peace;

Therefore, through Him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess His name.

Don’t they blaspheme the noble name that was pronounced over you at your baptism?

Brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name as an example of suffering and patience.

Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray over him after anointing him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.

If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

But if anyone suffers as a “Christian,” he should not be ashamed but should glorify God in having that name.

I am writing to you, little children,because your sins have been forgivenbecause of Jesus’ name.

Now this is His command: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as He commanded us.

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

since they set out for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from pagans.

I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.Peace be with you. The friends send you greetings. Greet the friends by name.

You also possess endurance and have tolerated many things because of My name and have not grown weary.

I know where you live—where Satan’s throne is! And you are holding on to My name and did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of Antipas, My faithful witness who was killed among you, where Satan lives.

“Anyone who has an ear should listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. I will give the victor some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.

In the same way, the victor will be dressed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels.

I know your works. Because you have limited strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name, look, I have placed before you an open door that no one is able to close.

The victor: I will make him a pillar in the sanctuary of My God, and he will never go out again. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God—the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God—and My new name.

The name of the star is Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.

They had as their king the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

The nations were angry,but Your wrath has come.The time has comefor the dead to be judgedand to give the rewardto Your servants the prophets,to the saints, and to those who fear Your name,both small and great,and the time has come to destroythose who destroy the earth.

He began to speak blasphemies against God: to blaspheme His name and His dwelling—those who dwell in heaven.

All those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered.

so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of his name.

Then I looked, and there on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with Him were 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.

and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of his name.

I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, his image, and the number of his name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God.

Lord, who will not fearand glorify Your name?Because You alone are holy,for all the nations will comeand worship before Youbecause Your righteous actshave been revealed.

and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory.

On her forehead a cryptic name was written: BABYLON THE GREATTHE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTESAND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.

His eyes were like a fiery flame, and many crowns were on His head. He had a name written that no one knows except Himself.

He wore a robe stained with blood, and His name is the Word of God.

And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGSAND LORD OF LORDS.

They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.