'Name' in the Bible

She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?'

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

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple, I tell you the truth, he will never lose his reward."

And in his name the Gentiles will hope."

And whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.

For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them."

The crowds that went ahead of him and those following kept shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will mislead many.

"Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

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

He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter;

to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges (that is, "sons of thunder");

Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "My name is Legion, for we are many."

Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become known. Some were saying, "John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."

"Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me."

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us."

But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

For I tell you the truth, whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ's name will never lose his reward.

Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and they will mislead many.

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

These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

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

to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.

Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.

They said to her, "But none of your relatives bears this name."

So they made signs to the baby's father, inquiring what he wanted to name his son.

He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," because many demons had entered him.

and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great."

John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us."

Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!"

So he said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, may your name be honored; may your kingdom come.

Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

He said, "Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them!

But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. 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 the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

A man came, sent from God, whose name was John.

But to all who have received him -- those who believe in his name -- he has given the right to become God's children

Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing.

The one who believes in him is not condemned. The one who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him.

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

Jesus replied, "I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father's name testify about me.

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!"

Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, 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 do not know the one who sent me.

At that time you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.

At that time you will ask in my name, and I do not say that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

"I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word.

I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.

When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in your name that you have given me. Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled.

I made known your name to them, and I will continue to make it known, so that the love you have loved me with may be in them, and I may be in them."

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest's slave, cutting off his right ear. (Now the slave's name was Malchus.)

But these are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

Peter said to them, "Repent, and each one of you be baptized 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 have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!"

And on the basis of faith in Jesus' name, his very name has made this man -- whom you see and know -- strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all.

After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire, "By what power or by what name did you do 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, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved."

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name."

And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

while you extend your hand to heal, and to bring about miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."

saying, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood on us!"

But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.

and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

(For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!"

But the Lord said to him, "Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."

All who heard him were amazed and were saying, "Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.

But the magician Elymas (for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

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

She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, and turned and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out of her at once.

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

But some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by evil spirits, saying, "I sternly warn you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.