Jesus, the Christ: Names, Appellations, and Titles of: Jesus Christ
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1. Jesus
The name "Jesus" is derived from the Hebrew name "Yeshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." This name was given to Him by divine instruction, as recorded in Matthew 1:21 : "She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins."

2. Christ
"Christ" is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew "Messiah," meaning "Anointed One." This title signifies Jesus as the one chosen and anointed by God to fulfill the messianic prophecies. In Matthew 16:16 , Peter declares, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

3. Son of God
This title affirms the divine nature and unique relationship of Jesus with God the Father. In John 3:16 , it is written, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

4. Son of Man
Jesus frequently used this title for Himself, emphasizing His humanity and role as the representative of humankind. In Mark 10:45 , Jesus states, "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."

5. Lamb of God
This title highlights Jesus as the sacrificial offering for the sins of the world. John the Baptist identifies Him in John 1:29 : "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"

6. King of Kings and Lord of Lords
This title, found in Revelation 19:16 , underscores the supreme authority and sovereignty of Jesus: "And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords."

7. The Word
In John 1:1 , Jesus is referred to as "the Word," indicating His preexistence and divine nature: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

8. Emmanuel
Meaning "God with us," this title is found in Matthew 1:23 , fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah: "Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" (which means, "God with us").

9. The Good Shepherd
In John 10:11 , Jesus describes Himself as the Good Shepherd, emphasizing His care and sacrifice for His followers: "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."

10. The Light of the World
Jesus declares Himself as the source of spiritual illumination and truth in John 8:12 : "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."

11. The Bread of Life
In John 6:35 , Jesus presents Himself as essential for spiritual sustenance: "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst."

12. The Way, the Truth, and the Life
In John 14:6 , Jesus asserts His exclusive role in salvation: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

13. The Alpha and the Omega
This title, found in Revelation 22:13 , signifies Jesus as eternal and all-encompassing: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

14. The True Vine
In John 15:1 , Jesus describes Himself as the source of spiritual vitality and growth: "I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard."

These names, appellations, and titles of Jesus Christ reflect His multifaceted identity and mission as Savior, Redeemer, and Lord. Each title reveals a different aspect of His character and work, as understood through the Scriptures.
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Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
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Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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Acts 4:10
Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him does this man stand here before you whole.
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Acts 9:34
And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you whole: arise, and make your bed. And he arose immediately.
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Acts 10:36
The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
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Acts 16:18
And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
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Romans 1:1,3,6
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God,
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Romans 2:16
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
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Romans 5:15,17
But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, has abounded to many.
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Romans 6:3
Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
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1 Corinthians 1:1,4
Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
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1 Corinthians 2:2
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
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2 Corinthians 1:19
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yes and no, but in him was yes.
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2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether you be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know you not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except you be reprobates?
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Galatians 2:16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
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Philippians 1:8
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
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Philippians 2:11
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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1 Timothy 1:15
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
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Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
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1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleans us from all sin.
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1 John 2:1
My little children, these things write I to you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
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He Produces Testimonies to the Same Doctrine from the Apostle Paul ...
... For whereas the Saviour is God, and Jesus is God, and Christ is God, it ... any longer
seek to make out a distinction of power from the different names given to ...
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On the Clause, and in one Lord Jesus Christ, with a Reading from ...
... Saviour; lest, therefore, His manifold appellations should make ... Christ: for though
the titles are many ... is called by two names, Jesus Christ; Jesus, because He ...
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Acts XI
... Jesus makes use of this fact as the ground of a ... rank and authority in the Church
of Christ, which is ... such are the obligations implied in the names disciple and ...
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Introduction
... thousands, of the loose-living members whose names are now ... by the grace of God through
the work of Jesus Christ. ... The "Law of Christ", then, is just the moral ...
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Cli. Letter or Address of Theodoret to the Monks of the ...
... define doctrine in both directions devise appellations for the ... the great God and
our Saviour Jesus Christ." [2228] And ... another place he uses both names at once ...
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Hypocrisy
... him than by turning again to the words of Christ. ... As Jesus says, "they say and they
do not." The ... of Christians"that they have generally taken names of abuse ...
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Answer to Eunomius' Second Book .
... There are also many other things which Jesus did, the ... itself could not contain the
fulness of Christ's teaching about ... seek to glory in it by the names we employ ...
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The Fifth Theological Oration.
... and little that He is declared by Jesus, as you ... the abundance of the titles, and
how many Names they outrage ... the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, the Mind ...
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The Life and Death of Mr. Badman,
... calling things by their most forcible and popular appellations. ... As for those whose
names I mention, their crimes or ... to know and love; for Jesus Christ's sake. ...
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Resources
Who is Jesus Christ? | GotQuestions.org

Is there power in the name of Jesus? | GotQuestions.org

Is Jesus God? Did Jesus ever claim to be God? | GotQuestions.org

Jesus: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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