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22 Bible Verses About the Name of Jesus

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  • Jesus is the Greek form of Yehoshua (Joshua), “the LORD is salvation,” and Matthew 1:21 gives the reason for the name: “he will save his people from their sins.”
  • Philippians 2:10-11 applies the words of Isaiah 45:23, “every knee will bow,” to the name of Jesus.
  • Peter’s claim in Acts 4:12 that there is “no other name” answers the rulers’ question about a healing: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
  • Acts 19:13-17 and Matthew 7:22-23 show the name used as a formula, by Sceva’s sons, who are beaten (Acts 19:16), and by people Jesus says he never knew (Matthew 7:23).
  • In John 14:13-14 and 16:23-24 Jesus tells his disciples to ask in his name, of him (John 14:14) and of the Father (John 16:23), something they had not done before.

In the New Testament, the name of Jesus stands for the person who bears it. People believe in it, are baptized and forgiven in it, heal and pray in it, and suffer for it. The name is given before his birth with its reason attached (Matthew 1:21), God gives him “the name that is above every name” (Philippians 2:9), Peter tells the rulers in Jerusalem that “there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Strong’s Greek 2424, Ἰησοῦς (Iesous): Jesus or Joshua, of Hebrew origin (H3091). biblehub.com/greek/2424

Strong’s Hebrew 3091, יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshua): Joshua, “the LORD is salvation.” biblehub.com/hebrew/3091

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