Raising the Daughter of Jairus, woodcut by Gustave Doré (1832-1883).
Raising the Daughter of Jairus, woodcut by Gustave Doré (1832-1883).
The following (scroll down to see) is a partial list of names for Jesus given in the Old Testament and New Testament.
Old Testament Scriptures which more fully describe his life and mission are found in Who Is Jesus? — Details Written Long Before.
At each entry below, click on the link in the second column to see the context of the verses within their chapters. In the third column, the Old Testament dates are approximations taken from F. LaGard Smith, Editor, The Narrated Bible: In Chronological Order, Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon, 1984.
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| Name | Old Testament Source | Date of Old Testament Source | New Testament Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed of Woman | Genesis 3: 15 | 1425BC | |
| Seed of Abraham | Genesis 22: 18 | 1425BC | Galatians 3: 19, 29 |
| I Am | Exodus 3: 14 | 1425BC | Mark 14: 60-64, John 8: 24, 58 |
| The Rock The Rock My Savior The Rock of Our Salvation The Rock of Refuge |
See Exodus 17: 1-7, Numbers 20: 1-13, Deuteronomy 32: 4, 15, Psalms 78: 15-16, Psalms 89: 26, Psalms 94: 22, Psalms 95: 1, II Samuel 23: 47 | 1425BC, 1425BC, 1425BC, 1000BC, 970BC | I Corinthians 10: 4 |
| Star of Jacob Morning Star Bright and Morning Star |
Numbers 24: 17 | 1425BC | II Peter 1: 19, Revelation 2: 28, Revelation 22: 16 |
| Scepter of Israel | Numbers 24: 17 | 1425BC | |
| Lion of Judah Lion of the Tribe of Judah |
Genesis 49: 9-10 | 1425BC | Revelation 5: 5 |
| Prophet The Prophet Who Is to Come Into the World |
Deuteronomy 18: 15, 18 | 1425BC | Matthew 21: 11, Mark 8: 28, Mark 6: 15, Luke 4: 24, Luke 7: 16, Luke 9: 7-9, 18-19, Luke 13: 33, Luke 24: 19, John 1: 21, 24, John 4: 19, John 6: 14, John 7: 40, John 9: 17, Acts 3: 22, Acts 7: 37 |
| Offspring of David Son of David Root and Offspring of David |
II Samuel 7: 12 | 1056BC | Matthew 9: 27, Matthew 12: 23, Matthew 20: 30, 31, Matthew 21: 9, 15, Mark 10: 47-48, Luke 1: 32, Luke 18: 38, Luke 20: 41, Romans 1: 3, Revelation 22: 16 |
| Son of God Son of the Blessed One Son of the Most High Son of the Most High God |
II Samuel 7: 14, I Chronicles 17: 13, Psalms 2: 7 | 1056BC, 1015BC, 1000BC | Matthew 2: 15, Matthew 3: 17, Matthew 27: 40, 43, 54, Mark 1: 1, 10-11, Mark 3: 11, Mark 5: 7, Mark 9: 7, Mark 13: 32, Mark 14: 60-64, Mark 15: 39, Luke 1: 32, 35, Luke 3: 22, Luke 4: 3, 9, 41, Luke 8: 28, Luke 9: 35, Luke 22: 70, John 1: 34, 49, John 3: 16-18, 35-36, John 5: 19-26, John 6: 40, John 8: 36, John 10: 36, John 11: 27, John 17: 1, John 19: 7, John 20: 31, Acts 9: 20, Acts 13: 33, Romans 1: 3, 4, 9, Romans 5: 10, Romans 8: 3, 29, 32, I Corinthians 2: 9, I Corinthians 15: 28, II Corinthians 1: 19, II Corinthians 11: 31, Galatians 1: 16, Galatians 2: 20, Galatians 4: 4-6, Ephesians 4: 13, Colossians 1: 13, I John 1: 3, 7 |
| Anointed One or Messiah the Prince Messiah Christ Christ of God [Hebrew “Mashiach” (Messiah), Greek “Khristós” (Christ) and English “Anointed One” are translational equivalents] |
Psalms 2: 1-2 (NASB), Daniel 9: 25, 26, Daniel 9: 25 (KJV) | 1000BC, 520BC | Matthew 1: 18, Matthew 26: 68, Matthew 27: 15, Mark 1: 1, Mark 8: 29, Mark 9: 41, Mark 14: 60-64, Mark 15: 32, Luke 2: 11, 26, Luke 4: 41, Luke 9: 20, Luke 20: 41, Luke 22: 67-71, Luke 23: 2, 35, 39, Luke 24: 26, John 1: 17, 20, 25, 41, 45, John 3: 27, John 4: 25, 28, John 7: 26, 27, 31, 41, 42, John 9: 22, John 10: 24, John 11: 27, John 17: 3, John 20: 31, Acts 2: 31, 36, Acts 3: 18, 20, Acts 4: 25-26, Acts 5: 31, 42, Acts 9: 34, Acts 11: 17, Acts 16: 18, Acts 17: 3, Acts 18: 5, 19, Acts 24: 24, Acts 28: 31, Romans 1: 4, 6, 7, 8, 16, Romans 3: 22-23, Romans 5: 1, 6, 8, 11, 15, 17, 21, Romans 6: 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 23, Romans 7: 4, 29, Romans 8: 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 17, 34, 35, 39, Romans 9: 1, 3, 5, Romans 10: 4, 6, 7, 17, Romans 12: 5, Romans 13: 14, Romans 14: 9, 15, 18, Romans 15: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, Romans 16: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 16, 18, 25, 27, I Corinthians 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 23, 24, 30, I Corinthians 2: 2, 16, I Corinthians 3: 1, 11, 23, I Corinthians 4: 1, 10, 15, 17, I Corinthians 5: 7, I Corinthians 6: 11, 15, I Corinthians 8: 6, 11, 12, I Corinthians 9: 12, 21, I Corinthians 10: 4, 16, I Corinthians 11: 1, 3, I Corinthians 12: 12, 27, I Corinthians 15: 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 31, 57, I Corinthians 16: 24, Philippians 3:8, Colossians 2: 13, I John 1: 3, I John 2: 1 |
| Holy One Holy One of God Holy One of Israel Holy and Righteous One Righteous One Our Righteousness Our Holiness The Lord Our Righteousness |
Psalms 16: 9-10, Isaiah 41: 14, 16, Jeremiah 23: 6 | 1000BC 740BC 629BC |
Mark 1: 24, Luke 4: 34, John 6: 69, Acts 3: 14, Acts 7: 52, Acts 13: 35, I Corinthians 1: 30, I John 2: 1 |
| Lord Lord of All |
Psalms 110: 1 | 1000BC | Matthew 1: 18, 21, Matthew 22: 41-46, Mark 1: 1, Mark 5: 19, Mark 7: 27, Mark 11: 3, 9, Mark 12: 35-37, Mark 16: 19-20, Luke 1: 43, 76, Luke 2: 11, Luke 3: 4, Luke 5: 8, 12, Luke 7: 6, 19, Luke 9: 54, Luke 11: 1, Luke 12: 41, 42, Luke 13: 23, Luke 17: 5, 37, Luke 19: 8, 31, 34, Luke 20: 41-44, Luke 22: 49, Luke 24: 3, 34, John 1: 23, John 4: 3, John 6: 68, John 9: 38, John 11: 2, 3, 12, 21, 27, 32, 34, 39, John 12: 34, John 13: 6, 9, 13, 14, 37, John 14: 5, 8, 22, John 20: 2, 13, 18, 20, 25, 28, John 21: 7, 12, 15-17, 20-21, Acts 1: 6, 21, 24, Acts 2: 21, 25, 34, 36, Acts 4: 33, Acts 9: 5, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 27, 28, 31, 35, 42, Acts 11: 16-17, 20-21, 23, Acts 10: 36, Acts 11: 16-17, 20-21, 23, Acts 12: 11, Acts 13: 2, 12, Acts 14: 3, Acts 15: 11, 35, 40, Acts 16: 14-15, 18, 31, Acts 18: 25, Acts 19: 13, 17, Acts 20: 19, 21, 24, 35, Acts 21: 13, Acts 22: 8, 10, 18-19, 21, Acts 23: 11, Acts 26/a>: 15, Acts 28: 31, Romans 1: 4, 7, Romans 4: 24, Romans 5: 1, 11, 21, Romans 6: 23, Romans 7: 29, Romans 8: 39, Romans 10: 9, 12, 13, Romans 12: 11, Romans 13: 14, Romans 14: 6, 7, 8, 14, Romans 15: 6, 30, Romans 16: 2, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 22 |
| The Stone the Builders Rejected Precious Cornerstone Stumbling Stone Rock of Offense Chief Cornerstone |
Psalms 118: 22, Isaiah 8: 14, Isaiah 28: 16 | 1000BC, 740BC | Matthew 11: 6, Matthew 13: 57, Matthew 21: 42-44, Mark 6: 3, Mark 12: 10-11, Luke 20: 17, Acts 4: 11, Romans 9: 32, 33, I Corinthians 1: 23, Ephesians 2: 20, I Peter 2: 6 |
| He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord The King Who Comes in the Name of the Lord |
Psalms 118: 26 | 1000BC | Matthew 21: 9, Matthew 23: 39, Luke 13: 35, Luke 19: 38, John 12: 13 |
| Priest Forever High Priest High Priest of Good Things That Are to Come |
Psalms 110: 4 | 1000BC | Hebrews 3: 1, Hebrews 5: 5-6, Hebrews 9: 11 |
| King King of the Jews King of Israel King of King and Lord of Lords |
Psalms 2: 2-6, Jeremiah 23: 5, Zechariah 9: 9 | 1000BC, 629BC, 520BC | Matthew 2: 1, Matthew 21: 4-5, Matthew 25: 34, 40, Matthew 27: 29, 37, Mark 15: 2, 9, 12, 18, 26, 32, Luke 23: 2, 3, 37, 38, John 1: 49, John 12: 13, 15, John 18: 33-37, John 19: 3, 14-15, 19-21, Acts 17: 7, Revelation 19: 16 |
| Ruler Ruler Over Israel |
Micah 5: 2 | 750BC | Matthew 2: 6 |
| Shepherd of Israel Great Shepherd of the Sheep Shepherd and Bishop of Souls Chief Shepherd |
Micah 5: 4 | 750BC | Matthew 2: 6, Matthew 26: 31, John 10: 1-18, Hebrews 13: 20, I Peter 2: 25, I Peter 5: 4 |
| Son of a Virgin | Isaiah 7: 14 | 740BC | Matthew 1: 23 |
| Immanuel [God with Us] | Isaiah 7: 14 | 740BC | Matthew 1: 23 |
| Wonderful Counselor | Isaiah 9: 6 | 740BC | |
| Mighty God God The One and Only God the One and Only The Fulness of Deity Lord God Almighty |
Isaiah 9: 6 | 740BC | John 1: 1, 14, 18, John 20: 28, Colossians 2: 9, Revelation 15: 3 |
| Everlasting Father | Isaiah 9: 6 | 740BC | |
| Great Light Light of the World Light for Revelation to the Gentiles Light for Glory to Israel Dayspring (Rising Sun) The Light of Men The True Light |
Isaiah 9: 1-2, Isaiah 42: 16, Isaiah 49: 6 | 740BC | Matthew 4: 16, Luke 1: 78, Luke 2: 32, John 8: 12, John 1: 4, 8, 9, John 3: 19-21, John 6: 25, John 9: 2, John 11: 8, John 12: 35, Acts 13: 47, I John 1: 1 |
| Prince of Peace | Isaiah 9: 6 | 740BC | |
| Shoot from the Stump of Jesse | Isaiah 11: 1 | 740BC | |
| Branch (netzer) of Jesse Nazarene (of netzer) Jesus of Nazareth |
Isaiah 11: 1 | 740BC | Matthew 2: 23, Mark 1: 24, Mark 14: 67, Mark 16: 6, Luke 4: 34, Luke 18: 37, Luke 24: 19, John 1: 45-46, John 19: 19, Acts 2: 22, Acts 3: 6, Acts 4: 10, Acts 10: 38, Acts 22: 8, Acts 26: 9 |
| Root of Jesse | Isaiah 11: 10 | 740BC | |
| Judge Righteous Judge |
Isaiah 33: 22 | 740BC | John 5: 30, Acts 10: 42, II Timothy 4: 1, II Timothy 4: 8 |
| Redeemer The One Who Was to Redeem Israel Deliverer |
Isaiah 41: 14, Isaiah 59: 20 | 740BC | Luke 21: 28, Luke 24: 21, Romans 11: 26, Galatians 3: 13, Galatians 4: 4-5, Ephesians 1: 7, Colossians 1: 14, Hebrews 9: 12, I Peter 1: 18 |
| Servant | Isaiah 42: 1 | 740BC | Matthew 20: 28, Mark 10: 45, Acts 3: 13, Acts 4: 27 |
| Chosen One | Isaiah 42: 1 | 740BC | Luke 9: 35, Luke 23: 35 |
| The Alpha and the Omega The First and the Last The Beginning and the End |
Isaiah 48: 12 | 740BC | Revelation 1: 8, Revelation 1: 17-18, Revelation 2: 8, Revelation 22: 13 |
| Lamb of God | Isaiah 53: 7 | 740BC | John 1: 29, Acts 8: 32 |
| David's Righteous Branch | Jeremiah 23: 5, Jeremiah 33: 17 | 629BC | |
| The Lord Our Righteousness | Jeremiah 23: 6 | 629BC | |
| Ancient of Days | Daniel 7: 9 | 520BC | Compare John 8: 58, Revelation 1: 12-18 |
| Son of Man | Daniel 7: 13-14 | 520BC | Matthew 8: 20, Matthew 20: 28, Matthew 24: 27, 30, 37, 44, Matthew 25: 31, Matthew 26: 2, 24, 45, 63-66, Mark 2: 10, 28, Mark 8: 31, 38, Mark 9: 9, 31, Mark 10: 33, 45, Mark 13: 26, Mark 14: 21, 60-64, Luke 5: 24, Luke 6: 5, Luke 9: 22, 26, 44, 58, Luke 11: 30, Luke 12: 8, 10, 40, Luke 17: 22, 24, 26, 30, Luke 18: 8, 31, Luke 19: 10, Luke 21: 27, 36, Luke 22: 22, 48, 69, Luke 24: 7, John 1: 51, John 3: 13, 14, John 5: 27, John 6: 27, 53, 62, John 8: 28, John 9: 35, John 12: 23, 34, John 13: 31, Acts 7: 56, Revelation 1: 13 |
| Desire of All Nations | Haggai 2: 7 (KJV) | 520BC | |
| Sun of Righteousness | Malachi 4: 2 | 465BC | |
| Jesus (Joshua, Yeshu'a) [The Lord Saves] | Matthew 1: 18, 21, Mark 1: 1, Luke 1: 31 | ||
| Savior | Luke 2: 11, John 4: 42, Acts 5: 31, Acts 13: 23, II Peter 2: 20 | ||
| Horn of Salvation | Luke 1: 69 | ||
| Bridegroom | Matthew 9: 15, Matthew 25: 1-13, Mark 2: 19-20, Luke 5: 34-35, John 3: 28-29, Revelation 21: 2 | ||
| Carpenter Carpenter's Son |
Matthew 13: 55, Mark 6: 3 | ||
| Son of Joseph | Luke 3: 23, Luke 4: 22, John 1: 45, John 6: 42 | ||
| Master | Matthew 23: 8, Luke 5: 5, Luke 8: 24, 45, Luke 9: 33, Luke 17: 13, II Timothy 2: 21 | ||
| Consolation of Israel | Luke 2: 25 | ||
| Physician | Luke 4: 23 | ||
| The One Who Was to Come | Luke 7: 19, 20 | ||
| The One Who Comes from Above The One Who Comes from Heaven The One Whom God Has Sent |
John 3: 31, 34, John 6: 29, 38, John 10: 36 | ||
| Heir | Luke 20: 14, Galatians 4: 6-7 | ||
| Teacher | Matthew 23: 10, Matthew 22: 16, Mark 9: 17, Mark 10: 17, 20, 35, Mark 12: 14,32, Mark 13: 1, Mark 14: 14, Luke 7: 40, Luke 9: 38, Luke 10: 25, Luke 12: 13, Luke 18: 18, Luke 19: 39, Luke 20: 21, 28, 39, Luke 21: 7, Luke 22: 11, John 8: 4, John 11: 28, John 13: 13, 14, John 20: 16 | ||
| Rabbi (which means “Teacher”) | Matthew 26: 25, 49, Mark 9: 5, Mark 11: 21, Mark 14: 45, John 1: 38, 49, John 3: 2, 26, John 4: 31 | ||
| The Word | John 1: 1, 14, John 1: 1, Revelation 19: 13 | ||
| Word of Life | I John 1: 1 | ||
| Lord of the Sabbath | Mark 2: 28, Luke 6: 5 | ||
| Creator | John 1: 3 | ||
| Bread of God Bread of Life Living Bread That Came Down from Heaven |
John 6: 33, 35, 41, 51 | ||
| The Gate | John 10: 7 | ||
| The Resurrection | John 11: 25 | ||
| The Life | John 11: 25, John 14: 6 | ||
| Prince of Life | Acts 3: 15 | ||
| Author of Life | Acts 3: 15 | ||
| The Way | John 14: 6 | ||
| The Truth | John 14: 6 | ||
| The True Vine | John 15: 1-27 | ||
| Head of the Church | Ephesians 1: 22 | ||
| Mediator of the New Covenant | Hebrews 9: 15, Hebrews 12: 24 | ||
| Author and Finisher of Our Faith | Hebrews 12: 2 | ||
| Advocate | I John 2: 1 | ||
| The Second Adam | I Corinthians 15: 45-49 | ||
| The Heavenly Man | I Corinthians 15: 45-49 |