25 Bible Verses About Names (NIV)

¹ A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

¹ A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

² The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

¹⁵ God also said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.

⁵ No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.

¹⁶ You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

¹⁰ The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

¹⁷ He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.

¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

¹² Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

²⁸ Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome."

¹ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

⁶ Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

¹⁶ "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

¹⁵ Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is my Banner.

¹³ for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

¹ The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

¹⁴ God said to Moses, "I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

¹ The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. ² He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, ³ he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. ⁴ Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. ⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ⁶ Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

¹ When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless.

³⁸ Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

³⁵ "The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits. "And the name of the city from that time on will be: The LORD is There."

⁶ For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

²⁰ However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."