He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant for ever – holy and awesome is his name.
James 2:7 - New International Version (Anglicised) Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Is it not they who slander and blaspheme that precious name by which you are distinguished and called [the name of Christ invoked in baptism]? American Standard Version (1901) Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which ye are called? Common English Bible Aren’t they the ones who insult the good name spoken over you at your baptism? Catholic Public Domain Version Are not they the ones who blaspheme the good name which has been invoked over you? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you? |
He provided redemption for his people; he ordained his covenant for ever – holy and awesome is his name.
Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!
everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.’
You will leave your name for my chosen ones to use in their curses; the Sovereign Lord will put you to death, but to his servants he will give another name.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Saviour.
‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ (which means ‘God with us’).
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, ‘It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.’
‘Sir,’ they said, ‘we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, “After three days I will rise again.”
and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who bear my name, says the Lord, who does these things” –
Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.
Salvation is found in no-one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.’
Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: King of kings and lord of lords.