'Sir' in the Bible

Suddenly, a leper came up to him, fell down before him, and said, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean."

"Sir, my servant is lying at home paralyzed and in terrible pain."

The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed,

And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'

and his disciples having come to him, awoke him, saying, 'Sir, save us; we are perishing.'

And he having come to the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus saith to them, 'Believe ye that I am able to do this?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'

So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye understand all these?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'

And Peter answering him said, 'Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;'

but seeing the wind vehement, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, 'Sir, save me.'

and lo, a woman, a Canaanitess, from those borders having come forth, did call to him, saying, 'Deal kindly with me, Sir -- Son of David; my daughter is miserably demonized.'

And having come, she was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, help me;'

And she said, 'Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'

And having taken him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying, 'Be kind to thyself, sir; this shall not be to thee;'

And Peter answering said to Jesus, 'Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths -- for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.'

and said, "Sir, have mercy on my son, because he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. Often he falls into fire and often into water.

Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?'

The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

and lo, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus doth pass by, cried, saying, 'Deal kindly with us, sir -- Son of David.'

And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, 'Deal kindly with us sir -- Son of David.'

they say to him, 'Sir, that our eyes may be opened;'

And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went.

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, 'Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

'And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, 'Is it I, Sir?'

Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

And she answered and saith to him, 'Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children's crumbs.'

and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, 'I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.'

And it came to pass, in his being in one of the cities, that lo, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he besought him, saying, 'Sir, if thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me;'

So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to tell Jesus, "Sir, stop troubling yourself, because I'm not worthy to have you come under my roof.

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, 'I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'

And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

And another also said, 'I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, 'Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

“But he replied to him, ‘Sir, leave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

and a certain one said to him, 'Sir, are those saved few?' and he said unto them,

As soon as the Master of the house shall have risen and shut the door, and you have begun to stand outside and knock at the door and say, "'Sir, open the door for us' --"'I do not know you,' He answers; 'you are no friends of mine.'

The servant said, "Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.'

And they answering say to him, 'Where, sir?' and he said to them, 'Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.'

saying, 'What wilt thou I shall do to thee?' and he said, 'Sir, that I may receive sight.'

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

The first servant came and said, "Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'

"The second servant came and said, "Your coin, sir, has earned five coins.'

"Then the other servant came and said, "Sir, look! Here's your coin. I've kept it in a cloth for safekeeping

They answered him, "Sir, he already has ten coins!'

And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'

And they said, 'Sir, lo, here are two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'

And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, 'Sir, shall we smite with a sword?'

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.

The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Then they said, “Sir, give us this bread always!”

Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, 'Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during;

"No one, sir," she replied. Then Jesus said, "I don't condemn you, either. Go home, and from now on don't sin anymore."

“Who is He, Sir, that I may believe in Him?” he asked.

and he said, 'I believe, sir,' and bowed before him.

therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, 'Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;'

therefore said his disciples, 'Sir, if he hath fallen asleep, he will be saved;'

Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

believest thou this?' she saith to him, 'Yes, sir, I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming to the world.'

Mary, therefore, when she came where Jesus was, having seen him, fell at his feet, saying to him, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;'

'Where have ye laid him?' they say to him, 'Sir, come and see;'

Jesus saith, 'Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died -- Martha -- saith to him, 'Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, 'Sir, thou -- dost thou wash my feet?'

Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, not my feet only, but also the hands and the head.'

and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, 'Sir, who is it?'

Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, whither dost thou go away?' Jesus answered him, 'Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.'

Peter saith to him, 'Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;'

Thomas saith to him, 'Sir, we have not known whither thou goest away, and how are we able to know the way?'

Philip saith to him, 'Sir, shew to us the Father, and it is enough for us;'

Judas saith to him, (not the Iscariot), 'Sir, what hath come to pass, that to us thou are about to manifest thyself, and not to the world?'

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

And Peter having turned about doth see the disciple whom Jesus was loving following, (who also reclined in the supper on his breast, and said, 'Sir, who is he who is delivering thee up?')

Looking steadily at him, and being much alarmed, he said, "What do you want, Sir?" "Your prayers and charities," he replied, "have gone up and have been recorded before God.

Then, at a sign from the Governor, Paul answered, "Knowing, Sir, that for many years you have administered justice to this nation, I cheerfully make my defence.

the promise which our twelve tribes, worshipping day and night with intense devotedness, hope to have made good to them. It is on the subject of this hope, Sir, that I am accused by the Jews.

and on the journey, at noon, Sir, I saw a light from Heaven--brighter than the brightness of the sun--shining around me and around those who were travelling with me.

as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him 'sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.