'Lord' in the Bible

So [when] they had come together, they began asking him, saying, "Lord, [is it] at this time you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

Therefore it is necessary for [one] of the men who have accompanied us during all the time [in] which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

And they prayed [and] said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen

The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

And it will be [that] everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.'

For David says with reference to him, 'I saw the Lord before me {continually}, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt, that God has made him both Lord and Christ--this Jesus whom you crucified!"

For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all those [who are] far away, as many as the Lord our God calls to himself."

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding every day to the total [of] those who were being saved.

so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and he may send the Christ appointed for you--Jesus,

Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You will listen to him in everything that he says to you.

The kings of the earth stood opposed, and the rulers assembled together at the same [place], against the Lord and against his Christ.'

And now, Lord, concern yourself with their threats and grant your slaves to speak your message with all boldness,

And with great power the apostles were giving testimony [to] the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

So Peter [said] to her, "How [is it] that it was agreed by you [two] to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband [are] at the door, and they will carry you out!"

And even more believers in the Lord were being added, large numbers of both men and women,

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them [out] [and] said,

And [when] Moses saw [it], he was astonished at the sight, and [when] he approached to look at [it], the voice of the Lord came:

And the Lord said to him, 'Untie the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.

'Heaven [is] my throne and earth [is] the footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what [is the] place of my rest?

And they kept on stoning Stephen [as he] was calling out and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

And falling to [his] knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" And [after he] said this, he fell asleep.

(For he had not yet fallen on any of them, {but they had only been baptized} in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and ask the Lord if perhaps the intent of your heart may be forgiven you!"

But Simon answered [and] said, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me."

So [when] they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they turned back toward Jerusalem, and were proclaiming the good news [to] many villages of the Samaritans.

Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Get up and go toward the south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." (This is a desert [road].)

And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.

But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

So he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he [said], "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting!

Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus {named} Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" And he said, "Behold, [here] I [am], Lord!"

And the Lord [said] to him, "Get up, go to the street called 'Straight' and in the house of Judas look for {a man named Saul from Tarsus}. For behold, he is praying,

But Ananias replied, "Lord, I have heard from many [people] about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

But the Lord said to him, "Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel.

So Ananias departed and entered into the house, and placing [his] hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me so that you may regain [your] sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

But Barnabas took him [and] brought [him] to the apostles and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

And he was going in and going out among them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

Then the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being strengthened. And living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing [in numbers].

And all those who lived [in] Lydda and Sharon saw him, who [all] indeed turned to the Lord.

And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

And he stared at him and became terrified [and] said, "What is [it], Lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your charitable deeds have gone up for a memorial offering before God.

But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common and unclean!"

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you {were kind enough to come}. So now we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord."

[As for] the message that he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ--this one is Lord of all--

But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth!'

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

Therefore if God gave them the same gift as also to us [when we] believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I [to be] able to hinder God?"

But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, [when they] came to Antioch, began to speak to the Hellenists also, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.

who, [when he] arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged [them] all to remain true to the Lord with {devoted hearts},

because he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large number were added to the Lord.

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood near [him], and a light shone in the prison cell. And striking Peter's side, he woke him up, saying, "Get up {quickly}!" And his chains fell off of [his] hands.

And [when] Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know truly that the Lord has sent out his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and all {that the Jewish people expected}!"

But motioning to them with [his] hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Report these [things] to James and to the brothers," and he departed [and] went to another place.

And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down {because} he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms [and] died.

And [while] they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart now for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

[and] said, "O [you who are] full of all deceit and of all unscrupulousness, [you] son of the devil, [you] enemy of all righteousness! Will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord!

And now behold, the hand of the Lord [is] against you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun {for a while}. And immediately mist and darkness fell over him, and he was going around looking for [people] to lead [him] by the hand.

Then [when] the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, [because he] was astounded at the teaching about the Lord.

And on the coming Sabbath, nearly the whole city came together to hear the word of the Lord.

For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have appointed you {to be} a light for the Gentiles, {that you would bring} salvation to the end of the earth.'

And [when] the Gentiles heard [this], they began to rejoice and to glorify the word of the Lord. And all those who were designated for eternal life believed.

So the word of the Lord was carried through the whole region.

So they stayed [there] for a considerable time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

And [when they] had appointed elders for them in every church, [after] praying with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

But we believe [we] will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in {the same} way those also [are]."

so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles {who are called by my name}, says the Lord, who makes these [things]

men who have risked their lives on behalf of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord with many others also.

And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Come then,[let us] return [and] visit the brothers in every town in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, [to see] how they are [doing]."

but Paul chose Silas [and] departed, [after] being commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.

And a certain woman {named} Lydia from the city of Thyatira, a merchant dealing in purple cloth who showed reverence for God, was listening. The Lord opened {her} heart to pay attention to what was being said by Paul.

And after she was baptized, and her household, she urged [us], saying, "If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come to my house [and] stay." And she prevailed upon us.

And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household!"

And they spoke the message of the Lord to him, together with all those in his house.

the God who made the world and all the things in it. This one, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,

And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household. And many of the Corinthians, [when they] heard about [it], believed and were baptized.

And the Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not keep silent,

This man had been instructed [in] the way of the Lord, and being enthusiastic in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the [things] about Jesus, [although he] knew only the baptism of John.

And [when they] heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And this took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

But some itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches!"

And this became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was exalted.

In this way the word of the Lord was growing in power and was prevailing.

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews--

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks with respect to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

But I consider [my] life [as] worth {nothing} to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify [to] the gospel of the grace of God.

I have shown you [with respect to] all [things] that [by] working hard in this way it is necessary to help those who are in need, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

Then Paul replied, "What are you doing weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be tied up, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus!"

And [because] he would not be persuaded, we remained silent, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."

And I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' And he said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you are persecuting.'

So I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up [and] proceed to Damascus, and there it will be told to you about all [the things] that have been appointed for you to do.'

And I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that from synagogue [to synagogue] I was imprisoning and beating those who believed in you.

And the next night the Lord stood by him [and] said, "Have courage, for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

I do not have anything definite to write to [my] lord about {him}. Therefore I have brought him before you [all]--and especially before you, King Agrippa--so that [after] this preliminary hearing has taken place, I may have something to write.

So I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the [things] concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.