APPENDIX 1: NAMES AND TITLES OF JESUS IN JOHN’S GOSPEL
© Rosemary Bardsley 2009
Ref. |
Name/title |
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Names and titles referring to the fact that Christ reveals the truth about God |
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1:1,14 |
The Word |
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1:4-9,19; 8:12 ; 9:5; 12:35-36a |
The light, the true light The light of the world |
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1:51; 3:13,14; 5:27; 6:27,53,62; 8:28 ; 9:35; 12:23-34; 13:31 |
The Son of Man |
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1:38,49; 3:2; 8:4; 9:2; 11:8,12,21; 13:13-14 |
Rabbi [teacher] |
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6:14 ; 7:40 |
The Prophet [9:17 : ‘a prophet’ ] |
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11:28 |
The Teacher |
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14:6 |
The truth |
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Names and titles referring to the deity of Christ |
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1:1 |
God |
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1:34, 49; 5:25 ; 11:27; 19:7; 20:31 |
The Son of God Martha: ‘the Son of God who was to come into the world’ |
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3:16,18 |
God’s one and only Son |
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3:17 ; 11:4 |
God’s Son |
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3:35; 5:19-26; 6:40; 8:36 13:32 ; 14:13 |
The Son |
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1:23 , 4:3; 20:18,25 21:7,12 |
The Lord |
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6:68; 11:3,32,34; 13:6,9; 13:13,14,25; 21:15-24 |
Lord |
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8:24,58; 18:5,6 |
I AM |
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17:1 |
‘your Son’ |
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20:28 |
My Lord and my God |
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6:69 |
The Holy One of God |
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Names and titles referring to the Messianic role or function of Jesus |
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1:20-27, 41; 3:28; 4:25,29; 7:25-42; 11:27 ; 12:34; 20:31 |
The Christ, the Messiah |
9:22 – anyone who acknowledged that he was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue 10:24 – if you are the Christ, tell us plainly |
1:49 ; 12:13 ;12:15; 18:33-37,39;19:1 |
The King of Israel …your king |
19:12-15,19-22 [Pilate and the concept of Jesus as King] |
12:13 |
He who comes in the name of the Lord |
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3:29 |
The bridegroom |
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Names and titles referring to the eternal [outside of earth] origin of Jesus Christ |
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3:31 |
The one who comes from above |
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3:31 |
The one who comes from heaven |
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3:34 |
The one whom God has sent 7:28 ,29; 8:18; |
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6:32,41,49 |
The bread of God … he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world |
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6:46 |
The one who is from God |
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6:51,58 |
The living bread that came down form heaven |
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10:36 |
The one the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world |
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Names and titles referring to Jesus as the Saviour |
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1:29,36 |
The Lamb of God |
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4:42 |
The Saviour of the world |
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6:35,48 |
The bread of life |
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10:1-30 |
The shepherd, the good shepherd |
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10:7,9 |
The gate |
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11:25 |
The resurrection and the life |
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14:6 |
The way, the truth, the life |
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15:1,5 |
The true vine |