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115 Names and Titles of Jesus Christ

By Matthew Brooks

The author lives in Utah, USA.

Finding and studying the names of Jesus Christ will help us draw closer to Him and recognize the ways He can bless our lives.

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The psalmist calls us to “give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name” (Psalm 29:2).

President Russell M. Nelson has also invited us to “study everything Jesus Christ is by prayerfully and vigorously seeking to understand what each of His various titles and names means personally for you. For example, He really is your Advocate with the Father.”¹ By personal experience, I can testify that our relationship with Jesus Christ will grow as we discover His names and prayerfully study what those names and titles mean to us.

One way we can better understand the many roles Jesus Christ fulfills is by identifying the many names and titles He holds, as listed in the holy scriptures. Each name and title indicates His majesty, might, power, and dominion. His names also demonstrate His tenderness, mercy, and grace. Jesus Christ is our source of strength, protection, life, and solace.

Elder Jonathan S. Schmitt of the Seventy spoke of the blessing it is for us to know the names and titles of Christ: “Knowing His many names also inspires us to become more like Him—to develop Christlike attributes that bring joy and purpose to our lives.”²

My effort to seek out the names of Jesus Christ has increased my testimony of the power of scripture study. I quickly realized that if I was not mindfully looking for His many names and titles, I would not see them. I understand better now that when we seek, we shall find. God reveals answers through the scriptures when we approach His word with questions asked in faith.

There are many names and titles given to Jesus Christ in the scriptures. I have personally discovered over 500 of them. As I’ve read, I have categorized those titles and names by the speaker, such as stated by a member of the Godhead, angels, disciples, etc. But each of us will find different ways of studying or recording these names that will inspire us and help us to organize what we’re learning. Also, while my list so far only includes names found in the scriptures, a similar list could be created with names taught by latter-day Church leaders.

Below, I share 115 names spoken by members of the Godhead. I hope this list inspires the breadth of titles that can be found in our reading. You may notice similar names or titles appearing more than once. I have done this intentionally. When the resurrected Lord appeared to Mary at the tomb, He told her, “I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God” (John 20:17). Jesus Christ’s use of “my Father” and “my God” as distinct from “your Father” and “your God” may indicate His special relationship with His Father and perhaps the personal, sacred relationship we can build with our Father in Heaven. For this reason, I have chosen to list titles such as “the Lord your God” and “my Redeemer” separate from “Lord God” and “Redeemer.”

In this article, I could have listed the 500+ names I’ve found, but I invite you instead to follow the encouragement of President Nelson to find and study the titles and names of Jesus Christ yourself.

“Advocate with the Father” (Doctrine and Covenants 32:3)
“Almighty” (Moses 1:25; Revelation 1:8)
“Almighty God” (Moses 2:1; Genesis 17:1)
“Amen” (Revelation 3:14)
“Alpha and Omega” (Revelation 1:8; Doctrine and Covenants 19:1)
“Beginning and the End” (Doctrine and Covenants 19:1; Moses 2:1)
“Beginning and the ending” (Revelation 1:8)
“Beginning of the creation of God” (Revelation 3:14)
“Branch” (Zechariah 3:8)
“Bread of life” (John 6:35)
“Bridegroom” (Mark 2:19)
“Bright and morning star” (Revelation 22:16)
“Christ the Lord” (Doctrine and Covenants 19:1)
“Endless and Eternal” (Moses 7:35)
“Faithful and true witness” (Revelation 3:14)
“Father of lights” (Doctrine and Covenants 67:9)
“Father of heaven and earth” (Mosiah 3:8).
“Father to Israel” (Jeremiah 31:9)
“First and the last” (Revelation 2:8)
“Firstborn” (Doctrine and Covenants 78:21)
“Fountain of living waters” (Jeremiah 2:13)
“God” (Moses 7:35)
“God of Abraham” (Exodus 3:6)
“God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob” (Exodus 3:16)
“God of all flesh” (Jeremiah 32:27)
“God of Beth–el” (Genesis 31:13)
“God of David thy father” (Isaiah 38:5)
“God of Israel” (Isaiah 29:23; 3 Nephi 11:14 )
“God of Isaac” (Exodus 3:6)
“God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:6)
“God of the whole earth” (3 Nephi 11:14)
“God of thy father” (Exodus 3:6)
“Good shepherd” (John 10:11; Doctrine and Covenants 50:44)
“Great I Am” (Doctrine and Covenants 29:1; 38:1)
“Great King” (Malachi 1:14)
“Heir” (Luke 20:14)
“Him who dwells on high” (Doctrine and Covenants 1:1)
“His Only Begotten” (Moses 6:57)
“His only begotten Son” (John 3:16)
“Holy One of Israel” (Isaiah 48:17)
“Holy One of Jacob” (Isaiah 29:23)
“I Am” (Exodus 3:14)
“Jehovah” (Exodus 6:3)
“Jesus Christ” (Moses 6:57; John 17:3)
“Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Doctrine and Covenants 36:8)
“Jesus Christ the Son of the living God” (Doctrine and Covenants 42:1)
“Jesus Christ your Redeemer” (Doctrine and Covenants 34:1)
“Jesus of Nazareth” (Acts 22:8)
“King of all the earth” (Alma 5:50)
“King of heaven” (Alma 5:50)
“King of Zion” (Moses 7:53)
“Life” (John 11:25)
“Life and light of the world” (Doctrine and Covenants 10:70)
“Light into the world” (John 12:46)
“Light and the life of the world” (3 Nephi 11:11; Doctrine and Covenants 39:2)
“Light of the world” (John 8:12)
“Light unto them forever” (2 Nephi 10:14)
“Light which cannot be hid in darkness” (Doctrine and Covenants 14:9)
“Light which shineth in darkness” (Doctrine and Covenants 10:58)
“Light which ye shall hold up” (3 Nephi 18:24)
“Lord” (Ezekiel 24:27; Doctrine and Covenants 53:2)
“Lord even of the sabbath day” (Matthew 12:8)
“Lord God of Abraham thy father” (Genesis 28:13)
“Lord God of the Hebrews” (Exodus 3:18)
“Lord God of their fathers” (Exodus 4:5)
“Lord God of your fathers” (Exodus 3:15)
“Lord of Hosts” (Helaman 13:17)
“Lord of the harvest” (Luke 10:2)
“Lord of Sabaoth” (Doctrine and Covenants 98:2)
“Lord of the vineyard” (Luke 20:15)
“Lord our God” (Exodus 3:18)
“Lord the maker” (Jeremiah 33:2)
“Lord thy God” (Isaiah 43:3; Luke 4:8; 2 Nephi 8:15)
“Lord your God” (Exodus 6:7; Doctrine and Covenants 38:1)
“Man of Counsel” (Moses 7:35)
“Man of Holiness” (Moses 7:35)
“Master and Lord” (John 13:13)
“Messenger of the covenant” (3 Nephi 24:1)
“Messiah” (2 Nephi 25:19; Moses 7:53)
“Mine Only Begotten” (Moses 2:1)
“Mighty One of Israel” (Doctrine and Covenants 36:1)
“My beloved son” (Luke 20:13)
“My Beloved” (2 Nephi 31:15)
“Only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18)
“Our great and true God” (Helaman 13:18)
“Redeemer of the world” (Doctrine and Covenants 19:1)
“Resurrection” (John 11:25)
“Righteous Judge” (Moses 6:57)
“Rock of Heaven” (Moses 7:53)
“Root and the offspring of David” (Revelation 22:16)
“Savior of the world” (Doctrine and Covenants 42:1)
“Son Ahman” (Doctrine and Covenants 78:20)
“Son of God” (Alma 5:50; Doctrine and Covenants 6:21)
“Son of Man” (Moses 6:57; Matthew 9:6, 12:8)
“Son of Righteousness” (3 Nephi 25:2)
“Son of the living God” (Doctrine and Covenants 14:9; 42:1)
“Son of the most high God” (1 Nephi 11:6)
“Stone” (Luke 20:17)
“Stone of Israel” (Doctrine and Covenants 50:44)
“Sun of righteousness” (Malachi 4:2)
“The first” (Isaiah 48:12)
“The last” (Isaiah 48:12)
“Thy exceeding great reward” (Genesis 15:1)
“Thy Redeemer” (Isaiah 48:17)
“Thy Saviour” (Isaiah 43:3)
“Thy shield” (Genesis 15:1)
“Vine” (John 15:5)
“Way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6)
“Your advocate with the Father” (Doctrine and Covenants 29:5)
“Your Holy One” (Isaiah 43:15)
“Your king” (Doctrine and Covenants 38:21)
“Your Lord and your God” (Doctrine and Covenants 10:70)
“Your Lord and Master” (John 13:14)
“Your Master” (Matthew 23:8)
“Your Redeemer” (Isaiah 43:14; Doctrine and Covenants 78:20)