Adonai in the Bible

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 10/04/2018

What is the meaning of Adonai in the Bible? Adonai is a divine name, translated as "Lord," and signifying, "sovereignty." Adonai's syntactic usage is normally interpreted as a plural of majesty. In the Hebrew Bible, it is almost entirely used to relate to God. Discover the most notable scripture passages about Adonai in the Bible from this collection of verses.

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Colossians 1:16

He has brought us out of the darkness! Thank you Lord! - Colossians 1:13-14
16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
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Exodus 3:14

14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
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Exodus 3:15

15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.
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Exodus 6:3

3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself fully known to them.
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Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1:3
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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Isaiah 14:12

Isaiah 14:27
12 How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
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Isaiah 45:22

22 “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
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John 1:1

John 1:29
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Psalm 90:2

Psalm 90:2
2 Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
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Revelation 1:8

Revelation 1:8
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
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Revelation 4:11

HOLY is the LORD ALMIGHTY
11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
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Revelation 20:15

15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
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1 John 5:7-8

God will always win the battle! - 1 John 5:4
7 For there are three that testify:
8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
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Romans 1:1-5

Peace to You
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—
2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures
3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David,
4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
5 Through him we received grace and apostleship to call all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith for his name’s sake.
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John 3:1-10

You Are Loved
1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?
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