Dear friends, today we are going to talk about Jesus as King. It shows us who Jesus is and the role He plays in our lives. As Christians, understanding Jesus as King helps us to honor Him and follow His ways.
From the moment of His birth, Jesus was recognized as a king. The wise men from the East came looking for the “King of the Jews.” They brought Him gifts fit for a king: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. This early recognition sets the stage for His kingly role throughout His life and ministry.
Jesus spoke often of the Kingdom of God, teaching us what it means to live under His reign. His miracles and teachings were signs of His authority and power. He healed the sick, raised the dead, and even calmed the storm, showing that He had control over all creation. These acts demonstrated that He was not just any king but the King of kings.
One of the most significant moments in the Bible is when Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey. The people welcomed Him with palm branches and shouts of “Hosanna,” acknowledging Him as their King. This event, known as the Triumphal Entry, fulfills the prophecy that the King would come humble and ride on a donkey.
In the book of Revelation, we see a vision of Jesus as the reigning King. He is described as wearing many crowns and having a name written that no one knows but Himself. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, who will reign forever. This gives us hope and assurance that no matter what happens in this world, Jesus is and always will be our King.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about Jesus as King.
John 10:30 :—
“I my Father are one”
John 12:15 :—
“Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt”
John 14:6 :—
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”
John 17:2 :—
“As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him”
John 18:37 :—
“Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice”
John 19:19-22 :—
“Pilate wrote a title, put it on the cross. the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The JewsThis title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: it was written in Hebrew, Greek, LatinThen said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the JewsPilate answered, What I have written I have written”
John 1:49 :—
“Nathanael answered saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel”
John 3:17-18 :—
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be savedHe that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God”
John 5:22-23 :—
“For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the SonThat all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him”
Matthew 16:28 :—
“Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom”
Matthew 21:5 :—
“Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, sitting upon an ass, a colt the foal of an ass”
Matthew 21:9 :—
“The multitudes that went before, that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest”
Matthew 25:31-34 :—
“When the Son of man shall come in his glory, all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his gloryAnd before him shall be gathered all nations: he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goatsAnd he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the leftThen shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world”
Matthew 27:11 :—
“Jesus stood before the governor: the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest”
Matthew 28:18 :—
“Jesus came spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven in earth”
Matthew 2:2 :—
“Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, are come to worship him”
Matthew 6:13 :—
“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, the power, the glory, for ever. Amen”
Isaiah 11:1-10 :—
“There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, a Branch shall grow out of his rootsAnd the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom understanding, the spirit of counsel might, the spirit of knowledge of the fear of the LordAnd shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord : he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his earsBut with righteousness shall he judge the poor, reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wickedAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, faithfulness the girdle of his reinsThe wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf the young lion the fatling together; a little child shall lead themAnd the cow the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: the lion shall eat straw like the oxAnd the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ denThey shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord , as the waters cover the seaAnd in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: his rest shall be glorious”
Isaiah 32:1 :—
“Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, princes shall rule in judgment”
Isaiah 33:22 :—
“For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us”
Isaiah 42:1-4 :—
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the GentilesHe shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the streetA bruised reed shall he not break, the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truthHe shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: the isles shall wait for his law”
Isaiah 53:12 :—
“Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: he was numbered with the transgressors; he bare the sin of many, made intercession for the transgressors”
Isaiah 61 :—
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, the opening of the prison to them that are boundTo proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord , the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mournTo appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord , that he might be glorifiedAnd they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generationsAnd strangers shall stand feed your flocks, the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen your vinedressersBut ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord : men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, in their glory shall ye boast yourselvesFor your shame ye shall have double; for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto themFor I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; I will direct their work in truth, I will make an everlasting covenant with themAnd their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessedI will greatly rejoice in the Lord , my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, as a bride adorneth herself with her jewelsFor as the earth bringeth forth her bud, as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness praise to spring forth before all the nations”
Isaiah 9:6-7 :—
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: the government shall be upon his shoulder: his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of PeaceOf the increase of his government peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, upon his kingdom, to order it, to establish it with judgment with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this”
Luke 19:11-27 :—
“As they heard these things, he added spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appearHe said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, to returnAnd he called his ten servants, delivered them ten pounds, said unto them, Occupy till I comeBut his citizens hated him, sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over usAnd it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by tradingThen came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten poundsAnd he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten citiesAnd the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five poundsAnd he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five citiesAnd another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkinFor I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, reapest that thou didst not sowAnd he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, reaping that I did not sowWherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, give it to him that hath ten pounds(they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from himBut those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, slay them before me”
Luke 19:38 :—
“Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, glory in the highest”
Luke 1:32-33 :—
“He shall be great, shall be called the Son of the Highest: the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father DavidAnd he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; of his kingdom there shall be no end”
Luke 22:69 :—
“Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God”
Luke 7:16 :—
“There came a fear on all: they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; , That God hath visited his people”
Zechariah 14:9 :—
“The Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord , his name one”
Zechariah 9:9 :—
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, having salvation; lowly, riding upon an ass, upon a colt the foal of an ass”
Psalm 110:1 :—
“The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool”
Psalm 24:7-10 :—
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; the King of glory shall come inWho is this King of glory? The Lord strong mighty, the Lord mighty in battleLift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; the King of glory shall come inWho is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah”
Psalm 2:6-7 :—
“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of ZionI will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee”
Psalm 45:6-7 :—
“Thy throne, O God, is for ever ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptreThou lovest righteousness, hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows”
Psalm 72:11 :—
“Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him”
Revelation 11:15 :—
“The seventh angel sounded; there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, of his Christ; he shall reign for ever ever”
Revelation 12:10 :—
“I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, strength, the kingdom of our God, the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day night”
Revelation 17:14 :—
“These shall make war with the Lamb, the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, King of kings: they that are with him are called, chosen, faithful”
Revelation 1:5 :—
“From Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead, the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, washed us from our sins in his own blood”
Revelation 2:26-27 :—
“He that overcometh, keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nationsAnd he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father”
Revelation 3:21 :—
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, am set down with my Father in his throne”
Revelation 5:13-14 :—
“Every creature which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, such as are in the sea, all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, honour, glory, power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, unto the Lamb for ever everAnd the four beasts said, Amen. the four twenty elders fell down worshipped him that liveth for ever ever”
Daniel 2:44 :—
“In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces consume all these kingdoms, it shall stand for ever”
Daniel 7:13-14 :—
“I saw in the night visions, , behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, came to the Ancient of days, they brought him near before himAnd there was given him dominion, glory, a kingdom, that all people, nations, languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed”
Philippians 2:9-11 :—
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, given him a name which is above every nameThat at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, things in earth, things under the earthAnd that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”
Hebrews 12:2 :—
“Looking unto Jesus the author finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, is set down at the right hand of the throne of God”
Hebrews 1:8 :—
“But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom”
Hebrews 2:9 :—
“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man”
Hebrews 7:1-2 :—
“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, blessed himTo whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace”
Hebrews 8:1 :—
“Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens”
Jeremiah 23:5-6 :—
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, a King shall reign prosper, shall execute judgment justice in the earthIn his days Judah shall be saved, Israel shall dwell safely: this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord Our Righteousness”
Colossians 1:13-14 :—
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear SonIn whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins”
Micah 5:2 :—
“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting”
Ephesians 1:10 :—
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, which are on earth; even in him”
Ephesians 1:20-23 :—
“Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, set him at his own right hand in the heavenly placesFar above all principality, power, might, dominion, every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to comeAnd hath put all things under his feet, gave him to be the head over all things to the churchWhich is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all”
Acts 2:36 :—
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord Christ”
Mark 11:9-10 :—
“They that went before, they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LordBlessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest”
Mark 15:2 :—
“Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it”
Romans 14:9 :—
“For to this end Christ both died, rose, revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead living”
Romans 8:34 :—
“Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us”