A while back I worked through a series of posts dealing with how we should handle the various authority layers in the Bible indicated by Kyrios. "Lord", as I have repeatedly emphasised on grounds of both English usage and grammar, should no longer be the default choice.
One of the interesting instances that occurs to refer to the supreme authority of God and Jesus is traditionally rendered "Lord of lords". I had to think a bit outside of the box for this one. I finally settled on "Commander-in-Chief", and it remains my favourite. It's only needed a small handful of times. Here it is, alongside some other clarifications, in 1 Timothy 6:
In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame. Do so until God, in his own time, sends back Jesus Christ our King and reveals him as the blessed and only Ruler, King of kings and Commander-in-Chief. To the only one who is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see, to him be honor and might forever. Amen.
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