How many times is God mentioned in the Bible?

4,049 times in the Berean Standard Bible (3,583 verses) and 4,106 times in the King James Version (3,576 verses).

Counts are for “God” with a capital G. Both translations also write LORD in small capitals for God’s name (YHWH); see the names of God page for that count.

Where it appears most (BSB)

First verses (BSB)

1. Genesis 1:1

   In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2. Genesis 1:2

   Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3. Genesis 1:3

   And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

4. Genesis 1:4

   And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

5. Genesis 1:5

   God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

6. Genesis 1:6

   And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

7. Genesis 1:7

   So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

8. Genesis 1:8

   God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

9. Genesis 1:9

   And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

10. Genesis 1:10

    God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

11. Genesis 1:11

    Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

12. Genesis 1:12

    The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Counted by Steady across all 31,086 BSB verses and 31,102 KJV verses, matching whole words with this capitalization. Count any other word with the Bible word counter.