How many times is Jesus mentioned in the Bible?

1,428 times in the Berean Standard Bible (1,380 verses) and 977 times in the King James Version (936 verses).

Counts are for the name Jesus. Titles such as Christ, Lord and Son of Man are counted separately in the table.

Where it appears most (BSB)

First verses (BSB)

1. Matthew 1:1

   This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

2. Matthew 1:16

   and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

3. Matthew 1:18

   This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

4. Matthew 1:21

   She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

5. Matthew 1:25

   But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.

6. Matthew 2:1

   After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

7. Matthew 3:13

   At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.

8. Matthew 3:15

   “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.

9. Matthew 3:16

   As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

10. Matthew 4:1

    Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

11. Matthew 4:4

    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

12. Matthew 4:7

    Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

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.