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Abundance in the Bible

The word abundance appears 68 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

The word abundance appears 68 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Abundance is the overflowing generosity of God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What abundance means in the Bible

Abundance is the overflowing generosity of God.

Where the word abundance appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word abundance appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.”Psalms 37:11

“In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.”Psalms 72:7

“Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.”Isaiah 15:7

“Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.”Isaiah 60:5

“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Matthew 12:34

“For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.”Matthew 25:29

“For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)”Romans 5:17

“For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.”Revelation 18:3

Abundance and the Lord Jesus

Jesus came that we might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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Questions people ask

How many times does the word abundance appear in the Bible?

The word abundance appears 68 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.

What does abundance mean in the Bible?

Abundance is the overflowing generosity of God.

How does abundance point to Jesus?

Jesus came that we might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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