The word in Scripture

Believe in the Bible

The word believe appears 143 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To believe is to trust and rely on God's word and His Son. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What believe means in the Bible

To believe is to trust and rely on God's word and His Son.

Where the word believe appears

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

“If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”John 3:12

“Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.”John 14:11

“For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?”Romans 3:3

“But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;”Romans 4:24

“But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.”Galatians 3:22

“And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,”Ephesians 1:19

“For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;”Philippians 1:29

“But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.”Hebrews 10:39