The word in Scripture

Bride in the Bible

The word bride appears 14 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The bride is the beloved, joined to her husband in covenant. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What bride means in the Bible

The bride is the beloved, joined to her husband in covenant.

Where the word bride appears

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

“I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.”Isaiah 61:10

“For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.”Isaiah 62:5

“Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.”Jeremiah 2:32

“Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.”Jeremiah 25:10

“Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.”Joel 2:16

“He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.”John 3:29

“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”Revelation 21:2

“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.”Revelation 22:17