The word in Scripture

Bridegroom in the Bible

The word bridegroom appears 24 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The bridegroom rejoices over his bride and gives himself to her. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What bridegroom means in the Bible

The bridegroom rejoices over his bride and gives himself to her.

Where the word bridegroom appears

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

“Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.”Psalms 19:5

“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

“And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.”Matthew 9:15

“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.”Matthew 25:1

“But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.”Mark 2:20

“But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.”Luke 5:35

“When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,”John 2:9

“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