The word in Scripture

City in the Bible

The word city appears 868 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A city is a gathered community; God prepares an eternal one. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What city means in the Bible

A city is a gathered community; God prepares an eternal one.

Where the word city appears

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

“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.”Psalms 46:4

“Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.”Psalms 48:2

“Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.”Isaiah 23:16

“And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.”Isaiah 38:6

“Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.”John 1:44

“The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,”John 4:28

“Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.”Romans 16:23

“And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!”Revelation 18:18