The word in Scripture

Face in the Bible

The word face appears 416 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The face signifies presence, favor, and personal encounter. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What face means in the Bible

The face signifies presence, favor, and personal encounter.

Where the word face appears

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

“Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.”Psalms 21:12

“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.”Psalms 27:8

“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”Isaiah 59:2

“For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”Matthew 11:10

“This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.”Luke 7:27

“And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?”Luke 22:64

“And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.”John 11:44

“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”2 Corinthians 4:6