
The word in Scripture
Mighty in the Bible
The word mighty appears 284 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Mighty describes God's great power to save and to rule. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What mighty means in the Bible
Mighty describes God's great power to save and to rule.
Where the word mighty appears
Here are 8 of the passages where the word mighty appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:
“He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.”Genesis 10:9
“Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.”Psalms 24:8
“For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?”Psalms 89:6
“And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:”Isaiah 5:15
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Isaiah 9:6
“And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.”Luke 15:14
“(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)”Galatians 2:8
“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
Mighty and the Lord Jesus
The Mighty God is a name of Jesus, mighty to save, strong on behalf of His people.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word mighty appear in the Bible?
The word mighty appears 284 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does mighty mean in the Bible?
Mighty describes God's great power to save and to rule.
How does mighty point to Jesus?
The Mighty God is a name of Jesus, mighty to save, strong on behalf of His people.