The word in Scripture

Nation in the Bible

The word nation appears 145 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A nation is a people; God's plan reaches every nation on earth. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What nation means in the Bible

A nation is a people; God's plan reaches every nation on earth.

Where the word nation appears

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

“Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.”Psalms 43:1

“He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.”Psalms 147:20

“Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.”Matthew 21:43

“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.”Matthew 24:7

“Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:”Luke 21:10

“Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.”John 11:50

“Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?”John 18:35

“And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.”Galatians 1:14