The word in Scripture

Overcome in the Bible

The word overcome appears 22 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To overcome is to gain victory through Christ over sin and the world. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What overcome means in the Bible

To overcome is to gain victory through Christ over sin and the world.

Where the word overcome appears

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

“Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.”Genesis 49:19

“Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!”Isaiah 28:1

“But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.”Luke 11:22

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”John 16:33

“God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.”Romans 3:4

“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”Romans 12:21

“And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.”Revelation 11:7

“These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.”Revelation 17:14