The word in Scripture

Portion in the Bible

The word portion appears 100 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A portion is the share God gives, and God Himself as our inheritance. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What portion means in the Bible

A portion is the share God gives, and God Himself as our inheritance.

Where the word portion appears

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

“And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?”Genesis 31:14

“Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.”Psalms 11:6

“I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.”Psalms 142:5

“She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.”Proverbs 31:15

“Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?”Isaiah 57:6

“Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.”Jeremiah 12:10

“And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”Matthew 24:51

“The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.”Luke 12:46