The word in Scripture

Sign in the Bible

The word sign appears 76 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A sign points beyond itself to who God is and what He does. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What sign means in the Bible

A sign points beyond itself to who God is and what He does.

Where the word sign appears

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

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”Isaiah 7:14

“And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;”Isaiah 38:7

“The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.”Matthew 16:1

“Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.”Matthew 26:48

“And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.”Luke 2:12

“For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.”Luke 11:30

“Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?”John 2:18

“They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?”John 6:30