The word in Scripture

Son in the Bible

The word son appears 2392 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A son is a beloved child who bears the father's likeness and honor. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What son means in the Bible

A son is a beloved child who bears the father's likeness and honor.

Where the word son appears

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

“Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.”Psalms 80:17

“O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.”Psalms 86:16

“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

“Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph’s son, the recorder.”Isaiah 36:3

“Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.”Luke 3:38

“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”John 1:18

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”John 3:16

“And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:”Romans 1:4