The word in Scripture

Sun in the Bible

The word sun appears 160 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The sun gives light, warmth, and life to the earth. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What sun means in the Bible

The sun gives light, warmth, and life to the earth.

Where the word sun appears

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

“The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.”Psalms 50:1

“From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’s name is to be praised.”Psalms 113:3

“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”Malachi 4:2

“Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.”Matthew 13:43

“And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.”Matthew 17:2

“And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.”Luke 23:45

“They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.”Revelation 7:16

“And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.”Revelation 16:8