The word in Scripture

Year in the Bible

The word year appears 369 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A year marks God's seasons and His favor. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What year means in the Bible

A year marks God's seasons and His favor.

Where the word year appears

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

“Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.”Psalms 65:11

“In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;”Isaiah 20:1

“Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.”Isaiah 29:1

“To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”Luke 4:19

“And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:”Luke 13:8

“And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;”John 11:51

“And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.”John 18:13

“Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;”Hebrews 9:25