How many times is Andrew mentioned in the Bible?
The word Andrew appears 13 times in the King James Version, in 12 verses. It is found in 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Andrew 13 times.
Andrew in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Andrew counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew | 13 | 13 |
| Total | 13 | 13 |
What the name Andrew means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Andrew as "a strong man".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Andrew
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
The verse that uses it most is John 12:22, 2 times:
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.
Common questions
How many times is Andrew in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 13 uses are in the Old Testament and 13 in the New Testament. Andrew appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. John has the most (5), then Mark (4) and Matthew (2).
Where is Andrew first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 4:18: "And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers." The last is Acts 1:13.
What does the name Andrew mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Andrew as "a strong man".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.