How many times is Antichrist mentioned in the Bible?
The word Antichrist appears 4 times in the King James Version, in 4 verses. Counting every form (antichrist, antichrists), it appears 5 times in 4 verses across 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Antichrist 4 times (5 with every form).
Antichrist in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Antichrist counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| antichrist | 4 | 4 |
| antichrists | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 |
First and last mention of Antichrist
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
The verse that uses it most is 1 John 2:18, 2 times:
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
Common questions
How many times is Antichrist in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 5 uses are in the Old Testament and 5 in the New Testament. Antichrist appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 John has the most (4), then 2 John (1).
Where is Antichrist first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 John 2:18: "Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time." The last is 2 John 1:7.
More word counts: thus saith the LORD, verily, verily, born again, Son of God, Alpha and Omega, love one another, fear of the LORD, forty days, or all 253 words.
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 2026-10-05.