How many times is Asia mentioned in the Bible?
The word Asia appears 21 times in the King James Version, in 20 verses. It is found in 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Asia 19 times.
Asia in the New Testament is the Roman province in what is now western Turkey, with Ephesus as its chief city, not the continent.
Asia in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Asia counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 21 | 19 |
| Total | 21 | 19 |
What the name Asia means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Asia as "muddy; boggy".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Asia most
Asia appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (15), then Revelation (2) and 1 Corinthians (1).
First and last mention of Asia
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
The verse that uses it most is Acts 20:4, 2 times:
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
Where the two translations differ
2 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Acts 19:31: counted in the KJV only
And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
Revelation 1:11: counted in the KJV only
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
saying, “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
Verses with Asia on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Asia in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
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Common questions
How many times is Asia in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 21 uses are in the Old Testament and 21 in the New Testament. Asia appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (15), then Revelation (2) and 1 Corinthians (1).
Where is Asia first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Acts 2:9: "Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia," The last is Revelation 1:11.
What does the name Asia mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Asia as "muddy; boggy".
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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 2026-10-24.