How many times is Easter mentioned in the Bible?
The word Easter appears 1 time in the King James Version, in 1 verse. It is found in 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible never uses the word Easter.
Easter appears once in the KJV, in Acts 12:4, where the Greek word is pascha, the Passover. Every other English Bible, the World English Bible included, translates it Passover.
Easter in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Easter counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Easter | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Which books mention Easter most
Easter appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. It is used once each in Acts.
First and last mention of Easter
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches 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 12:4: counted in the KJV only
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Common questions
How many times is Easter in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 1 use is in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Easter appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. It is used once each in Acts.
Where is Easter first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Acts 12:4: "And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people." The last is Acts 12:4.
Read the full collection: Bible Verses About Easter (19 Verses).
More word counts: Selah, behold, verily, manna, Passover, Jehovah, Yahweh, Leviathan, 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.