How many times is glory mentioned in the Bible?
The word glory appears 402 times in the King James Version, in 371 verses. Counting every form (glory, glorious, glorify, glorified), it appears 522 times in 476 verses across 51 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses glory 387 times (494 with every form).
Glory in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of glory counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| glory | 402 | 387 |
| glorious | 45 | 33 |
| glorify | 25 | 28 |
| glorified | 50 | 46 |
| Total | 522 | 494 |
Which books mention glory most
Glory appears in 51 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Isaiah has the most (73), then Psalms (66) and 2 Corinthians (35).
Also in: 1 Chronicles (9), Acts (9), Ephesians (9), Hebrews (8), Numbers (6), Zechariah (6), Philippians (6), 2 Thessalonians (6), Galatians (5), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Chronicles (4), Job (4), Habakkuk (4), Haggai (4), Mark (4), Colossians (4), 2 Peter (4), Leviticus (3), Deuteronomy (3), Hosea (3), 1 Thessalonians (3), 1 Timothy (3), Genesis (2), Esther (2), Micah (2), 2 Timothy (2), James (2), Jude (2), Joshua (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), Nehemiah (1), Nahum (1), Malachi (1), Titus (1).
First and last mention of glory
And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Corinthians 15:41, 4 times:
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
Where the two translations differ
52 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 25 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Genesis 31:1: counted in the KJV only
And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
He heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this wealth from that which was our father’s.”
Exodus 8:9: counted in the KJV only
And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
Moses said to Pharaoh, “I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only.”
Genesis 49:6: counted in the World English Bible only
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
My soul, don’t come into their council. My glory, don’t be united to their assembly; for in their anger they killed men. In their self-will they hamstrung cattle.
2 Samuel 1:19: counted in the World English Bible only
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
“Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!
Verses with glory on our topic pages
61 verses that use glory in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
On: Strength, Depression, Grace, Hard Times
for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
On: Depression, Suffering, Perseverance
For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”
to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
On: Comfort, Depression
Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
On: Prayer, Temptation
yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.
On: Provision, Thanksgiving
Common questions
How many times is glory in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 278 of the 522 uses are in the Old Testament and 244 in the New Testament. Glory appears in 51 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Isaiah has the most (73), then Psalms (66) and 2 Corinthians (35).
Where is glory first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 31:1: "And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory." The last is Revelation 21:26.
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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 2026-10-02.