How many times is Passover mentioned in the Bible?
The word Passover appears 76 times in the King James Version, in 71 verses. Counting every form (passover, passovers), it appears 77 times in 72 verses across 15 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Passover 77 times (78 with every form).
Passover in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Passover counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| passover | 76 | 77 |
| passovers | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 77 | 78 |
Which books mention Passover most
Passover appears in 15 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (19), then Numbers (11) and John (10).
First and last mention of Passover
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover.
Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
The verse that uses it most is Numbers 9:14, 2 times (tied with 2 Chronicles 35:1, 2 Chronicles 35:18, Mark 14:12, John 11:55):
And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Acts 12:4: counted in the World English Bible 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 Passover in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 49 of the 77 uses are in the Old Testament and 28 in the New Testament. Passover appears in 15 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (19), then Numbers (11) and John (10).
Where is Passover first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 12:11: "And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’S passover." The last is Hebrews 11:28.
More word counts: Jehovah, Yahweh, Leviathan, Antichrist, thus saith the LORD, verily, verily, born again, Son of God, 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.