How many times is physician mentioned in the Bible?
The word physician appears 6 times in the King James Version, in 6 verses. Counting every form (physician, physicians), it appears 12 times in 11 verses across 8 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses physician 6 times (12 with every form).
Physician in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of physician counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| physician | 6 | 6 |
| physicians | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 12 | 12 |
Which books mention physician most
Physician appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Luke has the most (3), then Genesis (2) and Mark (2).
First and last mention of physician
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 50:2, 2 times:
And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
Verses with physician on our topic pages
1 verse that uses physician in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
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Common questions
How many times is physician in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 5 of the 12 uses are in the Old Testament and 7 in the New Testament. Physician appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Luke has the most (3), then Genesis (2) and Mark (2).
Where is physician first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 50:2: "And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel." The last is Colossians 4:14.
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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.