How many times is wedding mentioned in the Bible?
The word wedding appears 7 times in the King James Version, in 7 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses wedding 6 times.
Wedding in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of wedding counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| wedding | 7 | 6 |
| Total | 7 | 6 |
First and last mention of wedding
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
Where the two translations differ
3 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Matthew 22:3: counted in the KJV only
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.
and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
Luke 12:36: counted in the KJV only
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.
1 Kings 9:16: counted in the World English Bible only
For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, taken Gezer, burned it with fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a wedding gift to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
Psalm 78:63: counted in the World English Bible only
The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.
Verses with wedding on our topic pages
1 verse that uses wedding in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.
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Common questions
How many times is wedding in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 7 uses are in the Old Testament and 7 in the New Testament. Wedding appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Matthew has the most (5), then Luke (2).
Where is wedding first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 22:3: "And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come." The last is Luke 14:8.
Read the full collection: Bible Verses for a Wedding (28 Verses).
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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.