Greek
ἀλήθεια alētheia
“truth” · 109 times in the New Testament
Through the Bible
- “truth” 91
- “true” 5
- “correctly” 1
- “truthfully that” 1
- “certainly” 1
- other ways 10
As a table, book by book
| Book | Times |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 1 |
| Mark | 3 |
| Luke | 3 |
| John | 25 |
| Acts | 3 |
| Romans | 8 |
| 1 Corinthians | 2 |
| 2 Corinthians | 8 |
| Galatians | 3 |
| Ephesians | 6 |
| Philippians | 1 |
| Colossians | 2 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3 |
| 1 Timothy | 6 |
| 2 Timothy | 6 |
| Titus | 2 |
| Hebrews | 1 |
| James | 3 |
| 1 Peter | 1 |
| 2 Peter | 2 |
| 1 John | 9 |
| 2 John | 5 |
| 3 John | 6 |
How the BSB translates it
Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.
Where it occurs
Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.
“truth” 91
Matthew 1
- 22:16 …God in accordance with the truth You seek favor from…
Mark 2
Luke 1
- 20:21 …God in accordance with the truth
John 25
- 1:14 …full of grace and truth
- 1:17 …through Moses grace and truth came through Jesus Christ…
- 3:21 …But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light…
- 4:23 …Father in spirit and in truth for the Father is…
- 4:24 …Him in spirit and in truth
- 5:33 …has testified to the truth
- 8:32 …you will know the truth and the truth will…
- 8:32 …the truth and the truth will set you free…
- 8:40 …has told you the truth that I heard from…
- 8:44 …refusing to uphold the truth because there is no…
- 8:44 …because there is no truth in him When he…
- 8:45 …because I speak the truth you do not believe…
- 8:46 …sin If I speak the truth why do you not…
- 14:6 …the way and the truth and the life No…
- 14:17 …the Spirit of truth The world cannot receive…
- 15:26 …the Father the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the…
- 16:7 …I tell you the truth it is for your…
- 16:13 …However when the Spirit of truth comes He will guide…
- 16:13 …guide you into all truth For He will not…
- 17:17 …Sanctify them by the truth Your word is truth…
- 17:17 …truth Your word is truth
- 17:19 …may be sanctified by the truth
- 18:37 …to testify to the truth Everyone who belongs to…
- 18:37 …who belongs to the truth listens to My voice…
- 18:38 …What is truth Pilate asked And having…
Acts 1
- 26:25 …I am speaking words of truth and sobriety…
Romans 7
- 1:18 …men who suppress the truth by their wickedness…
- 1:25 …They exchanged the truth of God for a…
- 2:2 …things is based on truth
- 2:8 …and who reject the truth and follow wickedness there…
- 2:20 …embodiment of knowledge and truth
- 9:1 …I speak the truth in Christ I am…
- 15:8 …on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises…
1 Corinthians 2
2 Corinthians 4
Galatians 3
Ephesians 3
Colossians 1
- 1:5 …heard in the word of truth the gospel…
2 Thessalonians 3
1 Timothy 5
2 Timothy 6
Titus 2
Hebrews 1
- 10:26 …the knowledge of the truth no further sacrifice for…
James 3
1 Peter 1
- 1:22 …by obedience to the truth so that you have…
2 Peter 2
1 John 7
And 11 more, on the full page.
“true” 5
“correctly” 1
Mark 1
- 12:32 …replied You have stated correctly that God is One…
“truthfully that” 1
Luke 1
- 4:25 …But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows…
“certainly” 1
Luke 1
- 22:59 …later another man insisted Certainly this man was with…
“fact” 1
Acts 1
- 4:27 …In fact this is the very…
“truly understand” 1
Acts 1
- 10:34 …Peter began to speak I now truly understand that God does not…
“truthfulness” 1
Romans 1
- 3:7 …my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness to the increase of…
“truthful” 1
2 Corinthians 1
- 6:7 …in truthful speech and in the…
“as surely as the truth” 1
2 Corinthians 1
- 11:10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in…
“truthfully” 1
Ephesians 1
- 4:25 …off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor for…
“belt of truth” 1
Ephesians 1
- 6:14 …Stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist…
“truly” 1
Colossians 1
- 1:6 …you heard it and truly understood the grace of…
“devotion to the truth” 1
3 John 1
- 1:3 …and testified about your devotion to the truth in which you continue…
“which” 1
3 John 1
- 1:3 …to the truth in which you continue to walk…
The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.