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ἀλήθεια alētheia

“truth” · 109 times in the New Testament

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  • “truth” 91
  • “true” 5
  • “correctly” 1
  • “truthfully that” 1
  • “certainly” 1
  • other ways 10
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Matthew1
Mark3
Luke3
John25
Acts3
Romans8
1 Corinthians2
2 Corinthians8
Galatians3
Ephesians6
Philippians1
Colossians2
2 Thessalonians3
1 Timothy6
2 Timothy6
Titus2
Hebrews1
James3
1 Peter1
2 Peter2
1 John9
2 John5
3 John6

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. truth91
  2. true5
  3. as surely as the truth1
  4. belt of truth1
  5. certainly1
  6. correctly1
  7. devotion to the truth1
  8. fact1
  9. truly1
  10. truly understand1
  11. truthful1
  12. truthfully1
  13. 3 other ways3

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

    • 5:33 …told Him the whole truth
    • 12:14 …God in accordance with the truth Is it lawful to…
  • 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

    • 5:8 …bread of sincerity and of truth
    • 13:6 …but rejoices in the truth
  • 2 Corinthians 4

    • 4:2 …open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to…
    • 12:6 …I would be speaking the truth But I refrain so…
    • 13:8 …do anything against the truth but only for the…
    • 13:8 …but only for the truth
  • Galatians 3

    • 2:5 …moment so that the truth of the gospel would…
    • 2:14 …in line with the truth of the gospel I…
    • 5:7 …you from obeying the truth
  • Ephesians 3

    • 1:13 …and believed the word of truth the gospel of your…
    • 4:21 …Him in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus…
    • 5:9 …all goodness righteousness and truth
  • Colossians 1

    • 1:5 …heard in the word of truth the gospel…
  • 2 Thessalonians 3

    • 2:10 …the love of the truth that would have saved…
    • 2:12 …who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness…
    • 2:13 …Spirit and by faith in the truth
  • 1 Timothy 5

    • 2:4 …come to the knowledge of the truth
    • 2:7 …Gentiles I am telling the truth I am not lying…
    • 3:15 …and foundation of the truth
    • 4:3 …believe and know the truth
    • 6:5 …mind who are devoid of the truth These men regard godliness…
  • 2 Timothy 6

    • 2:15 …accurately handles the word of truth
    • 2:18 …have deviated from the truth They say that the…
    • 2:25 …leading to a knowledge of the truth
    • 3:7 …come to a knowledge of the truth
    • 3:8 …these men oppose the truth They are depraved in…
    • 4:4 …ears away from the truth and turn aside to…
  • Titus 2

    • 1:1 …elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness…
    • 1:14 …who have rejected the truth
  • Hebrews 1

    • 10:26 …the knowledge of the truth no further sacrifice for…
  • James 3

    • 1:18 …birth through the word of truth that we would be…
    • 3:14 …it or deny the truth
    • 5:19 …should wander from the truth and someone should bring…
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 1:22 …by obedience to the truth so that you have…
  • 2 Peter 2

    • 1:12 …are established in the truth you now have…
    • 2:2 …them the way of truth will be defamed…
  • 1 John 7

    • 1:6 …do not practice the truth
    • 1:8 …deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us…
    • 2:4 …a liar and the truth is not in him…
    • 2:21 …lack knowledge of the truth but because you have…
    • 2:21 …lie comes from the truth
    • 3:18 …but in action and truth
    • 3:19 …we belong to the truth and will assure our…

And 11 more, on the full page.

“true” 5
  • 2 Corinthians 2

    • 7:14 …we said to you was true so our boasting to…
    • 7:14 …has proved to be true as well…
  • Ephesians 1

    • 4:24 …be like God in true righteousness and holiness…
  • Philippians 1

    • 1:18 …by false motives or true Christ is preached And…
  • 1 Timothy 1

    • 2:7 …and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles…
“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.