Greek
υἱός huios
“son” · 377 times in the New Testament
Through the Bible
- “son” 298
- “sons” 52
- “israelites” 6
- “guests” 3
- “he” 2
- other ways 16
As a table, book by book
| Book | Times |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 89 |
| Mark | 35 |
| Luke | 77 |
| John | 55 |
| Acts | 21 |
| Romans | 12 |
| 1 Corinthians | 2 |
| 2 Corinthians | 4 |
| Galatians | 13 |
| Ephesians | 4 |
| Colossians | 2 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 3 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 1 |
| Hebrews | 24 |
| James | 1 |
| 1 Peter | 1 |
| 2 Peter | 1 |
| 1 John | 22 |
| 2 John | 2 |
| Revelation | 8 |
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.
“son” 298
Matthew 71
- 1:1 …genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David the son…
- 1:1 …the son of David the son of Abraham…
- 1:20 …dream and said Joseph son of David do not…
- 1:21 …will give birth to a Son and you are to…
- 1:23 …will give birth to a son and they will call…
- 1:25 …she gave birth to a Son And he gave Him…
- 2:15 …Egypt I called My Son
- 3:17 …This is My beloved Son in whom I am…
- 4:3 …said If You are the Son of God tell these…
- 4:6 …If You are the Son of God he said…
- 7:9 …of you if his son asks for bread will…
- 8:20 …air have nests but the Son of Man has no…
- 8:29 …You want with us Son of God they shouted…
- 9:6 …may know that the Son of Man has authority…
- 9:27 …Have mercy on us Son of David…
- 10:23 …of Israel before the Son of Man comes…
- 10:37 …Me anyone who loves his son or daughter more than…
- 11:19 …The Son of Man came eating…
- 11:27 …No one knows the Son except the Father and…
- 11:27 …the Father except the Son and those to whom…
- 11:27 …those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him…
- 12:8 …For the Son of Man is Lord…
- 12:23 …Could this be the Son of David…
- 12:32 …a word against the Son of Man will be…
- 12:40 …great fish so the Son of Man will be…
- 13:37 …good seed is the Son of Man…
- 13:41 …The Son of Man will send…
- 13:55 …Isn’t this the carpenter’s son Isn’t His mother’s name…
- 14:33 …saying Truly You are the Son of God…
- 15:22 …Him crying out Lord Son of David have mercy…
- 16:13 …do people say the Son of Man is…
- 16:16 …are the Christ the Son of the living God…
- 16:27 …For the Son of Man will come…
- 16:28 …before they see the Son of Man coming in…
- 17:5 …This is My beloved Son in whom I am…
- 17:9 …this vision until the Son of Man has been…
- 17:12 …the same way the Son of Man will suffer…
- 17:15 …have mercy on my son he said He has…
- 17:22 …Jesus told them The Son of Man is about…
- 19:28 …all things when the Son of Man sits on…
- 20:18 …to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be…
- 20:28 …just as the Son of Man did not…
- 20:30 …they cried out Lord Son of David have mercy…
- 20:31 …all the louder Lord Son of David have mercy…
- 21:9 …shouting Hosanna to the Son of David Blessed is…
- 21:15 …courts Hosanna to the Son of David…
- 21:37 …Finally he sent his son to them They will…
- 21:37 …They will respect my son he said…
- 21:38 …the tenants saw the son they said to one…
- 22:2 …wedding banquet for his son
- 22:42 …about the Christ Whose son is He David’s they…
- 22:45 …can He be David’s son
- 23:15 …him twice as much a son of hell as you…
- 23:35 …the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah whom you…
- 24:27 …the coming of the Son of Man…
- 24:30 …the sign of the Son of Man will appear…
- 24:30 …They will see the Son of Man coming on…
- 24:36 …in heaven nor the Son but only the Father…
- 24:37 …the coming of the Son of Man…
- 24:39 …the coming of the Son of Man…
- 24:44 …be ready because the Son of Man will come…
- 25:31 …When the Son of Man comes in…
- 26:2 …days away and the Son of Man will be…
- 26:24 …The Son of Man will go…
- 26:45 …is near and the Son of Man is betrayed…
- 26:63 …are the Christ the Son of God…
- 26:64 …you will see the Son of Man sitting at…
- 27:40 …Yourself If You are the Son of God come down…
- 27:43 …He said I am the Son of God…
- 27:54 …said Truly this was the Son of God…
- 28:19 …Father and of the Son and of the Holy…
Mark 9
- 1:1 …gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God…
- 1:11 …You are My beloved Son in You I am…
- 2:10 …may know that the Son of Man has authority…
- 2:28 …Therefore the Son of Man is Lord…
- 3:11 …out You are the Son of God…
- 5:7 …want with me Jesus Son of the Most High…
- 6:3 …this the carpenter the son of Mary and the…
- 8:31 …teach them that the Son of Man must suffer…
- 8:38 …and sinful generation the Son of Man will also…
And 218 more, on the full page.
“sons” 52
Matthew 14
- 5:9 …they will be called sons of God…
- 5:45 …that you may be sons of your Father in…
- 8:12 …But the sons of the kingdom will…
- 12:27 …by whom do your sons drive them out So…
- 13:38 …good seed represents the sons of the kingdom The…
- 13:38 …The weeds are the sons of the evil one…
- 17:25 …taxes from their own sons or from others…
- 17:26 …Peter answered Then the sons are exempt Jesus said…
- 20:20 …the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with…
- 20:20 …to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to…
- 20:21 …one of these two sons of mine may sit…
- 23:31 …yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered…
- 26:37 …Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began…
- 27:56 …the mother of Zebedee’s sons
Mark 3
Luke 9
- 1:16 …Many of the sons of Israel he will…
- 5:10 …partners James and John the sons of Zebedee Do not…
- 11:19 …by whom do your sons drive them out So…
- 15:11 …man who had two sons
- 16:8 …acted shrewdly For the sons of this age are…
- 16:8 …kind than are the sons of light…
- 20:34 …Jesus answered The sons of this age marry…
- 20:36 …the resurrection they are sons of God…
- 20:36 …And since they are sons of the resurrection they…
John 2
Acts 5
Romans 3
2 Corinthians 1
- 6:18 …you will be My sons and daughters says the…
Galatians 4
Ephesians 2
Colossians 1
- 3:6 …is coming on the sons of disobedience…
1 Thessalonians 2
Hebrews 6
“israelites” 6
“guests” 3
“he” 2
“people” 2
“children” 2
“foal” 1
Matthew 1
- 21:5 …donkey on a colt the foal of a donkey…
“sons of” 1
Luke 1
- 6:35 …and you will be sons of the Most High for…
“man” 1
Luke 1
- 10:6 …If a man of peace is there…
“whose son” 1
Luke 1
- 14:5 …them Which of you whose son or ox falls into…
“elders of israel” 1
Acts 1
- 5:21 …full assembly of the elders of Israel and sent to the…
“before the people” 1
Acts 1
- 9:15 …and their kings and before the people of Israel…
“child” 1
Acts 1
- 13:10 …and said O child of the devil and…
“men” 1
Ephesians 1
- 3:5 …was not made known to men in other generations as…
“son he says” 1
Hebrews 1
- 1:8 …But about the Son He says Your throne O God…
“son to be” 1
1 John 1
- 4:14 …Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the…
“israel” 1
Revelation 1
- 7:4 …from all the tribes of Israel
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 1
Revelation 1
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.