What does "Glory" mean in the Bible?
Glory renders the Hebrew kavod, whose root means weight, so God's glory is his visible weightiness or worth. To glorify God is not to add anything to him but to recognise and display what is already there. Glory appears in 224 verses across 41 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Glory?
GLORY, GLORIFY, terms of frequent occurrence in the Bible. To " glorify " is to render glorious or to exalt. Dan 5:23; Acts 3:13; John 17:5. Hence the comprehensive precept of the apostle, 1 Cor 6:19-20, requiring the devotion of our whole powers and faculties to this one great end, "the glory of God," 1 Cor 10:31, or making God glorious. To "give glory" means to praise or exalt. Luke 17:18. Glory of God. This expression is almost equivalent to "brightness" or "effulgence" of God, and refers to the peculiar and absolute perfection of all the divine attributes. By contrast, men are said to have "come short of the glory of God," Rom 3:23, where the special reference, no doubt, is to the perfect holiness of the Almighty. God is denominated the "King of glory," Ps 24:8, or of resplendent brightness. The glory of God is displayed in the works of creation, Ps 19:1, in the redem])tion of the world through Christ, 2 Cor 4:6, and in the person of Christ. Heb 1:3. He is said to be "glorious in holiness." Our Lord is called the "Lord of glory," Jas 2:1, and the " hope of glory." Col 1:27. Different objects are said to have a glory, 1 Cor 15:41, and regenerate believers are said to have awaiting them the glory akin to that they have lost. Col 3:4; Heb 2:10.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Glory?
Where does Glory appear in the Bible?
Glory is referenced in 224 verses across 41 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Chronicles 16:24
- 1 Chronicles 16:28
- 1 Chronicles 16:29
- 1 Corinthians 2:7
- 1 Corinthians 2:8
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
- 1 Corinthians 11:7
- 1 Corinthians 11:15
- 1 Corinthians 15:43
- 1 Kings 8:11
- 1 Peter 1:7
- 1 Peter 4:11
- 1 Peter 4:13
- 1 Peter 4:14
- 1 Peter 5:1
- 1 Peter 5:4
- 1 Peter 5:10
- 1 Samuel 4:21
- 1 Samuel 4:22
- 1 Samuel 6:5
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
- 1 Thessalonians 2:20
- 1 Timothy 1:17
- 2 Chronicles 5:14
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These turn up in the same passages as Glory.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Glory?
Glory appears in 224 verses across 41 books, most often in Psalms, which accounts for 37 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Glory?
Psalms, Ezekiel, Revelation, Isaiah, John, Romans, Luke, 2 Corinthians, and 33 more.
Where can I read every verse about Glory?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 224, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
