This selects how we decide if a verse is a match for a particular word when searching the bible. For example when it comes to verses i have read and heard preachers and teachers. I built one logos word list like this for every single book of the bible. This chart records the number of chapters, verses, and words in the old testament. Im also aware that i can find websites where i can go through page after page after page and do the same thing. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Some editions drop certain verses, such as matthew 17.
Below i have written each category as a whole and after that in the new testaments and the old testaments. Accounting for these dropped verses can add more than 20 to the total number of accepted verses. The author, stan guthrie, has taken each book all 66 of the bible and picked out the verse that best represents that book. That left me with 66 logos word lists, each giving me every originallanguage word in a given book of the bible. Suggested scripture verses for memorization from each book. Selected promises of god in each book of the bible. Should we count by the number of verses in each book or by the number of words. Bible statistics, number of chapter, number of verses, number of pages. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word church. Thanks, im fully aware that i can get a bible and, after several weeks of work, compile the number of verses in each chapter in each book. The problem is there are hundreds of different translations of the bible, and each one has a different number of words, so the answer depends on which bible you\re actually referring to. Finding the number of verses in each book posted in general accordance topics. Several other websites list the number of chapters and verses in each book of the bible.
This conclusion is based on 1 statements concerning moses writing activity e. There are about 100 bible verses in the old testament and 45 in the new testament with the word darkness. Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36. Beginning of each word matchs any verse that contains a word that begins with the same letters as the word you are searching for. Longest book of the new testament is luke with 24 chapters and 1,151 verses. Old testament statistics new american bible compiled by felix just, s. Number of books in the bible with chapter and verses all. I sorted every verse in the bible by how often it is used on the internet so you can find well known verses more easily. Data structure defining the number of verses in every. These symbolic meanings of numbers in the bible are different from numerology, which involves looking for an occult meaning in numbers, their combinations, and numerical totals. Is there a list of all the books in the bible with the. Mouseover table to find how may verses are in a book by chapter.
Each bible will have a different number as the translators try to accurately communicate the sense of the original hebrew, aramaic and greek, but the differences should be small. In most printed bibles, you will find the name at the beginning of. Data structure defining the number of verses in every chapter of. How many chapters, verses, and words are in the bible. Number of verses per book in the bible old testament bible stats number of verses by book and chapter old testament thebible. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of genesis in the bible king james version.
But each bible will have a different number of verses and words as the. When using the kjv, there are 929 chapters and 23,145 verses in the old testament and 260 chapters and 7,957 verses in the new testament. And, talking about psalm 119, did you know it is an acrostic psalm with 22 sections with eight lines. Since the early th century, most copies and editions of the bible present all but the shortest of these books with divisions into chapters. This list is a complement to the list in books of the latin vulgate. And i myself will be a wall of fire around it, declares the lord, and i will be its glory within 2. Suggested scripture verses for memorization from each book of the bible the following verses are taken from the niv. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word.
I have a rather basic question which i can not find in the podcasts. Number of verses by book chapter new testament bible stats number of verses by book and chapter new testament thebible. Number of verses per book in the bible old testament. When it comes to calculating the number of words in the bible, it\s not as straightforward as it might first appear. List each book of bible with chapters and number of verses. Back in the older versions of accordance, if i did a search of for example. These are the books of the king james version of the bible along with the names and numbers given them in the douay rheims bible and latin vulgate. Note that these calculations will vary slightly based on the bible translation you use. The bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors, and later assembled into the biblical canon. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Psalm 119 176 verses shortest chapter number of words.
Estienne divided the christian greek scriptures, or what is called the new testament, into a new set of numbered verses and combined them with those already in the hebrew bible. In order to determine what is the shortest book of the bible, first we must decide what method to use. The number of chapters, verses and words in the old testament, new testament and entire bible depends upon the bible translation. Also, the shortest chapter is psalm 117 with only 2. The introduction to each book includes the time frame and author, the theme, a summary of the contents and some comments about the context in which it was written, the theology of the book, an outline, and a prayer taken from the book. Why and how are bible chapters and verses numbered. Of course you can use the version of your preference and in several cases many will have already memorized the suggested verse such as john 3. Shortest book of the old testament is obadiah with 1 chapter, 21 verses and 670 words, and of new testament and of whole bible is john 3 with 1 chapter, verses and 299.
A list of numbers separated by semicolons is usually a list of chapters, whereas a list of numbers separated by commas is normally a list of verses. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a period of thirtyeight years, from the. Filter by keyword in multiple versions or choose a book like psalms or proverbs. Each book has a name, like genesis, exodus, leviticus, etc. The 66 books of the bible study resources blue letter bible. These are all of the chapters of the book of genesis. Number of verses per book in the bible new testament number of verses by book.
Each of the eight lines in each section starts with a hebrew letter in the alphabet. This gives a total of 31,102 verses, which is an average of 26. How many verses are in each book of the bible answers. Thats because the bible is a collection of writings from different authors writing at different times.
This chapter is also the chapter in the very middle of the bible. So immediately below is a sortable table, showing the number of chapters, verses and words in each book of the bible. Psalm 119 176 verses number of times the word god appears. Jul 29, 20 number of verses recited for each book in awana. The bible as a whole has 66 books among which 39 are in the old testament and 27 are in the new testament. Bible books and number of chapters number of verses by book and chapter new testament bible stats. This gives the bible an accepted total of 31,103 verses. The book of numbers derives its name from the account of the two censuses taken of the hebrew people, one near the beginning and the other toward the end of the journey in the wilderness chaps.
Number of languages the bible has been translated into. These are a way to help people identify and find specific sentences in the bible. In both testaments, old and new, there are many books, like psalms, john, revelations etc. In a few passages only a portion of a verse is used. The number of books and chapters in most protestant bibles will be the same. However, the exact number of verses varies depending on the bible edition and religious tradition.
In addition to that one special verse, the book presents other verses that support and back up this choice as well as the authors input. Genesis bible book with full chapters king james version. It is interesting to examine the statistics regarding the sizes of chapters and total number of chapters verses and words in the bible. Bible statistics, number of chapter, number of verses. The length of verses can vary significantly, so it would be more accurate to count by the number of words. Almost all of these websites, however, base their statistics on the king james version kjv or a related protestant translation of the bible such as the rsv or nrsv. And i must mention out of curiosity that according to the roman catholics there are 73 books in the bible. The longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119, which contains 176 verses. The division of the bible into chapters and verses has received criticism from some traditionalists and modern scholars. Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of men and livestock in it. Data structure defining the number of verses in every chapter of every book of the esv bible. For example, a search for love, would also return verses containing loved and loves. The middle verse of the old testament is 2 chronicles 20. Longest book of ot and of bible is psalms with 150 chapters 2,461 verses.
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