How many verses are in the Bible?

How many verses are in the Bible?

Bible, Word Count, King James Version, New International Version, Old Testament, New Testament, Religious Texts, Translation, Literary Composition

The bible has 66 books #

I. Law #

  1. The First Book of Moses Called Genesis - 50 chapters, 1,533 verses
  2. The Second Book of Moses Called Exodus - 40 chapters, 1,213 verses
  3. The Third Book of Moses Called Leviticus - 27 chapters, 859 verses
  4. The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers - 36 chapters, 1,288 verses
  5. The Fifth Book of Moses Called Deuteronomy - 34 chapters, 959 verses

II. Old Testament Narrative #

  1. The Book of Joshua - 24 chapters, 658 verses
  2. The Book of Judges - 21 chapters, 618 verses
  3. The Book of Ruth - 4 chapters, 85 verses
  4. The First Book of Samuel - 31 chapters, 810 verses
  5. The Second Book of Samuel - 24 chapters, 695 verses
  6. The First Book of Kings - 22 chapters, 816 verses
  7. The Second Book of Kings - 25 chapters, 719 verses
  8. The First Book of Chronicles - 29 chapters, 942 verses
  9. The Second Book of Chronicles - 36 chapters, 822 verses
  10. The Book of Ezra - 10 chapters, 280 verses
  11. The Book of Nehemiah - 13 chapters, 406 verses
  12. The Book of Esther - 10 chapters, 167 verses

III. Wisdom Literature #

  1. The Book of Job - 42 chapters, 1,070 verses
  2. The Book of Psalms - 150 chapters, 2,461 verses
  3. The Book of Proverbs - 31 chapters, 915 verses
  4. The Book of Ecclesiastes - 12 chapters, 222 verses
  5. The Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon or Canticles) - 8 chapters, 117 verses

IV. Major Prophets #

  1. The Book of Isaiah - 66 chapters, 1,292 verses
  2. The Book of Jeremiah - 52 chapters, 1,364 verses
  3. The Book of Lamentations - 5 chapters, 154 verses
  4. The Book of Ezekiel - 48 chapters, 1,273 verses
  5. The Book of Daniel - 12 chapters, 357 verses

V. Minor Prophets #

  1. The Book of Hosea - 14 chapters, 197 verses
  2. The Book of Joel - 3 chapters, 73 verses
  3. The Book of Amos - 9 chapters, 146 verses
  4. The Book of Obadiah - 1 chapter, 21 verses
  5. The Book of Jonah - 4 chapters, 48 verses
  6. The Book of Micah - 7 chapters, 105 verses
  7. The Book of Nahum - 3 chapters, 47 verses
  8. The Book of Habakkuk - 3 chapters, 56 verses
  9. The Book of Zephaniah - 3 chapters, 53 verses
  10. The Book of Haggai - 2 chapters, 38 verses
  11. The Book of Zechariah - 14 chapters, 211 verses
  12. The Book of Malachi - 4 chapters, 55 verses

VI. New Testament Narrative #

  1. The Gospel According to Matthew - 28 chapters, 1,071 verses
  2. The Gospel According to Mark - 16 chapters, 678 verses
  3. The Gospel According to Luke - 24 chapters, 1,151 verses
  4. The Gospel According to John - 21 chapters, 879 verses
  5. The Acts of the Apostles - 28 chapters, 1,007 verses

VII. Pauline Epistles #

  1. The Epistle of Paul to the Romans - 16 chapters, 433 verses
  2. The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians - 16 chapters, 437 verses
  3. The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians - 13 chapters, 257 verses
  4. The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians - 6 chapters, 149 verses
  5. The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians - 6 chapters, 155 verses
  6. The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians - 4 chapters, 104 verses
  7. The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians - 4 chapters, 95 verses
  8. The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians - 5 chapters, 89 verses
  9. The Second Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians - 3 chapters, 47 verses
  10. The First Epistle of Paul to Timothy - 6 chapters, 113 verses
  11. The Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy - 4 chapters, 83 verses
  12. The Epistle of Paul to Titus - 3 chapters, 46 verses
  13. The Epistle of Paul to Philemon - 1 chapter, 25 verses

VIII. General Epistles #

  1. The Epistle to the Hebrews - 13 chapters, 303 verses
  2. The General Epistle of James - 5 chapters, 108 verses
  3. The First Epistle of Peter - 5 chapters, 105 verses
  4. The Second Epistle of Peter - 3 chapters, 61 verses
  5. The First Epistle of John - 5 chapters, 105 verses
  6. The Second Epistle of John - 1 chapter, 13 verses
  7. The Third Epistle of John - 1 chapter, 14 verses
  8. The Epistle of Jude - 1 chapter, 25 verses

IX. Apocalyptic Epistle #

  1. The Book of Revelation (or The Apocalypse of John) - 22 chapters, 404 verses

Total Number of Chapters and Verses - 1,189 chapters, 31,102 verses #