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Bible Question: How many
chapters, verses, and words are in the Bible?
Bible Answer: The following answers your question
and includes information about both the Old and New Testaments.
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Chapters |
Verses |
Words |
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Old Testament |
929 |
23,214 |
622,771 |
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New Testament |
260 |
7,959 |
184,590 |
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Bible |
1,189 |
31,173 |
807,361 |
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The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter
is Psalm 117. The middle chapter of the Old Testament is Job 29 and the middle
chapter of the New Testament is Romans 13. The middle verse of the Bible is Psalm
118:8.The middle verse of the Old Testament is 2 Chronicles 20:17, and the middle
verse of the New Testament is Acts 17:17. The above information was provided by
the The Open Bible.[1]
Conclusion: Is it not amazing that God used about 40 authors
to write the Bible, and yet the flow of the Bible is consistent and unchanged?
It all points to Jesus Christ The prophecies point to Him. The miracles He performed
remind us that He is God. His teachings were amazing, and His control of nature
was real. The entire Bible is about Him. It is about our God.
References:
1. The Open Bible. New American Standard Bible. Thomas Nelson
Publishers, 1977. p. 1227. |
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