Bible Statistics
Every figure on this page is computed directly from the KJV text in our Bible reader — not copied from elsewhere. Word counts are by whitespace, so treat them as honest approximations.
66Books
1,189Chapters
31,100Verses
833,667Words
Notable records
- Longest chapter: Psalms 119 — 176 verses.
- Shortest chapter: Psalms 117 — 2 verses.
- Longest verse: Esther 8:9.
- Shortest verse: John 11:35 — “Jesus wept.”
The Old Testament
| Book | Chapters | Verses | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 50 | 1,533 | 40,383 |
| Exodus | 40 | 1,213 | 33,745 |
| Leviticus | 27 | 859 | 25,242 |
| Numbers | 36 | 1,288 | 33,834 |
| Deuteronomy | 34 | 959 | 29,294 |
| Joshua | 24 | 658 | 19,389 |
| Judges | 21 | 618 | 20,096 |
| Ruth | 4 | 85 | 2,731 |
| 1 Samuel | 31 | 811 | 26,508 |
| 2 Samuel | 24 | 695 | 22,073 |
| 1 Kings | 22 | 817 | 25,835 |
| 2 Kings | 25 | 719 | 24,717 |
| 1 Chronicles | 29 | 942 | 21,822 |
| 2 Chronicles | 36 | 822 | 27,693 |
| Ezra | 10 | 280 | 7,968 |
| Nehemiah | 13 | 406 | 11,043 |
| Esther | 10 | 167 | 6,070 |
| Job | 42 | 1,070 | 20,208 |
| Psalms | 150 | 2,461 | 47,972 |
| Proverbs | 31 | 915 | 16,544 |
| Ecclesiastes | 12 | 222 | 6,049 |
| Song of Solomon | 8 | 117 | 2,893 |
| Isaiah | 66 | 1,292 | 40,171 |
| Jeremiah | 52 | 1,364 | 44,912 |
| Lamentations | 5 | 154 | 3,668 |
| Ezekiel | 48 | 1,273 | 41,850 |
| Daniel | 12 | 357 | 12,567 |
| Hosea | 14 | 197 | 5,723 |
| Joel | 3 | 73 | 2,165 |
| Amos | 9 | 146 | 4,591 |
| Obadiah | 1 | 21 | 730 |
| Jonah | 4 | 48 | 1,465 |
| Micah | 7 | 105 | 3,488 |
| Nahum | 3 | 47 | 1,485 |
| Habakkuk | 3 | 56 | 1,729 |
| Zephaniah | 3 | 53 | 1,740 |
| Haggai | 2 | 38 | 1,171 |
| Zechariah | 14 | 211 | 6,995 |
| Malachi | 4 | 55 | 1,931 |
The New Testament
| Book | Chapters | Verses | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 28 | 1,068 | 24,109 |
| Mark | 16 | 675 | 15,428 |
| Luke | 24 | 1,151 | 26,367 |
| John | 21 | 879 | 19,319 |
| Acts | 28 | 1,007 | 24,690 |
| Romans | 16 | 433 | 9,869 |
| 1 Corinthians | 16 | 437 | 9,830 |
| 2 Corinthians | 13 | 257 | 6,312 |
| Galatians | 6 | 149 | 3,179 |
| Ephesians | 6 | 155 | 3,169 |
| Philippians | 4 | 104 | 2,303 |
| Colossians | 4 | 95 | 2,090 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5 | 89 | 1,931 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3 | 47 | 1,076 |
| 1 Timothy | 6 | 113 | 2,380 |
| 2 Timothy | 4 | 83 | 1,767 |
| Titus | 3 | 46 | 991 |
| Philemon | 1 | 25 | 439 |
| Hebrews | 13 | 303 | 7,282 |
| James | 5 | 108 | 2,444 |
| 1 Peter | 5 | 105 | 2,568 |
| 2 Peter | 3 | 61 | 1,615 |
| 1 John | 5 | 105 | 2,584 |
| 2 John | 1 | 13 | 324 |
| 3 John | 1 | 15 | 314 |
| Jude | 1 | 25 | 615 |
| Revelation | 22 | 405 | 12,182 |
“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” — Matthew 24:35