How Many Chapters & Verses Are In Each Book Of The Bible

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Whether you’re trying to determine which book of the Bible to memorize or you just want some fun Bible trivia facts, below is a list of all 66 books of the Bible as well as:

• How many chapters are in each book of the Bible
• How many verses are in each book of the Bible
• The average verses per chapter in every book of the Bible

We’re not including word count in this list since that changes dramatically based on the version of the Bible that you’re using (find full Bible word count breakdown here). However, for the most part, the Bible sections (number of chapters and verses) remains constant.

Below you’ll find the chapter and verse counts for each book in the Old Testament and the New Testament, that way if you’re wanting to read or memorize a chapter from the Bible, you can see how long it is.

A Note on Numbers

There are other sources on the internet that list the 4th book of Bible (Numbers) as having 1289 verses. This is incorrect. In the KJV, NIV and other translations, the book of Numbers has 1288 verses.

Chapters and Verses in the Old Testament of the Bible

Chapters	Verses	Avg Verse/Chapter
Genesis	50	1533	31
Exodus	40	1213	30
Leviticus	27	859	32
Numbers	36	1288	36
Deuteronomy	34	959	28
Joshua	24	658	27
Judges	21	618	29
Ruth	4	85	21
1 Samuel	31	810	26
2 Samuel	24	695	29
1 Kings	22	816	37
2 Kings	25	719	29
1 Chronicles	29	942	32
2 Chronicles	36	822	23
Ezra	10	280	28
Nehemiah	13	406	31
Esther	10	167	17
Job	42	1070	25
Psalms	150	2461	16
Proverbs	31	915	29
Ecclesiastes	12	222	18
Song of Songs	8	117	15
Isaiah	66	1292	20
Jeremiah	52	1364	26
Lamentations	5	154	31
Ezekiel	48	1273	26
Daniel	12	357	30
Hosea	14	197	14
Joel	3	73	24
Amos	9	146	16
Obadiah	1	21	21
Jonah	4	48	12
Micah	7	105	15
Nahum	3	47	16
Habakkuk	3	56	19
Zephaniah	3	53	18
Haggai	2	38	19
Zechariah	14	211	15
Malachi	4	55	14

Chapters & Verses in the New Testament of the Bible

Chapters	Verses	Avg Verse/Chapter
Matthew	28	1071	38
Mark	16	678	42
Luke	24	1151	48
John	21	879	42
Acts	28	1007	36
Romans	16	433	27
1 Corinthians	16	437	27
2 Corinthians	13	257	20
Galatians	6	149	25
Ephesians	6	155	26
Philippians	4	104	26
Colossians	4	95	24
1 Thessalonians	5	89	18
2 Thessalonians	3	47	16
1 Timothy	6	113	19
2 Timothy	4	83	21
Titus	3	46	15
Philemon	1	25	25
Hebrews	13	303	23
James	5	108	22
1 Peter	5	105	21
2 Peter	3	61	20
1 John	5	105	21
2 John	1	13	13
3 John	1	14	14
Jude	1	25	25
Revelation	22	404	18

Additional Bible-Related Facts and Numbers

In addition to answering the question about how many chapters are in each book of the Bible, here are a few additional fun facts worth knowing.

How many chapters are in the Old Testament?

There are 929 chapters across 39 books of the Old Testament of the Bible.

How many chapters are in the New Testament?

There are 260 chapters across 27 books of the Bible.

How many chapters are in the Bible?

There are 1,189 chapters within the 66 books that make up the modern Bible.

How many verses are in the Bible?

There are 31,102 verses in the Bible, which is made up of 23,145 verses in the Old Testament and 7,957 verses in the New Testament.

What is the longest chapter in the Bible?

The longest chapter is Psalm 119, which has a total of 176 verses.

How many words are in the Bible?

Because there are so many different translations of the Bible, and each translation uses a different number of words for each verse, chapter and book, this is a difficult question to answer. In general, the English Bible runs around 785,000 words in length.

Where did the Bible chapter and verse numbers come from?

The Bible was not written with chapter and verse division. These were added later. Read more about the story of where Bible chapter and verse numbers came from.

Memorize the Bible!

Now that you know how many verses and chapters are in each book of the Bible, why not take the next step and start memorizing! We have resources to help you memorize extended passages of Scripture or you can start simple with these 52 Bible verses every Christian should memorize:

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