How well do you decipher common holy books when they look super odd and vowelless. The middle book of the new testament is 2 thessalonians. Last week i suggested that you understand verses 3 through 14 from the perspective of a verbal presentation rather a than a written document. The number of words in the greek new testament are also provided in a link below.
Chapters and verses of the bible number of verses by book and chapter web new testament bible stats see also. Jun 25, 2020 the easterngreek orthodox church may use the new king james version or other translations that allow more of the greek translation to be used, coupled with their belief that the bible s new testament, with the story of jesus, is precedent over the old testament. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. The longest book in the new testament is the gospel of luke with 1,151 verses. Can you name the new testament books from least number. In many printed editions, the chapter number is omitted for these books, and references just use the verse numbers. If the calculation is based on the number of verses or the number of chapters or the number of pages, it is correct. Answer our questions to see which biblical verses hold the concepts that are most like y.
The 66 books of the bible is divided into 1,189 chapters consisting of 31,173 verses. The ten longest verses in the bible a people for his name. The book of revelation is the youngest book of the new testament, written about 95 a. The number of words in each bible will be significantly different. The longest verse in the new testament is revelation 20. Shortest book of bible 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 words. List of books in the bible by length believers portal. The shortest verse in the new testament the good book blog. The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, and since this is a bible based blog, i thought it appropriate to remind us about a day that was even longer than today.
Every author of the new testament was jewish except for luke. So the sun stood still on the longest day of the year, bible. Using a program such as amazon kindle or biblegateway you can verify this. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. The gospel of luke presents jesus as the messiah and lord whose life, death and resurrection make salvation available to all people everywhere. Psalms is often said to be the longest book in the bible because it has the most chapters, but a better indication of actual length is the number of words. How many chapters, verses, and words are in the bible. Last week we established that the book of ephesians was probably a letter spoken aloud by paul and transcribed by a scribe. The first entire bible, in which these chapter and verse divisions were used, was stephens edition of.
Nov 11, 2015 this epistle is a shorthand version of the customary epistolary conventions. It has been broken down into a number of english sentences in this translation. Can you identify these books of the bible if we take away all of the vowels. So ends what has been described by several scholars as the longest recorded sentence in a greek literature.
Testament quiz, verse quiz, least, length, longest, new testament, shortest. In the book of ezra king james version chapter 7, verse 21, which is the only letter in the english alphabet that is not included in that verse. The new testament, as usually received in the christian churches, is made up of twentyseven different books attributed to eight different authors, six of whom are numbered among the apostles matthew, john, paul, james, peter, jude and two among their immediate disciples mark, luke. The catholic bible consists of 46 books in the old testament and 27 books in the. Note the number of verses in 3 john will vary with the bible version please see the introductory comments. List of new testament books new testament charts bible. Apr 29, 20 we have compiled these bible facts and statistics after much research from various places to provide you vivid knowledge of the holy book.
The tale of a man whos name consists of every book of the old testament because his mother couldn. In reality that means that paul was speaking as if he were standing before one of the new churches and was speaking from his heart to the core of the new church. Basically, i cut and paste an entire book into microsoft word, then used the word count feature. In the niv new testament, the longest chapter by number of words is matthew 26 1,603 words in 75 verses. New testament church hennenman branch home facebook.
Interesting facts about the bible, compiled by gussie lambert. How many words in each book of the bible the holy word. The fifth longest book of the bible is exodus with 25,957 hebrew words. Like the books that precede and follow it, one of five onechapter books in the bible. The 12 books of the minor prophets include 67 chapters. Succeeded and longest book the new testament bible been variously understood the bible presents a prayer that he confronts, with different from the longest books of the new.
And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. There are 66 books in the bible, 39 in the old testament and 27 in the new testament. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest. I used logos bible software to find out which books are the longest, by original word count. The ten longest books in the old testament, in the original hebrew used in the masoretic texts are. What every book of the new testament is about crossway. Mouseover table to find how may verses are in a book by chapter. The ten longest chapters in scripture by total number of. Today is the first day of summer, the longest day of the year, so enjoy the sunshine.
It begins after the sabbath, with mary magdalene, mary the mother of james, and salome bringing spices to the tomb to anoint jesus body. The bible reminds us that there are things to be grateful and thankful for. You know the bible, but how much do you know the bible. I was using the list in order to memorize the books of the new testament, in order from shortest to longest books. But a few years ago, one of my greek students, steven malan, pointed out to me that there is a verse that is even shorter in greek. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making determining the longest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. Tamar verse 3, rahab verse 5, ruth verse 5, and the wife of uriah i. Country living editors select each product featured. Sep 06, 2016 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible.
We may earn commission on some of the items you ch. Luke 1 is the longest by number of verses 1,462 words in 80 verses. The ultimate bible quiz book is a fun and interactive way to learn the most important aspects of the bible, and the perfect supplement to your bible study. Modern verse division for the new testament was the work of robert stephanus stephens, a french printer. Even though psalms has more contributors than any other book of the bible, it turns out that two other books are much longer than psalms. God wants us to treat others with kindness, but thats not always easy. A verse in the protestant bible quotes jesus reference to the three main divisions of the jewish scriptures. There is a healthy respect for bible verses that make the mind work. Learn the christian concepts that were specific to the prophets, particular to jesus and contemplated by kings, queens and regular folks of times past.
And i saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them. Hopefully these verses will help jumpstart your new year with hope and encouragement. These bible verses about kindness will make it easier for us to do good. This verse states that all the kings scribes were summoned and commanded to write out a distinct language and script for each province and region. Did you know that this verse is more than twice as long as the shortest chapter in the bible. I had created a list similar to this, for the new testament books. The gospel of luke is the longest book in the new testament, containing 1,151 verses. Book verses chapters obadiah 21 1 haggai 38 2 nahum 47 3 jonah 48 4 habbakuk 56 3 zephaniah 53 3 malachi 55 3 proverbs 915 31 ruth 85 4 song of solomon 117 8 joel 211 14 micah 105 7 lamentations 154 5 amos 146 9 hosea 197 14 ecclesiastes 222 12 esther 166. There they encounter the stone rolled away, the tomb open, and a young man dressed in white who announces the resurrection of jesus. Communion of words and longest book the new testament bible in the last statement and the view.
The gospel of luke details a variety of key events in jesus life, including his journey into the desert, his miraculous healings, and his eventual death and resurrection. Finding the bible verses you want in your hard copy bible is one option for bible study. Gods word is a great source for starting over and moving forward. Over questions and answers based on the king james version of the bible. But, the internet can be a great resource when you want to find a specific bible verse too. Jan 02, 2020 the fifth longest chapter in the bible is leviticus 1,628 words in 59 verses. At the same time, matthews genealogy attends to the personal side of jesus background. The middle verse of the old testament is 2 chronicles 20. The shortest verse in the old testament is 1 chronicles 1. The old testament has 929 chapters, the new testament 260.
Historically, the hebrew bible jewish version of the old testament arranged these works differently. Luke is the longest book of the new testament, followed by the second longest, the acts of the apostles, and third, the gospel according to st. Bible puzzles offers an entertaining way to showcase your bible knowledge and also give your brain a boost. Mark 16 is the final chapter of the gospel of mark in the new testament of the christian bible. He divided the greek text into verses for his greek new testament published in 1551. For those who are unwell and looking for encouragement, these bible verses for the sick should be at the top of your reading list every item on this page was chosen by a womans day editor. Leviticus 14 17 words 1 samuel 17 1719 words genesis 24 1816 words ezekiel 16 1820 words jeremiah 51 1853 words leviticus 1857 words numbers. Although there are 150 psalms, psalms is not the longest book of. Regret that became the longest book the testament bible printed. The longest book of the major prophets, isaiah, includes 66 chapters, while the shortest book in the minor prophets, obadiah, includes just one. The verse describes the dictation a the longest verse in the bible is esther is 8. As a divine document, its words ultimately come from god. Nov 10, 2012 based on my research using bibleworks 7, the ten chapters in scripture with the most words all have more than 1700 words each.
Luke is the third and longest out of the four gospels, and is the longest book in the new testament as well. We dont scramble the bible book names on this test, but without vowels, it might be even more challenging to identify them. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by robertus stephanus, after. Luke associated closely with apostle paul and is believed to have written the book of acts in addition to his own gospel. The longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter is psalm 117. The longest book of the new testament, and the twelfth longest book of the entire bible, is the gospel of luke with 19,482 greek words. The middle verse of the bible is said to be, in some calculates and translations, psalm 118. Funny song for memorizing the books of the old testament.
The middle chapter of the old testament is job 29 and the middle chapter of the new testament is romans. Fast facts about the bible the old testament facts. Bible facts and statistics amazing bible timeline with. Even in our darkest hours, its important to step back and take a moment to count our blessings. But the new american standard bible nasb, the net bible, the new living translation nlt and the new century bible have fifteen versesone more verse. Every item on this page was chosen by a womans day editor. Although biblical genealogies only rarely name women, matthew takes special care to highlight four female ancestors of jesus, in addition to his mother mary. There are several key and famous passages from the holy book, but did you pay enough attention in sunday school to be able to guess which books those passages came from. Requires strategy, a little luck and a broad knowledge of biblical events. The middle chapter in the new testament is between romans and 14. The new testament contains 27 different books written by nine different authors. How do we know the right books made it into the new testament.
What are the longest and shortest books of the bible. What book has the longest verse in the new testament. Answer what is the longest book in the new testament. You may find it interesting that the system of chapters was introduced in a. Sep 21, 2012 esther is the only book in the bible that does not contain the word god.
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