BIBLE INFO
A closer look at scripture.
The shape of the Bible, book by book. Explore chapter counts, verse counts, and the reference differences between translations.
Reference: King James Version. Counts describe the editions available in this library.
01 / THE SHAPE OF THE BIBLE
Chapters & verses by book
Select a book to start reading it in KJV. Verse totals exclude empty alignment positions.
Old Testament
| Book | Chapters | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 50 | 1,533 |
| Exodus | 40 | 1,213 |
| Leviticus | 27 | 859 |
| Numbers | 36 | 1,288 |
| Deuteronomy | 34 | 959 |
| Joshua | 24 | 658 |
| Judges | 21 | 618 |
| Ruth | 4 | 85 |
| 1 Samuel | 31 | 810 |
| 2 Samuel | 24 | 695 |
| 1 Kings | 22 | 816 |
| 2 Kings | 25 | 719 |
| 1 Chronicles | 29 | 942 |
| 2 Chronicles | 36 | 822 |
| Ezra | 10 | 280 |
| Nehemiah | 13 | 406 |
| Esther | 10 | 167 |
| Job | 42 | 1,070 |
| Psalms | 150 | 2,461 |
| Proverbs | 31 | 915 |
| Ecclesiastes | 12 | 222 |
| Song of Solomon | 8 | 117 |
| Isaiah | 66 | 1,292 |
| Jeremiah | 52 | 1,364 |
| Lamentations | 5 | 154 |
| Ezekiel | 48 | 1,273 |
| Daniel | 12 | 357 |
| Hosea | 14 | 197 |
| Joel | 3 | 73 |
| Amos | 9 | 146 |
| Obadiah | 1 | 21 |
| Jonah | 4 | 48 |
| Micah | 7 | 105 |
| Nahum | 3 | 47 |
| Habakkuk | 3 | 56 |
| Zephaniah | 3 | 53 |
| Haggai | 2 | 38 |
| Zechariah | 14 | 211 |
| Malachi | 4 | 55 |
| Total | 929 | 23,145 |
New Testament
| Book | Chapters | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 28 | 1,071 |
| Mark | 16 | 678 |
| Luke | 24 | 1,151 |
| John | 21 | 879 |
| Acts | 28 | 1,007 |
| Romans | 16 | 433 |
| 1 Corinthians | 16 | 437 |
| 2 Corinthians | 13 | 257 |
| Galatians | 6 | 149 |
| Ephesians | 6 | 155 |
| Philippians | 4 | 104 |
| Colossians | 4 | 95 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5 | 89 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3 | 47 |
| 1 Timothy | 6 | 113 |
| 2 Timothy | 4 | 83 |
| Titus | 3 | 46 |
| Philemon | 1 | 25 |
| Hebrews | 13 | 303 |
| James | 5 | 108 |
| 1 Peter | 5 | 105 |
| 2 Peter | 3 | 61 |
| 1 John | 5 | 105 |
| 2 John | 1 | 13 |
| 3 John | 1 | 14 |
| Jude | 1 | 25 |
| Revelation | 22 | 404 |
| Total | 260 | 7,957 |
02 / ACROSS TRANSLATIONS
Same references. Different editions.
Expand a translation to see its omitted and additional positions relative to KJV. Follow a reference to read the chapter or use VP to compare it.
Coverdale Bible31,088 verses with text 14 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
- Exodus 38:15VP →
- Leviticus 15:23VP →
- Numbers 7:64VP →
- Deuteronomy 14:20VP →
- Joshua 15:52VP →
- Joshua 15:53VP →
- Joshua 15:54VP →
- 1 Kings 6:31VP →
- Nehemiah 13:27VP →
- Psalms 136:26VP →
- Mark 6:46VP →
- Mark 11:26VP →
- Luke 17:36VP →
- Revelation 21:26VP →
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
Geneva Bible31,102 verses with text 0 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
No omitted verses marked at KJV text positions.
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
Bishops' Bible31,096 verses with text 6 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
This edition has empty reference positions; these are reported as data gaps, not evidence that the historical translation omitted those verses.
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
King James Version31,102 verses with text 0 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
No omitted verses marked at KJV text positions.
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
American Standard Version31,086 verses with text 16 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
- Matthew 17:21VP →
- Matthew 18:11VP →
- Matthew 23:14VP →
- Mark 7:16VP →
- Mark 9:44VP →
- Mark 9:46VP →
- Mark 11:26VP →
- Mark 15:28VP →
- Luke 17:36VP →
- Luke 23:17VP →
- John 5:4VP →
- Acts 8:37VP →
- Acts 15:34VP →
- Acts 24:7VP →
- Acts 28:29VP →
- Romans 16:24VP →
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
World English Bible31,098 verses with text 7 omitted / empty · 3 additional
Omitted / empty positions
- Luke 17:36VP →
- Acts 8:37VP →
- Acts 15:34VP →
- Acts 24:7VP →
- Romans 16:25VP →
- Romans 16:26VP →
- Romans 16:27VP →
Additional positions
An additional position can be relocated text, not newly added wording. In this WEB edition, the closing Romans passage appears at 14:24–26 rather than 16:25–27.
Berean Standard Bible31,086 verses with text 16 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
- Matthew 17:21VP →
- Matthew 18:11VP →
- Matthew 23:14VP →
- Mark 7:16VP →
- Mark 9:44VP →
- Mark 9:46VP →
- Mark 11:26VP →
- Mark 15:28VP →
- Luke 17:36VP →
- Luke 23:17VP →
- John 5:4VP →
- Acts 8:37VP →
- Acts 15:34VP →
- Acts 24:7VP →
- Acts 28:29VP →
- Romans 16:24VP →
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
Berean Literal Bible (Draft)31,086 verses with text 16 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
- Matthew 17:21VP →
- Matthew 18:11VP →
- Matthew 23:14VP →
- Mark 7:16VP →
- Mark 9:44VP →
- Mark 9:46VP →
- Mark 11:26VP →
- Mark 15:28VP →
- Luke 17:36VP →
- Luke 23:17VP →
- John 5:4VP →
- Acts 8:37VP →
- Acts 15:34VP →
- Acts 24:7VP →
- Acts 28:29VP →
- Romans 16:24VP →
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
Majority Standard Bible31,098 verses with text 4 omitted / empty · 3 additional
Omitted / empty positions
Additional positions
An additional position can be relocated text, not newly added wording. In this WEB edition, the closing Romans passage appears at 14:24–26 rather than 16:25–27.
Open English Bible (2025.6, US)13,913 verses with text 0 omitted / empty · 2 additional
Omitted / empty positions
No omitted verses marked at KJV text positions.
Additional positions
An additional position can be relocated text, not newly added wording. In this WEB edition, the closing Romans passage appears at 14:24–26 rather than 16:25–27.
Young's Literal Translation31,102 verses with text 0 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
No omitted verses marked at KJV text positions.
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
Darby Translation31,099 verses with text 0 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
No omitted verses marked at KJV text positions.
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
Noah Webster Bible31,102 verses with text 0 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
No omitted verses marked at KJV text positions.
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
JPS Tanakh (1917)23,145 verses with text 0 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
No omitted verses marked at KJV text positions.
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
Isaac Leeser Tanakh23,143 verses with text 2 omitted / empty · 0 additional
Omitted / empty positions
Additional positions
No additional text positions outside this reference edition.
World Messianic Bible31,098 verses with text 5 omitted / empty · 3 additional
Omitted / empty positions
Additional positions
An additional position can be relocated text, not newly added wording. In this WEB edition, the closing Romans passage appears at 14:24–26 rather than 16:25–27.
03 / READ THE NUMBERS IN CONTEXT
“Omitted” is a reference difference.
A missing verse number does not, by itself, explain why the text differs. Wording may be combined with a neighboring verse, placed elsewhere, or treated differently by a translator or source manuscript.
These statistics describe the available editions, not a judgment about their accuracy or a claim about a translator’s motives. Empty positions and explicit omission markers are not counted as readable verses. An unavailable reference is not automatically labeled an omission.
Explore passages such as Coverdale Revelation 21:26 and Genesis 10:15 in context; the numbering alone cannot establish when wording entered a manuscript tradition.
Supplementary works have their own edition-specific structure and are not included in these canonical Bible counts.