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- Biblegateway | (ESV): https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/English-Standard-Version-ESV-Bible/#booklist
- BlueLetterBible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/misc/66books.cfm
- Bible at a glance (genres): https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/chapters.htm
- The Old Testament has 929 chapters. It has 23,214 verses which comprise roughly 622,700 words.
- The New Testament consists of 260 chapters, divided into 7,959 verses or roughly 184,600 words.
Old Testament Books
| Book / Division | Chapters | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentateuch (or the Law) | 187 | ||
| Genesis | 50 | ||
| Exodus | 40 | ||
| Leviticus | 27 | ||
| Numbers | 36 | ||
| Deuteronomy | 34 | ||
| Historical Books | 249 | ||
| Joshua | 24 | ||
| Judges | 21 | ||
| Ruth | 4 | ||
| 1 Samuel | 31 | ||
| 2 Samuel | 24 | ||
| 1 Kings | 22 | ||
| 2 Kings | 25 | ||
| 1 Chronicles | 29 | ||
| 2 Chronicles | 36 | ||
| Ezra | 10 | ||
| Nehemiah | 13 | ||
| Esther | 10 | ||
| Books of Wisdom (or "Poetry") | 243 | ||
| Job | 42 | ||
| Psalms | 150 | ||
| Proverbs | 31 | ||
| Ecclesiastes | 12 | ||
| Song of Solomon | 8 | ||
| Major Prophets | 183 | ||
| Isaiah | 66 | ||
| Jeremiah | 52 | ||
| Lamentations | 5 | ||
| Ezekiel | 48 | ||
| Daniel | 12 | ||
| Minor Prophets | 67 | ||
| Hosea | 14 | ||
| Joel | 3 | ||
| Amos | 9 | ||
| Obadiah | 1 | ||
| Jonah | 4 | ||
| Micah | 7 | ||
| Nahum | 3 | ||
| Habakkuk | 3 | ||
| Zephaniah | 3 | ||
| Haggai | 2 | ||
| Zechariah | 14 | ||
| Malachi | 4 | ||
New Testament Books
| Book / Division | Chapters | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gospels | 89 | ||
| Matthew | 28 | ||
| Mark | 16 | ||
| Luke | 24 | ||
| John | 21 | ||
| History | 28 | ||
| Acts | 28 | ||
| Pauline Epistles | 87 | ||
| Romans | 16 | ||
| 1 Corinthians | 16 | ||
| 2 Corinthians | 13 | ||
| Galatians | 6 | ||
| Ephesians | 6 | ||
| Philippians | 4 | ||
| Colossians | 4 | ||
| 1 Thessalonians | 5 | ||
| 2 Thessalonians | 3 | ||
| 1 Timothy | 6 | ||
| 2 Timothy | 4 | ||
| Titus | 3 | ||
| Philemon | 1 | ||
| General Epistles | 34 | ||
| Hebrews | 13 | ||
| James | 5 | ||
| 1 Peter | 5 | ||
| 2 Peter | 3 | ||
| 1 John | 5 | ||
| 2 John | 1 | ||
| 3 John | 1 | ||
| Jude | 1 | ||
| Apocalyptic Writings
(Prophecy) |
22 | ||
| Revelation | 22 | ||