How many chapters, verses and words are in the Bible?
1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses in the King James Version (31,086 in the Berean Standard Bible), with about 791,577 words in the KJV.
| Books | Chapters | Verses (BSB) | Words (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Testament | 39 | 929 | 23,145 | 557,319 |
| New Testament | 27 | 260 | 7,941 | 172,439 |
| Whole Bible | 66 | 1,189 | 31,086 | 729,758 |
The middle of the Bible
The middle chapter is Psalm 117, the 595th of 1,189. Counting the KJV’s 31,102 verses, the middle falls between Psalm 103:1 and Psalm 103:2:
Psalm 103:1 (KJV)
A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalm 103:2 (KJV)
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
You may have read that Psalm 118:8 is the exact middle verse. In this count it is verse 15,878 of 31,102, 327 verses from the middle.
Questions
How many chapters are in the Bible?
1,189: 929 in the Old Testament and 260 in the New Testament.
How many verses are in the Bible?
31,102 in the King James Version and 31,086 in the Berean Standard Bible, which omits a few verses missing from the oldest manuscripts.
How many words are in the Bible?
About 791,577 in the King James Version and 729,758 in the Berean Standard Bible.
How many pages is the Bible?
It depends on the edition: typically 1,100 to 2,000 pages. Word count is a better measure; the whole Bible takes about 61 hours to read.
What is the middle chapter of the Bible?
Psalm 117 is the 595th of 1,189 chapters, with 594 before and after it.
What is the middle verse of the Bible?
In the KJV’s 31,102 verses the middle falls between Psalm 103:1 and Psalm 103:2.