Bible facts
Quick answers to common questions about the Bible: how many books, chapters and verses, with the numbers and references.
Shortest Chapter in the Bible: Psalm 117 (Full Text and Printable)
The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117, with 2 verses. Read the full text, why it is also the middle chapter of the Bible, the next shortest chapters, and print a free page to write it out by hand.
Read morePsalm 23 Meaning, Verse by Verse (Full Text and Printable)
Psalm 23 explained one verse at a time, with the full text (BSB), how other Bibles word key lines, where it is read and a free printable copywork page.
Read moreWhere Is the Lord’s Prayer in the Bible? Matthew 6, Luke 11
The Lord’s Prayer is in Matthew 6:9–13 and Luke 11:2–4. Both texts (BSB), what each line means, why the KJV ending “For thine is the kingdom” is not in the BSB.
Read moreHow Many Books Are in the Bible? Books, Chapters and Verses Explained
How many books, chapters and verses are in the Bible, and why Catholic and Orthodox Bibles count differently. A table of the Old and New Testament numbers, how the books are grouped, and the longest and shortest books.
Read moreShortest Verse in the Bible: John 11:35 and the 10 Shortest Verses
The shortest verse in the Bible, the second shortest, a list of the 10 shortest verses, the shortest verse in the Old Testament, the shortest chapter in each Gospel, and the longest verse.
Read moreHow Long Does It Take to Write the Bible by Hand? Finish-Date Calculator
Pick the whole Bible, the New Testament or a single book, enter verses a day, and see the date you would finish writing it by hand. Plus how the 500 to 900 hour estimate is worked out, a one-year pace, and how long scribes took.
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