Books of the Bible

All 66 books in order, with chapters, verses and reading time. Search by name or section, or open a book for its chapter-by-chapter verse counts.

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#	Book	Chapters	Verses	Reading time
1	Genesis Law	50	1,533	3 h 11 min
2	Exodus Law	40	1,213	2 h 43 min
3	Leviticus Law	27	859	2 h 3 min
4	Numbers Law	36	1,288	2 h 44 min
5	Deuteronomy Law	34	959	2 h 22 min
6	Joshua History	24	658	1 h 34 min
7	Judges History	21	618	1 h 35 min
8	Ruth History	4	85	13 min
9	1 Samuel History	31	810	2 h 5 min
10	2 Samuel History	24	695	1 h 43 min
11	1 Kings History	22	816	2 h 3 min
12	2 Kings History	25	719	1 h 58 min
13	1 Chronicles History	29	942	1 h 42 min
14	2 Chronicles History	36	822	2 h 10 min
15	Ezra History	10	280	37 min
16	Nehemiah History	13	406	52 min
17	Esther History	10	167	28 min
18	Job Poetry and Wisdom	42	1,070	1 h 30 min
19	Psalms Poetry and Wisdom	150	2,461	3 h 33 min
20	Proverbs Poetry and Wisdom	31	915	1 h 15 min
21	Ecclesiastes Poetry and Wisdom	12	222	28 min
22	Song of Solomon Poetry and Wisdom	8	117	13 min
23	Isaiah Major Prophets	66	1,292	3 h 5 min
24	Jeremiah Major Prophets	52	1,364	3 h 33 min
25	Lamentations Major Prophets	5	154	17 min
26	Ezekiel Major Prophets	48	1,273	3 h 17 min
27	Daniel Major Prophets	12	357	58 min
28	Hosea Minor Prophets	14	197	26 min
29	Joel Minor Prophets	3	73	10 min
30	Amos Minor Prophets	9	146	21 min
31	Obadiah Minor Prophets	1	21	3 min
32	Jonah Minor Prophets	4	48	7 min
33	Micah Minor Prophets	7	105	16 min
34	Nahum Minor Prophets	3	47	6 min
35	Habakkuk Minor Prophets	3	56	7 min
36	Zephaniah Minor Prophets	3	53	8 min
37	Haggai Minor Prophets	2	38	6 min
38	Zechariah Minor Prophets	14	211	32 min
39	Malachi Minor Prophets	4	55	9 min
40	Matthew Gospels	28	1,071	1 h 58 min
41	Mark Gospels	16	678	1 h 16 min
42	Luke Gospels	24	1,151	2 h 10 min
43	John Gospels	21	879	1 h 35 min
44	Acts History	28	1,007	2 h 1 min
45	Romans Pauline Epistles	16	433	47 min
46	1 Corinthians Pauline Epistles	16	437	47 min
47	2 Corinthians Pauline Epistles	13	257	30 min
48	Galatians Pauline Epistles	6	149	15 min
49	Ephesians Pauline Epistles	6	155	15 min
50	Philippians Pauline Epistles	4	104	11 min
51	Colossians Pauline Epistles	4	95	10 min
52	1 Thessalonians Pauline Epistles	5	89	9 min
53	2 Thessalonians Pauline Epistles	3	47	5 min
54	1 Timothy Pauline Epistles	6	113	11 min
55	2 Timothy Pauline Epistles	4	83	8 min
56	Titus Pauline Epistles	3	46	4 min
57	Philemon Pauline Epistles	1	25	2 min
58	Hebrews General Epistles	13	303	34 min
59	James General Epistles	5	108	12 min
60	1 Peter General Epistles	5	105	12 min
61	2 Peter General Epistles	3	61	8 min
62	1 John General Epistles	5	105	13 min
63	2 John General Epistles	1	13	1 min
64	3 John General Epistles	1	14	1 min
65	Jude General Epistles	1	25	3 min
66	Revelation Prophecy	22	404	1 h

Bible totals

	Books	Chapters	Verses	Reading time
Old Testament	39	929	23,145	50 h 46 min
New Testament	27	260	7,957	15 h 2 min
Whole Bible	66	1,189	31,102	65 h 48 min

Sections of the Bible

Law (Old Testament): Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
History (Old Testament): Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
Poetry and Wisdom (Old Testament): Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Major Prophets (Old Testament): Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
Minor Prophets (Old Testament): Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
Gospels (New Testament): Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
History (New Testament): Acts
Pauline Epistles (New Testament): Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
General Epistles (New Testament): Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
Prophecy (New Testament): Revelation

Counts follow the King James Version. Modern translations sometimes number verses differently (3 John has 15 verses in some editions), and reading times assume 200 words per minute; reading aloud is slower.

Frequently asked questions

How many books, chapters and verses are in the Bible?
The Protestant Bible has 66 books, 1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses in the King James Version: 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament.

Which book of the Bible has the most chapters?
Psalms, with 150 chapters. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter (176 verses) and Psalm 117 the shortest (2 verses).

What is the shortest book of the Bible?
By verses, 2 John (13 verses in the KJV), followed by 3 John (14).

How long does it take to read the whole Bible?
About 66 hours at 200 words per minute: roughly 51 hours for the Old Testament and 15 hours for the New Testament.

Why does the Catholic Bible have more books?
Catholic Bibles include seven deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach and Baruch) and additions to Esther and Daniel, for 73 books. This page covers the 66 books of the Protestant canon.