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How many total verses are in the Holy Bible?

Question #75717. Asked by 24and48fan.
Last updated May 28 2021.

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There are 23,145 verses in the Old Testament and 7,957 verses in the New Testament. This gives a total of 31,102 verses.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_verses

Feb 11 2007, 6:15 AM
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Approx. 31,273.
The Bible is like a small library made up of 66 books. It has two big sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament has 39 books, and the New Testament has 27 books. In these 66 books, you will find a total of 1,189 chapters containing about 31,273 verses.
link https://www.apologeticspress.org/DiscoveryPubPage.aspx?pub=2&issue=798&article=2002
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Response last updated by gtho4 on May 28 2021.
Feb 11 2007, 11:01 AM
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Some versions of the Bible (NIV) omit verses! OMIT!

"When we compare the Greek manuscripts underlying the NIV, NAS and other modern versions to the Greek manuscripts of the time-honored and trustworthy King James Version (KJV), we find that there are over 5,600 changes."

"There are 17 verses that are in the KJV, but are completely omitted from new Bible versions. Some versions may have brackets around them or footnotes that cast doubt."

link http://www.fillthevoid.org/Versions/Differences-1.html

For the answer to this and ANY Biblical question see 'Strong's Exhaustive Concordance'. This reference text compiles statistics of the Bible in ways no Mortal Human would have ever thought!

Feb 12 2007, 8:14 AM
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There are no verses missing in the NIV. That's crazy. If you have a NIV Bible look at the footnotes where the "missing" verse is. Much older manuscripts were used to translate the NIV than those of translations like the KJV. These older manuscripts are generally considered more reliable. So the question is really what verses were added to the KJV.

Apr 10 2014, 12:53 PM
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