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:; [http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm Felix Just, SJ, Ph.D.] | |||
:: The present chapter divisions were first introduced in the Vulgate Bible in 1205 by Stephen Langton, a professor in Paris (later Archbishop of Canterbury). The present verse numbers were added in 1551 by Robert Stephanus, a book printer in Paris, again using the Vulgate Bible. | |||
== Old Testament == | == Old Testament == | ||
:; Felix Just, SJ, Ph.D., [http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/OT-Statistics-NAB.htm "Old Testament Statistics - New American Bible."] | |||
== New Testament == | == New Testament == | ||
{| | {|class="sortable" class="sortable" border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-style:solid; border-collapse:collapse;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
!book | !book | ||
!words<ref>[http://www.supakoo.com/rick/ricoblog/content/binary/NA27BookCounts.txt Word Count for Nestle-Aland 27th Edition]</ref> | !words<ref>[http://www.supakoo.com/rick/ricoblog/content/binary/NA27BookCounts.txt Word Count for Nestle-Aland 27th Edition]</ref> | ||
!verses<ref>[http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm "New Testament Statistics compiled by Felix Just, SJ, Ph.D."]</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Matthew | |align="right"|Matthew | ||
| 18346 | | 18346 | ||
|1071 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Mark | |align="right"|Mark | ||
| 11304 | | 11304 | ||
|678 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Luke | |align="right"|Luke | ||
| 19482 | | 19482 | ||
|1151 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|John | |align="right"|John | ||
| 15635 | | 15635 | ||
|879 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Acts | |align="right"|Acts | ||
| 18450 | | 18450 | ||
|1006 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Romans | |align="right"|Romans | ||
| 7111 | | 7111 | ||
|433 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|1 Corinthians | |align="right"|1 Corinthians | ||
| 6830 | | 6830 | ||
|437 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|2 Corinthians | |align="right"|2 Corinthians | ||
| 4477 | | 4477 | ||
|256 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Galatians | |align="right"|Galatians | ||
| 2230 | | 2230 | ||
|149 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Ephesians | |align="right"|Ephesians | ||
| 2422 | | 2422 | ||
|155 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Philippians | |align="right"|Philippians | ||
| 1629 | | 1629 | ||
|104 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Colossians | |align="right"|Colossians | ||
| 1582 | | 1582 | ||
|95 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|1 Thessalonians | |align="right"|1 Thessalonians | ||
| 1481 | | 1481 | ||
|89 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|2 Thessalonians | |align="right"|2 Thessalonians | ||
| 823 | | 823 | ||
|47 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|1 Timothy | |align="right"|1 Timothy | ||
| 1591 | | 1591 | ||
|113 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|2 Timothy | |align="right"|2 Timothy | ||
| 1238 | | 1238 | ||
|83 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Titus | |align="right"|Titus | ||
| 659 | | 659 | ||
|46 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Philemon | |align="right"|Philemon | ||
| 335 | | 335 | ||
|25 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Hebrews | |align="right"|Hebrews | ||
| 4953 | | 4953 | ||
|303 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|James | |align="right"|James | ||
| 1742 | | 1742 | ||
|108 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|1 Peter | |align="right"|1 Peter | ||
| 1684 | | 1684 | ||
|105 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|2 Peter | |align="right"|2 Peter | ||
| 1099 | | 1099 | ||
|61 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|1 John | |align="right"|1 John | ||
| 2141 | | 2141 | ||
|105 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|2 John | |align="right"|2 John | ||
| 245 | | 245 | ||
|13 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|3 John | |align="right"|3 John | ||
| 219 | | 219 | ||
|15 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Jude | |align="right"|Jude | ||
| 461 | | 461 | ||
|25 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Revelation | |align="right"|Revelation | ||
| 9851 | | 9851 | ||
|404 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Total (NAUBS): | |align="right"|Total (NAUBS) | ||
| 138020 | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
; From Jimmy Akin | |||
{|class="sortable" class="sortable" border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-style:solid; border-collapse:collapse;" | |||
|- | |||
|Matthew | |||
|18,345 | |||
|- | |||
|Mark | |||
| 11,304 | |||
|- | |||
|Luke | |||
| 19,482 | |||
|- | |||
|John | |||
| 15,635 | |||
|- | |||
|Acts | |||
| 18,451 | |||
|- | |||
|Paul's Letters (Romans-Philemon) | |||
| 32,407 | |||
|- | |||
|Hebrews | |||
| 4,953 | |||
|- | |||
|James's Letter | |||
| 1,743 | |||
|- | |||
|Peter's Letters (1-2 Peter) | |||
| 2,783 | |||
|- | |||
|John's Letters (1-3 John) | |||
| 2,141 | |||
|- | |||
|Jude's Letter | |||
| 461 | |||
|- | |||
|Revelation | |||
| 9,852 | |||
|} | |} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
== Links == | |||
* [http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/OT-Statistics-NAB.htm Felix Just, SJ, "Old Testament Statistics - New American Bible."] | |||
* [http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm Felix Just, SJ, "New Testament Statistics."] | |||
[[Category:Scripture Studies]] | [[Category:Scripture Studies]] |
Latest revision as of 11:21, 10 December 2022
- The present chapter divisions were first introduced in the Vulgate Bible in 1205 by Stephen Langton, a professor in Paris (later Archbishop of Canterbury). The present verse numbers were added in 1551 by Robert Stephanus, a book printer in Paris, again using the Vulgate Bible.
Old Testament
- Felix Just, SJ, Ph.D., "Old Testament Statistics - New American Bible."
New Testament
book | words[1] | verses[2] |
---|---|---|
Matthew | 18346 | 1071 |
Mark | 11304 | 678 |
Luke | 19482 | 1151 |
John | 15635 | 879 |
Acts | 18450 | 1006 |
Romans | 7111 | 433 |
1 Corinthians | 6830 | 437 |
2 Corinthians | 4477 | 256 |
Galatians | 2230 | 149 |
Ephesians | 2422 | 155 |
Philippians | 1629 | 104 |
Colossians | 1582 | 95 |
1 Thessalonians | 1481 | 89 |
2 Thessalonians | 823 | 47 |
1 Timothy | 1591 | 113 |
2 Timothy | 1238 | 83 |
Titus | 659 | 46 |
Philemon | 335 | 25 |
Hebrews | 4953 | 303 |
James | 1742 | 108 |
1 Peter | 1684 | 105 |
2 Peter | 1099 | 61 |
1 John | 2141 | 105 |
2 John | 245 | 13 |
3 John | 219 | 15 |
Jude | 461 | 25 |
Revelation | 9851 | 404 |
Total (NAUBS) | 138020 |
- From Jimmy Akin
Matthew | 18,345 |
Mark | 11,304 |
Luke | 19,482 |
John | 15,635 |
Acts | 18,451 |
Paul's Letters (Romans-Philemon) | 32,407 |
Hebrews | 4,953 |
James's Letter | 1,743 |
Peter's Letters (1-2 Peter) | 2,783 |
John's Letters (1-3 John) | 2,141 |
Jude's Letter | 461 |
Revelation | 9,852 |