The Bible is made up of 66 books; 39 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books. The length of the books of the Bible can be measured in three different ways. One is the number of chapters , second is the quantity of words, and the third way is by the number of verses that the books are separated into.

Psalms is by far the longest book in terms of both chapters and number of verses, while the Bible book with the most words is Jeremiah.

In terms of the shortest Bible book, Jude, Philemon, Second John, Third John, and Obadiah are the five Bible books with the fewest chapters, having only one chapter each. Second John has the fewest verses and Third John the fewest words.

Complete List Of 365 Fear Not In The Bible

Here’s a list of Bible books from the most chapters to the least number of chapters
Note: Books with the same number of chapters are listed in alphabetical order.

  1. Psalms — 150
  2. Isaiah — 66
  3. Jeremiah — 52
  4. Genesis — 50
  5. Ezekiel — 48
  6. Job — 42
  7. Exodus — 40
  8. Second Chronicles — 36
  9. Numbers — 36
  10. Deuteronomy — 34
  11. First Samuel — 31
  12. Proverbs — 31
  13. First Chronicles — 29
  14. Acts — 28
  15. Matthew — 28

Who Divided the Bible Into Chapters and Verses, and When?

16. Leviticus — 27
17. Second Kings — 25
18. Second Samuel — 24
19. Joshua — 24
20. Luke — 24
21. First Kings — 22
22. Revelation — 22
23. John — 21
24. Judges — 21
25. First Corinthians — 16
26. Mark — 16
27. Romans — 16
28. Hosea — 14
29. Zechariah — 14
30. Second Corinthians — 13
31. Esther — 13
32. Hebrews — 13
33. Nehemiah — 13
34. Daniel — 12
35. Ecclesiastes — 12
36. Ezra — 10

History Of Bible Translations

37. Amos — 9
38. Song of Solomon — 8
39. FirstTimothy — 6
40. Ephesians — 6
41. Galatians — 6
42. First John — 5
43. First Peter — 5
44. First Thessalonians — 5
45. James — 5
46. Lamentations — 5
47. Second Timothy — 4
48. Colossians — 4
49. Jonah — 4
50. Malachi — 4
51. Micah — 4
52. Philippians — 4
53. Ruth — 4
54. Second Thessalonians — 3
55. Second Peter — 3
56. Habakkuk — 3
57. Joel — 3
58. Nahum — 3
59. Titus — 3
60. Zephaniah — 3
61. Haggai — 2
62. Second John — 1
63. Third John — 1
64. Jude — 1
65. Obadiah — 1
66. Philemon — 1

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Last modified: March 1, 2025