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Verses
The most commonly cited verse count for the King James Version.
KJV
The story
Verse totals differ slightly between translations because of how certain passages are divided or bracketed (for example, disputed verses like Mark 16:9–20). 31,102 is the long-standing figure for the KJV.
How we count
Other translations report counts within a few dozen of this number.
Sources
See our full methodology on the How we count page.
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№ 01The library
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Books in the Protestant Bible
39 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New — a library, not a single book.
Protestant
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Chapters
929 in the Old Testament and 260 in the New Testament.
Protestant
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Words
Roughly three-quarters of a million words — and every translation counts differently.
KJVDebated
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