What is the longest Verse in the Bible?

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Esther 8:9...Show more

Question: "What are some interesting facts & stats about the Bible?"



Answer:

Books in the Bible: 66

Books in the Old Testament: 39

Books in the New Testament: 27

Shortest book in the Bible: 2 John

Longest book in the Bible: Psalms

Chapters in the Bible: 1189

Chapters in the Old Testament: 929

Chapters in the New Testament: 260

Middle chapter of the Bible: Psalm 117

Shortest chapter in the Bible: Psalm 117

Longest chapter in the Bible: Psalm 119

Verses in the Bible: 31,173

Verses in the Old Testament: 23,214

Verses in the New Testament: 7,959

Shortest verse in the Bible: John 11:35

Longest verse in the Bible: Esther 8:9

Words in the Bible: 773,692

Words in the Old Testament: 592,439

Words in the New Testament: 181,253

Recommended Resource: Willmington's Guide to the Bible.


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NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:

Longest verse: Revelation 20:4

OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:

Longest verse: Esther 8:9

BIBLE STATISTICS:

Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)

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Esther 8:9 at 78 words
"At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai's orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. [a] These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language."...Show more

Salm is the longets verse in the Bible....Show more