500 surprising facts from Scripture — hidden details, numbers and little-known stories, one at a time.
The phrase 'the blind leading the blind' originates from a warning given by Jesus regarding poor spiritual leadership.
This specific phrase appears in Matthew 15:14, warning against following leaders who themselves lack proper understanding or insight. This expression remains widely used today regarding incompetent guidance or leadership.
The Protestant Bible contains 66 books in total.
This is made up of 39 Old Testament books and 27 New Testament books. Catholic Bibles include additional deuterocanonical books, bringing their total to 73, while some Orthodox canons include even more.
The Old Testament contains 39 books.
These books span from Genesis to Malachi in the Protestant ordering and cover creation, the history of Israel, poetry, and prophecy. The Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, contains the same content but is arranged into 24 books.
The New Testament contains 27 books.
These run from Matthew to Revelation and include the four Gospels, the book of Acts, 21 epistles (letters), and the book of Revelation. All 27 books were originally written in Koine Greek.
The Bible has a total of 1,189 chapters.
This includes 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament. Chapter divisions were not part of the original text and were added centuries later.
The Bible contains approximately 31,102 verses in the King James Version.
Different translations count verses slightly differently, so the exact number can vary by a few dozen depending on the version used. The KJV figure is the most commonly cited total.
The longest book in the Bible is the Book of Psalms, with 150 chapters.
Psalms is a collection of poems and songs traditionally attributed in large part to King David, though other authors, including Asaph and the sons of Korah, contributed as well. It is also the book with the most verses, at 2,461.
The shortest book in the Old Testament is Obadiah, with just 1 chapter and 21 verses.
Obadiah (Obadiah 1:1-21) is a prophetic book pronouncing judgment on the nation of Edom for its treatment of Israel. It is the shortest book in the entire Old Testament.
The shortest book in the New Testament by word count is 3 John.
3 John has 14 verses (3 John 1:1-14) and is a personal letter from 'the elder,' traditionally identified as the Apostle John, to a man named Gaius. In the Greek text it contains fewer words than 2 John, making it the shortest NT book overall.
The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, with 176 verses.
Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem structured around the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, with each set of 8 verses beginning with the same letter. It is devoted entirely to praising God's law and instruction.
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