of 31,102 verses, which is an average of a little more than 26 verses per chapter. Psalm 103:1–2 being the 15,551st and 15,552nd verses is in the middle of the 31,102 verses of the Bible. John 11:35 ("Jesus wept") is the shortest verse in most English translations. Some translations — including the New International Version, New Living Translation, New Life Version, Holman Christian Standard Bible and New International Reader's Version — render Job 3:2 as "He said". However, that is a translators' condensation of the Hebrew which literally translated is: "And Job answered and said." The shortest verse in the Greek New Testament is Luke 20:30 ("και ο δευτερος", "And the second") with twelve letters, according to the Westcott and Hort text. In the Textus Receptus, the shortest verse is 1 Thessalonians 5:16 ("παντοτε χαιρετε", "Rejoice always") with fourteen letters, since Stephanus' rendering of Luke 20:30 includes some additional words. 1 Chronicles 1:24 ("Σαλα", "Shelah") is the shortest verse in the Septuagint. 1 Kings 12:24 is the longest verse in the Septuagint (1,017 words). Isaiah 10:8 ("Dicet enim", "For he shall say") is the shortest verse in the Latin Vulgate. Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Masoretic Text. The discovery of several manuscripts at Qumran (in the Dead Sea Scrolls) has reopened what is considered the most original text of 1 Samuel 11; if one believes that those manuscripts better preserve the text, several verses in 1 Samuel 11 surpass Esther 8:9 in length. Exodus 20:13,14,15 and Deuteronomy 5:17 are the shortest verses in the Masoretic Text. John 11:25 is the most read verse in funerals. See also Bible Bible citation List of omitted Bible (New Testament) verses Parashah References External links How Many Words In Each Book of the Bible Sortable table of data about chapters, verses, words, and other info on each Bible book STEP Documentation OSIS Documentation 13th-century introductions Referencing systems