<P> The Bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors , and later assembled into the biblical canon . Since the early 13th century , most copies and editions of the Bible present all but the shortest of these books with divisions into chapters , generally a page or so in length . Since the mid-16th century editors have further subdivided each chapter into verses - each consisting of a few short lines or sentences . Sometimes a sentence spans more than one verse , as in the case of Ephesians 2 : 8 -- 9 , and sometimes there is more than one sentence in a single verse , as in the case of Genesis 1 : 2 . </P>
<P> The Bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors , and later assembled into the biblical canon . Since the early 13th century , most copies and editions of the Bible present all but the shortest of these books with divisions into chapters , generally a page or so in length . Since the mid-16th century editors have further subdivided each chapter into verses - each consisting of a few short lines or sentences . Sometimes a sentence spans more than one verse , as in the case of Ephesians 2 : 8 -- 9 , and sometimes there is more than one sentence in a single verse , as in the case of Genesis 1 : 2 . </P>
who divided the bible into verses and chapters
who divided the bible into verses and chapters
editors
editors