1) 3 John Shortest book
2) 2 John
3) Philemon
4) Jude
5) Obadiah
6) Titus
7) Haggai
8) Nahum
9) Jonah
10) Habbakuk
11) 2 Peter
12) Zephaniah
13) 2 Timothy
14) Malachi
15) 1 Thessalonians
16) Colosians
17) Proverbs
18) Philipians
19) James
20) 1 Peter
21) 1 John
22) Ruth
23) Song of Solomon
24) Joel
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25) 1 Timothy
26) Galatians
27) Micah
28) Lamentations
29) 2 Thessalonians
30) Amos
31) Hosea
32) Ecclesiastes
33) Esther
34) 2 Corinthians
35) Zechariah
36) Hebrews
37) Ezra
38) Ephesians
39) Romans
40) 1 Corinthians
41) Job
42) Nehemia
43) Daniel
44) Revelation
45) Mark
46) Joshua
47) Judges
48) John
49) 1 Chronicles
50) 2 Samuel
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51) Luke
52) 2 Kings
53) Matthew
54) Acts
55) 1 Kings
56) Leviticus
57) 1 Samuel
58) 2 Chronicles
59) Deuteronomy
60) Exodus
61) Numbers
62) Isaiah
63) Genesis
64) Ezekiel
65) Jeremiah
66) Psalms Longest book
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I’m going reading the list of the shortest to the longest books of the Bible. I’ve noticed astrics on certain books, what does that mean?
Thanks
Pam
I searched for a list of books in the Bible from shortest to longest. I find the list here only lists 24 books. Why aren’t the others listed?
Hello Steven, the Books In The Bible From Shortest To Longest is 66 in number not 24, scroll down more and you’ll find the others. Thank you.
This is a list of all 66 book in order from shortest to longest.
Thank you to whomever put this here. Thank you profusely.
I believe Proverbs is misplaced here
You’re right; Proverbs is much longer (should be #53), and there are several other errors in this list. Was it compiled by just counting the number of biblical chapters? Or the number of verses? It would be more accurate to count the number of words (not just in English translation, but in the Hebrew and Greek original texts).
Two other big errors:
2 Thess is much shorter than listed here (should be #9, not #29 – only 3 chapters, 89 verses)
Ephesians is also much shorter (should be #30, not #38 – only 6 chapters, 155 verses)
Some more subtle errors:
Luke has only 24 chapters, but is longer than both Matthew and Acts, with 28 chapters each. Luke has 1151 verses (19842 Greek words), in contrast to Acts (only 1007 verses, but 18451 words) and Matthew (1071 verses, but only 18345 words).
1 Timothy has 6 chapters (with 113 verses), and so might seem longer than books with only 4 or 5 chapters (and 104-108 verses); but 1 Timothy has only 1591 words in the original Greek NT text, and so is shorter than James (1742 words in Greek), and 1 Peter (1684 words), and even Philippians (1629 words), and is barely longer than Colossians (1582 words). So 1 Timothy should be around #17.
So aside from correcting the big/obvious errors, it would be good if the author explained how this list was compiled, and based on which translation of the Bible.
This is inaccurate I don’t think there is any way you can say Proverbs is a shorter book than the likes of James, 1 Peter, 1 John, Ruth, Song of Solomon, and Joel when that single book alone has more chapters, pages, verses, and words than those 6 latter books combined. There are many other errors as well. So I created a list myself that is, at the very least, really close to accurate. It is separated by new and old testament, I’ll do a list of them combined soon. It goes from shortest to longest by order of which book has the fewer amount of chapters, if they have the same amount, then I go by how many pages that book takes up, if those are tied, then I do how many verses there are total in that entire book. So with out further ado, here you all are.
Old Testament books from shortest to longest:
Obadiah (1 Chapter)
Haggai (2 Chapters)
Joel (3 Chapters, 4 pages NLT)
Nahum (3 Chapters, 6 pages, 46 verses NLT)
Habakkuk (3 Chapters, 6 pages, 56 verses NLT)
Zephaniah (3 Chapters, 8 pages NLT)
Malachi (4 Chapters, 5 pages NLT)
Jonah (4 Chapters, 6 pages NLT)
Ruth (4 Chapters, 8 pages NLT)
Lamentations (5 Chapters)
Micah (7 Chapters)
Song of Solomon/Songs (8 Chapters)
Amos (9 Chapters)
Esther (10 Chapters, 12 pages NLT)
Ezra (10 Chapters, 18 pages NLT)
Ecclesiastes (12 Chapters, 14 pages NLT)
Daniel (12 Chapters, 24 pages NLT)
Nehemiah (13 Chapters)
Zechariah (14 Chapters, 14 pages NLT)
Hosea (14 Chapters, 18 pages NLT)
Judges (21 Chapters)
1 Kings (22 Chapters)
Joshua (24 Chapters, 34 pages NLT)
2 Samuel (24 Chapters, 40 pages NLT)
2 Kings (25 Chapters)
Leviticus (27 Chapters)
1 Chronicles (29 Chapters)
Proverbs (31 Chapters, 40 pages NLT)
1 Samuel (31 Chapters, 46 pages NLT)
Deuteronomy (34 Chapters)
2 Chronicles (36 Chapters, 52 pages NLT)
Numbers (36 Chapters, 56 pages NLT)
Exodus (40 Chapters)
Job (42 Chapters)
Ezekiel (48 Chapters)
Genesis (50 Chapters)
Jeremiah (52 Chapters)
Isaiah (66 Chapters)
Psalms (150 Chapters)
New Testament books from shortest to longest:
2 John (1 Chapter, 1 page, 13 verses NLT)
3 John (1 Chapter, 1 page, 15 verses NLT)
Philemon (1 Chapter, 2 pages, 23 verses NLT)
Jude (1 Chapter, 2 pages, 25 verses NLT)
2 Thessalonians (3 Chapters, 4 pages, 45 verses)
Titus (3 Chapters, 4 pages, 46 verses NLT)
2 Peter (3 Chapters, 6 pages NLT)
Colossians (4 Chapters, 6 pages NLT)
2 Timothy (4 Chapters, 8 pages, 82 verses NLT)
Philippians (4 Chapters, 8 pages, 103 verses NLT)
1 Thessalonians (5 Chapters, 8 pages, 89 verses NLT)
1 John (5 Chapters, 8 pages, 104 verses NLT)
1 Peter (5 Chapters, 10 pages, 105 verses NLT)
James (5 Chapters, 10 pages 107 verses NLT)
Ephesians (6 Chapters, 10 pages NLT)
1 Timothy (6 Chapters, 12 pages, 112 verses NLT)
Galatians (6 Chapters, 12 pages, 149 verses NLT)
2 Corinthians (13 Chapters, 16 pages NLT)
Hebrews (13 Chapters, 18 pages NLT)
Romans (16 Chapters, 24 pages NLT)
1 Corinthians (16 Chapters, 26 pages NLT
Mark (16 Chapters, 36 pages NLT)
John (21 Chapters)
Revelation (22 Chapters)
Luke (24 Chapters)
Matthew (28 Chapters, 50 pages NLT)
Acts (28 Chapters, 52 pages NLT)
This is the one I will use. Thank you for being so diligent. I’m going to apply the “debt snowball” to my Bible reading. Shortest to longest while reading the old and new testament together.
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your efforts in composing this valuable information has really made my journey easier and faster. thank you so much and may God almighty bless you greatly in Jesus name amen!