Bible facts

How many words are in the Bible?

Word counts vary by translation and counting method. This count is based on the KJV text used by LargeBible.com.

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Short answer

The KJV text used on LargeBible.com contains about 789,634 words.

At a glance

KJV word count: 789,634
Books counted: 66
Chapters counted: 1189

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Browse all KJV books Open the large print reader. Genesis 1 Start from the beginning. John 1 Start with John. Search the KJV Find words or phrases in the KJV Bible.

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How many books? See the KJV book count. How many chapters? See the chapter count. How many verses? See the verse count. How long to read? Estimate reading time from the word count.

Helpful notes

Different Bible translations have different word counts.
This number is counted from the KJV text used on LargeBible.com.