Now that many of you have read the entire Bible, maybe you are curious to know what are the most popular books, chapters, and verses of the Bible. On the ESV Blog, the folks at Crossway provide the answers, based on search results compiled from the ESV website.

The most popular books are reported to be Ephesians, Philippians, and Romans. The least popular are said to be Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Hosea.

Not surprisingly, the four most popular chapters of the Bible are:

• Romans 8
• Matthew 5
• John 1
• Genesis 1

The most often queried verses are:

• John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
• Proverbs 31:10 and following: “An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.”
• Matthew 5:30 “And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.”
• Romans 8:28 “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
• Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
• Genesis 24:27 “and said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the Lord has led me in the way to the house of my master’s kinsmen.”

The least-often searched verses are:

• Numbers 31:25 “The Lord said to Moses,”
• Joshua 15:24 “Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,”
• 1 Samuel 30:28 “in Aroer, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemoa,”
• 1 Chronicles 8:37 “Moza fathered Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.”
• Ezekiel 22:17 “And the word of the Lord came to me:”

What about you, what is your favorite book, chapter, and verse of the Bible?

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