How many verses are in good news bible
The Good News Bible, also known as the Good News Translation (GNT), is a translation of the Bible into modern English. It was first published in 1976 and has undergone several revisions since then.
The Good News Bible contains 1,189 chapters and 31,102 verses. This is the same number of verses as the King James Version (KJV) and the New International Version (NIV), but the Good News Bible is a more modern and accessible translation.
Here is a breakdown of the number of verses in each book of the Bible in the Good News Bible:
- Old Testament: 23,369 verses
- New Testament: 7,733 verses
It's worth noting that the Good News Bible is not a literal translation of the original Hebrew and Greek texts, but rather a dynamic equivalence translation that aims to convey the meaning and message of the original texts in modern English.