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The 66 books of the Bible
Explore each book of Scripture with an overview, video, and links to its chapters in the Bible reader.
66 books
Primeval
The book of beginnings: creation, the fall, the flood, and God’s covenant promises through the patriarchs.
Genesis (KJV)
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Exodus
God delivers Israel from Egypt, forms them as his covenant people, and gives the law at Sinai.
Exodus (KJV)
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Wilderness
Instructions for worship, sacrifice, priesthood, purity, and holy living before a holy God.
Leviticus (KJV)
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Wilderness
Israel journeys through the wilderness, struggles with unbelief, and prepares to enter the promised land.
Numbers (KJV)
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Wilderness
Moses renews the covenant and calls Israel to love and obey the Lord before entering Canaan.
Deuteronomy (KJV)
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Conquest
Israel enters Canaan under Joshua, conquers key territories, and receives tribal inheritances.
Joshua (KJV)
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Judges
Israel repeatedly falls into sin, suffers oppression, and is rescued by judges raised up by God.
Judges (KJV)
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Judges
A story of loyal love, redemption, and God’s providence in the ancestry of King David.
Ruth (KJV)
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Samuel
Samuel leads Israel, Saul becomes the first king, and David is chosen as God’s anointed.
1 Samuel (KJV)
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Kingdom
David reigns over Israel, receives God’s covenant promise, and faces the consequences of sin.
2 Samuel (KJV)
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Kingdom
Solomon’s reign, the divided kingdom, and prophetic confrontations reveal Israel’s covenant decline.
1 Kings (KJV)
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Kingdom
The divided kingdoms continue in rebellion until Israel and Judah fall into exile.
2 Kings (KJV)
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Kingdom
Genealogies and David’s reign highlight covenant identity, worship, and temple preparation.
1 Chronicles (KJV)
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Kingdom
Judah’s kings are evaluated by covenant faithfulness, temple worship, and the hope of restoration.
2 Chronicles (KJV)
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Return
Returning exiles rebuild the temple and renew commitment to God’s law in Jerusalem.
Ezra (KJV)
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Return
Nehemiah leads the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls and calls the returned community to covenant renewal.
Nehemiah (KJV)
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Exile
God preserves his people in Persia through Esther’s courage and providential deliverance.
Esther (KJV)
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Patriarchs
A righteous sufferer wrestles with loss, wisdom, and the mystery of God’s sovereign purposes.
Job (KJV)
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Kingdom
A collection of prayers, songs and praises, expressing worship, lament, thanksgiving, wisdom and trust in God.
Psalms (KJV)
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Kingdom
Wisdom sayings that teach the fear of the Lord and practical righteousness in daily life.
Proverbs (KJV)
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Kingdom
A wisdom reflection on life’s vanity apart from reverent trust and obedience to God.
Ecclesiastes (KJV)
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Kingdom
Poetic celebration of covenant love, desire, beauty, and faithful marital affection.
Song of Solomon (KJV)
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Prophets
Prophecies of judgment, comfort, the servant of the Lord, and God’s coming salvation.
Isaiah (KJV)
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Prophets
Jeremiah warns Judah of coming judgment while promising a new covenant and future restoration.
Jeremiah (KJV)
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Exile
Poetic laments over Jerusalem’s destruction that grieve sin while clinging to God’s mercy.
Lamentations (KJV)
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Exile
Visions and prophecies among the exiles proclaim judgment, God’s glory, and promised renewal.
Ezekiel (KJV)
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Exile
Faithful exiles witness to God’s sovereignty through court stories and apocalyptic visions.
Daniel (KJV)
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Prophets
Hosea’s marriage portrays Israel’s unfaithfulness and the Lord’s steadfast redeeming love.
Hosea (KJV)
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Prophets
A locust plague becomes a call to repentance and a promise of the Spirit’s outpouring.
Joel (KJV)
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Prophets
Amos denounces injustice and empty worship while pointing to the restoration of David’s house.
Amos (KJV)
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Prophets
A brief oracle against Edom declares God’s justice and the coming kingdom of the Lord.
Obadiah (KJV)
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Prophets
A reluctant prophet learns God’s compassion for repentant outsiders in the city of Nineveh.
Jonah (KJV)
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Prophets
Micah condemns corruption, calls for humble justice, and foretells a ruler from Bethlehem.
Micah (KJV)
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Prophets
Nahum announces the fall of Nineveh and celebrates the Lord’s justice against oppression.
Nahum (KJV)
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Prophets
Habakkuk questions God about evil and learns to live by faith amid coming judgment.
Habakkuk (KJV)
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Prophets
Zephaniah warns of the day of the Lord and promises joy for a purified remnant.
Zephaniah (KJV)
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Return
Haggai urges returned exiles to rebuild the temple and renew their priorities before God.
Haggai (KJV)
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Return
Visions and oracles encourage temple rebuilding and point to the coming king and restoration.
Zechariah (KJV)
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Return
Malachi confronts covenant apathy and points toward the coming messenger of the Lord.
Malachi (KJV)
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Gospels
Matthew presents Jesus as Messiah, Son of David, teacher, king, and fulfillment of Scripture.
Matthew (KJV)
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Gospels
Mark’s fast-moving Gospel emphasizes Jesus the servant-king, his authority, suffering, death, and resurrection.
Mark (KJV)
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Gospels
Luke gives an orderly account of Jesus’ life, compassion, salvation, death, and resurrection.
Luke (KJV)
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Gospels
John reveals Jesus as the eternal Word and Son of God who gives life to believers.
John (KJV)
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Acts
The risen Christ sends the Spirit and expands the gospel from Jerusalem to Rome.
Acts (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul explains the gospel of God’s righteousness, justification by faith, and transformed life in Christ.
Romans (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul addresses division, holiness, worship, spiritual gifts, love, and resurrection in the Corinthian church.
1 Corinthians (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul defends his ministry and calls the church to reconciliation, generosity, and faithful endurance.
2 Corinthians (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul defends justification by faith and freedom in Christ against reliance on the law.
Galatians (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul celebrates God’s saving grace and the church’s unity, holiness, and spiritual strength in Christ.
Ephesians (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul urges joyful partnership, humility, perseverance, and contentment centered on Christ.
Philippians (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul proclaims the supremacy of Christ and calls believers to mature, faithful living in him.
Colossians (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul encourages a young church in holiness, hope, and steadfastness as they await Christ’s return.
1 Thessalonians (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul corrects confusion about the day of the Lord and encourages faithful endurance.
2 Thessalonians (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul instructs Timothy on sound doctrine, church order, leadership, worship, and godly conduct.
1 Timothy (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul’s final charge urges Timothy to guard the gospel and endure hardship faithfully.
2 Timothy (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul directs Titus to appoint qualified leaders and teach grace-shaped godliness in Crete.
Titus (KJV)
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Church Era
Paul appeals for Onesimus to be received as a beloved brother in Christ.
Philemon (KJV)
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Church Era
Hebrews exalts Christ as the superior priest, sacrifice, covenant mediator, and object of enduring faith.
Hebrews (KJV)
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Church Era
James calls believers to practical faith shown through endurance, wisdom, speech, humility, and works.
James (KJV)
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Church Era
Peter encourages suffering believers to live holy, hopeful lives as God’s chosen people.
1 Peter (KJV)
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Church Era
Peter warns against false teachers and urges growth in grace while awaiting Christ’s return.
2 Peter (KJV)
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Church Era
John assures believers of eternal life through tests of truth, obedience, love, and faith in Christ.
1 John (KJV)
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Church Era
John urges believers to walk in truth and love while rejecting deceptive teaching.
2 John (KJV)
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Church Era
John commends faithful hospitality and contrasts godly partnership with self-promoting opposition.
3 John (KJV)
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Church Era
Jude calls believers to contend for the faith against ungodly false teachers.
Jude (KJV)
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Revelation
John’s apocalyptic vision reveals Christ’s victory, final judgment, and the new creation.
Revelation (KJV)
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