Books in the Old Testament 39│In the New 27│Total 66 Chapters 929│In the New 260│Total 1,189 Verses 23,214│In the New 7,959│Total 31,173 Words 592,439│In the New 181,253│Total 773,692 Letters 2,728,100│In the New 838,380│Total 3,566,480 APOCRYPHA. Chapters 183│Verses 6,081│Words 152,185 The middle chapter and the least in the Bible is Psalm cxvii. The middle verse is the eighth of Psalm cxviii. The middle line is in 2d Chronicles, 4th chapter, 16th verse. The word _and_ occurs in the Old Testament 35,543 times. The same in the New Testament, 10,684. The word _Jehovah_ occurs 6,855 times. OLD TESTAMENT. The middle book is Proverbs. The middle chapter is Job xxix. The middle verse is in 2d Chronicles, 20th chapter, between the 17th and 18th verses. The least verse is in 1st Chronicles, 1st chapter, and 25th verse. NEW TESTAMENT. The middle book is the 2d epistle to Thessalonians. The middle chapter is between the 13th and 14th of Romans. The middle verse is the 17th chapter of Acts, and 17th verse. The least verse is the 11th chapter of John, verse 35. * * * * * The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra has all the letters of the alphabet in it. The 19th chapter of the 2d book of Kings, and the 37th of Isaiah, are alike. * * * * * N.B.—Three years are said to have been spent in this curious but idle calculation. DISTINCTIONS IN THE GOSPELS. 1. In regard to their external features and characteristics: The point of view of the first gospel is mainly Israelitic; of the second, Gentile; of the third, universal; of the fourth, Christian. The general aspect, and so to speak, physiognomy of the first, mainly, is oriental; of the second, Roman; of the third, Greek; of the fourth, spiritual. The style of the first is stately and rhythmical; of the second, terse and precise; of the third, calm and copious; of the fourth, artless and colloquial. The striking characteristic of the first is symmetry; of the second compression; of the third, order; of the fourth, system. The thought and language of the first are both Hebraistic; of the third, both Hellenistic; while in the second, thought is often accidental though the language is Hebraistic; and in the fourth, the language is Hellenistic, but the thought Hebraistic. 2. In respect to their subject-matter and contents: In the first gospel, narrative; in the second, memoirs; in the third, history; in the fourth, dramatic portraiture.