Blind spots

Citation gaps & passage lengths

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Where the reviewed data has no citation, and which stretches of a chosen length are cited most or least. Three views, each labelled with what it counts.

A gap is a run of consecutive verses without a qualifying citation in the reviewed data (official profile). Under Chart options choose the range, from how many uses on a verse counts as cited, and which boundaries a run may cross.

Chart options
Filter

One filter at a time. A filtered chart counts only the uses of that source, denomination or person, or dated within the years (a use whose date overlaps them); uses without that information are left out. It is computed on request. Persons appear only with a public page.

A place counts the uses recorded there (a country also through its places), an organization, event or topic the uses that name it; a broader type includes its narrower ones. The age of the person is the age in completed years of a speaker, author or reader at the date of the use, known only from a public birth date; the target age counts every use meant for an age range that overlaps the band. Uses that do not record the data point precisely enough are left out.

A citation without a reference whose sentence also stands in another verse (an identical or nearly identical parallel; formulas do not count) could come from any of these verses. By default it is not counted. Ticked, it counts once for each of these verses. Citations whose sentence stands in one verse only always count. Computed on request.

Verse sequence (canon and numbering): Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering) prot66.nrf
The default: the 66 books of the Protestant Bible in the order and verse numbering of the King James Version. About this sequence

* marks the default. The default view is computed once per epoch; other choices are computed on request. Explanations of profiles and counting rules are on the methodology page.

Verse sequence: Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering). Counts and denominators depend on it.(definition)

Longest uncited runs

Runs of consecutive verses without a qualifying citation, longest first; runs of the same length are counted together.

Heat strip

One cell per chapter in canonical order: a darker cell has more cited verses; dashed cells have no cited verse at all.

Cited verses per chapter: 1%–27%28%–76%77%–92%93%–100%

  • no recorded use (coverage undeclared)
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1,189 chapters
ChapterVersesCitedUncitedNot usableUsesBar
Genesis 1313100298
Genesis 2252500167
Genesis 3242310151
Genesis 4262600107
Genesis 532320064
Genesis 6221840100
Genesis 7241311019
Genesis 822193048
Genesis 929272099
Genesis 1032239041
Genesis 1132248080
Genesis 1220173049
Genesis 1318153036
Genesis 14241410026
Genesis 1521183051
Genesis 161679014
Genesis 1727207043
Genesis 18331815051
Genesis 19382513036
Genesis 2018108014
Genesis 21341816045
Genesis 2224168022
Genesis 232011901
Genesis 24672146043
Genesis 25341321025
Genesis 26352312046
Genesis 27461333027
Genesis 2822616034
Genesis 293562906
Genesis 30431726017
Genesis 315564909
Genesis 32321220036
Genesis 332021802
Genesis 343113001
Genesis 3529821018
Genesis 364334003
Genesis 3736729018
Genesis 3830624012
Genesis 3923617029
Genesis 402302300
Genesis 41571146017
Genesis 423813701
Genesis 433443005
Genesis 443423202
Genesis 4528919017
Genesis 4634430016
Genesis 473142704
Genesis 482261607
Genesis 49332112050
Genesis 5026323015
Exodus 122184023
Exodus 2251114012
Exodus 322913055
Exodus 4311120025
Exodus 52332004
Exodus 630327013
Exodus 725322013
Exodus 83232903
Exodus 935332014
Exodus 1029326013
Exodus 111001000
Exodus 12511338028
Exodus 1322319015
Exodus 1431823028
Exodus 1527207085
Exodus 1636828016
Exodus 171661008
Exodus 182722502
Exodus 1925718022
Exodus 20261970166
Exodus 2136531010
Exodus 223152606
Exodus 23331023057
Exodus 2418414010
Exodus 2540391042
Exodus 263703700
Exodus 272102100
Exodus 2843439010
Exodus 294604600
Exodus 303803800
Exodus 311821602
Exodus 3235926032
Exodus 3323914064
Exodus 34351421036
Exodus 3535926019
Exodus 363803800
Exodus 372902900
Exodus 383103100
Exodus 394304300
Exodus 403813701
Leviticus 117134024
Leviticus 2167907
Leviticus 317161016
Leviticus 4351520035
Leviticus 51981109
Leviticus 630264036
Leviticus 738371038
Leviticus 836927010
Leviticus 92402400
Leviticus 1020713020

Chapters and books with the most uncited verses

Chapters with the most uncited verses
ChapterUncited versesBar
Numbers 789
1 Chronicles 681
Nehemiah 772
Ezra 268
Deuteronomy 2863
Numbers 2662
Jeremiah 5159
Joshua 1557
1 Chronicles 255
1 Chronicles 154
1 Kings 853
Numbers 151
Genesis 3149
Numbers 3349
Joshua 1949
Judges 949
Leviticus 2548
1 Kings 2248
Genesis 2446
Genesis 4146
Books with the most uncited verses
BookUncited versesBar
Exodus949
Numbers931
1 Chronicles903
Genesis878
Deuteronomy793
2 Chronicles761
1 Kings635
Leviticus608
2 Samuel608
Jeremiah540
2 Kings495
Judges470
Joshua434
Proverbs429
1 Samuel427
Nehemiah362
Ezekiel297
Psalms288
Ezra233
Isaiah228
How this was computed: rule CR-BASE@1, profile official@2, epoch 137
Metric
Verse-level uses: every citation adds one for each verse it covers, under the counting rule. A citation of three verses adds 3. (definition)
Counting rule
Every covered verse (baseline) The baseline rule: every mention of every verse counts; a chapter or a range counts once for each verse it covers, and an unknown repetition counts as one. (definition)
Profile
Official The official profile of every public number: only reviewed and approved entries whose evidence quality is high enough. (definition) – reviewed and approved data only
Epoch
137, published Nov 11, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC (provisional)
Sequence
prot66.nrf, mapping release R9
Runs and windows may cross
chapters, not books (within_book)
Cited from
1 use per verse
Verses not usable
end a gap (break)
Records counted
69,262, from 7 sources
Passages not resolved to verses
60
Uses outside the selected canon
789
Citations that could come from several verses
0 citations without a reference could come from several verses (the same sentence stands in another verse); they are not counted. With the chart option “Count ambiguous references” they count for every possible verse.
Verses by status
cited 19,199,no recorded use (coverage undeclared) 11,972,label without neutral mapping 1,second placement of a verse 56
Please note:
No qualifying citation found in the selected dataset and filters; this does not prove the passage was never used.

Live numbers are recomputed every 15 minutes and are provisional until a data release is frozen. How we count

All gaps

The 1,000 longest gaps are listed; shorter ones exist.

1,000 gaps, longest first, then by position
RankVersesLengthKindBeforeAfterNot usable insideNotes
6071 Kings 17:22–1 Kings 17:243between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 1 Kings 17:21 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: 1 Kings 18:1 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6071 Kings 18:45–1 Kings 19:13between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 1 Kings 18:44 (2 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: 1 Kings 19:2 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Kings 2:16–2 Kings 2:183between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 2:15 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 2:19 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Kings 9:27–2 Kings 9:293between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 9:26 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 9:30 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Kings 13:20–2 Kings 13:223between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 13:19 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 13:23 (6 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Kings 18:35–2 Kings 18:373between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 18:34 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 19:1 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Kings 19:31–2 Kings 19:333between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 19:30 (8 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 19:34 (7 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Kings 19:35–2 Kings 19:373between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 19:34 (7 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 20:1 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Kings 21:24–2 Kings 21:263between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 21:23 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Kings 22:1 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6071 Chronicles 29:6–1 Chronicles 29:83between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 1 Chronicles 29:5 (4 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: 1 Chronicles 29:9 (6 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Chronicles 15:4–2 Chronicles 15:63between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Chronicles 15:3 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Chronicles 15:7 (6 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
6072 Chronicles 34:24–2 Chronicles 34:263between citationscited verse
nearest citation: 2 Chronicles 34:23 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: 2 Chronicles 34:27 (3 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Ezra 6:13–Ezra 6:153between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Ezra 6:12 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Ezra 6:16 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Ezra 6:19–Ezra 6:213between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Ezra 6:18 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Ezra 6:22 (6 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Ezra 8:25–Ezra 8:273between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Ezra 8:24 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Ezra 8:28 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Ezra 10:1–Ezra 10:33between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Ezra 9:15 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Ezra 10:4 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Nehemiah 1:2–Nehemiah 1:43between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 1:1 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 1:5 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Nehemiah 6:17–Nehemiah 6:193between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 6:16 (3 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 7:1 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Nehemiah 8:11–Nehemiah 8:133between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 8:10 (6 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 8:14 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Nehemiah 8:15–Nehemiah 8:173between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 8:14 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 8:18 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Nehemiah 9:2–Nehemiah 9:43between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 9:1 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 9:5 (23 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Nehemiah 13:4–Nehemiah 13:63between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 13:3 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Nehemiah 13:7 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 9:12–Job 9:143between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 9:11 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 9:15 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 13:6–Job 13:83between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 13:5 (3 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 13:9 (7 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 13:17–Job 13:193between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 13:16 (2 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 13:20 (3 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 19:29–Job 20:23between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 19:28 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 20:3 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 30:5–Job 30:73between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 30:4 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 30:8 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 34:31–Job 34:333between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 34:30 (2 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 34:34 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 34:37–Job 35:23between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 34:36 (2 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 35:3 (3 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 36:17–Job 36:193between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 36:16 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 36:20 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 36:27–Job 36:293between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 36:26 (2 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 36:30 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Job 37:11–Job 37:133between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Job 37:10 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Job 37:14 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Psalms 74:3–Psalms 74:53between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Psalms 74:2 (7 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Psalms 74:6 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Psalms 74:18–Psalms 74:203between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Psalms 74:17 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Psalms 74:21 (7 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Psalms 81:15–Psalms 82:title3between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Psalms 81:14 (3 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Psalms 82:2 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Psalms 119:117–Psalms 119:1193between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Psalms 119:116 (7 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Psalms 119:120 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 2:12–Proverbs 2:143between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 2:11 (7 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 2:15 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 4:20–Proverbs 4:223between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 4:19 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 4:23 (15 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 5:5–Proverbs 5:73between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 5:4 (2 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 5:8 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 5:11–Proverbs 5:133between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 5:10 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 5:14 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 6:13–Proverbs 6:153between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 6:12 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 6:16 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 7:24–Proverbs 7:263between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 7:23 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 7:27 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 8:1–Proverbs 8:33between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 7:27 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 8:4 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 8:8–Proverbs 8:103between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 8:7 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 8:11 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 8:14–Proverbs 8:163between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 8:13 (13 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 8:17 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 14:13–Proverbs 14:153between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 14:12 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 14:16 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 15:27–Proverbs 15:293between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 15:26 (1 use)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 15:30 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 16:21–Proverbs 16:233between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 16:20 (7 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 16:24 (6 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 21:5–Proverbs 21:73between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 21:4 (7 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 21:8 (1 use)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it
607Proverbs 21:16–Proverbs 21:183between citationscited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 21:15 (2 uses)
cited verse
nearest citation: Proverbs 21:19 (2 uses)
0 coverage of the sources undeclared for 100% of it