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Top 100 verses

The 100 verses with the most verse-level uses in the reviewed data. A verse counts when a citation names it explicitly: a reference to a whole chapter does not raise every verse of that chapter here.

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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.

Inclusion profile: Official official@2
The official profile of every public number: only reviewed and approved entries whose evidence quality is high enough. More on the methodology page
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
Counting rule: Named verses only CR-EXPLICIT-VERSE@1
Like the baseline rule, but only references that name verses count; whole chapters and books are left out. The Top 100 verses use it, so a chapter reference does not lift every verse of the chapter. More on the methodology page

* 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)

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Top 100 verses by verse-level uses
RankVerseHow often the verses of this row were cited. Every citation counts once for each verse it covers, so a citation of three verses adds 3. Repetitions and partial verses follow the counting rule shown under "How this was computed".
1John 1:1 Trend 114
2John 1:14 Trend 83
3John 1:3 Trend 66
4Matthew 11:28 Trend 62
4John 8:12 Trend 62
6John 3:16 Trend 61
7Philippians 2:6 Trend 60
8John 14:6 Trend 59
8Ephesians 3:20 Trend 59
8Ephesians 3:21 Trend 59
11John 3:17 Trend 57
112 Corinthians 5:17 Trend 57
13John 10:11 Trend 56
131 Peter 5:7 Trend 56
131 John 1:9 Trend 56
131 John 4:18 Trend 56
17John 8:32 Trend 53
17Galatians 2:20 Trend 53
17Ephesians 2:10 Trend 53
20Romans 12:2 Trend 52
21John 1:12 Trend 51
21Galatians 4:4 Trend 51
21Philippians 2:5 Trend 51
24Luke 2:14 Trend 50
24John 16:33 Trend 50
24Galatians 6:2 Trend 50
24Philippians 4:7 Trend 50
242 Thessalonians 3:3 Trend 50
241 Timothy 2:5 Trend 50
30Romans 8:2 Trend 49
30Romans 8:28 Trend 49
302 Corinthians 1:3 Trend 49
301 Thessalonians 5:17 Trend 49
34Matthew 7:7 Trend 48
34John 17:3 Trend 48
34Romans 8:39 Trend 48
342 Corinthians 12:9 Trend 48
34Galatians 5:22 Trend 48
34Philippians 4:4 Trend 48
34Colossians 1:13 Trend 48
341 Thessalonians 5:18 Trend 48
42Romans 8:1 Trend 47
42Romans 8:18 Trend 47
42Romans 8:26 Trend 47
42Romans 12:1 Trend 47
42James 5:16 Trend 47
47Matthew 7:14 Trend 46
47John 4:24 Trend 46
47Romans 8:38 Trend 46
472 Corinthians 5:21 Trend 46
472 Timothy 1:7 Trend 46
47Titus 2:11 Trend 46
47Hebrews 11:1 Trend 46
472 Peter 3:9 Trend 46
471 John 4:19 Trend 46
56Psalms 23:3 Trend 45
56Matthew 6:33 Trend 45
56Matthew 7:12 Trend 45
56Matthew 28:19 Trend 45
56Acts 1:8 Trend 45
56Romans 5:5 Trend 45
56Romans 11:33 Trend 45
56Romans 12:12 Trend 45
562 Corinthians 1:4 Trend 45
56Philippians 4:6 Trend 45
661 Thessalonians 5:16 Trend 44
67Matthew 1:21 Trend 43
67John 1:18 Trend 43
67John 8:31 Trend 43
67Romans 6:23 Trend 43
67Galatians 5:23 Trend 43
67Galatians 6:7 Trend 43
67Philippians 2:9 Trend 43
74Matthew 5:14 Trend 42
74Romans 8:15 Trend 42
74Ephesians 4:29 Trend 42
74Philippians 2:10 Trend 42
74Philippians 4:19 Trend 42
74Colossians 3:16 Trend 42
74Hebrews 12:2 Trend 42
741 John 4:10 Trend 42
82Matthew 5:16 Trend 41
82Luke 2:11 Trend 41
82John 14:27 Trend 41
82Romans 8:11 Trend 41
82Romans 8:35 Trend 41
82Ephesians 2:8 Trend 41
82Philippians 4:13 Trend 41
89Isaiah 61:1 Trend 40
89Matthew 28:20 Trend 40
89Romans 5:8 Trend 40
89Romans 12:10 Trend 40
891 Corinthians 2:9 Trend 40
89Ephesians 6:12 Trend 40
89Hebrews 4:12 Trend 40
89James 1:5 Trend 40
97Luke 2:29 Trend 39
97Luke 19:10 Trend 39
97John 1:5 Trend 39
97John 14:23 Trend 39
97*Romans 1:20 Trend 39
97*Romans 5:1 Trend 39
97*Romans 8:32 Trend 39
97*1 Corinthians 10:13 Trend 39
97*Ephesians 3:17 Trend 39
97*Hebrews 11:6 Trend 39
  1. 1 John 1:1 Trend
    114
  2. 2 John 1:14 Trend
    83
  3. 3 John 1:3 Trend
    66
  4. 4 Matthew 11:28 Trend
    62
  5. 4 John 8:12 Trend
    62
  6. 6 John 3:16 Trend
    61
  7. 7 Philippians 2:6 Trend
    60
  8. 8 John 14:6 Trend
    59
  9. 8 Ephesians 3:20 Trend
    59
  10. 8 Ephesians 3:21 Trend
    59
  11. 11 John 3:17 Trend
    57
  12. 11 2 Corinthians 5:17 Trend
    57
  13. 13 John 10:11 Trend
    56
  14. 13 1 Peter 5:7 Trend
    56
  15. 13 1 John 1:9 Trend
    56
  16. 13 1 John 4:18 Trend
    56
  17. 17 John 8:32 Trend
    53
  18. 17 Galatians 2:20 Trend
    53
  19. 17 Ephesians 2:10 Trend
    53
  20. 20 Romans 12:2 Trend
    52
  21. 21 John 1:12 Trend
    51
  22. 21 Galatians 4:4 Trend
    51
  23. 21 Philippians 2:5 Trend
    51
  24. 24 Luke 2:14 Trend
    50
  25. 24 John 16:33 Trend
    50
  26. 24 Galatians 6:2 Trend
    50
  27. 24 Philippians 4:7 Trend
    50
  28. 24 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Trend
    50
  29. 24 1 Timothy 2:5 Trend
    50
  30. 30 Romans 8:2 Trend
    49
  31. 30 Romans 8:28 Trend
    49
  32. 30 2 Corinthians 1:3 Trend
    49
  33. 30 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Trend
    49
  34. 34 Matthew 7:7 Trend
    48
  35. 34 John 17:3 Trend
    48
  36. 34 Romans 8:39 Trend
    48
  37. 34 2 Corinthians 12:9 Trend
    48
  38. 34 Galatians 5:22 Trend
    48
  39. 34 Philippians 4:4 Trend
    48
  40. 34 Colossians 1:13 Trend
    48
  41. 34 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Trend
    48
  42. 42 Romans 8:1 Trend
    47
  43. 42 Romans 8:18 Trend
    47
  44. 42 Romans 8:26 Trend
    47
  45. 42 Romans 12:1 Trend
    47
  46. 42 James 5:16 Trend
    47
  47. 47 Matthew 7:14 Trend
    46
  48. 47 John 4:24 Trend
    46
  49. 47 Romans 8:38 Trend
    46
  50. 47 2 Corinthians 5:21 Trend
    46
  51. 47 2 Timothy 1:7 Trend
    46
  52. 47 Titus 2:11 Trend
    46
  53. 47 Hebrews 11:1 Trend
    46
  54. 47 2 Peter 3:9 Trend
    46
  55. 47 1 John 4:19 Trend
    46
  56. 56 Psalms 23:3 Trend
    45
  57. 56 Matthew 6:33 Trend
    45
  58. 56 Matthew 7:12 Trend
    45
  59. 56 Matthew 28:19 Trend
    45
  60. 56 Acts 1:8 Trend
    45
  61. 56 Romans 5:5 Trend
    45
  62. 56 Romans 11:33 Trend
    45
  63. 56 Romans 12:12 Trend
    45
  64. 56 2 Corinthians 1:4 Trend
    45
  65. 56 Philippians 4:6 Trend
    45
  66. 66 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Trend
    44
  67. 67 Matthew 1:21 Trend
    43
  68. 67 John 1:18 Trend
    43
  69. 67 John 8:31 Trend
    43
  70. 67 Romans 6:23 Trend
    43
  71. 67 Galatians 5:23 Trend
    43
  72. 67 Galatians 6:7 Trend
    43
  73. 67 Philippians 2:9 Trend
    43
  74. 74 Matthew 5:14 Trend
    42
  75. 74 Romans 8:15 Trend
    42
  76. 74 Ephesians 4:29 Trend
    42
  77. 74 Philippians 2:10 Trend
    42
  78. 74 Philippians 4:19 Trend
    42
  79. 74 Colossians 3:16 Trend
    42
  80. 74 Hebrews 12:2 Trend
    42
  81. 74 1 John 4:10 Trend
    42
  82. 82 Matthew 5:16 Trend
    41
  83. 82 Luke 2:11 Trend
    41
  84. 82 John 14:27 Trend
    41
  85. 82 Romans 8:11 Trend
    41
  86. 82 Romans 8:35 Trend
    41
  87. 82 Ephesians 2:8 Trend
    41
  88. 82 Philippians 4:13 Trend
    41
  89. 89 Isaiah 61:1 Trend
    40
  90. 89 Matthew 28:20 Trend
    40
  91. 89 Romans 5:8 Trend
    40
  92. 89 Romans 12:10 Trend
    40
  93. 89 1 Corinthians 2:9 Trend
    40
  94. 89 Ephesians 6:12 Trend
    40
  95. 89 Hebrews 4:12 Trend
    40
  96. 89 James 1:5 Trend
    40
  97. 97 Luke 2:29 Trend
    39
  98. 97 Luke 19:10 Trend
    39
  99. 97 John 1:5 Trend
    39
  100. 97 John 14:23 Trend
    39
  101. 97* Romans 1:20 Trend
    39
  102. 97* Romans 5:1 Trend
    39
  103. 97* Romans 8:32 Trend
    39
  104. 97* 1 Corinthians 10:13 Trend
    39
  105. 97* Ephesians 3:17 Trend
    39
  106. 97* Hebrews 11:6 Trend
    39

* Tied with the last rank: all tied entries are shown.

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How this was computed – counting rule: Named verses only; data: Official; as of Nov 8, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC
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
Named verses only Like the baseline rule, but only references that name verses count; whole chapters and books are left out. The Top 100 verses use it, so a chapter reference does not lift every verse of the chapter. (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
One computation of all public numbers. A new epoch is computed every 15 minutes; its numbers are provisional until a data release is frozen. (definition)
122, published Nov 8, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC (provisional)
The order of books, chapters and verses the chart follows: a canon with its verse numbering (versification). (definition)
Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering) prot66.nrf, The state of the verse mappings between the numbering systems that was used. Verses of different Bibles are counted together through these mappings. (definition)
How many approved entries match this chart, and from how many sources they come. (definition)
69,262, from 7 sources
Which part of the total rests on less certain ground: uncertain verse mappings, lower bounds (e.g. a repetition count that is not known) and references to whole chapters. (definition)
uncertain mappings 0%, lower bounds 100%, chapter references 0%
Passages whose reference could not be turned into verses (e.g. an unknown book or a verse that does not exist). They are not counted. (definition)
60
Verse-level uses that fall on verses outside the canon of this chart (e.g. deuterocanonical books in a Protestant canon). They are not part of the chart. (definition)
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.
The status of each verse position in this chart. A verse without uses is never just zero: the status says why. (definition)
At least one use was recorded. (definition) 19,199,A verse label of this numbering that is not yet linked to a neutral verse unit. Its citations cannot be counted until it is mapped. (definition) 1,The second place of a verse that an edition prints twice. It gets no counts, so nothing is counted twice. (definition) 56,No recorded use, but the sources do not say whether they cover this verse completely. Most sources do not declare their coverage, so this is the usual state of a verse without uses. (definition) 11,972

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