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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 (counting rule CR-EXPLICIT-VERSE): a reference to a whole chapter does not raise every verse of that chapter here.

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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

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Verse sequence: Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering) (prot66.nrf). Counts and denominators depend on it.

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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".
1JHN 1:1 Trend 114
2JHN 1:14 Trend 83
3JHN 1:3 Trend 66
4MAT 11:28 Trend 62
4JHN 8:12 Trend 62
6JHN 3:16 Trend 61
7PHP 2:6 Trend 60
8JHN 14:6 Trend 59
8EPH 3:20 Trend 59
8EPH 3:21 Trend 59
11JHN 3:17 Trend 57
112CO 5:17 Trend 57
13JHN 10:11 Trend 56
131PE 5:7 Trend 56
131JN 1:9 Trend 56
131JN 4:18 Trend 56
17JHN 8:32 Trend 53
17EPH 2:10 Trend 53
19ROM 12:2 Trend 52
19GAL 2:20 Trend 52
21JHN 1:12 Trend 51
21GAL 4:4 Trend 51
21PHP 2:5 Trend 51
24LUK 2:14 Trend 50
24JHN 16:33 Trend 50
24PHP 4:7 Trend 50
242TH 3:3 Trend 50
241TI 2:5 Trend 50
29ROM 8:2 Trend 49
29ROM 8:28 Trend 49
292CO 1:3 Trend 49
29GAL 6:2 Trend 49
291TH 5:17 Trend 49
34MAT 7:7 Trend 48
34JHN 17:3 Trend 48
34ROM 8:39 Trend 48
342CO 12:9 Trend 48
34GAL 5:22 Trend 48
34PHP 4:4 Trend 48
34COL 1:13 Trend 48
341TH 5:18 Trend 48
42ROM 8:1 Trend 47
42ROM 8:18 Trend 47
42ROM 8:26 Trend 47
42JAS 5:16 Trend 47
46MAT 7:14 Trend 46
46JHN 4:24 Trend 46
46ROM 8:38 Trend 46
46ROM 12:1 Trend 46
462CO 5:21 Trend 46
462TI 1:7 Trend 46
46TIT 2:11 Trend 46
46HEB 11:1 Trend 46
462PE 3:9 Trend 46
461JN 4:19 Trend 46
56PSA 23:3 Trend 45
56MAT 6:33 Trend 45
56MAT 7:12 Trend 45
56MAT 28:19 Trend 45
56ACT 1:8 Trend 45
56ROM 5:5 Trend 45
56ROM 11:33 Trend 45
56ROM 12:12 Trend 45
562CO 1:4 Trend 45
56PHP 4:6 Trend 45
661TH 5:16 Trend 44
67MAT 1:21 Trend 43
67JHN 1:18 Trend 43
67JHN 8:31 Trend 43
67ROM 6:23 Trend 43
67GAL 5:23 Trend 43
67GAL 6:7 Trend 43
67PHP 2:9 Trend 43
74MAT 5:14 Trend 42
74ROM 8:15 Trend 42
74EPH 4:29 Trend 42
74PHP 2:10 Trend 42
74PHP 4:19 Trend 42
74COL 3:16 Trend 42
74HEB 12:2 Trend 42
741JN 4:10 Trend 42
82MAT 5:16 Trend 41
82LUK 2:11 Trend 41
82JHN 14:27 Trend 41
82ROM 8:11 Trend 41
82ROM 8:35 Trend 41
82PHP 4:13 Trend 41
88ISA 61:1 Trend 40
88MAT 28:20 Trend 40
88ROM 5:8 Trend 40
88ROM 12:10 Trend 40
881CO 2:9 Trend 40
88EPH 2:8 Trend 40
88EPH 6:12 Trend 40
88JAS 1:5 Trend 40
96LUK 2:29 Trend 39
96LUK 19:10 Trend 39
96JHN 1:5 Trend 39
96JHN 14:23 Trend 39
96ROM 1:20 Trend 39
96*ROM 5:1 Trend 39
96*ROM 8:32 Trend 39
96*1CO 10:13 Trend 39
96*EPH 3:17 Trend 39
96*HEB 4:12 Trend 39
96*HEB 11:6 Trend 39
  1. 1 JHN 1:1 Trend
    114
  2. 2 JHN 1:14 Trend
    83
  3. 3 JHN 1:3 Trend
    66
  4. 4 MAT 11:28 Trend
    62
  5. 4 JHN 8:12 Trend
    62
  6. 6 JHN 3:16 Trend
    61
  7. 7 PHP 2:6 Trend
    60
  8. 8 JHN 14:6 Trend
    59
  9. 8 EPH 3:20 Trend
    59
  10. 8 EPH 3:21 Trend
    59
  11. 11 JHN 3:17 Trend
    57
  12. 11 2CO 5:17 Trend
    57
  13. 13 JHN 10:11 Trend
    56
  14. 13 1PE 5:7 Trend
    56
  15. 13 1JN 1:9 Trend
    56
  16. 13 1JN 4:18 Trend
    56
  17. 17 JHN 8:32 Trend
    53
  18. 17 EPH 2:10 Trend
    53
  19. 19 ROM 12:2 Trend
    52
  20. 19 GAL 2:20 Trend
    52
  21. 21 JHN 1:12 Trend
    51
  22. 21 GAL 4:4 Trend
    51
  23. 21 PHP 2:5 Trend
    51
  24. 24 LUK 2:14 Trend
    50
  25. 24 JHN 16:33 Trend
    50
  26. 24 PHP 4:7 Trend
    50
  27. 24 2TH 3:3 Trend
    50
  28. 24 1TI 2:5 Trend
    50
  29. 29 ROM 8:2 Trend
    49
  30. 29 ROM 8:28 Trend
    49
  31. 29 2CO 1:3 Trend
    49
  32. 29 GAL 6:2 Trend
    49
  33. 29 1TH 5:17 Trend
    49
  34. 34 MAT 7:7 Trend
    48
  35. 34 JHN 17:3 Trend
    48
  36. 34 ROM 8:39 Trend
    48
  37. 34 2CO 12:9 Trend
    48
  38. 34 GAL 5:22 Trend
    48
  39. 34 PHP 4:4 Trend
    48
  40. 34 COL 1:13 Trend
    48
  41. 34 1TH 5:18 Trend
    48
  42. 42 ROM 8:1 Trend
    47
  43. 42 ROM 8:18 Trend
    47
  44. 42 ROM 8:26 Trend
    47
  45. 42 JAS 5:16 Trend
    47
  46. 46 MAT 7:14 Trend
    46
  47. 46 JHN 4:24 Trend
    46
  48. 46 ROM 8:38 Trend
    46
  49. 46 ROM 12:1 Trend
    46
  50. 46 2CO 5:21 Trend
    46
  51. 46 2TI 1:7 Trend
    46
  52. 46 TIT 2:11 Trend
    46
  53. 46 HEB 11:1 Trend
    46
  54. 46 2PE 3:9 Trend
    46
  55. 46 1JN 4:19 Trend
    46
  56. 56 PSA 23:3 Trend
    45
  57. 56 MAT 6:33 Trend
    45
  58. 56 MAT 7:12 Trend
    45
  59. 56 MAT 28:19 Trend
    45
  60. 56 ACT 1:8 Trend
    45
  61. 56 ROM 5:5 Trend
    45
  62. 56 ROM 11:33 Trend
    45
  63. 56 ROM 12:12 Trend
    45
  64. 56 2CO 1:4 Trend
    45
  65. 56 PHP 4:6 Trend
    45
  66. 66 1TH 5:16 Trend
    44
  67. 67 MAT 1:21 Trend
    43
  68. 67 JHN 1:18 Trend
    43
  69. 67 JHN 8:31 Trend
    43
  70. 67 ROM 6:23 Trend
    43
  71. 67 GAL 5:23 Trend
    43
  72. 67 GAL 6:7 Trend
    43
  73. 67 PHP 2:9 Trend
    43
  74. 74 MAT 5:14 Trend
    42
  75. 74 ROM 8:15 Trend
    42
  76. 74 EPH 4:29 Trend
    42
  77. 74 PHP 2:10 Trend
    42
  78. 74 PHP 4:19 Trend
    42
  79. 74 COL 3:16 Trend
    42
  80. 74 HEB 12:2 Trend
    42
  81. 74 1JN 4:10 Trend
    42
  82. 82 MAT 5:16 Trend
    41
  83. 82 LUK 2:11 Trend
    41
  84. 82 JHN 14:27 Trend
    41
  85. 82 ROM 8:11 Trend
    41
  86. 82 ROM 8:35 Trend
    41
  87. 82 PHP 4:13 Trend
    41
  88. 88 ISA 61:1 Trend
    40
  89. 88 MAT 28:20 Trend
    40
  90. 88 ROM 5:8 Trend
    40
  91. 88 ROM 12:10 Trend
    40
  92. 88 1CO 2:9 Trend
    40
  93. 88 EPH 2:8 Trend
    40
  94. 88 EPH 6:12 Trend
    40
  95. 88 JAS 1:5 Trend
    40
  96. 96 LUK 2:29 Trend
    39
  97. 96 LUK 19:10 Trend
    39
  98. 96 JHN 1:5 Trend
    39
  99. 96 JHN 14:23 Trend
    39
  100. 96 ROM 1:20 Trend
    39
  101. 96* ROM 5:1 Trend
    39
  102. 96* ROM 8:32 Trend
    39
  103. 96* 1CO 10:13 Trend
    39
  104. 96* EPH 3:17 Trend
    39
  105. 96* HEB 4:12 Trend
    39
  106. 96* HEB 11:6 Trend
    39

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

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How this was computed: rule CR-EXPLICIT-VERSE@1, profile official@2, epoch 95
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
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
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)
95, published Nov 4, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC (provisional)
The order of books, chapters and verses the chart follows: a canon with its verse numbering (versification). (definition)
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)
69,234, from 6 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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