In the original text of the various books of the Bible there are - TopicsExpress



          

In the original text of the various books of the Bible there are no such things as chapter and verse divisions. They were added later for the sake of convenience. While they are helpful, they are not authoritative in any sense of the term. In fact, they can cause a number of problems. Chapter and verse divisions give the impression that the Scripture should be read and studied in bits and pieces. This is not what the original authors intended. The entire context must always be considered. Consequently the chapter and verse divisions should be ignored when one attempts to properly interpret the entire message of Scripture. - A summery of an article on the Blue Letter Bible site, "Why is the Bible Divided into Chapter and verse.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:41:28 +0000

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