35 Bible Facts Most Christians are Not Even Aware of! 1. Over 100 million copies of the Bible are sold each year. 2. In 1631, a publishing company published a Bible with the typo “Thou Shalt Commit Adultery.” Only 9 of these Bibles, known as the “Sinners’ Bible” exist today. 3. The word “bible” is from the Greek ta biblia, which means “the scrolls” or “the books.” The word is derived from the ancient city of Byblos, which was the official supplier of paper products to the ancient world. 4. The Bible is not a single work but a collection of works from a wide variety of authors, such as shepherds, kings, farmers, priests, poets, scribes, and fisherman. Authors also include traitors, embezzlers, adulterers, murders, and auditors. 5. The King James Bible contains 788,258 words, 31,102 verses, 1,189 chapters, and 66 books. 6. The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35, which states, “Jesus wept.” (Awesome Bible Fact While it is the shortest verse in English, it is not the shortest in the...
