When was the Bible divided into chapters and verses? No: 942 - Worldwide Church of God - 1959

Worldwide Church of God

When was the Bible divided into chapters and verses? The system of dividing the Bible into chapters and verses is man-made and of comparatively recent origin. The Bible, as inspired by God, had no such divisions. Chapters and verses are helpful in finding passages in the Bible, but the division into chapters and verses has often obscured the meaning of Scripture by breaking sentences in the middle or by separating thoughts that should be joined together. Too many people merely lift a verse out of its setting and read a false meaning into it because they don't read the context in surrounding verses. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library