Original and Current Chapters, Verses, and Pages of the Book of Mormon

Author

Robert M. Bowman Jr.

The 15 books of the Book of Mormon were originally divided into long chapters with Roman numerals (see the far-left column). Later they were divided into shorter chapters and verses (the last two columns on the right). This document provides a convenient reference for these divisions. Page numbers are also given for the 1830 edition. Since there has been some confusion about the precise number of verses in the Book of Mormon, totals for each book (that have more than one chapter) are given, and at the end the total numbers of chapters and verses for the entire Book of Mormon. Elsewhere on this website you can find a free PDF of the 1830 Book of Mormon.

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
1 Nephi
I	5–7	1	20
	7–9	2	24
	9–11	3	31
	11–14	4	38
	14–16	5	22
II	16	6	6
	16–18	7	22
	18–21	8	38
	21	9	6
III	21–23	10	22
	23–26	11	36
	26–28	12	23
	28–32	13	42
	32–35	14	30
IV	35–38	15	36
V	38–42	16	39
	42–47	17	55
	47–50	18	25
	50–52	19	21 (1–21)
VI	52	19	3 (22–24)
	52–54	20	22
	54–56	21	26
VII	56–59	22	31
Verses in 1 Nephi			618

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
2 Nephi
I	59–62	1	32
I	62–66	2	30
II	66–68	3	25
III	68–71	4	35
IV	71–73	5	34
V	74–75	6	18
	75–76	7	11
	76–78	8	25
VI	78–83	9	54
VII	83–85	10	25
VIII	86	11	8
	86–88	12	22
	88–89	13	26
	89	14	6
	89–91	15	30
IX	91–92	16	13
	92–93	17	25
	93–95	18	22
	95–96	19	21
	96–97	20	34
	98–99	21	16
	99	22	6
X	99–100	23	22
X	100–102	24	32
XI	102–106	25	30
	106–109	26	33
	109–112	27	35
XII	112–115	28	32
	115–116	29	14
	116–118	30	18
XIII	118–120	31	21
XIV	120–121	32	9
XV	121–122	33	15
Verses in 2 Nephi			779

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
Jacob
I	123–124	1	19
II	124–127	2	35
II	127–129	3	14
III	129–131	4	18
III	131–139	5	77
IV	139–140	6	13
V	140–143	7	27
			203
Enos
I	143–145	1	27
Jarom
I	146–147	1	15
Omni
I	148–151	1	30
Words of Mormon
I	151–153	1	18
Verses in Jacob—Words of Mormon			293

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
Mosiah
I	153–154	1	18
	154–160	2	41
	160–162	3	27
II	162–165	4	30
III	166–167	5	15
IV	167–168	6	7
V	168–171	7	33
V	171–173	8	21
VI	173–175	9	19
VI	175–177	10	22
VII	177–180	11	29
	180–183	12	37
	183–184	13	24 (1–24)
VIII	184–185	13	11 (25–35)
	185–186	14	12
	186–188	15	31
	188–189	16	15
IX	189–191	17	20
	191–194	18	35
	194–196	19	29
	196–198	20	26
	198–201	21	36
X	201–202	22	16
XI	202–205	23	39
	205–207	24	25
	207–209	25	24
	209–211	26	39
	211–215	27	37
XII	215–216	28	19 (1–19)
XIII	217	28	1 (20)
XIII	217–221	29	47
Verses in Mosiah			785

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
Alma
I	221–224	1	33
	224–227	2	38
	227–230	3	27
II	230–232	4	20
III	232–238	5	62
IV	238–239	6	8
V	239–242	7	27
VI	242–245	8	32
VII	245–248	9	34
VIII	248–251	10	32
VIII	251–254	11	46
IX	254–258	12	37
IX	258–259	13	9 (1–9)
X	259–261	13	22 (10–31)
	261–264	14	29
	264–266	15	19
XI	266–268	16	21
XII	269–273	17	39
	273–276	18	43
	276–280	19	36
	280–282	20	30
XIII	282–285	21	23
XIII	285–289	22	35
XIV	289–290	23	18
	290–293	24	30
	294–295	25	17
	295–299	26	37
XV	299–301	27	30
	301–303	28	14
	303–304	29	17
XVI	304–310	30	60
	310–313	31	38
	313–317	32	43
	317–318	33	23
	318–322	34	41
	322–323	35	16
XVII	323–326	36	30
XVII	326–330	37	47
XVIII	330–332	38	15
XIX	332–333	39	19
	333–336	40	26
	336–337	41	15
	337–340	42	31
XX	340–345	43	54
XX	345–347	44	24
XXI	348–350	45	24
	350–354	46	41
	354–357	47	36
	357–359	48	25
	359–362	49	30
XXII	362–366	50	40
XXIII	366–370	51	37
XXIV	370–374	52	40
XXIV	374–377	53	23
XXV	377–379	54	24
XXV	379–381	55	35
XXVI	382–386	56	57
	386–389	57	36
	389–393	58	41
XXVII	393–394	59	13
XXVII	395–398	60	36
XXVIII	398–400	61	21
XXIX	400–405	62	52
XXX	405–407	63	17
Verses in Alma			1,975

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
Helaman
I	407–410	1	34
I	410–411	2	14
II	412–415	3	37
	415–417	4	26
	417–422	5	52
	422–426	6	41
III	426–428	7	29
	428–431	8	28
	431–434	9	41
	434–436	10	19
IV	436–439	11	38
IV	439–441	12	26
V	441–445	13	39
	445–447	14	31
	447–449	15	17
	449–451	16	25
Verses in Helaman			497

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
3 Nephi
I	452–455	1	30
I	455–456	2	19
II	457–459	3	26
	459–463	4	33
	463–465	5	26
III	465–467	6	30
III	467–470	7	26
IV	470–472	8	25
	472–474	9	22
	474–476	10	19
V	476–479	11	41
	479–481	12	48
	481–483	13	24 (1–24)
VI	483	13	10 (25–34)
VI	483–485	14	27
VII	485–486	15	24
VII	486–488	16	20
VIII	488–490	17	25
VIII	490–493	18	39
IX	493–496	19	36
	496–499	20	46
	499–500	21	21 (1–21)
X	501	21	8 (22–29)
	501–502	22	17
	502–503	23	13 (1–13)
XI	503	23	1 (14)
	503–505	24	18
	505	25	6
	505	26	5 (1–5)
XII	506–507	26	16 (6–21)
XII	507–508	27	22 (1–22)
XII	509	27	11 (23–33)
	509–512	28	40
	512–513	29	9
XIV	513–14	30	2
Verses in 3 Nephi			785

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
4 Nephi
I	514–518	1	49
Mormon
I	518–520	1	19
	520–522	2	29
	522–524	3	22
II	524–526	4	23
II	526–528	5	24
III	529–530	6	22
III	530–531	7	10
IV	531–535	8	41
IV	535–538	9	37
Verses in 4 Nephi and Mormon			276

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
Ether
I	538–540	1	43
	540–543	2	25
	543–545	3	28
	545–547	4	19
II	547–548	5	6
III	548–550	6	30
	550–552	7	27
	552–555	8	26
IV	555–558	9	35
	558–561	10	34
	561–562	11	23
V	562–566	12	41
VI	566–568	13	31
	568–571	14	31
	571–573	15	34
Verses in Ether			433

1830 Edition		Current Edition
Chapter	Pages	Chapter	Verses
Moroni
I	574	1	4
II	574	2	3
III	575	3	4
IV	575	4	3
V	575–576	5	2
VI	576	6	9
VII	577–580	7	48
VIII	581–583	8	30
IX	583–585	9	26
X	585–588	10	34
Verses in Moroni			163

Summary Figures
Books	1830 Chapters	Current Chapters	Verses
1 Nephi	7	22	618
2 Nephi	15	33	779
Jacob—Words of Mormon	9	11	293
Mosiah	13	29	785
Alma	30	63	1,975
Helaman	5	16	497
3 Nephi	14	30	785
4 Nephi and Mormon	5	10	276
Ether	6	15	433
Moroni	10	10	163
Totals	114	239	6,604

Post Date

3 October, 2024