Quote from Forum Archives on November 13, 2003, 1:30 am

Posted by: billbolton <billbolton@...>

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:17:44 +0000, James wrote:

> I myself use The Message for most of my reading (hate the fact
> that they don't number the verses)....

Look as you may, you'll find no verse numbers, or chapters, in a Bible
until relatively recently (circa 450 years ago), concurrent with the
developement of printing.

While versification is a great tool for locating sections quickly, I
find it an annoying distraction when reading what I have located.

Cheers,

Bill

Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia