Genesis 3:16

To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;   with pain you will give birth to children.  Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Exodus 3:16

“Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, appeared to me and said:  I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.’

Leviticus 3:16

The priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma.  All the fat is the Lord’s.

Numbers 3:16

So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 3:16

But to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory extending from Gilead down to the Arnon Gorge (the middle of the gorge being the border) and out to the Jabbok River , which is the border of the Ammonites.

Joshua 3:16

The water from upstream stopped flowing.  It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off.  So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

Judges 3:16

Now Ehud had made a double-edged sword about a foot and a half long, which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing.

Ruth 3:16

When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “How did it go, my daughter?”  Then she told her everything Boaz had done for her…

I Samuel 3:16

But Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.”  Samuel answered, “Here I am.”

II Samuel 3:16

Her husband, however, went with her, weeping behind her all the way to Bahurim.  Then Abner said to him, “Go back home!”  So he went back.

I Kings 3:16

Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

II Kings 3:16

And he said,  “This is what the Lord says:  Make this valley full of ditches.”

I Chronicles 3:16

The successors of Jehoiakim:  Jehoiachin his son, and Zedekiah.

II Chronicles 3:16

He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars.  He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

Ezra 4:3   (counting 16 verses from Ezra 3:1)

But Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, “You have no part with us in building a temple to our God.  We alone will build it for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”

Nehemiah 3:16

Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.

Esther 4:1   (counting 16 verses from Esther 3:1)

When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

Job 3:16

Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?

Psalm 4:8   (counting 16 verses from Psalm 3:1)

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand;  in her left hand are riches and honor.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

And I saw something else under the sun;   In the place of judgement – wickedness was there, in the place of justice – wickedness was there.

Song of Songs 4:5   (counting 16 verses from Song of Songs 3:1)

Your two breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies.

Isaiah 3:16

The Lord says, “The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, tripping along with mincing steps, with ornaments jingling on their ankles.”

Jeremiah 3:16

“In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,” declares the Lord, “men will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’  It will never enter their minds or be remembered;  it will not be missed, nor will another one be made.”

Lamentations 3:16

He has broken my teeth with gravel;  he has trampled me in the dust.

Ezekiel 3:16

At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me…

Daniel 3:16

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.”

Hosea 4:11   (counting 16 verses from Hosea 3:1)

…to prostitution, to old wine and new, which take away the understanding…

Joel 3:16

The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem;  the earth and the sky will tremble.  But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

Amos 4:1   (counting 16 verses from Amos 3:1)

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!”

Obadiah has only one chapter.

Jonah 4:6   (counting 16 verses from Jonah 3:1)

Then the Lord God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine.

Micah 4:4   (counting 16 verses from Micah 3:1)

Every man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken.

Nahum 3:16

You have increased the number of your merchants till they are more than the stars of the sky, but like locusts they strip the land and then fly away.

Habakkuk 3:16

I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound;  and my legs trembled.  Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us.

Zephaniah 3:16

On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, O Zion;  do not let your hands hang limp.”

Haggai has only two chapters.

Zechariah 4:6   (counting 16 verses from Zechariah 3:1)

So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel:  ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

Malachi 3:16

Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listen and heard.  A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.

Matthew 3:16

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water.  At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.

Mark 3:16

These are the twelve he appointed:  Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter);

Luke 3:16

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water.  But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.  He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Acts 3:16

“By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong.  It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.”

Romans 3:16

“…ruin and misery mark their ways…”

I Corinthians 3:16

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

II Corinthians 3:16

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Galatians 3:16

The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed.  The Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.

Ephesians 3:16

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being…

Philippians 3:16

Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

I Thessalonians 4:3   (counting 16 verses from I Thessalonians 3:1)

It is God’s will that you should be holy;  that you should avoid sexual immorality…

II Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.  The Lord be with all of you.

I Timothy 3:16

Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:  He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

II Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness…

Titus ends with Titus 3:15.

Philemon has only one chapter.

Hebrews 3:16

Who were they who heard and rebelled?  Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?

James 3:16

For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every evil practice.

I Peter 3:16

…keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.

II Peter 3:16

He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters.  His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

I John 3:16

This is how we know what love is:  Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.  And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

II John and III John have only one chapter.

Jude has only one chapter.

Revelation 3:16

“So because you are lukewarm – neither hot nor cold – I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”