Acts: Chapters, Verses & Reading Time

New Testament · History · Book 44 of 66

Chapters
28
Verses
1,007
Words*
22,548
Reading time*
1 hr 35 min

About Acts

Acts continues the story from Luke's Gospel. After Jesus' ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the message about Jesus spreads from Jerusalem across the Roman world, first through Peter and then through the missionary journeys of Paul.

Well-known passages: Acts 1:8 · Acts 2 · Acts 9:1–19

How long does it take to read Acts?

Acts has 28 chapters and 1,007 verses. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, reading all of Acts takes about 1 hr 35 min.

If you read…You'll finish Acts in
1 chapter a day28 days
2 chapters a day14 days
3 chapters a day10 days
10 minutes a day10 days

Chapters of Acts

The number of verses in each chapter of Acts:

  1. Acts 126 verses
  2. Acts 247 verses
  3. Acts 326 verses
  4. Acts 437 verses
  5. Acts 542 verses
  6. Acts 615 verses
  7. Acts 760 verses
  8. Acts 840 verses
  9. Acts 943 verses
  10. Acts 1048 verses
  11. Acts 1130 verses
  12. Acts 1225 verses
  13. Acts 1352 verses
  14. Acts 1428 verses
  15. Acts 1541 verses
  16. Acts 1640 verses
  17. Acts 1734 verses
  18. Acts 1828 verses
  19. Acts 1941 verses
  20. Acts 2038 verses
  21. Acts 2140 verses
  22. Acts 2230 verses
  23. Acts 2335 verses
  24. Acts 2427 verses
  25. Acts 2527 verses
  26. Acts 2632 verses
  27. Acts 2744 verses
  28. Acts 2831 verses

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* Word counts are from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain), an English translation. Reading time assumes 238 words per minute, the average adult silent reading speed for English non-fiction; your pace, language, and translation will vary. Verse counts follow the versification My Bible Log uses for tracking.