Matthew: Chapters, Verses & Reading Time

New Testament · Gospels · Book 40 of 66

Chapters
28
Verses
1,071
Words*
22,348
Reading time*
1 hr 35 min

About Matthew

Matthew is the first of the four Gospels, accounts of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Written with a strong connection to the Old Testament, it presents Jesus as the promised Messiah and includes five major blocks of his teaching, among them the Sermon on the Mount.

Well-known passages: Matthew 5–7 · Matthew 16:13–20 · Matthew 28:18–20

How long does it take to read Matthew?

Matthew has 28 chapters and 1,071 verses. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, reading all of Matthew takes about 1 hr 35 min.

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

Chapters of Matthew

The number of verses in each chapter of Matthew:

  1. Matthew 125 verses
  2. Matthew 223 verses
  3. Matthew 317 verses
  4. Matthew 425 verses
  5. Matthew 548 verses
  6. Matthew 634 verses
  7. Matthew 729 verses
  8. Matthew 834 verses
  9. Matthew 938 verses
  10. Matthew 1042 verses
  11. Matthew 1130 verses
  12. Matthew 1250 verses
  13. Matthew 1358 verses
  14. Matthew 1436 verses
  15. Matthew 1539 verses
  16. Matthew 1628 verses
  17. Matthew 1727 verses
  18. Matthew 1835 verses
  19. Matthew 1930 verses
  20. Matthew 2034 verses
  21. Matthew 2146 verses
  22. Matthew 2246 verses
  23. Matthew 2339 verses
  24. Matthew 2451 verses
  25. Matthew 2546 verses
  26. Matthew 2675 verses
  27. Matthew 2766 verses
  28. Matthew 2820 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.