How Long Does the Bible Take to Read?
How long does it take to read the Bible? It depends on your reading speed. Use this calculator to find out how long it would take you.
Whole Bible
1,189 chapters · 790,663 words
65h 53m
New Testament
260 chapters · 180,175 words
15h 1m
Old Testament
929 chapters · 610,488 words
50h 52m
Gospels
89 chapters · 83,898 words
6h 59m
Psalms & Proverbs
181 chapters · 58,786 words
4h 54m
How long to read the Bible in a year?
15 minutes per day264 days
30 minutes per day132 days
1 hour per day66 days
1 chapter per day1,189 days
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Start readingReading time for every book
| Book | Chapters | Words | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 50 | 38,262 | 3h 11m |
| Exodus | 40 | 32,692 | 2h 43m |
| Leviticus | 27 | 24,546 | 2h 3m |
| Numbers | 36 | 32,902 | 2h 45m |
| Deuteronomy | 34 | 28,352 | 2h 22m |
| Joshua | 24 | 18,858 | 1h 34m |
| Judges | 21 | 18,966 | 1h 35m |
| Ruth | 4 | 2,574 | 13m |
| 1 Samuel | 31 | 25,061 | 2h 5m |
| 2 Samuel | 24 | 20,612 | 1h 43m |
| 1 Kings | 22 | 24,524 | 2h 3m |
| 2 Kings | 25 | 23,532 | 1h 58m |
| 1 Chronicles | 29 | 20,369 | 1h 42m |
| 2 Chronicles | 36 | 26,074 | 2h 10m |
| Ezra | 10 | 7,441 | 37m |
| Nehemiah | 13 | 10,483 | 52m |
| Esther | 10 | 5,637 | 28m |
| Job | 42 | 18,098 | 1h 30m |
| Psalms | 150 | 43,743 | 3h 39m |
| Proverbs | 31 | 15,043 | 1h 15m |
| Ecclesiastes | 12 | 5,584 | 28m |
| Song of Solomon | 8 | 2,661 | 13m |
| Isaiah | 66 | 37,044 | 3h 5m |
| Jeremiah | 52 | 42,659 | 3h 33m |
| Lamentations | 5 | 3,415 | 17m |
| Ezekiel | 48 | 39,407 | 3h 17m |
| Daniel | 12 | 11,606 | 58m |
| Hosea | 14 | 5,175 | 26m |
| Joel | 3 | 2,034 | 10m |
| Amos | 9 | 4,217 | 21m |
| Obadiah | 1 | 670 | 3m |
| Jonah | 4 | 1,321 | 7m |
| Micah | 7 | 3,153 | 16m |
| Nahum | 3 | 1,285 | 6m |
| Habakkuk | 3 | 1,476 | 7m |
| Zephaniah | 3 | 1,617 | 8m |
| Haggai | 2 | 1,131 | 6m |
| Zechariah | 14 | 6,444 | 32m |
| Malachi | 4 | 1,820 | 9m |
| Matthew | 28 | 23,684 | 1h 58m |
| Mark | 16 | 15,171 | 1h 16m |
| Luke | 24 | 25,944 | 2h 10m |
| John | 21 | 19,099 | 1h 35m |
| Acts | 28 | 24,250 | 2h 1m |
| Romans | 16 | 9,447 | 47m |
| 1 Corinthians | 16 | 9,489 | 47m |
| 2 Corinthians | 13 | 6,092 | 30m |
| Galatians | 6 | 3,098 | 15m |
| Ephesians | 6 | 3,039 | 15m |
| Philippians | 4 | 2,002 | 10m |
| Colossians | 4 | 1,998 | 10m |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5 | 1,481 | 7m |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3 | 1,042 | 5m |
| 1 Timothy | 6 | 2,269 | 11m |
| 2 Timothy | 4 | 1,703 | 9m |
| Titus | 3 | 921 | 5m |
| Philemon | 1 | 445 | 2m |
| Hebrews | 13 | 6,913 | 35m |
| James | 5 | 2,309 | 12m |
| 1 Peter | 5 | 2,482 | 12m |
| 2 Peter | 3 | 1,559 | 8m |
| 1 John | 5 | 2,523 | 13m |
| 2 John | 1 | 303 | 2m |
| 3 John | 1 | 299 | 1m |
| Jude | 1 | 613 | 3m |
| Revelation | 22 | 12,000 | 1h |