How long does it take to read the book of Acts?
About 1 hour 35 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 2 hours 5 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 2 hours 20 minutes. Acts has 28 chapters, 1,003 verses and 22,460 words.
- Silently
- 1 hr 35 min
- Out loud
- 2 hr 5 min
- Listening
- 2 hr 20 min
About Acts
Acts, written by Luke, tells how the church began and spread after Jesus returned to heaven, from the Holy Spirit's coming at Pentecost to Paul's travels toward Rome.
The 44th of the Bible's 66 books, in the New Testament (The early church).
A tip for reading it
Read it after Luke, since it's the same author's sequel, and watch how the Spirit gives ordinary people courage.
Plan your reading of Acts
Choose a finish date or the time you have, and get what to read each day.
How will you read it?
Plan by
Finish in
Reading days
Reading Acts silently takes about 1 hour 35 minutes in all.
Each day
3 min
Reading days
28
You finish
…
That's about a chapter a day, 28 chapters in all.
Your first week
Whole chapters, balanced by length
- Day 1Acts 13 min
- Day 2Acts 24 min
- Day 3Acts 32 min
- Day 4Acts 43 min
- Day 5Acts 54 min
- Day 6Acts 61 min
- Day 7Acts 76 min
Chapter by chapter
Reading silently. The longest is Acts 7 at about 6 minutes; the shortest, Acts 6, takes about 1 minute.
- Chapter 126 verses3 min
- Chapter 247 verses4 min
- Chapter 326 verses2 min
- Chapter 437 verses3 min
- Chapter 542 verses4 min
- Chapter 615 verses1 min
- Chapter 760 verses6 min
- Chapter 839 verses3 min
- Chapter 943 verses4 min
- Chapter 1048 verses4 min
- Chapter 1130 verses3 min
- Chapter 1225 verses3 min
- Chapter 1352 verses5 min
- Chapter 1428 verses2 min
- Chapter 1540 verses4 min
- Chapter 1640 verses4 min
- Chapter 1734 verses3 min
- Chapter 1828 verses3 min
- Chapter 1941 verses4 min
- Chapter 2038 verses4 min
- Chapter 2140 verses4 min
- Chapter 2230 verses3 min
- Chapter 2335 verses3 min
- Chapter 2426 verses2 min
- Chapter 2527 verses3 min
- Chapter 2632 verses3 min
- Chapter 2744 verses4 min
- Chapter 2830 verses3 min
Questions about Acts
How long does it take to read Acts out loud?
About 2 hours 5 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 2 hours 20 minutes.
How many chapters are in Acts?
Acts has 28 chapters and 1,003 verses, 22,460 words in the Berean Standard Bible.
Can I read Acts in one sitting?
You can, but at about 1 hour 35 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 28 days, about 3 minutes a day.
What's the longest chapter in Acts?
Acts 7, about 6 minutes to read. The shortest is Acts 6, about 1 minute.
What is Acts about?
Acts, written by Luke, tells how the church began and spread after Jesus returned to heaven, from the Holy Spirit's coming at Pentecost to Paul's travels toward Rome.