How long does it take to read the book of Luke?
About 1 hour 40 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 2 hours 10 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 2 hours 30 minutes. Luke has 24 chapters, 1,149 verses and 23,881 words.
- Silently
- 1 hr 40 min
- Out loud
- 2 hr 10 min
- Listening
- 2 hr 30 min
About Luke
Luke is a careful, orderly account of Jesus' life, written by a doctor, that highlights His compassion for the poor, outsiders, and sinners.
The 42nd of the Bible's 66 books, in the New Testament (The Gospels).
A tip for reading it
Look for stories only Luke tells, like the Good Samaritan and the lost son.
Plan your reading of Luke
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 Luke silently takes about 1 hour 40 minutes in all.
Each day
4 min
Reading days
24
You finish
…
That's about a chapter a day, 24 chapters in all.
Your first week
Whole chapters, balanced by length
- Day 1Luke 16 min
- Day 2Luke 24 min
- Day 3Luke 33 min
- Day 4Luke 44 min
- Day 5Luke 54 min
- Day 6Luke 65 min
- Day 7Luke 75 min
Chapter by chapter
Reading silently. The longest is Luke 1 at about 6 minutes; the shortest, Luke 15, takes about 3 minutes.
- Chapter 180 verses6 min
- Chapter 252 verses4 min
- Chapter 338 verses3 min
- Chapter 444 verses4 min
- Chapter 539 verses4 min
- Chapter 649 verses5 min
- Chapter 750 verses5 min
- Chapter 856 verses6 min
- Chapter 962 verses6 min
- Chapter 1042 verses4 min
- Chapter 1154 verses5 min
- Chapter 1259 verses6 min
- Chapter 1335 verses3 min
- Chapter 1435 verses3 min
- Chapter 1532 verses3 min
- Chapter 1631 verses3 min
- Chapter 1736 verses3 min
- Chapter 1843 verses3 min
- Chapter 1948 verses4 min
- Chapter 2047 verses4 min
- Chapter 2138 verses3 min
- Chapter 2271 verses6 min
- Chapter 2355 verses4 min
- Chapter 2453 verses4 min
Questions about Luke
How long does it take to read Luke out loud?
About 2 hours 10 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 2 hours 30 minutes.
How many chapters are in Luke?
Luke has 24 chapters and 1,149 verses, 23,881 words in the Berean Standard Bible.
Can I read Luke in one sitting?
You can, but at about 1 hour 40 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 24 days, about 4 minutes a day.
What's the longest chapter in Luke?
Luke 1, about 6 minutes to read. The shortest is Luke 15, about 3 minutes.
What is Luke about?
Luke is a careful, orderly account of Jesus' life, written by a doctor, that highlights His compassion for the poor, outsiders, and sinners.