How long does it take to read the book of Matthew?
About 1 hour 35 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 2 hours, and an audio Bible takes about 2 hours 20 minutes. Matthew has 28 chapters, 1,068 verses and 22,191 words.
- Silently
- 1 hr 35 min
- Out loud
- 2 hr
- Listening
- 2 hr 20 min
About Matthew
Matthew is the Gospel that shows Jesus as the promised King and Messiah, the fulfillment of the Old Testament, with the Sermon on the Mount, His death, and His resurrection.
The 40th of the Bible's 66 books, in the New Testament (The Gospels).
A tip for reading it
Notice how often Matthew points back to the Old Testament, and read the Sermon on the Mount slowly, a little each day.
Plan your reading of Matthew
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 Matthew 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 1Matthew 12 min
- Day 2Matthew 22 min
- Day 3Matthew 32 min
- Day 4Matthew 42 min
- Day 5Matthew 54 min
- Day 6Matthew 63 min
- Day 7Matthew 72 min
Chapter by chapter
Reading silently. The longest is Matthew 26 at about 7 minutes; the shortest, Matthew 3, takes about 2 minutes.
- Chapter 125 verses2 min
- Chapter 223 verses2 min
- Chapter 317 verses2 min
- Chapter 425 verses2 min
- Chapter 548 verses4 min
- Chapter 634 verses3 min
- Chapter 729 verses2 min
- Chapter 834 verses3 min
- Chapter 938 verses3 min
- Chapter 1042 verses4 min
- Chapter 1130 verses3 min
- Chapter 1250 verses4 min
- Chapter 1358 verses5 min
- Chapter 1436 verses3 min
- Chapter 1539 verses3 min
- Chapter 1628 verses3 min
- Chapter 1726 verses2 min
- Chapter 1834 verses3 min
- Chapter 1930 verses3 min
- Chapter 2034 verses3 min
- Chapter 2146 verses4 min
- Chapter 2246 verses3 min
- Chapter 2338 verses3 min
- Chapter 2451 verses4 min
- Chapter 2546 verses4 min
- Chapter 2675 verses7 min
- Chapter 2766 verses5 min
- Chapter 2820 verses2 min
Questions about Matthew
How long does it take to read Matthew out loud?
About 2 hours at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 2 hours 20 minutes.
How many chapters are in Matthew?
Matthew has 28 chapters and 1,068 verses, 22,191 words in the Berean Standard Bible.
Can I read Matthew 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 Matthew?
Matthew 26, about 7 minutes to read. The shortest is Matthew 3, about 2 minutes.
What is Matthew about?
Matthew is the Gospel that shows Jesus as the promised King and Messiah, the fulfillment of the Old Testament, with the Sermon on the Mount, His death, and His resurrection.