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How many chapters are in 1 Corinthians?

1 Corinthians has 16 chapters and 437 verses. The King James Version text of 1 Corinthians runs 9,462 words, about 40 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 46 of the 66 books of the Bible (7th of the 27 New Testament books) and the 28th longest by word count.

16
Chapters
of 1,189 in the Bible
437
Verses (KJV)
WEB: 437
9,462
Words (KJV)
28th longest of 66
40 min
Reading time
at 238 words a minute

Verses in each chapter of 1 Corinthians

The longest chapter is 1 Corinthians 15 with 58 verses; the shortest is 1 Corinthians 5 with 13.

Chapter 1
31
Chapter 2
16
Chapter 3
23
Chapter 4
21
Chapter 5
13
Chapter 6
20
Chapter 7
40
Chapter 8
13
Chapter 9
27
Chapter 10
33
Chapter 11
34
Chapter 12
31
Chapter 13
13
Chapter 14
40
Chapter 15
58
Chapter 16
24

Longest and shortest verse in 1 Corinthians

Longest: 1 Corinthians 7:34, 49 words in the KJV.

There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:34 (KJV)

Shortest: 1 Corinthians 10:14, 7 words in the KJV.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

1 Corinthians 10:14 (KJV)

How 1 Corinthians begins and ends

First verse, 1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

1 Corinthians 1:1 (KJV)

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

1 Corinthians 1:1 (WEB)

Last verse, 1 Corinthians 16:24

My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

1 Corinthians 16:24 (KJV)

My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.

1 Corinthians 16:24 (WEB)

1 Corinthians in our topic collections

83 verses from 1 Corinthians appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:

1 Corinthians: common questions

How many chapters are in the book of 1 Corinthians?

1 Corinthians has 16 chapters. The longest chapter is 1 Corinthians 15 with 58 verses; the shortest is 1 Corinthians 5 with 13.

How many verses are in 1 Corinthians?

1 Corinthians has 437 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.

How long does it take to read 1 Corinthians?

About 40 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 9,462 words and the World English Bible text is 9,360 words.

What is the longest verse in 1 Corinthians?

1 Corinthians 7:34 is the longest verse in 1 Corinthians, at 49 words in the King James Version. The shortest is 1 Corinthians 10:14 (7 words): "Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry."

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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.