How many chapters are in 1 Peter?
1 Peter has 5 chapters and 105 verses. The King James Version text of 1 Peter runs 2,476 words, about 10 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 60 of the 66 books of the Bible (21st of the 27 New Testament books) and the 45th longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of 1 Peter
The longest chapter is 1 Peter 1 with 25 verses; the shortest is 1 Peter 5 with 14.
Longest and shortest verse in 1 Peter
Longest: 1 Peter 4:11, 49 words in the KJV.
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Shortest: 1 Peter 4:9, 7 words in the KJV.
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
How 1 Peter begins and ends
First verse, 1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
Last verse, 1 Peter 5:14
Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
1 Peter in our topic collections
54 verses from 1 Peter appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:
- Bible Verses About Suffering (13 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Persecution (7 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Marriage (6 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Humility (4 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Modesty (4 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Revenge (4 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Friendship (3 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Divorce (3 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Hope (3 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Honesty (3 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Self Control (3 from 1 Peter)
- Bible Verses About Kindness (2 from 1 Peter)
1 Peter: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of 1 Peter?
1 Peter has 5 chapters. The longest chapter is 1 Peter 1 with 25 verses; the shortest is 1 Peter 5 with 14.
How many verses are in 1 Peter?
1 Peter has 105 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read 1 Peter?
About 10 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 2,476 words and the World English Bible text is 2,422 words.
What is the longest verse in 1 Peter?
1 Peter 4:11 is the longest verse in 1 Peter, at 49 words in the King James Version. The shortest is 1 Peter 4:9 (7 words): "Use hospitality one to another without grudging."
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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.