How many chapters are in Galatians?
Galatians has 6 chapters and 149 verses. The King James Version text of Galatians runs 3,085 words, about 13 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 48 of the 66 books of the Bible (9th of the 27 New Testament books) and the 40th longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of Galatians
The longest chapter is Galatians 4 with 31 verses; the shortest is Galatians 6 with 18.
Longest and shortest verse in Galatians
Longest: Galatians 2:16, 57 words in the KJV.
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Shortest: Galatians 1:24, 6 words in the KJV.
And they glorified God in me.
How Galatians begins and ends
First verse, Galatians 1:1
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
Last verse, Galatians 6:18
Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.
Galatians in our topic collections
28 verses from Galatians appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:
- Bible Verses About Lust (6 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Jealousy (5 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Kindness (4 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Identity in Christ (4 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Anger (4 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Idolatry (4 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Love (3 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Freedom (3 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Alcohol (3 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Sin (3 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Patience (2 from Galatians)
- Bible Verses About Self Control (2 from Galatians)
Galatians: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of Galatians?
Galatians has 6 chapters. The longest chapter is Galatians 4 with 31 verses; the shortest is Galatians 6 with 18.
How many verses are in Galatians?
Galatians has 149 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read Galatians?
About 13 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 3,085 words and the World English Bible text is 3,127 words.
What is the longest verse in Galatians?
Galatians 2:16 is the longest verse in Galatians, at 57 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Galatians 1:24 (6 words): "And they glorified God in me."
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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.