How many chapters are in Hebrews?
Hebrews has 13 chapters and 303 verses. The King James Version text of Hebrews runs 6,897 words, about 29 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 58 of the 66 books of the Bible (19th of the 27 New Testament books) and the 31st longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of Hebrews
The longest chapter is Hebrews 11 with 40 verses; the shortest is Hebrews 8 with 13.
Longest and shortest verse in Hebrews
Longest: Hebrews 8:10, 50 words in the KJV.
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
Shortest: Hebrews 13:1, 4 words in the KJV.
Let brotherly love continue.
How Hebrews begins and ends
First verse, Hebrews 1:1
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
Last verse, Hebrews 13:25
Grace be with you all. Amen.
Grace be with you all. Amen.
Hebrews in our topic collections
59 verses from Hebrews appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:
- Bible Verses About Faith (9 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Communion (5 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Hope (3 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Perseverance (3 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Laziness (3 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Tattoos (3 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Tithing (3 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Church (3 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Rest (3 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Temptation (3 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Peace (2 from Hebrews)
- Bible Verses About Bitterness (2 from Hebrews)
Hebrews: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of Hebrews?
Hebrews has 13 chapters. The longest chapter is Hebrews 11 with 40 verses; the shortest is Hebrews 8 with 13.
How many verses are in Hebrews?
Hebrews has 303 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read Hebrews?
About 29 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 6,897 words and the World English Bible text is 6,896 words.
What is the longest verse in Hebrews?
Hebrews 8:10 is the longest verse in Hebrews, at 50 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Hebrews 13:1 (4 words): "Let brotherly love continue."
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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.