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How many chapters are in Luke?

Luke has 24 chapters and 1,151 verses. The King James Version text of Luke runs 25,938 words, about 1 hour 49 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 42 of the 66 books of the Bible (3rd of the 27 New Testament books) and the 10th longest by word count.

24
Chapters
of 1,189 in the Bible
1,151
Verses (KJV)
WEB: 1,150
25,938
Words (KJV)
10th longest of 66
1 h 49 min
Reading time
at 238 words a minute

Verses in each chapter of Luke

The longest chapter is Luke 1 with 80 verses; the shortest is Luke 16 with 31.

Chapter 1
80
Chapter 2
52
Chapter 3
38
Chapter 4
44
Chapter 5
39
Chapter 6
49
Chapter 7
50
Chapter 8
56
Chapter 9
62
Chapter 10
42
Chapter 11
54
Chapter 12
59
Chapter 13
35
Chapter 14
35
Chapter 15
32
Chapter 16
31
Chapter 17
37
Chapter 18
43
Chapter 19
48
Chapter 20
47
Chapter 21
38
Chapter 22
71
Chapter 23
56
Chapter 24
53

Longest and shortest verse in Luke

Longest: Luke 6:42, 62 words in the KJV.

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.

Luke 6:42 (KJV)

Shortest: Luke 17:32, 3 words in the KJV.

Remember Lot’s wife.

Luke 17:32 (KJV)

How Luke begins and ends

First verse, Luke 1:1

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 1:1 (KJV)

Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

Luke 1:1 (WEB)

Last verse, Luke 24:53

And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Luke 24:53 (KJV)

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Luke 24:53 (WEB)

Luke in our topic collections

113 verses from Luke appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:

Luke: common questions

How many chapters are in the book of Luke?

Luke has 24 chapters. The longest chapter is Luke 1 with 80 verses; the shortest is Luke 16 with 31.

How many verses are in Luke?

Luke has 1,151 verses in the King James Version and 1,150 in the World English Bible, which moves Luke 17:36 to a footnote.

How long does it take to read Luke?

About 1 hour 49 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 25,938 words and the World English Bible text is 24,435 words.

What is the longest verse in Luke?

Luke 6:42 is the longest verse in Luke, at 62 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Luke 17:32 (3 words): "Remember Lot’s wife."

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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.