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How many chapters are in Matthew?

Matthew has 28 chapters and 1,071 verses. The King James Version text of Matthew runs 23,684 words, about 1 hour 40 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 40 of the 66 books of the Bible (1st of the 27 New Testament books) and the 15th longest by word count.

28
Chapters
of 1,189 in the Bible
1,071
Verses (KJV)
WEB: 1,071
23,684
Words (KJV)
15th longest of 66
1 h 40 min
Reading time
at 238 words a minute

Verses in each chapter of Matthew

The longest chapter is Matthew 26 with 75 verses; the shortest is Matthew 3 with 17.

Chapter 1
25
Chapter 2
23
Chapter 3
17
Chapter 4
25
Chapter 5
48
Chapter 6
34
Chapter 7
29
Chapter 8
34
Chapter 9
38
Chapter 10
42
Chapter 11
30
Chapter 12
50
Chapter 13
58
Chapter 14
36
Chapter 15
39
Chapter 16
28
Chapter 17
27
Chapter 18
35
Chapter 19
30
Chapter 20
34
Chapter 21
46
Chapter 22
46
Chapter 23
39
Chapter 24
51
Chapter 25
46
Chapter 26
75
Chapter 27
66
Chapter 28
20

Longest and shortest verse in Matthew

Longest: Matthew 20:23, 54 words in the KJV.

And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

Matthew 20:23 (KJV)

Shortest: Matthew 24:25, 6 words in the KJV.

Behold, I have told you before.

Matthew 24:25 (KJV)

How Matthew begins and ends

First verse, Matthew 1:1

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 1:1 (KJV)

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 1:1 (WEB)

Last verse, Matthew 28:20

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matthew 28:20 (KJV)

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Matthew 28:20 (WEB)

Matthew in our topic collections

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

Matthew: common questions

How many chapters are in the book of Matthew?

Matthew has 28 chapters. The longest chapter is Matthew 26 with 75 verses; the shortest is Matthew 3 with 17.

How many verses are in Matthew?

Matthew has 1,071 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.

How long does it take to read Matthew?

About 1 hour 40 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 23,684 words and the World English Bible text is 22,852 words.

What is the longest verse in Matthew?

Matthew 20:23 is the longest verse in Matthew, at 54 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Matthew 24:25 (6 words): "Behold, I have told you before."

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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.