How many chapters are in Revelation?
Revelation has 22 chapters and 404 verses. The King James Version text of Revelation runs 11,995 words, about 50 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 66 of the 66 books of the Bible (27th of the 27 New Testament books) and the 25th longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of Revelation
The longest chapter is Revelation 2 with 29 verses; the shortest is Revelation 15 with 8.
Longest and shortest verse in Revelation
Longest: Revelation 20:4, 68 words in the KJV.
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Shortest: Revelation 2:28, 8 words in the KJV.
And I will give him the morning star.
How Revelation begins and ends
First verse, Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
Last verse, Revelation 22:21
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.
Revelation in our topic collections
31 verses from Revelation appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:
- Bible Verses About Heaven (5 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Hell (5 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Angels (4 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Demons (4 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Persecution (4 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Healing (2 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About New Beginnings (2 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Resurrection (2 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Eternal Life (2 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About End Times (2 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Communion (2 from Revelation)
- Bible Verses About Suffering (1 from Revelation)
Revelation: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of Revelation?
Revelation has 22 chapters. The longest chapter is Revelation 2 with 29 verses; the shortest is Revelation 15 with 8.
How many verses are in Revelation?
Revelation has 404 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read Revelation?
About 50 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 11,995 words and the World English Bible text is 11,406 words.
What is the longest verse in Revelation?
Revelation 20:4 is the longest verse in Revelation, at 68 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Revelation 2:28 (8 words): "And I will give him the morning star."
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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.