1 Corinthians: Chapters, Verses & Reading Time

New Testament · Letters of Paul · Book 46 of 66

Chapters
16
Verses
437
Words*
9,259
Reading time*
39 min

About 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians is Paul's letter to a gifted but divided church in the city of Corinth. He addresses divisions, immorality, lawsuits, marriage, worship, and spiritual gifts, and it contains the famous chapter on love and a central passage on the resurrection.

Well-known passages: 1 Corinthians 13 · 1 Corinthians 15:1–8

How long does it take to read 1 Corinthians?

1 Corinthians has 16 chapters and 437 verses. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, reading all of 1 Corinthians takes about 39 min.

If you read…You'll finish 1 Corinthians in
1 chapter a day16 days
2 chapters a day8 days
3 chapters a day6 days
10 minutes a day4 days

Chapters of 1 Corinthians

The number of verses in each chapter of 1 Corinthians:

  1. 1 Corinthians 131 verses
  2. 1 Corinthians 216 verses
  3. 1 Corinthians 323 verses
  4. 1 Corinthians 421 verses
  5. 1 Corinthians 513 verses
  6. 1 Corinthians 620 verses
  7. 1 Corinthians 740 verses
  8. 1 Corinthians 813 verses
  9. 1 Corinthians 927 verses
  10. 1 Corinthians 1033 verses
  11. 1 Corinthians 1134 verses
  12. 1 Corinthians 1231 verses
  13. 1 Corinthians 1313 verses
  14. 1 Corinthians 1440 verses
  15. 1 Corinthians 1558 verses
  16. 1 Corinthians 1624 verses

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* Word counts are from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain), an English translation. Reading time assumes 238 words per minute, the average adult silent reading speed for English non-fiction; your pace, language, and translation will vary. Verse counts follow the versification My Bible Log uses for tracking.