How many hours would it take to read through the Bible?
The Bible contains about 3,000,000 letters, 31,000 verses and 1,189 chapters. About 38 hours are needed to read through the Old Testament, and 11 hours for the New Testament. This makes a total of 49 hours for the whole Bible.
At ordinary talking speed, it takes 70 hours and 40 minutes to read the whole Bible aloud.
By reading 4 chapters every day, you could finish reading the whole Bible in 1 year (365 days).
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