How to use this reading plan:
- Explain This Bible Reading Plan: With this plan you will read the entire Bible in one year! Each day you will be reading a portion of the Bible beginning with Genesis and ending with Revelation, just as you would read most any other book.
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What Translation should I use? We recommend reading the New King James Version. You can find it online in our Bible Study Helps section.
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Does the Translation really matter? We believe you can learn the truth of God's word from any legitimate translation to read the Bible, but beware that some "translations" are not really translations at all, but are rather Paraphrased. That means someone read the Bible and wrote it in their own words. Now, at times that may be helpful, but anywhere the author was mistaken about a passage, you will be reading the authors opinion, not what the Bible actually says. These types of "translations" often present themselves as "thought for thought" translations instead of "word for word", and truly they belong in the commentary section of your library instead of the translation section. Some examples of these would be "The Living Bible", "The Book", "The New World Translation", etc.
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Can I print this study plan? Yes! At the bottom of this page are links to printable MS Word and pdf document files which allow you to keep track of when you read each portion.
Do I need to start January 1st? No, you need to start today. If you begin with week 1 today, you will finish at this time next year.
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What if I fall behind? If you fall behind, don't worry -- just pick it back up right away so as not to fall further behind. Most weeks the reading schedule is not so rigorous that you couldn't catch up with a little extra reading.
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Should I do this alone or with someone? Many people find it helpful to choose a partner to help hold them accountable and encourage them in their spiritual life. It often helps for someone else to know what you are trying to do and ask you about your progress.
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When should I read? We have found it helpful to read the Bible as early in the day as possible. This will give you the entire day to reflect on what you have read, it also indicates its importance as we normally do our most important tasks first. As one Evangelist commonly says, No Bible, No Breakfast. No Read, No Feed.
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How is this reading plan organized? This plan is designed to begin in Genesis 1 and End in Revelation 22, much as you would read any other book.
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Are there other Bible reading plans? Yes, there are many Bible reading plans available (see other plans in our Bible Study Helps Section), or you can design your own. There are 1189 chapters in the Bible, so any plan that has you reading just over 3.25 chapters per day will get you through the Bible in a year.
Week
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Genesis
1-3Genesis
4-7Genesis
8-11Genesis
12-16Genesis
17-19Genesis
20-23Genesis
24-252
Genesis
26-28Genesis
29-30Genesis
31-33Genesis
34-36Genesis
37-39Genesis
40-42Genesis
43-453
Genesis
46-47Genesis
48-50Exodus
1-4Exodus
5-7Exodus
8-10Exodus
11-13Exodus
14-164
Exodus
17-20Exodus
21-23Exodus
24-27Exodus
28-30Exodus
31-34Exodus
35-37Exodus
38-405
Leviticus
1-4Leviticus
5-7Leviticus
8-11Leviticus
12-14Leviticus
15-17Leviticus
18-20Leviticus
21-236
Leviticus
24-25Leviticus
26-27Numbers
1-2Numbers
3-4Numbers
5-6Numbers
7-8Numbers
9-117
Numbers
12-14Numbers
15-17Numbers
18-20Numbers
21-23Numbers
24-26Numbers
27-30Numbers
31-338
Numbers
34-36Deuteronomy
1-2Deuteronomy
3-4Deuteronomy
5-7Deuteronomy
8-11Deuteronomy
12-15Deuteronomy
16-199
Deuteronomy
20-23Deuteronomy
24-27Deuteronomy
28-29Deuteronomy
30-31Deuteronomy
32-34Joshua
1-4Joshua
5-710
Joshua
8-10Joshua
11-14Joshua
15-18Joshua
19-21Joshua
22-24Judges
1-3Judges
4-511
Judges
6-8Judges
9-11Judges
12-15Judges
16-18Judges
19-21Ruth
1-41 Samuel
1-312
1 Samuel
4-71 Samuel
8-101 Samuel
11-131 Samuel
14-151 Samuel
16-171 Samuel
18-201 Samuel
21-2413
1 Samuel
25-271 Samuel
28-312 Samuel
1-32 Samuel
4-72 Samuel
8-112 Samuel
12-132 Samuel
14-1514
2 Samuel
16-182 Samuel
19-202 Samuel
21-222 Samuel
23-241 Kings
1-21 Kings
3-51 Kings
6-715
1 Kings
8-91 Kings
10-121 Kings
13-151 Kings
16-181 Kings
19-201 Kings
21-222 King
1-316
2 Kings
4-52 Kings
6-82 Kings
9-112 Kings
12-142 Kings
15-172 Kings
18-202 Kings
21-2317
2 Kings
24-251 Chronicles
1-21 Chronicles
3-51 Chronicles
6-71 Chronicles
8-101 Chronicles
11-131 Chronicles
14-1618
1 Chronicles
17-201 Chronicles
21-231 Chronicles
24-261 Chronicles
27-292 Chronicles
1-42 Chronicles
5-72 Chronicles
8-1119
2 Chronicles
12-162 Chronicles
17-192 Chronicles
20-222 Chronicles
23-252 Chronicles
26-292 Chronicles
30-322 Chronicles
33-3420
2 Chronicles
35-36Ezra
1-4Ezra
5-7Ezra
8-10Nehemiah
1-4Nehemiah
5-7Nehemiah
8-1021
Nehemiah
11-13Esther
1-4Esther
5-10Job
1-4Job
5-8Job
9-12Job
13-1722
Job
18-21Job
22-26Job
27-30Job
31-34Job
35-38Job
39-42Psalms
1-723
Psalms
8-14Psalms
15-18Psalms
19-24Psalms
25-30Psalms
31-34Psalms
35-37Psalms
38-4224
Psalms
43-48Psalms
49-54Psalms
55-60Psalms
61-67Psalms
68-71Psalms
72-75Psalms
76-7825 Psalms
79-84Psalms
85-89Psalms
90-95Psalms
96-102Psalms
103-105Psalms
106-108Psalms
109-11526 Psalms
116-118Psalms
119Psalms
120-131Psalms
132-138Psalms
139-144Psalms
145-150Proverbs
1-327 Proverbs
4-7Proverbs
8-10Proverbs
11-13Proverbs
14-16Proverbs
17-19Proverbs
20-22Proverbs
23-2528 Proverbs
26-28Proverbs
29-31Ecclesiastes
1-4Ecclesiastes
5-8Ecclesiastes
9-12Song of
Solomon 1-4Song of
Solomon 5-829 Isaiah
1-3Isaiah
4-6Isaiah
7-9Isaiah
10-13Isaiah
14-16Isaiah
17-21Isaiah
22-2530 Isaiah
26-28Isaiah
29-31Isaiah
32-34Isaiah
35-37Isaiah
38-40Isaiah
41-42Isaiah
43-4431 Isaiah
45-47Isaiah
48-50Isaiah
51-53Isaiah
54-57Isaiah
58-60Isaiah
61-64Isaiah
65-6632 Jeremiah
1-3Jeremiah
4-5Jeremiah
6-8Jeremiah
9-11Jeremiah
12-14Jeremiah
15-17Jeremiah
18-2133 Jeremiah
22-23Jeremiah
24-26Jeremiah
27-29Jeremiah
30-31Jeremiah
32-34Jeremiah
35-37Jeremiah
38-4134 Jeremiah
42-45Jeremiah
46-48Jeremiah
49Jeremiah
50Jeremiah
51-52Lamentations
1-2Lamentations
3-535 Ezekiel
1-4Ezekiel
5-9Ezekiel
10-13Ezekiel
14-16Ezekiel
17-19Ezekiel
20-21Ezekiel
22-2336 Ezekiel
24-26Ezekiel
27-28Ezekiel
29-31Ezekiel
32-33Ezekiel
34-36Ezekiel
37-39Ezekiel
40-4237 Ezekiel
43-45Ezekiel
46-48Daniel
1-2Daniel
3-4Daniel
5-6Daniel
7-9Daniel
10-1238 Hosea
1-4Hosea
5-9Hosea
10-14Joel
1-3Amos
1-3Amos
4-6Amos
7-939 Obadiah & Jonah Micah
1-4Micah
5-7Nahum
1-3Habakkuk
1-3Zephaniah
1-3Haggai
1-240 Zechariah
1-6Zechariah
7-10Zechariah
11-14Malachi
1-4Matthew
1-4Matthew
5-7Matthew
8-941 Matthew
10-12Matthew
13-14Matthew
15-17Matthew
18-20Matthew
21-22Matthew
23-24Matthew
25-2642 Matthew
27-28Mark
1-3Mark
4-6Mark
7-9Mark
10-13Mark
14-16Luke
143 Luke
2-3Luke
4-5Luke
6-7Luke
8-9Luke
10-11Luke
12-13Luke
14-1644 Luke
17-18Luke
19-20Luke
21-22Luke
23-24John
1-3John
4-5John
6-745 John
8-9John
10-11John
12-13John
14-15John
16-17John
18-19John
20-2146 Acts
1-2Acts
3-4Acts
5-6Acts
7-8Acts
9-12Acts
13-16Acts
17-1947 Acts
20-23Acts
24-28Romans
1-3Romans
4-7Romans
8-10Romans
11-13Romans
14-1648 1 Corinthians
1-41 Corinthians
5-91 Corinthians
10-131 Corinthians
14-162 Corinthians
1-42 Corinthians
5-72 Corinthians
8-1049 2 Corinthians
11-13Galatians
1-3Galatians
4-6Ephesians
1-3Ephesians
4-6Philippians
1-4Colossians
1-450 1
Thessalonians
1-31
Thessalonians
4-52
Thessalonians
1-31 Timothy
1-62 Timothy
1-4Titus &
PhilemonHebrews
1-451 Hebrews
5-7Hebrews
8-10Hebrews
11-13James
1-51 Peter
1-52 Peter
1-31 John
1-552 2 John,
3 John & JudeRevelation
1-3Revelation
4-7Revelation
8-12Revelation
13-16Revelation
17-19Revelation
20-22