There are so many Bible reading plans out there. Here’s a list of some of our favourites…
A Bible reading chart
Read through the Bible at your own pace.
Duration: Flexible | Download: Click here
New Testament Bible reading plan
Read through the New Testament in a year, reading Monday to Friday. Weekends are set aside for reflection and other reading.
Duration: 1 year | Download: Click here
Every Word in the Bible
Read through the Bible one chapter at a time. Readings alternate between the Old and New Testaments.
Duration: 3 years | Download: Click here
Chronological Bible reading plan
Read through the Bible in the order the events occurred chronologically. This has no boxes to tick and dates for the readings but you can read the passages in the order they suggest and do it at a pace that suits you.
Duration: 1 year | Download: Click here
5 Days a Week Bible reading plan
Read through the Bible in a year with readings five days a week.
Duration: 1 year | Download: Click here
52 Week Bible reading plan
Read through the Bible in a year with each day of the week dedicated to a different genre (Type of literature): epistles (letters), the law, history, Psalms, poetry, prophecy, and Gospels.
Duration: 1 year | Download: Click here
The Discipleship Journal Bible reading plan
Four daily readings beginning in Genesis, Psalms, Matthew and Acts.
Duration: 1 year | Download: Click here
Historical Bible reading plan
The Old Testament readings are similar to Israel’s Hebrew Bible, and the New Testament readings are an attempt to follow the order in which the books were authored. These readings are numbered but not dated so you can read at your own pace.
Duration: 1 year | Download: Click here
Emailed reading plans
Bible Gateway has similar versions of many of these plans. If you create an account and subscribe to the reading plan of your choice you can track your progress, receive daily reading reminder emails, and print monthly lists of readings for offline use. You can start, pause, or end a reading plan at any time – it’s Bible reading at your own pace.
Monthly reading plan
There is no download for this but the monthly plan is set out below.
Month 1 - Genesis, Exodus, 13 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 2 - Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, 13 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 3 - Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, 13 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 4 - Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 13 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 5 - 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, 13 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 6 - Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, 13 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 7 - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, 12 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 8 - Ezekiel, Daniel, 12 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 9 - Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, 12 Psalms, and 3 chapters of Proverbs
Month 10 - John, 1, 2, 3 John, Revelation, 12 Psalms, and 2 chapters of Proverbs
Month 11 - Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 &2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 &2 Peter, Jude, 12 Psalms, and 2 chapters of Proverbs
Month 12 - Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, 12 Psalms, and 2 chapters of Proverbs
Whichever plan you choose, if it has dates and you get behind, ignore the dates and keep reading!