Reading plans
Bible reading plans that explain what you are reading
Most reading plans hand you a list of references and leave you there. On these, every single day links to the commentary on that passage and to the people and places in it. Read them here or print the PDF. No account, no email.
Chronological Bible Reading Plan
365 daysThe whole Bible in a year, read roughly in the order the events happened rather than the order the books are bound in.
1,189 chapters · about 85 verses a day
One Year Bible Reading Plan
365 daysThe whole Bible in a year, Genesis to Revelation, in the order it is bound.
1,189 chapters · about 85 verses a day
New Testament in 90 Days
90 daysMatthew to Revelation in three months, at about three chapters a day.
260 chapters · about 88 verses a day
Why these are different
A reading plan tells you what to read. It does not help when you hit a chapter full of names you do not recognise, or a passage whose point is not obvious. That is usually where people stop.
So each day here carries links to the book commentary on that book and to dictionary entries for the people and places you are about to meet. When Melchizedek turns up in Genesis 14 and you have no idea who he is, the answer is on the same line.
Days are balanced by verse count rather than chapter count. Psalm 119 is 176 verses and Psalm 117 is two, so a plan balanced on chapters quietly hands you a twenty minute day and a two minute day and calls them equal.
Common questions
Are these Bible reading plans free?
Yes. Every plan can be read on this page or downloaded as a PDF to print, with no account and no email required.
What is a chronological Bible reading plan?
It reads the Bible roughly in the order the events happened rather than the order the books are bound in, so Job sits with the patriarchs and each prophet arrives during the reign he names.
How long does a Bible reading plan take each day?
The one year plans average about 85 verses a day, which is roughly 12 to 15 minutes of reading. Days are balanced by verse count rather than chapter count, so a day of short chapters is not shorter than a day of long ones.
