GETTING STARTED
If you're interested in reading the Bible, you don't have to start at the beginning and read to the very end. In fact, that's probably not the best way to get started. So, we've put together a few options that make reading the Bible enjoyable and helpful. Whichever option you choose, it's a good idea to ask yourself the following questions as you read. These questions will help you better understand what you're reading and how it applies to your life:
- What does this passage say?
- What does it mean?
- How does it apply to my life?
The Gospels–Matthew, Mark, Luke, John–are four different accounts of Jesus' life. This reading plan explores two of them: Luke and John.
| Day 1: Luke 1–2 | Day 12: John 1–2 |
| Day 2: Luke 3–4 | Day 13: John 3–4 |
| Day 3: Luke 5–6 | Day 14: John 5–6 |
| Day 4: Luke 7–8 | Day 15: John 7–8 |
| Day 5: Luke 9–10 | Day 16: John 9–10 |
| Day 6: Luke 11–12 | Day 17: John 11–12 |
| Day 7: Luke 13–15 | Day 18: John 13–15 |
| Day 8: Luke 16–18 | Day 19: John 16–17 |
| Day 9: Luke 19–20 | Day 20: John 18–19 |
| Day 10: Luke 21–22 | Day 21: John 20–21 |
| Day 11: Luke 23–24 |
This reading plan includes entire books or significant portions of books spanning different time periods and literary genres in the biblical story. As you read this plan, you'll experience historical narrative, songs, prophetic messages, travel accounts, and personal letters. You'll also read the well-known stories of creation, the exodus, and the early Christian movement. You'll meet biblical figures such as King David, the prophet Jonah, and Jesus. The purpose of this reading plan is to expose you to the grand redemptive storyline of the Bible.
| Week 1: Genesis 1–25 |
| Week 2: Exodus 1–20, Ruth |
| Week 3: 1 Samuel 16–31, 2 Samuel 1–7 |
| Week 4: Psalms 1–41 |
| Week 5: Amos, Obediah, Jonah, Micah |
| Week 6: Esther, Ezra |
| Week 7: Mark |
| Week 8: Acts 1–12, 1 Peter |
| Week 9: Acts 13–28 |
| Week 10: Romans, Ephesians |
If you follow this plan, you'll read through the entire Bible in a year. Readings are divided by weeks instead of days in order to give you some flexibility. The plan begins in the Old Testament and moves in chronological order through the end of the New Testament. This means you'll do a fair amount of hopping around from week to week since the books of the Bible are not ordered chronologically
| Week 1: Genesis 1–25 | Week 27: Isaiah 60–66, Jeremiah 1–14 |
| Week 2: Genesis 26–50 | Week 28: Jeremiah 15–36 |
| Week 3: Job 1–24 | Week 29: Jeremiah 37–52 |
| Week 4: Job 25–42, Exodus 1–10 | Week 30: Lamentations, 1 Chronicles 1–12 |
| Week 5: Exodus 11–34 | Week 31: 1 Chronicles 13–29, 2 Chronicles 1–7 |
| Week 6: Exodus 35–40, Leviticus 1–15 | Week 32: 2 Chronicles 8–38 |
| Week 7: Leviticus 16–27, Numbers 1–4 | Week 33: Ezekiel 1–20 |
| Week 8: Numbers 5–21 | Week 34: Ezekiel 21–38 |
| Week 9: Numbers 22-36, Psalms 1–17 | Week 35: Ezekiel 39–48, Daniel |
| Week 10: Psalms 18–55 | Week 36: Hosea, Joel, Amos |
| Week 11: Psalms 56–94 | Week 37: Ezra, Nehemiah |
| Week 12: Psalms 95–150 | Week 38: Esther, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah |
| Week 13: Deuteronomy 1–19 | Week 39: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zecharaiah, Malachi |
| Week 14: Deuteronomy 20–34, Proverbs 1–7 | Week 40: Matthew 1–17 |
| Week 15: Proverbs 8–31 | Week 41: Matthew 18–28, Hebrews 1–8 |
| Week 16: Ecclesiastes, Joshua 1–10 | Week 42: Hebrews 9–13, James, Mark 1–9 |
| Week 17: Joshua 11–24, Judges 1–5 | Week 43: Mark 10–16, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Jude |
| Week 18: Judges 6–21, Ruth | Week 44: Luke 1–15 |
| Week 19: Song of Songs, 1 Samuel 1–16 | Week 45: Luke 16–24, Acts 1–7 |
| Week 20: 1 Samuel 17–31, 2 Samuel 1–7 | Week 46: Acts 8–21 |
| Week 21: 2 Samuel 8–24 | Week 47: Acts 22–28, Romans |
| Week 22: 1 Kings 1–18 | Week 48: 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians |
| Week 23: 1 Kings 19–22, 2 Kings 1–16 | Week 49: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians |
| Week 24: 2 Kings 17–25, Isaiah 1–11 | Week 50: 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, John 1–10 |
| Week 25: Isaiah 12–37 | Week 51: John 11–21, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John |
| Week 26: Isaiah 38–59 | Week 52: Revelation |