Christians know that daily Scripture reading is an essential spiritual discipline. But sometimes opening the Bible day in and day out can feel like a burden rather than the joy and gift that it is. Spending a few minutes reflecting on the truths found within God’s word can strengthen your faith, help you resist sin, and inspire you to live for the eternal, unshakeable kingdom of God.
Statistics show that most people professing faith in Jesus have never completely read their Bible. Many people start reading the Bible but then become overwhelmed by the number of chapters (1,189) and verses (31,102) there are. We don’t realize that we can read the Bible in a year by reading fewer than four chapters a day. By dividing the Bible into 365 daily readings, your goal of reading the Bible in a year can easily be accomplished.
Here are a few we have used for many years and new ones to explore. Enjoy!
Everyday Gospel – Daily Reading Chart
This plan follows Paul Tripp’s helpful 365-Day Devotional – “Everyday Gospel” which draws out wonderful, helpful insights from each day’s reading. It also works as a great standalone reading plan for the year.
- Duration: One year | Download: PDF
Bible Reading Chart
Read through the Bible at your own pace. Use this minimalistic yet beautifully designed chart to track your reading throughout the year.
Five-Day Bible Reading Program
Read through the entire Bible or the New Testament in a year, reading Monday through Friday. You can choose to read the entirety of Scripture or start with New Testament readings to develop a daily habit of Bible reading.
One Year Bible Reading Plan
The One Year® Bible Reading Plan consists of passages from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. This arrangement of Scripture brings variety and a fresh approach to each day’s reading while providing a clear understanding of the Bible’s larger message. There is also a One Year Bible Podcast for an audio option.
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Back to The Bible.com
Back to the Bible.com provides five unique plans to help you read through the Bible in a year. Here is a chronological Reading Plan for your convenience.
Bible Gateway
To use a reading plan, just visit the daily readings page at Bible Gateway to see your daily reading. (You may want to bookmark that page in your web browser.) They have Old/New Testament, Chronological, Beginning, Historical, Bible in 90 Days, Read the Gospels in 40 Days, New Testament in a Year, The Daily Audio Bible and more!
Professor Grant Horner’s Bible Reading System
Reading ten chapters a day, in the course of a year you’ll read the Gospels four times, the Pentateuch twice, Paul’s letters four to five times, the Old Testament wisdom literature six times, the Psalms at least twice, Proverbs and Acts a dozen times, and the Old Testament history and prophetic books about one and a half times.
- Duration: Ongoing | Download: PDF – single page
LSB Daily Bible Reading – Audio
Listen to the playlist on YouTube to hear Justin Peters read the entire Bible based on the Robert Murray M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan. This plan includes the New Testament and Psalms twice and the Old Testament once.
- Duration: One year | Download: PDF