Bible Reading Plan
The greatest form of education and sanctification is daily contact with the Word of God, but some Books are more crucial to this task than others. The following reading plan is a first attempt at organizing Books by importance and frequency.
- Books in Green are read twice a year
- Books in Blue are read once a year
- Books in Red are read once each 3 years
- The Psalms (in Black) are read once over 3 years
This plan is created with the expectation of reading 3-4 chapters per day. It will take about 320 days to read through the plan for the year. A year having 365 days will allow the foregoing of reading on one day a week, and allow study of the passages if desired.
| First Cycle | Ch | Days | Second Cycle | Ch | Days | Third Cycle | Ch | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 50 | 17 | Genesis | 50 | 17 | Genesis | 50 | 17 |
| John | 21 | 7 | John | 21 | 7 | John | 21 | 7 |
| Exodus | 40 | 14 | Exodus | 40 | 14 | Exodus | 40 | 14 |
| Acts | 28 | 10 | Acts | 28 | 10 | Acts | 28 | 10 |
| Romans | 16 | 6 | Romans | 16 | 6 | Romans | 16 | 6 |
| Deuteronomy | 34 | 12 | Deuteronomy | 34 | 12 | Deuteronomy | 34 | 12 |
| Matthew | 28 | 10 | Matthew | 28 | 10 | Matthew | 28 | 10 |
| Joshua | 24 | 8 | Joshua | 24 | 8 | Joshua | 24 | 8 |
| Mark | 16 | 6 | Mark | 16 | 6 | Mark | 16 | 6 |
| Isaiah | 66 | 22 | Isaiah | 66 | 22 | Isaiah | 66 | 22 |
| Luke | 24 | 8 | Luke | 24 | 8 | Luke | 24 | 8 |
| Proverbs | 31 | 11 | Proverbs | 31 | 11 | Proverbs | 31 | 11 |
| 1 Corinthians | 16 | 6 | 1 Corinthians | 16 | 6 | 1 Corinthians | 16 | 6 |
| 2 Corinthians | 13 | 5 | 2 Corinthians | 13 | 5 | 2 Corinthians | 13 | 5 |
| Ecclesiastes | 12 | 4 | Ecclesiastes | 12 | 4 | Ecclesiastes | 12 | 4 |
| Galatians | 6 | 2 | Galatians | 6 | 2 | Galatians | 6 | 2 |
| Philippians | 4 | 1 | Philippians | 4 | 1 | Philippians | 4 | 1 |
| Daniel | 12 | 4 | Daniel | 12 | 4 | Daniel | 12 | 4 |
| Ephesians | 6 | 2 | Ephesians | 6 | 2 | Ephesians | 6 | 2 |
| Colossians | 4 | 1 | Colossians | 4 | 1 | Colossians | 4 | 1 |
| Genesis | 50 | 17 | Genesis | 50 | 17 | Genesis | 50 | 17 |
| John | 21 | 7 | John | 21 | 7 | John | 21 | 7 |
| Exodus | 40 | 14 | Exodus | 40 | 14 | Exodus | 40 | 14 |
| Acts | 28 | 10 | Acts | 28 | 10 | Acts | 28 | 10 |
| Romans | 16 | 6 | Romans | 16 | 6 | Romans | 16 | 6 |
| 1 Samuel | 31 | 11 | 1 Chronicles | 29 | 10 | Jeremiah | 52 | 18 |
| 2 Samuel | 24 | 8 | 2 Chronicles | 36 | 12 | Lamentations | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5 | 2 | 1 Thessalonians | 5 | 2 | 1 Thessalonians | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3 | 1 | 2 Thessalonians | 3 | 1 | 2 Thessalonians | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Kings | 22 | 7 | Numbers | 36 | 12 | Leviticus - 27 | 27 | 9 |
| 2 Kings | 25 | 8 | Judges | 21 | 7 | Esther0 | 10 | 4 |
| 1 Timothy | 6 | 2 | 1 Timothy | 6 | 2 | 1 Timothy | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Timothy | 4 | 1 | 2 Timothy | 4 | 1 | 2 Timothy | 4 | 1 |
| Ezekiel | 48 | 16 | Job | 42 | 14 | Song of Solomon | 8 | 3 |
| Titus | 3 | 1 | Titus | 3 | 1 | Titus | 3 | 1 |
| Philemon | 1 | 1 | Philemon | 1 | 1 | Philemon | 1 | 1 |
| Jonah | 4 | 1 | Amos | 9 | 3 | Zechariah4 | 14 | 5 |
| Hebrews | 13 | 5 | Hebrews | 13 | 5 | Hebrews | 13 | 5 |
| Joel | 3 | 1 | Obadiah | 1 | 1 | Hosea4 | 14 | 4 |
| Haggai - 2 | 2 | 1 | Zephaniah | 3 | 1 | Ruth | 4 | 1 |
| James | 5 | 2 | James | 5 | 2 | James | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Peter | 5 | 5 | 1 Peter | 5 | 5 | 1 Peter | 5 | 5 |
| 2 Peter | 3 | 1 | 2 Peter | 3 | 1 | 2 Peter | 3 | 1 |
| Esther | 10 | 3 | Micah | 7 | 2 | Ezra | 10 | 3 |
| Habakkuk | 3 | 1 | Nahum | 3 | 1 | Nehemiah | 13 | 4 |
| 1 John | 5 | 2 | 1 John | 5 | 2 | 1 John | 5 | 2 |
| 2 John | 1 | 1 | 2 John | 1 | 1 | 2 John | 1 | 1 |
| 3 John | 1 | 1 | 3 John | 1 | 1 | 3 John | 1 | 1 |
| Jude | 1 | 1 | Jude | 1 | 1 | Jude | 1 | 1 |
| Psalms (1-50) | 50 | 17 | Psalms (51-100) | 50 | 17 | Psalms (101-150) | 50 | 17 |
| Revelation | 22 | 8 | Revelation | 22 | 8 | Revelation | 22 | 8 |