To read the Bible in a year, aim for about three or four chapters a day: the 66 books in this plan contain 1,189 chapters. Listening takes about 11–14 minutes a day with the English recordings in Bible Garden, before any pauses. The calendar below gives you a daily reading from the Old Testament and either the New Testament or Psalms, or you can read straight through. Choose a pace that leaves time to pay attention.

Your 365-day Bible reading calendar

John 1 in Classic Reading with audio controls

Choose either reading order above the calendar:

  • Parallel has two readings each day. The first follows the Old Testament from Genesis to Malachi, leaving out Psalms. The second follows the New Testament from Matthew to Revelation on days 1–260, then Psalms on days 261–365.
  • Straight through follows the books in order from Genesis to Revelation.

Both plans spread the reading across 365 days using the length of Bob Souer's English BSB recording: a day with longer chapters has fewer of them. They cover the 66 books found in Protestant Bibles; Catholic and Orthodox editions include additional books that are outside this calendar. Psalms use the numbering familiar in English Bibles.

Choose a start date to put dates beside the readings. You can begin any day of the year. Use the print button to expand the months and print a copy you can mark by hand.

Parallel

Days 1–31
Reading plan: days 1–31
Day Date Reading Done
1Genesis 1–2 · Matthew 1☐
2Genesis 3–4 · Matthew 2☐
3Genesis 5–7 · Matthew 3☐
4Genesis 8–10 · Matthew 4☐
5Genesis 11 · Matthew 5☐
6Genesis 12–13 · Matthew 6☐
7Genesis 14–15 · Matthew 7☐
8Genesis 16–17 · Matthew 8☐
9Genesis 18 · Matthew 9☐
10Genesis 19 · Matthew 10☐
11Genesis 20–21 · Matthew 11☐
12Genesis 22 · Matthew 12☐
13Genesis 23 · Matthew 13☐
14Genesis 24 · Matthew 14☐
15Genesis 25–26 · Matthew 15☐
16Genesis 27–28 · Matthew 16☐
17Genesis 29–30 · Matthew 17☐
18Genesis 31 · Matthew 18☐
19Genesis 32–33 · Matthew 19☐
20Genesis 34–35 · Matthew 20☐
21Genesis 36 · Matthew 21☐
22Genesis 37–38 · Matthew 22☐
23Genesis 39–40 · Matthew 23☐
24Genesis 41 · Matthew 24☐
25Genesis 42 · Matthew 25☐
26Genesis 43 · Matthew 26☐
27Genesis 44 · Matthew 27☐
28Genesis 45–46 · Matthew 28☐
29Genesis 47 · Mark 1☐
30Genesis 48–49 · Mark 2☐
31Genesis 50 – Exodus 1 · Mark 3☐
Days 32–62
Reading plan: days 32–62
Day Date Reading Done
32Exodus 2–3 · Mark 4☐
33Exodus 4–5 · Mark 5☐
34Exodus 6 · Mark 6☐
35Exodus 7–8 · Mark 7☐
36Exodus 9 · Mark 8☐
37Exodus 10–11 · Mark 9☐
38Exodus 12 · Mark 10☐
39Exodus 13–14 · Mark 11☐
40Exodus 15 · Mark 12☐
41Exodus 16 · Mark 13☐
42Exodus 17 · Mark 14☐
43Exodus 18–19 · Mark 15☐
44Exodus 20–21 · Mark 16☐
45Exodus 22 · Luke 1☐
46Exodus 23 · Luke 2☐
47Exodus 24–25 · Luke 3☐
48Exodus 26–27 · Luke 4☐
49Exodus 28 · Luke 5☐
50Exodus 29 · Luke 6☐
51Exodus 30 · Luke 7☐
52Exodus 31 · Luke 8☐
53Exodus 32 · Luke 9☐
54Exodus 33 · Luke 10☐
55Exodus 34 · Luke 11☐
56Exodus 35 · Luke 12☐
57Exodus 36 · Luke 13☐
58Exodus 37–38 · Luke 14☐
59Exodus 39 · Luke 15☐
60Exodus 40 – Leviticus 1 · Luke 16☐
61Leviticus 2–3 · Luke 17☐
62Leviticus 4 · Luke 18☐
Days 63–93
Reading plan: days 63–93
Day Date Reading Done
63Leviticus 5–6 · Luke 19☐
64Leviticus 7 · Luke 20☐
65Leviticus 8 · Luke 21☐
66Leviticus 9 · Luke 22☐
67Leviticus 10 · Luke 23☐
68Leviticus 11–12 · Luke 24☐
69Leviticus 13 · John 1☐
70Leviticus 14 · John 2☐
71Leviticus 15 · John 3☐
72Leviticus 16 · John 4☐
73Leviticus 17–18 · John 5☐
74Leviticus 19 · John 6☐
75Leviticus 20–21 · John 7☐
76Leviticus 22 · John 8☐
77Leviticus 23–24 · John 9☐
78Leviticus 25 · John 10☐
79Leviticus 26 · John 11☐
80Leviticus 27 · John 12☐
81Numbers 1 · John 13☐
82Numbers 2–3 · John 14☐
83Numbers 4 · John 15☐
84Numbers 5–6 · John 16☐
85Numbers 7 · John 17☐
86Numbers 8–9 · John 18☐
87Numbers 10 · John 19☐
88Numbers 11–12 · John 20☐
89Numbers 13–14 · John 21☐
90Numbers 15 · Acts 1☐
91Numbers 16 · Acts 2☐
92Numbers 17–18 · Acts 3☐
93Numbers 19–20 · Acts 4☐
Days 94–124
Reading plan: days 94–124
Day Date Reading Done
94Numbers 21 · Acts 5☐
95Numbers 22–23 · Acts 6☐
96Numbers 24–25 · Acts 7☐
97Numbers 26 · Acts 8☐
98Numbers 27–28 · Acts 9☐
99Numbers 29–30 · Acts 10☐
100Numbers 31–32 · Acts 11☐
101Numbers 33–34 · Acts 12☐
102Numbers 35 · Acts 13☐
103Numbers 36 – Deuteronomy 1 · Acts 14☐
104Deuteronomy 2–3 · Acts 15☐
105Deuteronomy 4 · Acts 16☐
106Deuteronomy 5–6 · Acts 17☐
107Deuteronomy 7–8 · Acts 18☐
108Deuteronomy 9 · Acts 19☐
109Deuteronomy 10–11 · Acts 20☐
110Deuteronomy 12–13 · Acts 21☐
111Deuteronomy 14–15 · Acts 22☐
112Deuteronomy 16–17 · Acts 23☐
113Deuteronomy 18–20 · Acts 24☐
114Deuteronomy 21–22 · Acts 25☐
115Deuteronomy 23–25 · Acts 26☐
116Deuteronomy 26–27 · Acts 27☐
117Deuteronomy 28 · Acts 28☐
118Deuteronomy 29 · Romans 1☐
119Deuteronomy 30–31 · Romans 2☐
120Deuteronomy 32 · Romans 3☐
121Deuteronomy 33–34 · Romans 4☐
122Joshua 1–2 · Romans 5☐
123Joshua 3–4 · Romans 6☐
124Joshua 5–6 · Romans 7☐
Days 125–155
Reading plan: days 125–155
Day Date Reading Done
125Joshua 7 · Romans 8☐
126Joshua 8 · Romans 9☐
127Joshua 9–10 · Romans 10☐
128Joshua 11–12 · Romans 11☐
129Joshua 13–14 · Romans 12☐
130Joshua 15–16 · Romans 13☐
131Joshua 17–18 · Romans 14☐
132Joshua 19–20 · Romans 15☐
133Joshua 21–22 · Romans 16☐
134Joshua 23–24 · 1 Corinthians 1☐
135Judges 1–2 · 1 Corinthians 2☐
136Judges 3–4 · 1 Corinthians 3☐
137Judges 5–6 · 1 Corinthians 4☐
138Judges 7–8 · 1 Corinthians 5☐
139Judges 9–10 · 1 Corinthians 6☐
140Judges 11 · 1 Corinthians 7☐
141Judges 12–14 · 1 Corinthians 8☐
142Judges 15–16 · 1 Corinthians 9☐
143Judges 17–18 · 1 Corinthians 10☐
144Judges 19 · 1 Corinthians 11☐
145Judges 20–21 · 1 Corinthians 12☐
146Ruth 1–3 · 1 Corinthians 13☐
147Ruth 4 – 1 Samuel 1 · 1 Corinthians 14☐
1481 Samuel 2 · 1 Corinthians 15☐
1491 Samuel 3–5 · 1 Corinthians 16☐
1501 Samuel 6–8 · 2 Corinthians 1☐
1511 Samuel 9–10 · 2 Corinthians 2☐
1521 Samuel 11–13 · 2 Corinthians 3☐
1531 Samuel 14 · 2 Corinthians 4☐
1541 Samuel 15–16 · 2 Corinthians 5☐
1551 Samuel 17 · 2 Corinthians 6☐
Days 156–186
Reading plan: days 156–186
Day Date Reading Done
1561 Samuel 18–19 · 2 Corinthians 7☐
1571 Samuel 20–21 · 2 Corinthians 8☐
1581 Samuel 22–23 · 2 Corinthians 9☐
1591 Samuel 24–25 · 2 Corinthians 10☐
1601 Samuel 26–27 · 2 Corinthians 11☐
1611 Samuel 28–30 · 2 Corinthians 12☐
1621 Samuel 31 – 2 Samuel 2 · 2 Corinthians 13☐
1632 Samuel 3–5 · Galatians 1☐
1642 Samuel 6–7 · Galatians 2☐
1652 Samuel 8–10 · Galatians 3☐
1662 Samuel 11–12 · Galatians 4☐
1672 Samuel 13–14 · Galatians 5☐
1682 Samuel 15–16 · Galatians 6☐
1692 Samuel 17–18 · Ephesians 1☐
1702 Samuel 19–20 · Ephesians 2☐
1712 Samuel 21–22 · Ephesians 3☐
1722 Samuel 23–24 · Ephesians 4☐
1731 Kings 1 · Ephesians 5☐
1741 Kings 2 · Ephesians 6☐
1751 Kings 3–4 · Philippians 1☐
1761 Kings 5–6 · Philippians 2☐
1771 Kings 7 · Philippians 3☐
1781 Kings 8 · Philippians 4☐
1791 Kings 9–10 · Colossians 1☐
1801 Kings 11 · Colossians 2☐
1811 Kings 12–13 · Colossians 3☐
1821 Kings 14–15 · Colossians 4☐
1831 Kings 16–17 · 1 Thessalonians 1☐
1841 Kings 18–19 · 1 Thessalonians 2☐
1851 Kings 20–21 · 1 Thessalonians 3☐
1861 Kings 22 – 2 Kings 1 · 1 Thessalonians 4☐
Days 187–217
Reading plan: days 187–217
Day Date Reading Done
1872 Kings 2–3 · 1 Thessalonians 5☐
1882 Kings 4–5 · 2 Thessalonians 1☐
1892 Kings 6–7 · 2 Thessalonians 2☐
1902 Kings 8–9 · 2 Thessalonians 3☐
1912 Kings 10–11 · 1 Timothy 1☐
1922 Kings 12–13 · 1 Timothy 2☐
1932 Kings 14–15 · 1 Timothy 3☐
1942 Kings 16–17 · 1 Timothy 4☐
1952 Kings 18 · 1 Timothy 5☐
1962 Kings 19–20 · 1 Timothy 6☐
1972 Kings 21–22 · 2 Timothy 1☐
1982 Kings 23–24 · 2 Timothy 2☐
1992 Kings 25 – 1 Chronicles 1 · 2 Timothy 3☐
2001 Chronicles 2–3 · 2 Timothy 4☐
2011 Chronicles 4–5 · Titus 1☐
2021 Chronicles 6 · Titus 2☐
2031 Chronicles 7–8 · Titus 3☐
2041 Chronicles 9–10 · Philemon 1☐
2051 Chronicles 11–12 · Hebrews 1☐
2061 Chronicles 13–15 · Hebrews 2☐
2071 Chronicles 16–18 · Hebrews 3☐
2081 Chronicles 19–21 · Hebrews 4☐
2091 Chronicles 22–24 · Hebrews 5☐
2101 Chronicles 25–26 · Hebrews 6☐
2111 Chronicles 27–28 · Hebrews 7☐
2121 Chronicles 29 – 2 Chronicles 2 · Hebrews 8☐
2132 Chronicles 3–5 · Hebrews 9☐
2142 Chronicles 6 · Hebrews 10☐
2152 Chronicles 7–8 · Hebrews 11☐
2162 Chronicles 9–10 · Hebrews 12☐
2172 Chronicles 11–13 · Hebrews 13☐
Days 218–248
Reading plan: days 218–248
Day Date Reading Done
2182 Chronicles 14–16 · James 1☐
2192 Chronicles 17–18 · James 2☐
2202 Chronicles 19–20 · James 3☐
2212 Chronicles 21–23 · James 4☐
2222 Chronicles 24–25 · James 5☐
2232 Chronicles 26–28 · 1 Peter 1☐
2242 Chronicles 29–30 · 1 Peter 2☐
2252 Chronicles 31–32 · 1 Peter 3☐
2262 Chronicles 33–34 · 1 Peter 4☐
2272 Chronicles 35 – Ezra 1 · 1 Peter 5☐
228Ezra 2–3 · 2 Peter 1☐
229Ezra 4–5 · 2 Peter 2☐
230Ezra 6–7 · 2 Peter 3☐
231Ezra 8–9 · 1 John 1☐
232Ezra 10 – Nehemiah 1 · 1 John 2☐
233Nehemiah 2–3 · 1 John 3☐
234Nehemiah 4–6 · 1 John 4☐
235Nehemiah 7 · 1 John 5☐
236Nehemiah 8–9 · 2 John 1☐
237Nehemiah 10–11 · 3 John 1☐
238Nehemiah 12 · Jude 1☐
239Nehemiah 13 – Esther 1 · Revelation 1☐
240Esther 2–3 · Revelation 2☐
241Esther 4–6 · Revelation 3☐
242Esther 7–9 · Revelation 4☐
243Esther 10 – Job 4 · Revelation 5☐
244Job 5–8 · Revelation 6☐
245Job 9–12 · Revelation 7☐
246Job 13–16 · Revelation 8☐
247Job 17–20 · Revelation 9☐
248Job 21–24 · Revelation 10☐
Days 249–279
Reading plan: days 249–279
Day Date Reading Done
249Job 25–29 · Revelation 11☐
250Job 30–32 · Revelation 12☐
251Job 33–35 · Revelation 13☐
252Job 36–38 · Revelation 14☐
253Job 39–42 · Revelation 15☐
254Proverbs 1–3 · Revelation 16☐
255Proverbs 4–6 · Revelation 17☐
256Proverbs 7–9 · Revelation 18☐
257Proverbs 10–12 · Revelation 19☐
258Proverbs 13–15 · Revelation 20☐
259Proverbs 16–17 · Revelation 21☐
260Proverbs 18–20 · Revelation 22☐
261Proverbs 21–23 · Psalms 1–2☐
262Proverbs 24–26 · Psalms 3–4☐
263Proverbs 27–29 · Psalms 5–6☐
264Proverbs 30 – Ecclesiastes 1 · Psalms 7–8☐
265Ecclesiastes 2–3 · Psalms 9–11☐
266Ecclesiastes 4–7 · Psalms 12☐
267Ecclesiastes 8–11 · Psalms 13–14☐
268Ecclesiastes 12 – Song of Solomon 4 · Psalms 15☐
269Song of Solomon 5–8 · Psalms 16–17☐
270Isaiah 1–2 · Psalms 18☐
271Isaiah 3–6 · Psalms 19☐
272Isaiah 7–9 · Psalms 20–21☐
273Isaiah 10–12 · Psalms 22☐
274Isaiah 13–15 · Psalms 23–24☐
275Isaiah 16–19 · Psalms 25☐
276Isaiah 20–23 · Psalms 26☐
277Isaiah 24–26 · Psalms 27–28☐
278Isaiah 27–29 · Psalms 29☐
279Isaiah 30–31 · Psalms 30–31☐
Days 280–310
Reading plan: days 280–310
Day Date Reading Done
280Isaiah 32–35 · Psalms 32☐
281Isaiah 36–37 · Psalms 33☐
282Isaiah 38–40 · Psalms 34☐
283Isaiah 41–42 · Psalms 35☐
284Isaiah 43–44 · Psalms 36☐
285Isaiah 45–47 · Psalms 37☐
286Isaiah 48–50 · Psalms 38☐
287Isaiah 51–53 · Psalms 39☐
288Isaiah 54–57 · Psalms 40☐
289Isaiah 58–60 · Psalms 41☐
290Isaiah 61–64 · Psalms 42–43☐
291Isaiah 65–66 · Psalms 44☐
292Jeremiah 1–2 · Psalms 45☐
293Jeremiah 3–4 · Psalms 46–47☐
294Jeremiah 5–6 · Psalms 48☐
295Jeremiah 7–8 · Psalms 49☐
296Jeremiah 9–10 · Psalms 50☐
297Jeremiah 11–13 · Psalms 51☐
298Jeremiah 14–16 · Psalms 52☐
299Jeremiah 17–18 · Psalms 53–54☐
300Jeremiah 19–21 · Psalms 55☐
301Jeremiah 22–23 · Psalms 56☐
302Jeremiah 24–25 · Psalms 57–58☐
303Jeremiah 26–27 · Psalms 59☐
304Jeremiah 28–29 · Psalms 60–61☐
305Jeremiah 30–31 · Psalms 62☐
306Jeremiah 32–33 · Psalms 63☐
307Jeremiah 34–36 · Psalms 64☐
308Jeremiah 37–38 · Psalms 65–66☐
309Jeremiah 39–40 · Psalms 67–68☐
310Jeremiah 41–43 · Psalms 69☐
Days 311–341
Reading plan: days 311–341
Day Date Reading Done
311Jeremiah 44–46 · Psalms 70☐
312Jeremiah 47–48 · Psalms 71☐
313Jeremiah 49 · Psalms 72–73☐
314Jeremiah 50 · Psalms 74☐
315Jeremiah 51 · Psalms 75☐
316Jeremiah 52 – Lamentations 1 · Psalms 76☐
317Lamentations 2–3 · Psalms 77☐
318Lamentations 4–5 · Psalms 78☐
319Ezekiel 1–3 · Psalms 79☐
320Ezekiel 4–6 · Psalms 80☐
321Ezekiel 7–9 · Psalms 81☐
322Ezekiel 10–12 · Psalms 82☐
323Ezekiel 13–14 · Psalms 83–84☐
324Ezekiel 15–16 · Psalms 85☐
325Ezekiel 17–18 · Psalms 86–87☐
326Ezekiel 19–20 · Psalms 88☐
327Ezekiel 21 · Psalms 89–90☐
328Ezekiel 22–23 · Psalms 91☐
329Ezekiel 24–26 · Psalms 92☐
330Ezekiel 27–28 · Psalms 93–94☐
331Ezekiel 29–31 · Psalms 95☐
332Ezekiel 32–33 · Psalms 96☐
333Ezekiel 34–35 · Psalms 97–100☐
334Ezekiel 36–37 · Psalms 101☐
335Ezekiel 38–39 · Psalms 102☐
336Ezekiel 40–41 · Psalms 103☐
337Ezekiel 42–43 · Psalms 104☐
338Ezekiel 44–45 · Psalms 105☐
339Ezekiel 46–47 · Psalms 106☐
340Ezekiel 48 – Daniel 1 · Psalms 107☐
341Daniel 2–3 · Psalms 108☐
Days 342–365
Reading plan: days 342–365
Day Date Reading Done
342Daniel 4 · Psalms 109☐
343Daniel 5–6 · Psalms 110☐
344Daniel 7–8 · Psalms 111☐
345Daniel 9–10 · Psalms 112–113☐
346Daniel 11 · Psalms 114–116☐
347Daniel 12 – Hosea 2 · Psalms 117–118☐
348Hosea 3 · Psalms 119☐
349Hosea 4–7 · Psalms 120–123☐
350Hosea 8–11 · Psalms 124–126☐
351Hosea 12 – Joel 1 · Psalms 127–130☐
352Joel 2–3 · Psalms 131–134☐
353Amos 1–4 · Psalms 135☐
354Amos 5–8 · Psalms 136☐
355Amos 9 – Jonah 1 · Psalms 137–138☐
356Jonah 2 – Micah 2 · Psalms 139☐
357Micah 3–6 · Psalms 140☐
358Micah 7 – Nahum 3 · Psalms 141☐
359Habakkuk 1–3 · Psalms 142–143☐
360Zephaniah 1–3 · Psalms 144☐
361Haggai 1 – Zechariah 1 · Psalms 145☐
362Zechariah 2–6 · Psalms 146–147☐
363Zechariah 7–10 · Psalms 148☐
364Zechariah 11–14 · Psalms 149☐
365Malachi 1–4 · Psalms 150☐

Straight through

Days 1–31
Reading plan: days 1–31
Day Date Reading Done
1Genesis 1–3☐
2Genesis 4–7☐
3Genesis 8–11☐
4Genesis 12–16☐
5Genesis 17–19☐
6Genesis 20–23☐
7Genesis 24–25☐
8Genesis 26–27☐
9Genesis 28–30☐
10Genesis 31–32☐
11Genesis 33–35☐
12Genesis 36–37☐
13Genesis 38–40☐
14Genesis 41–42☐
15Genesis 43–45☐
16Genesis 46–48☐
17Genesis 49 – Exodus 2☐
18Exodus 3–5☐
19Exodus 6–8☐
20Exodus 9–11☐
21Exodus 12–13☐
22Exodus 14–16☐
23Exodus 17–20☐
24Exodus 21–23☐
25Exodus 24–27☐
26Exodus 28–29☐
27Exodus 30–32☐
28Exodus 33–35☐
29Exodus 36–38☐
30Exodus 39 – Leviticus 1☐
31Leviticus 2–5☐
Days 32–62
Reading plan: days 32–62
Day Date Reading Done
32Leviticus 6–8☐
33Leviticus 9–11☐
34Leviticus 12–13☐
35Leviticus 14–15☐
36Leviticus 16–18☐
37Leviticus 19–21☐
38Leviticus 22–24☐
39Leviticus 25–26☐
40Leviticus 27 – Numbers 1☐
41Numbers 2–3☐
42Numbers 4–6☐
43Numbers 7☐
44Numbers 8–10☐
45Numbers 11–13☐
46Numbers 14–15☐
47Numbers 16–18☐
48Numbers 19–21☐
49Numbers 22–24☐
50Numbers 25–27☐
51Numbers 28–30☐
52Numbers 31–32☐
53Numbers 33–35☐
54Numbers 36 – Deuteronomy 2☐
55Deuteronomy 3–4☐
56Deuteronomy 5–7☐
57Deuteronomy 8–10☐
58Deuteronomy 11–13☐
59Deuteronomy 14–16☐
60Deuteronomy 17–20☐
61Deuteronomy 21–23☐
62Deuteronomy 24–27☐
Days 63–93
Reading plan: days 63–93
Day Date Reading Done
63Deuteronomy 28☐
64Deuteronomy 29–31☐
65Deuteronomy 32–33☐
66Deuteronomy 34 – Joshua 3☐
67Joshua 4–6☐
68Joshua 7–8☐
69Joshua 9–10☐
70Joshua 11–13☐
71Joshua 14–16☐
72Joshua 17–19☐
73Joshua 20–22☐
74Joshua 23 – Judges 1☐
75Judges 2–4☐
76Judges 5–6☐
77Judges 7–8☐
78Judges 9–10☐
79Judges 11–13☐
80Judges 14–16☐
81Judges 17–19☐
82Judges 20–21☐
83Ruth 1–3☐
84Ruth 4 – 1 Samuel 2☐
851 Samuel 3–6☐
861 Samuel 7–9☐
871 Samuel 10–12☐
881 Samuel 13–14☐
891 Samuel 15–16☐
901 Samuel 17–18☐
911 Samuel 19–21☐
921 Samuel 22–24☐
931 Samuel 25–26☐
Days 94–124
Reading plan: days 94–124
Day Date Reading Done
941 Samuel 27–30☐
951 Samuel 31 – 2 Samuel 2☐
962 Samuel 3–5☐
972 Samuel 6–9☐
982 Samuel 10–12☐
992 Samuel 13–14☐
1002 Samuel 15–17☐
1012 Samuel 18–19☐
1022 Samuel 20–22☐
1032 Samuel 23–24☐
1041 Kings 1–2☐
1051 Kings 3–5☐
1061 Kings 6–7☐
1071 Kings 8☐
1081 Kings 9–10☐
1091 Kings 11–12☐
1101 Kings 13–14☐
1111 Kings 15–16☐
1121 Kings 17–18☐
1131 Kings 19–20☐
1141 Kings 21–22☐
1152 Kings 1–3☐
1162 Kings 4–5☐
1172 Kings 6–8☐
1182 Kings 9–10☐
1192 Kings 11–13☐
1202 Kings 14–15☐
1212 Kings 16–17☐
1222 Kings 18–19☐
1232 Kings 20–22☐
1242 Kings 23–25☐
Days 125–155
Reading plan: days 125–155
Day Date Reading Done
1251 Chronicles 1–2☐
1261 Chronicles 3–5☐
1271 Chronicles 6–7☐
1281 Chronicles 8–10☐
1291 Chronicles 11–13☐
1301 Chronicles 14–16☐
1311 Chronicles 17–20☐
1321 Chronicles 21–23☐
1331 Chronicles 24–26☐
1341 Chronicles 27–29☐
1352 Chronicles 1–4☐
1362 Chronicles 5–7☐
1372 Chronicles 8–11☐
1382 Chronicles 12–15☐
1392 Chronicles 16–19☐
1402 Chronicles 20–22☐
1412 Chronicles 23–25☐
1422 Chronicles 26–28☐
1432 Chronicles 29–30☐
1442 Chronicles 31–33☐
1452 Chronicles 34–35☐
1462 Chronicles 36 – Ezra 2☐
147Ezra 3–6☐
148Ezra 7–9☐
149Ezra 10 – Nehemiah 2☐
150Nehemiah 3–5☐
151Nehemiah 6–8☐
152Nehemiah 9–10☐
153Nehemiah 11–12☐
154Nehemiah 13 – Esther 2☐
155Esther 3–7☐
Days 156–186
Reading plan: days 156–186
Day Date Reading Done
156Esther 8 – Job 1☐
157Job 2–6☐
158Job 7–11☐
159Job 12–16☐
160Job 17–21☐
161Job 22–28☐
162Job 29–32☐
163Job 33–36☐
164Job 37–40☐
165Job 41 – Psalms 6☐
166Psalms 7–15☐
167Psalms 16–20☐
168Psalms 21–27☐
169Psalms 28–34☐
170Psalms 35–38☐
171Psalms 39–44☐
172Psalms 45–50☐
173Psalms 51–57☐
174Psalms 58–65☐
175Psalms 66–70☐
176Psalms 71–75☐
177Psalms 76–79☐
178Psalms 80–86☐
179Psalms 87–91☐
180Psalms 92–101☐
181Psalms 102–105☐
182Psalms 106–109☐
183Psalms 110–118☐
184Psalms 119☐
185Psalms 120–134☐
186Psalms 135–141☐
Days 187–217
Reading plan: days 187–217
Day Date Reading Done
187Psalms 142–149☐
188Psalms 150 – Proverbs 4☐
189Proverbs 5–9☐
190Proverbs 10–13☐
191Proverbs 14–17☐
192Proverbs 18–21☐
193Proverbs 22–24☐
194Proverbs 25–28☐
195Proverbs 29 – Ecclesiastes 1☐
196Ecclesiastes 2–5☐
197Ecclesiastes 6–9☐
198Ecclesiastes 10 – Song of Solomon 3☐
199Song of Solomon 4–8☐
200Isaiah 1–3☐
201Isaiah 4–7☐
202Isaiah 8–10☐
203Isaiah 11–14☐
204Isaiah 15–20☐
205Isaiah 21–24☐
206Isaiah 25–28☐
207Isaiah 29–31☐
208Isaiah 32–35☐
209Isaiah 36–38☐
210Isaiah 39–41☐
211Isaiah 42–44☐
212Isaiah 45–48☐
213Isaiah 49–51☐
214Isaiah 52–55☐
215Isaiah 56–59☐
216Isaiah 60–64☐
217Isaiah 65 – Jeremiah 1☐
Days 218–248
Reading plan: days 218–248
Day Date Reading Done
218Jeremiah 2–3☐
219Jeremiah 4–5☐
220Jeremiah 6–8☐
221Jeremiah 9–11☐
222Jeremiah 12–14☐
223Jeremiah 15–17☐
224Jeremiah 18–21☐
225Jeremiah 22–23☐
226Jeremiah 24–26☐
227Jeremiah 27–29☐
228Jeremiah 30–31☐
229Jeremiah 32–33☐
230Jeremiah 34–36☐
231Jeremiah 37–39☐
232Jeremiah 40–42☐
233Jeremiah 43–45☐
234Jeremiah 46–48☐
235Jeremiah 49–50☐
236Jeremiah 51☐
237Jeremiah 52 – Lamentations 1☐
238Lamentations 2–4☐
239Lamentations 5 – Ezekiel 3☐
240Ezekiel 4–7☐
241Ezekiel 8–11☐
242Ezekiel 12–14☐
243Ezekiel 15–16☐
244Ezekiel 17–19☐
245Ezekiel 20–21☐
246Ezekiel 22–23☐
247Ezekiel 24–26☐
248Ezekiel 27–29☐
Days 249–279
Reading plan: days 249–279
Day Date Reading Done
249Ezekiel 30–32☐
250Ezekiel 33–35☐
251Ezekiel 36–37☐
252Ezekiel 38–39☐
253Ezekiel 40–41☐
254Ezekiel 42–44☐
255Ezekiel 45–46☐
256Ezekiel 47 – Daniel 1☐
257Daniel 2–3☐
258Daniel 4–5☐
259Daniel 6–7☐
260Daniel 8–10☐
261Daniel 11 – Hosea 1☐
262Hosea 2–7☐
263Hosea 8–12☐
264Hosea 13 – Joel 2☐
265Joel 3 – Amos 4☐
266Amos 5–8☐
267Amos 9 – Jonah 3☐
268Jonah 4 – Micah 4☐
269Micah 5 – Nahum 1☐
270Nahum 2 – Habakkuk 2☐
271Habakkuk 3 – Zephaniah 3☐
272Haggai 1 – Zechariah 3☐
273Zechariah 4–8☐
274Zechariah 9–12☐
275Zechariah 13 – Malachi 2☐
276Malachi 3 – Matthew 2☐
277Matthew 3–5☐
278Matthew 6–8☐
279Matthew 9–10☐
Days 280–310
Reading plan: days 280–310
Day Date Reading Done
280Matthew 11–12☐
281Matthew 13–14☐
282Matthew 15–17☐
283Matthew 18–20☐
284Matthew 21–22☐
285Matthew 23–24☐
286Matthew 25–26☐
287Matthew 27–28☐
288Mark 1–3☐
289Mark 4–5☐
290Mark 6–7☐
291Mark 8–9☐
292Mark 10–11☐
293Mark 12–13☐
294Mark 14–15☐
295Mark 16 – Luke 1☐
296Luke 2–3☐
297Luke 4–5☐
298Luke 6–7☐
299Luke 8☐
300Luke 9☐
301Luke 10–11☐
302Luke 12–13☐
303Luke 14–16☐
304Luke 17–18☐
305Luke 19–20☐
306Luke 21–22☐
307Luke 23–24☐
308John 1–3☐
309John 4–5☐
310John 6–7☐
Days 311–341
Reading plan: days 311–341
Day Date Reading Done
311John 8–9☐
312John 10–11☐
313John 12–13☐
314John 14–16☐
315John 17–18☐
316John 19–20☐
317John 21 – Acts 2☐
318Acts 3–5☐
319Acts 6–7☐
320Acts 8–9☐
321Acts 10–12☐
322Acts 13–14☐
323Acts 15–16☐
324Acts 17–18☐
325Acts 19–20☐
326Acts 21–22☐
327Acts 23–25☐
328Acts 26–27☐
329Acts 28 – Romans 2☐
330Romans 3–5☐
331Romans 6–8☐
332Romans 9–11☐
333Romans 12–15☐
334Romans 16 – 1 Corinthians 3☐
3351 Corinthians 4–7☐
3361 Corinthians 8–10☐
3371 Corinthians 11–13☐
3381 Corinthians 14–15☐
3391 Corinthians 16 – 2 Corinthians 4☐
3402 Corinthians 5–8☐
3412 Corinthians 9–12☐
Days 342–365
Reading plan: days 342–365
Day Date Reading Done
3422 Corinthians 13 – Galatians 3☐
343Galatians 4 – Ephesians 1☐
344Ephesians 2–5☐
345Ephesians 6 – Philippians 3☐
346Philippians 4 – Colossians 3☐
347Colossians 4 – 1 Thessalonians 4☐
3481 Thessalonians 5 – 1 Timothy 1☐
3491 Timothy 2–6☐
3502 Timothy 1 – Titus 1☐
351Titus 2 – Hebrews 2☐
352Hebrews 3–7☐
353Hebrews 8–10☐
354Hebrews 11–13☐
355James 1–4☐
356James 5 – 1 Peter 3☐
3571 Peter 4 – 2 Peter 2☐
3582 Peter 3 – 1 John 3☐
3591 John 4 – Jude 1☐
360Revelation 1–3☐
361Revelation 4–8☐
362Revelation 9–12☐
363Revelation 13–16☐
364Revelation 17–19☐
365Revelation 20–22☐

Three ways to read the Bible in a year

The three common approaches change the order, not the amount: each takes you through the same 1,189 chapters once.

Plan Reading order A good fit for What to expect In this calendar
Straight through Genesis to Revelation in book order Readers who want to follow the Bible as printed Leviticus begins on day 30; you reach Matthew on day 276 Straight through above
Old and New Testaments in parallel Old Testament and New Testament through day 260; Old Testament and Psalms from day 261 Most readers, including beginners trying the whole Bible You follow two threads at once Parallel above
Chronological Passages arranged by the events they describe, such as Job near Genesis and David's psalms near his story Readers who already know the books and want to connect their history The sequence requires frequent jumps and varies between editors Not in this calendar

We suggest Parallel for a first full read-through. Gospels and letters sit alongside the harder Old Testament passages, giving you another way into the day's reading. Robert Murray M'Cheyne's well-known plan also combines different parts of Scripture, though it reads the New Testament and Psalms twice in a year.

If you have never read a whole book of the Bible, a year can feel like a large first commitment. Try our seven-day plan for the Gospel of John first, then return when a daily rhythm feels familiar.

How long does it take each day?

Choosing a narrator for Bible audio

The average is 3.3 chapters a day. These are the lengths of complete, 66-book English recordings available in Bible Garden, divided by 365 days:

Translation and narrator Full recording Average per day
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), Bob Souer 68.7 hours 11.3 minutes
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), David 78.8 hours 12.9 minutes
World English Bible, US edition (WEBUS), Winfred Henson 83.6 hours 13.7 minutes
World English Bible, British edition (WEBBE), eBible.org, narrator uncredited 65.8 hours 10.8 minutes

Winfred Henson's WEBUS recording is in the public domain. The calendar days were balanced against Bob Souer's BSB audio, so an individual day may take more or less time with another narrator. These averages count playback only; leave extra time for pauses and reflection.

Slow down and pay attention

Adjusting pauses between verses during playback

A one-year goal can turn reading into a race to check off chapters. If a verse holds your attention, read it again. Taking an extra week is better than rushing through passages you want to understand.

Ways to make room for that attention:

  • Pause the audio. In Bible Garden, you can add a pause after each verse, paragraph, or section, for a few seconds or until you resume playback.
  • Ask one question. What does this passage say about God? What does it reveal about people? What might you carry into today?
  • Reflect with Lampada. In our app Lampada, set a topic—for example, reflect on today's chapters or a passage that stayed with you. The app asks guiding questions, suggests related Scripture passages, and saves your thoughts in a private journal.

How to listen to the Bible in a year

Bible Garden audio player on the iPhone lock screen

Audio makes it easier to keep reading on a busy day: listen on a walk, during a commute, or while doing chores. Bible Garden is a free app for iPhone and iPad:

  • Chapters play in sequence. The next chapter of the same book starts automatically; open the day's second reading separately. You can control playback from the lock screen.
  • Choose a narrator. BSB has recordings by Bob Souer and David. WEBUS is read by Winfred Henson; the WEBBE recording from eBible.org has no named narrator.
  • Follow your progress. A chapter is marked complete after its audio ends or you finish reading its text. The app shows progress by book and across the whole Bible.

The reading plan itself is on this page: Bible Garden does not have built-in reading plans. Use the calendar to choose today's chapters and the app to read, listen, and track what you finish.

Multi Reading: hear each verse in two translations

Choosing two translations for Multi Reading

Multi Reading is Bible Garden's key feature. Build a sequence of steps—reading (translation and narrator), pause, then another reading—and the app plays it verse by verse. You can also group the steps by paragraph or chapter, in two translations of one language or in two different languages.

For an English comparison, try BSB with Bob Souer, a short pause, then WEBUS with Winfred Henson. Hearing the same verse in different words can make you notice a detail you missed the first time. Without pauses, the two English recordings add up to about 25 minutes per day on this plan; add as much time as you need to think.

Read the Bible in two languages

Multi Reading plays a verse in two translations

You can also pair English with Russian or Ukrainian. In Multi Reading, a verse plays in one language and then in the other; on screen, the matching verse appears beneath it. That can help a bilingual family read together or give a language learner a familiar passage to compare. The screen here shows John 1 in Russian (the Kulakov translation, BTI) and English (BSB, Bob Souer).

An English and Russian pairing takes about 28–31 minutes of audio a day with BSB and a Russian recording by Ilya Prudovsky or Nikita Semyonov-Prozorovsky—about half an hour before pauses. If you need a shorter session, use Multi Reading for just one of the day's two readings, perhaps the New Testament.

How to keep going through the year

Bible reading progress by book and overall

Leviticus and Numbers can slow a first-time reader down; so can missing a week and feeling you must catch up. A few habits help:

  • Pick a regular moment. Read with your morning coffee, on the train, or before bed.
  • Missed a day? Resume where you stopped. Set the start date to today minus the number of days you have completed, so your next unread day falls on today and the remaining readings get new dates. You may finish later than planned, and that is fine.
  • Switch between text and audio. Read at home and listen when you are out.
  • Notice what you have finished. Marks on a printed calendar or the app's progress percentage show how far you have come.
  • Read with someone. A friend or church group can follow the same plan and talk through difficult passages together.

Reading Scripture regularly has a long history. Acts describes the people of Berea this way:

Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

— Acts 17:11, BSB

Frequently asked questions

What is the 365 day plan for reading the Bible?

It divides all 1,189 chapters in the 66-book calendar into daily readings. Choose Parallel for Old Testament plus New Testament through day 260, then Old Testament plus Psalms; choose Straight through for Genesis to Revelation. Set any start date in the calendar above and print it if you like.

Can the Bible be read in a year?

Yes. The calendar averages 3.3 chapters a day. It is a guide, not a deadline: if you need longer with a passage or miss a day, continue from where you stopped. Beginners may find it easier to start with one week in John.

How long does it take to read the Bible?

Listening to all 66 books takes 68.7 hours with Bob Souer's BSB, 78.8 hours with David's BSB, 83.6 hours with Winfred Henson's WEBUS, or 65.8 hours with the uncredited WEBBE narrator. Over a year that is about 10.8–13.7 minutes per day before pauses. Silent reading time varies with your pace.

Can I listen to the Bible in a year?

Yes. Use the same daily calendar and listen in Bible Garden on iPhone or iPad. The next chapter in the same book plays automatically; open the day's second reading separately. The app tracks completed chapters, while the reading plan stays on this page.