
If you want to build a habit of daily Bible reading, it often doesn’t help to begin with a plan written for people who already have the time and the rhythm of daily reading baked into their day. This plan is designed to be a runway to help you slowly establish the habit in your life. It starts slow, with just five or six minutes of reading in the morning, and gradually picks up speed over the first six months, until it settles into a comfortable cruising pace of about twelve to thirteen minutes a morning for the rest of the year.
Each day pairs that morning reading with a shorter evening reading, so the Word frames both ends of the day, and together they carry you through the whole Bible across the year.
The Morning Reading
Works steadily through the whole of Scripture, every book outside Psalms and Proverbs, in the early-church reading order described below. Readings begin as a single short chapter and lengthen gradually as the months go on.
The Evening Reading
A single psalm each night (Psalm 119 divided across two evenings), then on through the chapters of Proverbs, and back again to Psalm 1, so the Psalms grow familiar through the rhythm of the year.
The morning reading follows the “Scriptures of the Early Church” strategy, ordering the books roughly as the early church would have encountered them: the Old Testament in the traditional Jewish order of the books (the TaNaK), and the New Testament in the order the books appear to have been written, as best we can tell today.
The Plan
Tap any range to open it. Each day lists the morning and evening reading.
Days 1–30Genesis
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 1 | Genesis 1 | Psalm 1 |
| 2 | Genesis 2-3 | Psalm 2 |
| 3 | Genesis 4-5 | Psalm 3 |
| 4 | Genesis 6-7 | Psalm 4 |
| 5 | Genesis 8-9 | Psalm 5 |
| 6 | Genesis 10-11 | Psalm 6 |
| 7 | Genesis 12-13 | Psalm 7 |
| 8 | Genesis 14-15 | Psalm 8 |
| 9 | Genesis 16-17 | Psalm 9 |
| 10 | Genesis 18 | Psalm 10 |
| 11 | Genesis 19 | Psalm 11 |
| 12 | Genesis 20-21 | Psalm 12 |
| 13 | Genesis 22-23 | Psalm 13 |
| 14 | Genesis 24 | Psalm 14 |
| 15 | Genesis 25 | Psalm 15 |
| 16 | Genesis 26 | Psalm 16 |
| 17 | Genesis 27 | Psalm 17 |
| 18 | Genesis 28-29 | Psalm 18 |
| 19 | Genesis 30 | Psalm 19 |
| 20 | Genesis 31 | Psalm 20 |
| 21 | Genesis 32-33 | Psalm 21 |
| 22 | Genesis 34-35 | Psalm 22 |
| 23 | Genesis 36 | Psalm 23 |
| 24 | Genesis 37 | Psalm 24 |
| 25 | Genesis 38 | Psalm 25 |
| 26 | Genesis 39-40 | Psalm 26 |
| 27 | Genesis 41 | Psalm 27 |
| 28 | Genesis 42 | Psalm 28 |
| 29 | Genesis 43 | Psalm 29 |
| 30 | Genesis 44 | Psalm 30 |
Days 31–60Genesis – Leviticus
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 31 | Genesis 45-46 | Psalm 31 |
| 32 | Genesis 47-48 | Psalm 32 |
| 33 | Genesis 49-50 | Psalm 33 |
| 34 | Exodus 1-2 | Psalm 34 |
| 35 | Exodus 3-4 | Psalm 35 |
| 36 | Exodus 5-6 | Psalm 36 |
| 37 | Exodus 7-8 | Psalm 37 |
| 38 | Exodus 9 | Psalm 38 |
| 39 | Exodus 10-11 | Psalm 39 |
| 40 | Exodus 12 | Psalm 40 |
| 41 | Exodus 13-14 | Psalm 41 |
| 42 | Exodus 15 | Psalm 42 |
| 43 | Exodus 16-17 | Psalm 43 |
| 44 | Exodus 18-19 | Psalm 44 |
| 45 | Exodus 20-21 | Psalm 45 |
| 46 | Exodus 22-23 | Psalm 46 |
| 47 | Exodus 24-25 | Psalm 47 |
| 48 | Exodus 26-27 | Psalm 48 |
| 49 | Exodus 28 | Psalm 49 |
| 50 | Exodus 29 | Psalm 50 |
| 51 | Exodus 30-31 | Psalm 51 |
| 52 | Exodus 32 | Psalm 52 |
| 53 | Exodus 33-34 | Psalm 53 |
| 54 | Exodus 35-36 | Psalm 54 |
| 55 | Exodus 37-38 | Psalm 55 |
| 56 | Exodus 39-40 | Psalm 56 |
| 57 | Leviticus 1-3 | Psalm 57 |
| 58 | Leviticus 4-5 | Psalm 58 |
| 59 | Leviticus 6-7 | Psalm 59 |
| 60 | Leviticus 8-9 | Psalm 60 |
Days 61–90Leviticus – Deuteronomy
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 61 | Leviticus 10-11 | Psalm 61 |
| 62 | Leviticus 12-13 | Psalm 62 |
| 63 | Leviticus 14 | Psalm 63 |
| 64 | Leviticus 15-16 | Psalm 64 |
| 65 | Leviticus 17-18 | Psalm 65 |
| 66 | Leviticus 19-20 | Psalm 66 |
| 67 | Leviticus 21-22 | Psalm 67 |
| 68 | Leviticus 23-24 | Psalm 68 |
| 69 | Leviticus 25 | Psalm 69 |
| 70 | Leviticus 26-27 | Psalm 70 |
| 71 | Numbers 1 | Psalm 71 |
| 72 | Numbers 2-3 | Psalm 72 |
| 73 | Numbers 4 | Psalm 73 |
| 74 | Numbers 5-6 | Psalm 74 |
| 75 | Numbers 7 | Psalm 75 |
| 76 | Numbers 8-9 | Psalm 76 |
| 77 | Numbers 10-11 | Psalm 77 |
| 78 | Numbers 12-13 | Psalm 78 |
| 79 | Numbers 14-15 | Psalm 79 |
| 80 | Numbers 16-17 | Psalm 80 |
| 81 | Numbers 18-19 | Psalm 81 |
| 82 | Numbers 20-21 | Psalm 82 |
| 83 | Numbers 22-23 | Psalm 83 |
| 84 | Numbers 24-25 | Psalm 84 |
| 85 | Numbers 26-27 | Psalm 85 |
| 86 | Numbers 28-29 | Psalm 86 |
| 87 | Numbers 30-31 | Psalm 87 |
| 88 | Numbers 32-33 | Psalm 88 |
| 89 | Numbers 34-36 | Psalm 89 |
| 90 | Deuteronomy 1 | Psalm 90 |
Days 91–120Deuteronomy – Judges
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 91 | Deuteronomy 2-3 | Psalm 91 |
| 92 | Deuteronomy 4-5 | Psalm 92 |
| 93 | Deuteronomy 6-8 | Psalm 93 |
| 94 | Deuteronomy 9-10 | Psalm 94 |
| 95 | Deuteronomy 11-12 | Psalm 95 |
| 96 | Deuteronomy 13-15 | Psalm 96 |
| 97 | Deuteronomy 16-18 | Psalm 97 |
| 98 | Deuteronomy 19-21 | Psalm 98 |
| 99 | Deuteronomy 22-24 | Psalm 99 |
| 100 | Deuteronomy 25-27 | Psalm 100 |
| 101 | Deuteronomy 28 | Psalm 101 |
| 102 | Deuteronomy 29-30 | Psalm 102 |
| 103 | Deuteronomy 31-32 | Psalm 103 |
| 104 | Deuteronomy 33-34 | Psalm 104 |
| 105 | Joshua 1-3 | Psalm 105 |
| 106 | Joshua 4-6 | Psalm 106 |
| 107 | Joshua 7-8 | Psalm 107 |
| 108 | Joshua 9-10 | Psalm 108 |
| 109 | Joshua 11-13 | Psalm 109 |
| 110 | Joshua 14-15 | Psalm 110 |
| 111 | Joshua 16-18 | Psalm 111 |
| 112 | Joshua 19-20 | Psalm 112 |
| 113 | Joshua 21-22 | Psalm 113 |
| 114 | Joshua 23-24 | Psalm 114 |
| 115 | Judges 1-2 | Psalm 115 |
| 116 | Judges 3-4 | Psalm 116 |
| 117 | Judges 5-6 | Psalm 117 |
| 118 | Judges 7-8 | Psalm 118 |
| 119 | Judges 9-10 | Psalm 119:1-88 |
| 120 | Judges 11-12 | Psalm 119:89-176 |
Days 121–150Judges – 1 Kings
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 121 | Judges 13-15 | Psalm 120 |
| 122 | Judges 16-17 | Psalm 121 |
| 123 | Judges 18-19 | Psalm 122 |
| 124 | Judges 20-21 | Psalm 123 |
| 125 | 1 Samuel 1-2 | Psalm 124 |
| 126 | 1 Samuel 3-6 | Psalm 125 |
| 127 | 1 Samuel 7-9 | Psalm 126 |
| 128 | 1 Samuel 10-12 | Psalm 127 |
| 129 | 1 Samuel 13-14 | Psalm 128 |
| 130 | 1 Samuel 15-16 | Psalm 129 |
| 131 | 1 Samuel 17-18 | Psalm 130 |
| 132 | 1 Samuel 19-20 | Psalm 131 |
| 133 | 1 Samuel 21-23 | Psalm 132 |
| 134 | 1 Samuel 24-25 | Psalm 133 |
| 135 | 1 Samuel 26-28 | Psalm 134 |
| 136 | 1 Samuel 29-31 | Psalm 135 |
| 137 | 2 Samuel 1-2 | Psalm 136 |
| 138 | 2 Samuel 3-5 | Psalm 137 |
| 139 | 2 Samuel 6-8 | Psalm 138 |
| 140 | 2 Samuel 9-11 | Psalm 139 |
| 141 | 2 Samuel 12-13 | Psalm 140 |
| 142 | 2 Samuel 14-15 | Psalm 141 |
| 143 | 2 Samuel 16-18 | Psalm 142 |
| 144 | 2 Samuel 19-20 | Psalm 143 |
| 145 | 2 Samuel 21-22 | Psalm 144 |
| 146 | 2 Samuel 23-24 | Psalm 145 |
| 147 | 1 Kings 1-2 | Psalm 146 |
| 148 | 1 Kings 3-5 | Psalm 147 |
| 149 | 1 Kings 6-7 | Psalm 148 |
| 150 | 1 Kings 8 | Psalm 149 |
Days 151–1801 Kings – Isaiah
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 151 | 1 Kings 9-10 | Psalm 150 |
| 152 | 1 Kings 11-12 | Proverbs 1 |
| 153 | 1 Kings 13-14 | Proverbs 2 |
| 154 | 1 Kings 15-16 | Proverbs 3 |
| 155 | 1 Kings 17-18 | Proverbs 4 |
| 156 | 1 Kings 19-20 | Proverbs 5 |
| 157 | 1 Kings 21-22 | Proverbs 6 |
| 158 | 2 Kings 1-3 | Proverbs 7 |
| 159 | 2 Kings 4-5 | Proverbs 8 |
| 160 | 2 Kings 6-8 | Proverbs 9 |
| 161 | 2 Kings 9-10 | Proverbs 10 |
| 162 | 2 Kings 11-13 | Proverbs 11 |
| 163 | 2 Kings 14-15 | Proverbs 12 |
| 164 | 2 Kings 16-17 | Proverbs 13 |
| 165 | 2 Kings 18-19 | Proverbs 14 |
| 166 | 2 Kings 20-22 | Proverbs 15 |
| 167 | 2 Kings 23-25 | Proverbs 16 |
| 168 | Isaiah 1-3 | Proverbs 17 |
| 169 | Isaiah 4-7 | Proverbs 18 |
| 170 | Isaiah 8-10 | Proverbs 19 |
| 171 | Isaiah 11-14 | Proverbs 20 |
| 172 | Isaiah 15-20 | Proverbs 21 |
| 173 | Isaiah 21-24 | Proverbs 22 |
| 174 | Isaiah 25-28 | Proverbs 23 |
| 175 | Isaiah 29-31 | Proverbs 24 |
| 176 | Isaiah 32-35 | Proverbs 25 |
| 177 | Isaiah 36-38 | Proverbs 26 |
| 178 | Isaiah 39-41 | Proverbs 27 |
| 179 | Isaiah 42-44 | Proverbs 28 |
| 180 | Isaiah 45-48 | Proverbs 29 |
Days 181–210Isaiah – Ezekiel
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 181 | Isaiah 49-51 | Proverbs 30 |
| 182 | Isaiah 52-55 | Proverbs 31 |
| 183 | Isaiah 56-59 | Psalm 1 |
| 184 | Isaiah 60-63 | Psalm 2 |
| 185 | Isaiah 64-66 | Psalm 3 |
| 186 | Jeremiah 1-3 | Psalm 4 |
| 187 | Jeremiah 4-5 | Psalm 5 |
| 188 | Jeremiah 6-8 | Psalm 6 |
| 189 | Jeremiah 9-11 | Psalm 7 |
| 190 | Jeremiah 12-14 | Psalm 8 |
| 191 | Jeremiah 15-17 | Psalm 9 |
| 192 | Jeremiah 18-21 | Psalm 10 |
| 193 | Jeremiah 22-24 | Psalm 11 |
| 194 | Jeremiah 25-27 | Psalm 12 |
| 195 | Jeremiah 28-30 | Psalm 13 |
| 196 | Jeremiah 31-32 | Psalm 14 |
| 197 | Jeremiah 33-35 | Psalm 15 |
| 198 | Jeremiah 36-38 | Psalm 16 |
| 199 | Jeremiah 39-41 | Psalm 17 |
| 200 | Jeremiah 42-45 | Psalm 18 |
| 201 | Jeremiah 46-48 | Psalm 19 |
| 202 | Jeremiah 49-50 | Psalm 20 |
| 203 | Jeremiah 51-52 | Psalm 21 |
| 204 | Ezekiel 1-3 | Psalm 22 |
| 205 | Ezekiel 4-7 | Psalm 23 |
| 206 | Ezekiel 8-11 | Psalm 24 |
| 207 | Ezekiel 12-14 | Psalm 25 |
| 208 | Ezekiel 15-16 | Psalm 26 |
| 209 | Ezekiel 17-19 | Psalm 27 |
| 210 | Ezekiel 20-21 | Psalm 28 |
Days 211–240Ezekiel – Job
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 211 | Ezekiel 22-23 | Psalm 29 |
| 212 | Ezekiel 24-26 | Psalm 30 |
| 213 | Ezekiel 27-29 | Psalm 31 |
| 214 | Ezekiel 30-32 | Psalm 32 |
| 215 | Ezekiel 33-35 | Psalm 33 |
| 216 | Ezekiel 36-38 | Psalm 34 |
| 217 | Ezekiel 39-40 | Psalm 35 |
| 218 | Ezekiel 41-43 | Psalm 36 |
| 219 | Ezekiel 44-45 | Psalm 37 |
| 220 | Ezekiel 46-48 | Psalm 38 |
| 221 | Hosea 1-7 | Psalm 39 |
| 222 | Hosea 8-14 | Psalm 40 |
| 223 | Joel 1-3 | Psalm 41 |
| 224 | Amos 1-4 | Psalm 42 |
| 225 | Amos 5-9 | Psalm 43 |
| 226 | Obadiah; Jonah 1-4 | Psalm 44 |
| 227 | Micah 1-3 | Psalm 45 |
| 228 | Micah 4-7 | Psalm 46 |
| 229 | Nahum 1-3; Habakkuk 1-3 | Psalm 47 |
| 230 | Zephaniah 1-3; Haggai 1-2 | Psalm 48 |
| 231 | Zechariah 1-6 | Psalm 49 |
| 232 | Zechariah 7-10 | Psalm 50 |
| 233 | Zechariah 11-14 | Psalm 51 |
| 234 | Malachi 1-4 | Psalm 52 |
| 235 | Job 1-5 | Psalm 53 |
| 236 | Job 6-11 | Psalm 54 |
| 237 | Job 12-17 | Psalm 55 |
| 238 | Job 18-22 | Psalm 56 |
| 239 | Job 23-29 | Psalm 57 |
| 240 | Job 30-33 | Psalm 58 |
Days 241–270Job – 1 Chronicles
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 241 | Job 34-38 | Psalm 59 |
| 242 | Job 39-42 | Psalm 60 |
| 243 | Song of Solomon 1-8 | Psalm 61 |
| 244 | Ruth 1-4 | Psalm 62 |
| 245 | Lamentations 1-2 | Psalm 63 |
| 246 | Lamentations 3-5 | Psalm 64 |
| 247 | Ecclesiastes 1-6 | Psalm 65 |
| 248 | Ecclesiastes 7-12 | Psalm 66 |
| 249 | Esther 1-4 | Psalm 67 |
| 250 | Esther 5-10 | Psalm 68 |
| 251 | Daniel 1-2 | Psalm 69 |
| 252 | Daniel 3-4 | Psalm 70 |
| 253 | Daniel 5-6 | Psalm 71 |
| 254 | Daniel 7-9 | Psalm 72 |
| 255 | Daniel 10-12 | Psalm 73 |
| 256 | Ezra 1-4 | Psalm 74 |
| 257 | Ezra 5-7 | Psalm 75 |
| 258 | Ezra 8-10 | Psalm 76 |
| 259 | Nehemiah 1-4 | Psalm 77 |
| 260 | Nehemiah 5-7 | Psalm 78 |
| 261 | Nehemiah 8-10 | Psalm 79 |
| 262 | Nehemiah 11-13 | Psalm 80 |
| 263 | 1 Chronicles 1-2 | Psalm 81 |
| 264 | 1 Chronicles 3-5 | Psalm 82 |
| 265 | 1 Chronicles 6-7 | Psalm 83 |
| 266 | 1 Chronicles 8-10 | Psalm 84 |
| 267 | 1 Chronicles 11-13 | Psalm 85 |
| 268 | 1 Chronicles 14-16 | Psalm 86 |
| 269 | 1 Chronicles 17-20 | Psalm 87 |
| 270 | 1 Chronicles 21-23 | Psalm 88 |
Days 271–3001 Chronicles – 2 Corinthians
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 271 | 1 Chronicles 24-26 | Psalm 89 |
| 272 | 1 Chronicles 27-29 | Psalm 90 |
| 273 | 2 Chronicles 1-5 | Psalm 91 |
| 274 | 2 Chronicles 6-8 | Psalm 92 |
| 275 | 2 Chronicles 9-12 | Psalm 93 |
| 276 | 2 Chronicles 13-17 | Psalm 94 |
| 277 | 2 Chronicles 18-20 | Psalm 95 |
| 278 | 2 Chronicles 21-24 | Psalm 96 |
| 279 | 2 Chronicles 25-28 | Psalm 97 |
| 280 | 2 Chronicles 29-30 | Psalm 98 |
| 281 | 2 Chronicles 31-33 | Psalm 99 |
| 282 | 2 Chronicles 34-36 | Psalm 100 |
| 283 | Mark 1-3 | Psalm 101 |
| 284 | Mark 4-5 | Psalm 102 |
| 285 | Mark 6-8 | Psalm 103 |
| 286 | Mark 9-10 | Psalm 104 |
| 287 | Mark 11-13 | Psalm 105 |
| 288 | Mark 14-16 | Psalm 106 |
| 289 | Galatians 1-3 | Psalm 107 |
| 290 | Galatians 4-6 | Psalm 108 |
| 291 | James 1-5 | Psalm 109 |
| 292 | 1 Thessalonians 1-5 | Psalm 110 |
| 293 | 2 Thessalonians 1-3 | Psalm 111 |
| 294 | 1 Corinthians 1-5 | Psalm 112 |
| 295 | 1 Corinthians 6-9 | Psalm 113 |
| 296 | 1 Corinthians 10-13 | Psalm 114 |
| 297 | 1 Corinthians 14-16 | Psalm 115 |
| 298 | 2 Corinthians 1-4 | Psalm 116 |
| 299 | 2 Corinthians 5-9 | Psalm 117 |
| 300 | 2 Corinthians 10-13 | Psalm 118 |
Days 301–330Luke – Ephesians
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 301 | Luke 1-2 | Psalm 119:1-88 |
| 302 | Luke 3-4 | Psalm 119:89-176 |
| 303 | Luke 5-6 | Psalm 120 |
| 304 | Luke 7-8 | Psalm 121 |
| 305 | Luke 9-10 | Psalm 122 |
| 306 | Luke 11-12 | Psalm 123 |
| 307 | Luke 13-15 | Psalm 124 |
| 308 | Luke 16-18 | Psalm 125 |
| 309 | Luke 19-20 | Psalm 126 |
| 310 | Luke 21-22 | Psalm 127 |
| 311 | Luke 23-24 | Psalm 128 |
| 312 | Romans 1-3 | Psalm 129 |
| 313 | Romans 4-6 | Psalm 130 |
| 314 | Romans 7-9 | Psalm 131 |
| 315 | Romans 10-12 | Psalm 132 |
| 316 | Romans 13-16 | Psalm 133 |
| 317 | Philemon; Colossians 1-4 | Psalm 134 |
| 318 | Philippians 1-4 | Psalm 135 |
| 319 | Acts 1-3 | Psalm 136 |
| 320 | Acts 4-6 | Psalm 137 |
| 321 | Acts 7-8 | Psalm 138 |
| 322 | Acts 9-10 | Psalm 139 |
| 323 | Acts 11-13 | Psalm 140 |
| 324 | Acts 14-16 | Psalm 141 |
| 325 | Acts 17-19 | Psalm 142 |
| 326 | Acts 20-22 | Psalm 143 |
| 327 | Acts 23-25 | Psalm 144 |
| 328 | Acts 26-28 | Psalm 145 |
| 329 | Ephesians 1-2 | Psalm 146 |
| 330 | Ephesians 3-6 | Psalm 147 |
Days 331–360Titus – 3 John
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 331 | Titus 1-3 | Psalm 148 |
| 332 | 1 Timothy 1-6 | Psalm 149 |
| 333 | 2 Timothy 1-4 | Psalm 150 |
| 334 | Hebrews 1-6 | Proverbs 1 |
| 335 | Hebrews 7-10 | Proverbs 2 |
| 336 | Hebrews 11-13 | Proverbs 3 |
| 337 | Matthew 1-4 | Proverbs 4 |
| 338 | Matthew 5-6 | Proverbs 5 |
| 339 | Matthew 7-9 | Proverbs 6 |
| 340 | Matthew 10-12 | Proverbs 7 |
| 341 | Matthew 13-14 | Proverbs 8 |
| 342 | Matthew 15-17 | Proverbs 9 |
| 343 | Matthew 18-20 | Proverbs 10 |
| 344 | Matthew 21-22 | Proverbs 11 |
| 345 | Matthew 23-24 | Proverbs 12 |
| 346 | Matthew 25-26 | Proverbs 13 |
| 347 | Matthew 27-28 | Proverbs 14 |
| 348 | 1 Peter 1-5 | Proverbs 15 |
| 349 | Jude; 2 Peter 1-3 | Proverbs 16 |
| 350 | John 1-3 | Proverbs 17 |
| 351 | John 4-5 | Proverbs 18 |
| 352 | John 6-7 | Proverbs 19 |
| 353 | John 8-9 | Proverbs 20 |
| 354 | John 10-11 | Proverbs 21 |
| 355 | John 12-13 | Proverbs 22 |
| 356 | John 14-16 | Proverbs 23 |
| 357 | John 17-18 | Proverbs 24 |
| 358 | John 19-21 | Proverbs 25 |
| 359 | 1 John 1-5 | Proverbs 26 |
| 360 | 2 John; 3 John | Proverbs 27 |
Days 361–365Revelation
| Day | Morning | Evening |
| 361 | Revelation 1-4 | Proverbs 28 |
| 362 | Revelation 5-9 | Proverbs 29 |
| 363 | Revelation 10-14 | Proverbs 30 |
| 364 | Revelation 15-18 | Proverbs 31 |
| 365 | Revelation 19-22 | Psalm 1 |
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