Bible reading plan generator
Reading the whole Bible in a year takes about 9 min a day: 2,165 words, or 1 to 11 chapters, on each of 365 days. In 90 days it is 37 min a day. The New Testament alone takes 8 min a day for 90 days. The generator below builds a plan for any section and any number of days, with days of about equal length counted from the King James text.
9 min/day
In a year
2,165 words, 365 days
37 min/day
In 90 days
8,781 words a day
8 min/day
New Testament, 90 days
2,004 words a day
1,189
Chapters in the Bible
790,325 KJV words
Make your plan
Pick a section, how many days you want, and a start date. The plan keeps whole chapters together and balances the days by word count.
365 days: about 2,165 words a day, 9 min of silent reading, 1 to 11 chapters a day.
Lightest day 1,002 words (John 7), heaviest 3,420 (Joshua 8-10).
| Day | Date | Reading | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 1-3 | 9 min | |
| 2 | Genesis 4-7 | 10 min | |
| 3 | Genesis 8-11 | 10 min | |
| 4 | Genesis 12-15 | 9 min | |
| 5 | Genesis 16-18 | 8 min | |
| 6 | Genesis 19-21 | 10 min | |
| 7 | Genesis 22-23 | 5 min | |
| 8 | Genesis 24-25 | 11 min | |
| 9 | Genesis 26-28 | 12 min | |
| 10 | Genesis 29-30 | 8 min | |
| 11 | Genesis 31-32 | 9 min | |
| 12 | Genesis 33-35 | 8 min | |
| 13 | Genesis 36-38 | 11 min | |
| 14 | Genesis 39-41 | 11 min | |
| 15 | Genesis 42-43 | 8 min | |
| 16 | Genesis 44-45 | 7 min | |
| 17 | Genesis 46-48 | 10 min | |
| 18 | Genesis 49-50; Exodus 1 | 8 min | |
| 19 | Exodus 2-4 | 10 min | |
| 20 | Exodus 5-7 | 9 min | |
| 21 | Exodus 8-9 | 8 min | |
| 22 | Exodus 10-12 | 11 min | |
| 23 | Exodus 13-15 | 10 min | |
| 24 | Exodus 16-17 | 6 min | |
| 25 | Exodus 18-21 | 12 min | |
| 26 | Exodus 22-23 | 7 min | |
| 27 | Exodus 24-26 | 10 min | |
| 28 | Exodus 27-28 | 8 min | |
| 29 | Exodus 29-30 | 10 min | |
| 30 | Exodus 31-33 | 9 min | |
| 31 | Exodus 34-35 | 8 min | |
| 32 | Exodus 36-38 | 10 min | |
| 33 | Exodus 39-40; Leviticus 1 | 10 min | |
| 34 | Leviticus 2-4 | 9 min | |
| 35 | Leviticus 5-6 | 7 min | |
| 36 | Leviticus 7-9 | 11 min | |
| 37 | Leviticus 10-12 | 8 min | |
| 38 | Leviticus 13 | 8 min | |
| 39 | Leviticus 14-15 | 11 min | |
| 40 | Leviticus 16-18 | 10 min | |
| 41 | Leviticus 19-20 | 7 min | |
| 42 | Leviticus 21-23 | 11 min | |
| 43 | Leviticus 24-25 | 9 min | |
| 44 | Leviticus 26-27 | 9 min | |
| 45 | Numbers 1-2 | 9 min | |
| 46 | Numbers 3 | 5 min | |
| 47 | Numbers 4-6 | 13 min | |
| 48 | Numbers 7 | 8 min | |
| 49 | Numbers 8-10 | 10 min | |
| 50 | Numbers 11-13 | 9 min | |
| 51 | Numbers 14-15 | 9 min | |
| 52 | Numbers 16-17 | 7 min | |
| 53 | Numbers 18-20 | 11 min | |
| 54 | Numbers 21-22 | 9 min | |
| 55 | Numbers 23-25 | 8 min | |
| 56 | Numbers 26-27 | 9 min | |
| 57 | Numbers 28-30 | 9 min | |
| 58 | Numbers 31-32 | 9 min | |
| 59 | Numbers 33-35 | 11 min | |
| 60 | Numbers 36; Deuteronomy 1 | 7 min | |
| 61 | Deuteronomy 2-3 | 8 min | |
| 62 | Deuteronomy 4-5 | 10 min | |
| 63 | Deuteronomy 6-8 | 9 min | |
| 64 | Deuteronomy 9-11 | 11 min | |
| 65 | Deuteronomy 12-14 | 10 min | |
| 66 | Deuteronomy 15-17 | 9 min | |
| 67 | Deuteronomy 18-20 | 8 min | |
| 68 | Deuteronomy 21-23 | 10 min | |
| 69 | Deuteronomy 24-26 | 8 min | |
| 70 | Deuteronomy 27-28 | 11 min | |
| 71 | Deuteronomy 29-30 | 6 min | |
| 72 | Deuteronomy 31-32 | 10 min | |
| 73 | Deuteronomy 33-34; Joshua 1-2 | 10 min | |
| 74 | Joshua 3-5 | 8 min | |
| 75 | Joshua 6-7 | 8 min | |
| 76 | Joshua 8-10 | 14 min | |
| 77 | Joshua 11-12 | 5 min | |
| 78 | Joshua 13-15 | 10 min | |
| 79 | Joshua 16-19 | 11 min | |
| 80 | Joshua 20-21 | 6 min | |
| 81 | Joshua 22-24 | 12 min | |
| 82 | Judges 1-2 | 7 min | |
| 83 | Judges 3-5 | 10 min | |
| 84 | Judges 6-7 | 9 min | |
| 85 | Judges 8-9 | 11 min | |
| 86 | Judges 10-11 | 7 min | |
| 87 | Judges 12-14 | 8 min | |
| 88 | Judges 15-17 | 9 min | |
| 89 | Judges 18-19 | 9 min | |
| 90 | Judges 20-21 | 9 min | |
| 91 | Ruth 1-3 | 8 min | |
| 92 | Ruth 4; 1 Samuel 1-2 | 11 min | |
| 93 | 1 Samuel 3-5 | 7 min | |
| 94 | 1 Samuel 6-9 | 12 min | |
| 95 | 1 Samuel 10-12 | 9 min | |
| 96 | 1 Samuel 13-14 | 10 min | |
| 97 | 1 Samuel 15-16 | 7 min | |
| 98 | 1 Samuel 17-18 | 11 min | |
| 99 | 1 Samuel 19-20 | 8 min | |
| 100 | 1 Samuel 21-23 | 9 min | |
| 101 | 1 Samuel 24-25 | 9 min | |
| 102 | 1 Samuel 26-28 | 9 min | |
| 103 | 1 Samuel 29-31; 2 Samuel 1 | 10 min | |
| 104 | 2 Samuel 2-3 | 9 min | |
| 105 | 2 Samuel 4-6 | 7 min | |
| 106 | 2 Samuel 7-10 | 10 min | |
| 107 | 2 Samuel 11-12 | 8 min | |
| 108 | 2 Samuel 13-14 | 10 min | |
| 109 | 2 Samuel 15-17 | 12 min | |
| 110 | 2 Samuel 18-19 | 11 min | |
| 111 | 2 Samuel 20-21 | 7 min | |
| 112 | 2 Samuel 22-23 | 8 min | |
| 113 | 2 Samuel 24; 1 Kings 1 | 10 min | |
| 114 | 1 Kings 2-3 | 10 min | |
| 115 | 1 Kings 4-6 | 9 min | |
| 116 | 1 Kings 7 | 6 min | |
| 117 | 1 Kings 8-9 | 12 min | |
| 118 | 1 Kings 10-11 | 9 min | |
| 119 | 1 Kings 12-13 | 9 min | |
| 120 | 1 Kings 14-15 | 8 min | |
| 121 | 1 Kings 16-17 | 7 min | |
| 122 | 1 Kings 18-19 | 9 min | |
| 123 | 1 Kings 20-21 | 10 min | |
| 124 | 1 Kings 22; 2 Kings 1 | 9 min | |
| 125 | 2 Kings 2-3 | 7 min | |
| 126 | 2 Kings 4-5 | 10 min | |
| 127 | 2 Kings 6-8 | 12 min | |
| 128 | 2 Kings 9-10 | 10 min | |
| 129 | 2 Kings 11-12 | 6 min | |
| 130 | 2 Kings 13-15 | 12 min | |
| 131 | 2 Kings 16-17 | 8 min | |
| 132 | 2 Kings 18-19 | 10 min | |
| 133 | 2 Kings 20-22 | 9 min | |
| 134 | 2 Kings 23-24 | 9 min | |
| 135 | 2 Kings 25; 1 Chronicles 1 | 7 min | |
| 136 | 1 Chronicles 2-5 | 11 min | |
| 137 | 1 Chronicles 6-7 | 9 min | |
| 138 | 1 Chronicles 8-10 | 8 min | |
| 139 | 1 Chronicles 11-13 | 10 min | |
| 140 | 1 Chronicles 14-16 | 8 min | |
| 141 | 1 Chronicles 17-20 | 9 min | |
| 142 | 1 Chronicles 21-23 | 9 min | |
| 143 | 1 Chronicles 24-27 | 11 min | |
| 144 | 1 Chronicles 28-29 | 8 min | |
| 145 | 2 Chronicles 1-4 | 9 min | |
| 146 | 2 Chronicles 5-6 | 8 min | |
| 147 | 2 Chronicles 7-10 | 11 min | |
| 148 | 2 Chronicles 11-14 | 9 min | |
| 149 | 2 Chronicles 15-18 | 11 min | |
| 150 | 2 Chronicles 19-20 | 6 min | |
| 151 | 2 Chronicles 21-23 | 8 min | |
| 152 | 2 Chronicles 24-26 | 11 min | |
| 153 | 2 Chronicles 27-29 | 10 min | |
| 154 | 2 Chronicles 30-31 | 7 min | |
| 155 | 2 Chronicles 32-34 | 13 min | |
| 156 | 2 Chronicles 35-36 | 7 min | |
| 157 | Ezra 1-3 | 8 min | |
| 158 | Ezra 4-6 | 9 min | |
| 159 | Ezra 7-9 | 10 min | |
| 160 | Ezra 10; Nehemiah 1-2 | 9 min | |
| 161 | Nehemiah 3-5 | 9 min | |
| 162 | Nehemiah 6-8 | 10 min | |
| 163 | Nehemiah 9-10 | 8 min | |
| 164 | Nehemiah 11-12 | 7 min | |
| 165 | Nehemiah 13; Esther 1-2 | 10 min | |
| 166 | Esther 3-6 | 9 min | |
| 167 | Esther 7-10 | 9 min | |
| 168 | Job 1-5 | 9 min | |
| 169 | Job 6-10 | 9 min | |
| 170 | Job 11-16 | 10 min | |
| 171 | Job 17-21 | 9 min | |
| 172 | Job 22-27 | 8 min | |
| 173 | Job 28-32 | 10 min | |
| 174 | Job 33-36 | 8 min | |
| 175 | Job 37-41 | 10 min | |
| 176 | Job 42; Psalms 1-8 | 8 min | |
| 177 | Psalms 9-17 | 8 min | |
| 178 | Psalms 18-24 | 10 min | |
| 179 | Psalms 25-32 | 9 min | |
| 180 | Psalms 33-37 | 9 min | |
| 181 | Psalms 38-44 | 9 min | |
| 182 | Psalms 45-53 | 10 min | |
| 183 | Psalms 54-62 | 9 min | |
| 184 | Psalms 63-69 | 10 min | |
| 185 | Psalms 70-74 | 7 min | |
| 186 | Psalms 75-79 | 9 min | |
| 187 | Psalms 80-88 | 9 min | |
| 188 | Psalms 89-94 | 9 min | |
| 189 | Psalms 95-103 | 8 min | |
| 190 | Psalms 104-107 | 11 min | |
| 191 | Psalms 108-115 | 7 min | |
| 192 | Psalms 116-119 | 13 min | |
| 193 | Psalms 120-130 | 5 min | |
| 194 | Psalms 131-140 | 9 min | |
| 195 | Psalms 141-150 | 9 min | |
| 196 | Proverbs 1-5 | 9 min | |
| 197 | Proverbs 6-10 | 10 min | |
| 198 | Proverbs 11-14 | 8 min | |
| 199 | Proverbs 15-19 | 10 min | |
| 200 | Proverbs 20-23 | 9 min | |
| 201 | Proverbs 24-27 | 8 min | |
| 202 | Proverbs 28-31; Ecclesiastes 1 | 10 min | |
| 203 | Ecclesiastes 2-5 | 9 min | |
| 204 | Ecclesiastes 6-9 | 8 min | |
| 205 | Ecclesiastes 10-12; Song of Solomon 1-3 | 8 min | |
| 206 | Song of Solomon 4-8; Isaiah 1 | 10 min | |
| 207 | Isaiah 2-5 | 9 min | |
| 208 | Isaiah 6-9 | 9 min | |
| 209 | Isaiah 10-13 | 9 min | |
| 210 | Isaiah 14-17 | 8 min | |
| 211 | Isaiah 18-22 | 9 min | |
| 212 | Isaiah 23-26 | 8 min | |
| 213 | Isaiah 27-29 | 8 min | |
| 214 | Isaiah 30-33 | 10 min | |
| 215 | Isaiah 34-37 | 11 min | |
| 216 | Isaiah 38-40 | 7 min | |
| 217 | Isaiah 41-43 | 9 min | |
| 218 | Isaiah 44-46 | 8 min | |
| 219 | Isaiah 47-50 | 10 min | |
| 220 | Isaiah 51-54 | 9 min | |
| 221 | Isaiah 55-59 | 10 min | |
| 222 | Isaiah 60-63 | 8 min | |
| 223 | Isaiah 64-66; Jeremiah 1 | 10 min | |
| 224 | Jeremiah 2-3 | 8 min | |
| 225 | Jeremiah 4-6 | 11 min | |
| 226 | Jeremiah 7-8 | 7 min | |
| 227 | Jeremiah 9-11 | 9 min | |
| 228 | Jeremiah 12-15 | 11 min | |
| 229 | Jeremiah 16-18 | 9 min | |
| 230 | Jeremiah 19-21 | 7 min | |
| 231 | Jeremiah 22-24 | 10 min | |
| 232 | Jeremiah 25-26 | 8 min | |
| 233 | Jeremiah 27-29 | 10 min | |
| 234 | Jeremiah 30-31 | 8 min | |
| 235 | Jeremiah 32-33 | 10 min | |
| 236 | Jeremiah 34-36 | 11 min | |
| 237 | Jeremiah 37-39 | 9 min | |
| 238 | Jeremiah 40-42 | 9 min | |
| 239 | Jeremiah 43-45 | 8 min | |
| 240 | Jeremiah 46-48 | 9 min | |
| 241 | Jeremiah 49-50 | 11 min | |
| 242 | Jeremiah 51 | 8 min | |
| 243 | Jeremiah 52; Lamentations 1 | 8 min | |
| 244 | Lamentations 2-4 | 10 min | |
| 245 | Lamentations 5; Ezekiel 1-3 | 9 min | |
| 246 | Ezekiel 4-7 | 10 min | |
| 247 | Ezekiel 8-10 | 7 min | |
| 248 | Ezekiel 11-13 | 9 min | |
| 249 | Ezekiel 14-16 | 12 min | |
| 250 | Ezekiel 17-18 | 7 min | |
| 251 | Ezekiel 19-20 | 8 min | |
| 252 | Ezekiel 21-22 | 8 min | |
| 253 | Ezekiel 23-25 | 11 min | |
| 254 | Ezekiel 26-28 | 10 min | |
| 255 | Ezekiel 29-31 | 9 min | |
| 256 | Ezekiel 32-33 | 9 min | |
| 257 | Ezekiel 34-36 | 11 min | |
| 258 | Ezekiel 37-38 | 7 min | |
| 259 | Ezekiel 39-40 | 10 min | |
| 260 | Ezekiel 41-43 | 10 min | |
| 261 | Ezekiel 44-45 | 8 min | |
| 262 | Ezekiel 46-47 | 7 min | |
| 263 | Ezekiel 48; Daniel 1-2 | 13 min | |
| 264 | Daniel 3 | 4 min | |
| 265 | Daniel 4-5 | 10 min | |
| 266 | Daniel 6-8 | 11 min | |
| 267 | Daniel 9-10 | 7 min | |
| 268 | Daniel 11-12; Hosea 1 | 10 min | |
| 269 | Hosea 2-7 | 10 min | |
| 270 | Hosea 8-13 | 10 min | |
| 271 | Hosea 14; Joel 1-3 | 10 min | |
| 272 | Amos 1-5 | 10 min | |
| 273 | Amos 6-9 | 8 min | |
| 274 | Obadiah 1; Jonah 1-4; Micah 1 | 10 min | |
| 275 | Micah 2-6 | 9 min | |
| 276 | Micah 7; Nahum 1-3 | 8 min | |
| 277 | Habakkuk 1-3; Zephaniah 1-2 | 10 min | |
| 278 | Zephaniah 3; Haggai 1-2 | 7 min | |
| 279 | Zechariah 1-6 | 10 min | |
| 280 | Zechariah 7-10 | 9 min | |
| 281 | Zechariah 11-14; Malachi 1 | 11 min | |
| 282 | Malachi 2-4; Matthew 1 | 7 min | |
| 283 | Matthew 2-5 | 11 min | |
| 284 | Matthew 6-8 | 9 min | |
| 285 | Matthew 9-10 | 7 min | |
| 286 | Matthew 11-12 | 8 min | |
| 287 | Matthew 13-15 | 12 min | |
| 288 | Matthew 16-18 | 9 min | |
| 289 | Matthew 19-20 | 6 min | |
| 290 | Matthew 21-23 | 12 min | |
| 291 | Matthew 24-25 | 9 min | |
| 292 | Matthew 26 | 7 min | |
| 293 | Matthew 27-28; Mark 1 | 11 min | |
| 294 | Mark 2-4 | 10 min | |
| 295 | Mark 5-6 | 10 min | |
| 296 | Mark 7-8 | 7 min | |
| 297 | Mark 9-10 | 10 min | |
| 298 | Mark 11-12 | 8 min | |
| 299 | Mark 13-14 | 10 min | |
| 300 | Mark 15-16; Luke 1 | 12 min | |
| 301 | Luke 2 | 5 min | |
| 302 | Luke 3-4 | 9 min | |
| 303 | Luke 5-6 | 9 min | |
| 304 | Luke 7-8 | 11 min | |
| 305 | Luke 9-10 | 10 min | |
| 306 | Luke 11 | 6 min | |
| 307 | Luke 12-13 | 10 min | |
| 308 | Luke 14-16 | 10 min | |
| 309 | Luke 17-19 | 11 min | |
| 310 | Luke 20-21 | 7 min | |
| 311 | Luke 22-23 | 11 min | |
| 312 | Luke 24; John 1 | 9 min | |
| 313 | John 2-4 | 10 min | |
| 314 | John 5-6 | 11 min | |
| 315 | John 7 | 4 min | |
| 316 | John 8-10 | 13 min | |
| 317 | John 11-12 | 9 min | |
| 318 | John 13-14 | 7 min | |
| 319 | John 15-17 | 9 min | |
| 320 | John 18-20 | 11 min | |
| 321 | John 21; Acts 1-2 | 10 min | |
| 322 | Acts 3-4 | 6 min | |
| 323 | Acts 5-7 | 12 min | |
| 324 | Acts 8-9 | 8 min | |
| 325 | Acts 10-11 | 7 min | |
| 326 | Acts 12-14 | 11 min | |
| 327 | Acts 15-16 | 8 min | |
| 328 | Acts 17-19 | 10 min | |
| 329 | Acts 20-21 | 8 min | |
| 330 | Acts 22-24 | 10 min | |
| 331 | Acts 25-26 | 6 min | |
| 332 | Acts 27-28; Romans 1 | 11 min | |
| 333 | Romans 2-5 | 9 min | |
| 334 | Romans 6-8 | 8 min | |
| 335 | Romans 9-12 | 10 min | |
| 336 | Romans 13-16 | 9 min | |
| 337 | 1 Corinthians 1-5 | 10 min | |
| 338 | 1 Corinthians 6-8 | 7 min | |
| 339 | 1 Corinthians 9-12 | 11 min | |
| 340 | 1 Corinthians 13-15 | 10 min | |
| 341 | 1 Corinthians 16; 2 Corinthians 1-3 | 8 min | |
| 342 | 2 Corinthians 4-8 | 10 min | |
| 343 | 2 Corinthians 9-12 | 9 min | |
| 344 | 2 Corinthians 13; Galatians 1-3 | 8 min | |
| 345 | Galatians 4-6; Ephesians 1-2 | 10 min | |
| 346 | Ephesians 3-6 | 9 min | |
| 347 | Philippians 1-4 | 9 min | |
| 348 | Colossians 1-4; 1 Thessalonians 1 | 9 min | |
| 349 | 1 Thessalonians 2-5; 2 Thessalonians 1-2 | 9 min | |
| 350 | 2 Thessalonians 3; 1 Timothy 1-5 | 9 min | |
| 351 | 1 Timothy 6; 2 Timothy 1-4 | 9 min | |
| 352 | Titus 1-3; Philemon 1; Hebrews 1-2 | 9 min | |
| 353 | Hebrews 3-7 | 9 min | |
| 354 | Hebrews 8-10 | 8 min | |
| 355 | Hebrews 11-13; James 1 | 11 min | |
| 356 | James 2-5 | 7 min | |
| 357 | 1 Peter 1-5 | 10 min | |
| 358 | 2 Peter 1-3; 1 John 1 | 8 min | |
| 359 | 1 John 2-5; 2 John 1 | 11 min | |
| 360 | 3 John 1; Jude 1; Revelation 1-2 | 10 min | |
| 361 | Revelation 3-6 | 8 min | |
| 362 | Revelation 7-11 | 10 min | |
| 363 | Revelation 12-15 | 8 min | |
| 364 | Revelation 16-18 | 8 min | |
| 365 | Revelation 19-22 | 10 min |
Ready-made plans
Each plan has its own page with every day's reading, the word count and the time it takes.
- Read the Bible in a yearThe whole Bible, 365 days: 9 min a day, 2,165 words
- Read the Bible in 6 monthsThe whole Bible, 180 days: 18 min a day, 4,391 words
- Read the Bible in 90 daysThe whole Bible, 90 days: 37 min a day, 8,781 words
- Read the New Testament in 90 daysNew Testament, 90 days: 8 min a day, 2,004 words
- Read the New Testament in 30 daysNew Testament, 30 days: 25 min a day, 6,013 words
- Read the Old Testament in a yearOld Testament, 365 days: 7 min a day, 1,671 words
- Read the four Gospels in 30 daysThe four Gospels, 30 days: 12 min a day, 2,796 words
Bible reading plans: common questions
How long does it take to read the Bible in a year?
9 min a day at the average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The 365-day plan below averages 2,165 words and about 3.3 chapters a day, from John 7 (the lightest day, 1,002 words) to Joshua 8-10 (the heaviest, 3,420).
How do you make a Bible reading plan?
Choose what to read, how many days you have and a start date. The generator splits whole chapters of the King James Version into days of about equal length, so a day with long chapters has fewer of them. Copy the plan as text or print it.
Is it better to read the Bible in order or by topic?
Reading in order, Genesis to Revelation, shows the story as it unfolds, and the plans here use that order. If you want a theme instead, our topic pages collect verses on subjects like faith, hope and forgiveness.
What is the easiest way to read the Bible in 90 days?
Plan for about 37 min a day, 7 to 35 chapters. That is a heavy load: the 90-day Bible plan averages 8,781 words a day. Many readers choose the New Testament in 90 days instead, at 8 min a day.
Where should a new reader start?
The Gospel of Mark is the shortest Gospel, and the four Gospels take about 30 days at 2,800 words, roughly 12 minutes, a day. Many readers then continue through Acts and the letters.
Want the time for a single book? See how long it takes to read the Bible, or browse all 66 books.
Plans split whole chapters of the King James Version into days of about equal length. Words are counted from the full KJV text (apostrophes join a word, so LORD's is one word); minutes assume the average adult silent reading rate of 238 words a minute (Brysbaert 2019). A day is never shorter than one chapter or longer than the chapters that come nearest to the daily average. Data compiled 2026-10-03.