Read the Bible in 6 months
Read the Bible in 6 months: read about 6.6 chapters a day, 4,391 words or 18 min of silent reading. The whole Bible is 1,189 chapters and 790,325 King James words, so 180 days works out as 3 to 23 chapters a day, whole chapters only. Day 1 is Genesis 1-7 and day 180 is Revelation 16-22. The lightest day is 3,270 words (day 48, 1 Samuel 14-16) and the heaviest 5,187 words (day 151, Luke 9-12).
Read the Bible in 6 months: every day
Whole chapters in Bible order. Open a block of days to see the readings.
Days 1 to 30Genesis 1-7 onward
| Day | Reading | Words | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis 1-7 | 4,425 | 19 min |
| 2 | Genesis 8-15 | 4,419 | 19 min |
| 3 | Genesis 16-21 | 4,343 | 18 min |
| 4 | Genesis 22-26 | 4,588 | 19 min |
| 5 | Genesis 27-30 | 3,740 | 16 min |
| 6 | Genesis 31-36 | 5,031 | 21 min |
| 7 | Genesis 37-41 | 4,414 | 19 min |
| 8 | Genesis 42-46 | 4,290 | 18 min |
| 9 | Genesis 47-50; Exodus 1-2 | 4,171 | 18 min |
| 10 | Exodus 3-8 | 4,657 | 20 min |
| 11 | Exodus 9-13 | 4,373 | 18 min |
| 12 | Exodus 14-18 | 3,937 | 17 min |
| 13 | Exodus 19-24 | 4,266 | 18 min |
| 14 | Exodus 25-29 | 4,997 | 21 min |
| 15 | Exodus 30-34 | 4,215 | 18 min |
| 16 | Exodus 35-39 | 4,312 | 18 min |
| 17 | Exodus 40; Leviticus 1-5 | 4,224 | 18 min |
| 18 | Leviticus 6-10 | 4,187 | 18 min |
| 19 | Leviticus 11-14 | 4,948 | 21 min |
| 20 | Leviticus 15-19 | 4,194 | 18 min |
| 21 | Leviticus 20-24 | 4,076 | 17 min |
| 22 | Leviticus 25-27; Numbers 1 | 5,068 | 21 min |
| 23 | Numbers 2-5 | 4,433 | 19 min |
| 24 | Numbers 6-9 | 4,090 | 17 min |
| 25 | Numbers 10-14 | 4,254 | 18 min |
| 26 | Numbers 15-19 | 4,539 | 19 min |
| 27 | Numbers 20-24 | 4,328 | 18 min |
| 28 | Numbers 25-29 | 4,236 | 18 min |
| 29 | Numbers 30-34 | 4,307 | 18 min |
| 30 | Numbers 35-36; Deuteronomy 1-3 | 4,515 | 19 min |
Days 31 to 60Deuteronomy 4-8 onward
| Day | Reading | Words | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Deuteronomy 4-8 | 4,479 | 19 min |
| 32 | Deuteronomy 9-13 | 4,201 | 18 min |
| 33 | Deuteronomy 14-20 | 4,696 | 20 min |
| 34 | Deuteronomy 21-26 | 4,220 | 18 min |
| 35 | Deuteronomy 27-30 | 4,190 | 18 min |
| 36 | Deuteronomy 31-34; Joshua 1-2 | 4,815 | 20 min |
| 37 | Joshua 3-8 | 4,875 | 20 min |
| 38 | Joshua 9-12 | 3,408 | 14 min |
| 39 | Joshua 13-19 | 5,059 | 21 min |
| 40 | Joshua 20-24 | 4,282 | 18 min |
| 41 | Judges 1-5 | 4,030 | 17 min |
| 42 | Judges 6-9 | 4,913 | 21 min |
| 43 | Judges 10-15 | 4,229 | 18 min |
| 44 | Judges 16-19 | 3,636 | 15 min |
| 45 | Judges 20-21; Ruth 1-4 | 4,776 | 20 min |
| 46 | 1 Samuel 1-6 | 4,374 | 18 min |
| 47 | 1 Samuel 7-13 | 4,884 | 21 min |
| 48 | 1 Samuel 14-16 | 3,270 | 14 min |
| 49 | 1 Samuel 17-21 | 5,051 | 21 min |
| 50 | 1 Samuel 22-26 | 4,557 | 19 min |
| 51 | 1 Samuel 27-31; 2 Samuel 1-2 | 4,581 | 19 min |
| 52 | 2 Samuel 3-8 | 4,236 | 18 min |
| 53 | 2 Samuel 9-13 | 3,979 | 17 min |
| 54 | 2 Samuel 14-18 | 5,005 | 21 min |
| 55 | 2 Samuel 19-22 | 4,056 | 17 min |
| 56 | 2 Samuel 23-24; 1 Kings 1-2 | 4,758 | 20 min |
| 57 | 1 Kings 3-7 | 4,593 | 19 min |
| 58 | 1 Kings 8-10 | 3,805 | 16 min |
| 59 | 1 Kings 11-14 | 4,416 | 19 min |
| 60 | 1 Kings 15-19 | 4,801 | 20 min |
Days 61 to 901 Kings 20-22 onward
| Day | Reading | Words | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 1 Kings 20-22 | 3,927 | 17 min |
| 62 | 2 Kings 1-5 | 4,715 | 20 min |
| 63 | 2 Kings 6-9 | 4,008 | 17 min |
| 64 | 2 Kings 10-14 | 4,292 | 18 min |
| 65 | 2 Kings 15-18 | 4,225 | 18 min |
| 66 | 2 Kings 19-23 | 4,755 | 20 min |
| 67 | 2 Kings 24-25; 1 Chronicles 1-4 | 4,318 | 18 min |
| 68 | 1 Chronicles 5-10 | 4,671 | 20 min |
| 69 | 1 Chronicles 11-16 | 4,264 | 18 min |
| 70 | 1 Chronicles 17-23 | 4,299 | 18 min |
| 71 | 1 Chronicles 24-29 | 4,458 | 19 min |
| 72 | 2 Chronicles 1-6 | 4,151 | 17 min |
| 73 | 2 Chronicles 7-14 | 4,788 | 20 min |
| 74 | 2 Chronicles 15-20 | 4,021 | 17 min |
| 75 | 2 Chronicles 21-27 | 4,730 | 20 min |
| 76 | 2 Chronicles 28-32 | 4,766 | 20 min |
| 77 | 2 Chronicles 33-36; Ezra 1 | 4,015 | 17 min |
| 78 | Ezra 2-7 | 4,547 | 19 min |
| 79 | Ezra 8-10; Nehemiah 1-3 | 4,541 | 19 min |
| 80 | Nehemiah 4-8 | 3,819 | 16 min |
| 81 | Nehemiah 9-13 | 4,667 | 20 min |
| 82 | Esther 1-8 | 4,556 | 19 min |
| 83 | Esther 9-10; Job 1-7 | 4,198 | 18 min |
| 84 | Job 8-18 | 4,372 | 18 min |
| 85 | Job 19-29 | 4,289 | 18 min |
| 86 | Job 30-38 | 4,530 | 19 min |
| 87 | Job 39-42; Psalms 1-12 | 4,316 | 18 min |
| 88 | Psalms 13-28 | 4,393 | 18 min |
| 89 | Psalms 29-40 | 4,367 | 18 min |
| 90 | Psalms 41-57 | 4,379 | 18 min |
Days 91 to 120Psalms 58-72 onward
| Day | Reading | Words | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Psalms 58-72 | 4,522 | 19 min |
| 92 | Psalms 73-84 | 4,287 | 18 min |
| 93 | Psalms 85-101 | 4,321 | 18 min |
| 94 | Psalms 102-111 | 4,534 | 19 min |
| 95 | Psalms 112-123 | 4,318 | 18 min |
| 96 | Psalms 124-146 | 4,303 | 18 min |
| 97 | Psalms 147-150; Proverbs 1-8 | 4,389 | 18 min |
| 98 | Proverbs 9-17 | 4,350 | 18 min |
| 99 | Proverbs 18-26 | 4,508 | 19 min |
| 100 | Proverbs 27-31; Ecclesiastes 1-4 | 4,531 | 19 min |
| 101 | Ecclesiastes 5-12; Song of Solomon 1-2 | 4,246 | 18 min |
| 102 | Song of Solomon 3-8; Isaiah 1-4 | 4,104 | 17 min |
| 103 | Isaiah 5-12 | 4,667 | 20 min |
| 104 | Isaiah 13-21 | 4,114 | 17 min |
| 105 | Isaiah 22-29 | 4,628 | 19 min |
| 106 | Isaiah 30-37 | 5,023 | 21 min |
| 107 | Isaiah 38-43 | 3,848 | 16 min |
| 108 | Isaiah 44-50 | 4,332 | 18 min |
| 109 | Isaiah 51-59 | 4,496 | 19 min |
| 110 | Isaiah 60-66; Jeremiah 1 | 4,346 | 18 min |
| 111 | Jeremiah 2-6 | 4,384 | 18 min |
| 112 | Jeremiah 7-12 | 4,415 | 19 min |
| 113 | Jeremiah 13-18 | 4,316 | 18 min |
| 114 | Jeremiah 19-24 | 4,018 | 17 min |
| 115 | Jeremiah 25-30 | 4,963 | 21 min |
| 116 | Jeremiah 31-34 | 4,392 | 18 min |
| 117 | Jeremiah 35-39 | 3,924 | 16 min |
| 118 | Jeremiah 40-46 | 4,786 | 20 min |
| 119 | Jeremiah 47-50 | 4,034 | 17 min |
| 120 | Jeremiah 51-52; Lamentations 1-2 | 4,574 | 19 min |
Days 121 to 150Lamentations 3-5 onward
| Day | Reading | Words | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Lamentations 3-5; Ezekiel 1-4 | 4,242 | 18 min |
| 122 | Ezekiel 5-11 | 4,302 | 18 min |
| 123 | Ezekiel 12-17 | 5,109 | 21 min |
| 124 | Ezekiel 18-21 | 3,821 | 16 min |
| 125 | Ezekiel 22-26 | 4,173 | 18 min |
| 126 | Ezekiel 27-32 | 4,948 | 21 min |
| 127 | Ezekiel 33-37 | 4,481 | 19 min |
| 128 | Ezekiel 38-41 | 4,038 | 17 min |
| 129 | Ezekiel 42-46 | 4,267 | 18 min |
| 130 | Ezekiel 47-48; Daniel 1-3 | 4,926 | 21 min |
| 131 | Daniel 4-7 | 4,116 | 17 min |
| 132 | Daniel 8-12 | 4,405 | 19 min |
| 133 | Hosea 1-11 | 4,214 | 18 min |
| 134 | Hosea 12-14; Joel 1-3; Amos 1-3 | 4,296 | 18 min |
| 135 | Amos 4-9; Obadiah 1; Jonah 1-3 | 4,582 | 19 min |
| 136 | Jonah 4; Micah 1-7; Nahum 1-2 | 4,252 | 18 min |
| 137 | Nahum 3; Habakkuk 1-3; Zephaniah 1-3; Haggai 1-2 | 4,739 | 20 min |
| 138 | Zechariah 1-10 | 4,388 | 18 min |
| 139 | Zechariah 11-14; Malachi 1-4; Matthew 1 | 4,309 | 18 min |
| 140 | Matthew 2-7 | 4,064 | 17 min |
| 141 | Matthew 8-12 | 4,365 | 18 min |
| 142 | Matthew 13-18 | 5,050 | 21 min |
| 143 | Matthew 19-23 | 4,285 | 18 min |
| 144 | Matthew 24-26 | 3,667 | 15 min |
| 145 | Matthew 27-28; Mark 1-4 | 5,020 | 21 min |
| 146 | Mark 5-8 | 3,923 | 16 min |
| 147 | Mark 9-13 | 5,044 | 21 min |
| 148 | Mark 14-16; Luke 1 | 4,540 | 19 min |
| 149 | Luke 2-5 | 4,081 | 17 min |
| 150 | Luke 6-8 | 3,869 | 16 min |
Days 151 to 180Luke 9-12 onward
| Day | Reading | Words | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Luke 9-12 | 5,187 | 22 min |
| 152 | Luke 13-17 | 3,961 | 17 min |
| 153 | Luke 18-21 | 3,689 | 16 min |
| 154 | Luke 22-24; John 1-2 | 5,082 | 21 min |
| 155 | John 3-6 | 4,364 | 18 min |
| 156 | John 7-10 | 4,005 | 17 min |
| 157 | John 11-15 | 4,387 | 18 min |
| 158 | John 16-21 | 4,823 | 20 min |
| 159 | Acts 1-5 | 4,207 | 18 min |
| 160 | Acts 6-10 | 4,822 | 20 min |
| 161 | Acts 11-15 | 4,154 | 17 min |
| 162 | Acts 16-20 | 4,319 | 18 min |
| 163 | Acts 21-25 | 4,112 | 17 min |
| 164 | Acts 26-28; Romans 1-3 | 4,512 | 19 min |
| 165 | Romans 4-10 | 4,199 | 18 min |
| 166 | Romans 11-16; 1 Corinthians 1-3 | 4,825 | 20 min |
| 167 | 1 Corinthians 4-11 | 4,619 | 19 min |
| 168 | 1 Corinthians 12-16; 2 Corinthians 1 | 3,954 | 17 min |
| 169 | 2 Corinthians 2-11 | 4,571 | 19 min |
| 170 | 2 Corinthians 12-13; Galatians 1-6; Ephesians 1 | 4,499 | 19 min |
| 171 | Ephesians 2-6; Philippians 1-3 | 4,231 | 18 min |
| 172 | Philippians 4; Colossians 1-4; 1 Thessalonians 1-5 | 4,285 | 18 min |
| 173 | 2 Thessalonians 1-3; 1 Timothy 1-6; 2 Timothy 1-3 | 4,507 | 19 min |
| 174 | 2 Timothy 4; Titus 1-3; Philemon 1; Hebrews 1-6 | 4,073 | 17 min |
| 175 | Hebrews 7-13 | 4,575 | 19 min |
| 176 | James 1-5; 1 Peter 1-4 | 4,480 | 19 min |
| 177 | 1 Peter 5; 2 Peter 1-3; 1 John 1-5 | 4,370 | 18 min |
| 178 | 2 John 1; 3 John 1; Jude 1; Revelation 1-6 | 4,575 | 19 min |
| 179 | Revelation 7-15 | 4,351 | 18 min |
| 180 | Revelation 16-22 | 4,269 | 18 min |
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About this plan
How many chapters a day is the 180-day plan?
6.6 on average: 1,189 chapters over 180 days. Days run from 3 to 23 chapters because the plan balances the length of each day in words, not in chapters.
How long does each day take?
18 min on average at 238 words a minute, the average adult silent reading speed. The lightest day is about 14 min and the heaviest about 22 min. Reading aloud at 183 words a minute adds about 30% to those times.
What is the hardest day of this plan?
Day 151, Luke 9-12, at 5,187 words (22 min). The plan never splits a chapter, so a stretch of long chapters makes a long day.
Can I start on any date?
Yes. The days are numbered, not dated. Pick any start day and count forward, or use the generator on the reading plan page to get a dated list you can copy or print.
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.