Read Through the Bible
in a Year
“Your WORD is a lamp that gives light wherever I walk.”
(Psalm 119: 105)
Choose a Bible that is easy to read; preferably
with some notes and explanations to help your reading. Begin each new book by
reading the summary or overview of the material contained in that book.
Pattern in this guide
During the course of each week, these readings
will take you through seven different parts of the Bible:
1. Torah (from the first five
books of the Bible given to Moses)
2. Prophets (the messages
given by God to different spokespersons)
3. Writings (history and
stories)
4. Gospels (the first four
books of the New Testament)
and Acts (the beginning of the
Christian Church)
5. Epistles (the letters
written to young churches and to some
individuals) and Revelation (the image
of heaven given to John)
6. Psalms (the hymnbook of the
Hebrews)
7. Proverbs (sayings and
advice)
You may wish to keep a journal with your
reactions, insights and questions. Ask God to inspire your reading. Share your
ideas and reactions with others. Although you may not understand every section,
keep going. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers.
Let us encourage each other to keep reading and
to grow in God’s word.
As you begin this journey of reading through
the Bible in a year, may God help you to: read faithfully
reflect upon the Word daily
respond to the Word as it impacts
your life.
January
1 Genesis 1-11
2 Joshua 1-8
3 Job 1-4
4 Mark 1-2
5 Romans 1-3
6 Psalms 1-3
7 Proverbs 1
8 Genesis 12-15
9 Joshua 9-16
10 Job 5-8
11 Mark 3-4
12 Romans 4-6
13 Psalms 4-6
14 Proverbs 2
15 Genesis 16-20
16 Joshua 17-24
17 Job 9-14
18 Mark 5-6
19 Romans 7-10
20 Psalms 7-10
21 Proverbs 3
22 Genesis 21-24
23 Judges 1-8
24 Job 15-19
25 Mark 7-9
26 Romans 11-13
27 Psalms 11-14
28 Proverbs 4
29 Genesis 25-28
30 Judges 9-12
31 Job 20-24
February
1 Mark 10-11
2 Romans 14-16
3 Psalms 15-17
4 Proverbs 5
5 Genesis 29-34
6 Judges 13-21
7 Job 25-31
8 Mark 12-13
9 1 Corinthians 1-2
10 Psalms 18-20
11 Proverbs 6
12 Genesis 35-38
13 1 Samuel 1:1-3:18
14 Job 32-37
15 Mark 14-16
16 1 Corinthians 3-5
17 Psalms 21-24
18 Proverbs 7
19 Genesis 39-41
20 1 Samuel 3:19-12:25
21 Job 38-42
22 Matthew 1-4
23 1 Corinthians 6-8
24 Psalms 25-27
25 Proverbs 8
26 Genesis 42-50
27 1 Samuel 13-20
28 Esther 1-8
March
1 Matthew 5-7
2 1 Corinthians 9-12
3 Psalms 28-30
4 Proverbs 9
5 Exodus 1-4
6 1 Samuel 21-31
7 Esther 9-10
8 Matthew 8-10
9 1 Corinthians 13-16
10 Psalms 31-33
11 Proverbs 10
12 Exodus 5-8
13 2 Samuel 1-8
14 Ruth 1-4
15 Matthew 11-13
16 2 Corinthians 1:1-4:15
17 Psalms 34-36
18 Proverbs 11
19 Exodus 9-12
20 2 Samuel 9-16
21 Lamentations 1-5
22 Matthew 14-16
23 2 Corinthians 4:16-8:24
24 Psalms 37-39
25 Proverbs 12
26 Exodus 13-16
27 2 Samuel 17-24
28 Ecclesiastes 1-6
29 Matthew 17-19
30 2 Corinthians 9-13
31 Psalms 40-41
April
1 Proverbs 13
2 Exodus 17-20
3 1 Kings 1-9
4 Ecclesiastes 7-12
5 Matthew 20-22
6 Galatians 1-4
7 Psalms 42-45
8 Proverbs 14
9 Exodus 21-24
10 1 Kings 10-16
11 Free Day
12 Matthew 23-25
13 Galatians 5-6
14 Psalms 46-48
15 Proverbs 15
16 Exodus 25-28
17 1 Kings 17-22
18 Daniel 1-6
19 Matthew 26-28
20 Ephesians 1-3
21 Psalms 49-51
22 Proverbs 16
23 Exodus 29-33
24 2 Kings 1-8
25 Daniel 7-12
26 Luke 1-3
27 Ephesians 4-6
28 Psalms 52-54
29 Proverbs 17
30 Exodus 34-40
May
1 2 Kings 9-16
2 Ezra 1-2
3 Luke 4-6
4 Philippians 1-4
5 Psalms 55-57
6 Proverbs 18
7 Leviticus 1-7
8 2 Kings 17-25
9 Ezra 3-6
10 Luke 7-9
11 Colossians 1-4
12 Psalms 58-60
13 Proverbs 19
14 Leviticus 8-10
15 Isaiah 1-5
16 Ezra 7-10
17 Luke 10-11
18 1 Thessalonians 1-5
19 Psalms 61-63
20 Proverbs 20
21 Leviticus 11-15
22 Isaiah 6-12
23 Nehemiah 1-3
24 Luke 12-14
25 2 Thessalonians 1-3
26 Psalms 64-66
27 Proverbs 21
28 Leviticus 16-19
29 Isaiah 13-20
30 Nehemiah 4-5
31 Luke 15-17
June
1 1 Timothy 1-3
2 Psalms 67-68
3 Proverbs 22: 1-16
4 Leviticus 20-22
5 Isaiah 21-27
6 Nehemiah 6-8
7 Luke 18-20
8 1 Timothy 4-6
9 Psalms 69-72
10 Proverbs 22:17-29
11 Leviticus 23-25
12 Isaiah 28-35
13 Nehemiah 9-11
14 Luke 21-22
15 2 Timothy 1-2
16 Psalms 73-75
17 Proverbs 23:1-8
18 Leviticus 26-27
19 Isaiah 36-43
20 Nehemiah 12-13
21 Luke 23-24
22 2 Timothy 3-4
23 Psalms 76-78
24 Proverbs 23:9-14
25 Numbers 1-3
26 Isaiah 44-51
27 1 Chronicles 1-3
28 Acts 1-2
29 Titus 1-3
30 Psalms 79-81
July
1 Proverbs 23:15-28
2 Numbers 4-6
3 Isaiah 52-59
4 1 Chronicles 4-6
5 Acts 3-4
6 Philemon
7 Psalms 82-84
8 Proverbs 23:29-35
9 Numbers 7-9
10 Isaiah 60-66
11 1 Chronicles 7-9
12 Acts 5
13 Hebrews 1-2
14 Psalms 85-87
15 Proverbs 24:1-7
16 Numbers 10-12
17 Jeremiah 1-6
18 1 Chronicles 10-12
19 Acts 6-7
20 Hebrews 3-6
21 Psalms 88-89
22 Proverbs 24:8-14
23 Numbers 13-15
24 Jeremiah 7-17
25 1 Chronicles 13-14
26 Acts 8-9
27 Hebrews 7-8
28 Psalms 90-92
29 Proverbs 24:15-22
30 Numbers 16-18
31 Jeremiah 18-25
August
1 1 Chronicles 15-17
2 Acts 10
3 Hebrews 9-10
4 Psalms 93-95
5 Proverbs 24:23-34
6 Numbers 19-20
7 Jeremiah 26-32
8 1 Chronicles 18-20
9 Acts 11-12
10 Hebrews 11
11 Psalms 96-98
12 Proverbs 25:1-8
13 Numbers 21-25
14 Jeremiah 33-42
15 1 Chronicles 21-22
16 Acts 13
17 Hebrews 12-13
18 Psalms 99-101
19 Proverbs 25:9-20
20 Numbers 26-27
21 Jeremiah 43-49
22 1 Chronicles 23-24
23 Acts 14-15
24 James 1-2
25 Psalms 102-104
26 Proverbs 25:21-28
27 Numbers 28-30
28 Jeremiah 50-52
29 1 Chronicles 25-26
30 Acts 16-17
31 James 3-5
September
1 Psalms 105-106
2 Proverbs 26:1-9
3 Numbers 31-33
4 Ezekiel 1-9
5 1 Chronicles 27-29
6 Acts 18-20
7 1 Peter 1-2
8 Psalms 107-108
9 Proverbs 26:10-19
10 Numbers 34-36
11 Ezekiel 10-17
12 2 Chronicles 1
13 Acts 21-23
14 1 Peter 3-5
15 Psalms 109-112
16 Proverbs 26:20-28
17 Deuteronomy 1-2
18 Ezekiel 18-23
19 2 Chronicles 2-3
20 Acts 24
21 2 Peter 1-3
22 Psalms 113-118
23 Proverbs 27:1-10
24 Deuteronomy 3-4
25 Ezekiel 24-31
26 2 Chronicles 4-6
27 Acts 25-26
28 1 John 1-3
29 Psalm 119
30 Proverbs 27:11-22
October
1 Deuteronomy 5-6
2 Ezekiel 32-37
3 2 Chronicles 7-8
4 Acts 27-28
5 1 John 4-5
6 Psalms 120-121
7 Proverbs 27:23-27
8 Deuteronomy 7-8
9 Ezekiel 38-43
10 2 Chronicles 9-11
11 John 1-2
12 2 John
13 Psalms 122-126
14 Proverbs 28: 1-10
15 Deuteronomy 9-10
16 Ezekiel 44-48
17 2 Chronicles 12-13
18 John 3-4
19 3 John
20 Psalms 127-128
21 Proverbs 28:11-19
22 Deuteronomy 11-12
23 Hosea 1-8
24 2 Chronicles 14-15
25 John 5-6
26 Jude
27 Psalms 129-131
28 Proverbs 28:20-28
29 Deuteronomy 13-14
30 Hosea 9-14
31 2 Chronicles 16-17
November
1 John 7-8
2 Revelation 1
3 Psalms 132-133
4 Proverbs 29:1-8
5 Deuteronomy 15-16
6 Joel 1-3
7 2 Chronicles 18-21
8 John 9-10
9 Revelation 2-4
10 Psalms 134-135
11 Proverbs 29:9-17
12 Deuteronomy 17-19
13 Amos 1-9
14 2 Chronicles 22-23
15 John 11-12
16 Revelation 5-6
17 Psalms 136-137
18 Proverbs 29:18-27
19 Deuteronomy 20-22
20 Obadiah, Jonah 1-4
21 2 Chronicles 24-25
22 John 13-14
23 Revelation 7-9
24 Psalms 138-139
25 Proverbs 30:1-10
26 Deuteronomy 23-24
27 Micah 1-7
28 2 Chronicles 26-27
29 John 15-16
30 Revelation 10-11
December
1 Psalms 140-141
2 Proverbs 30:11-23
3 Deuteronomy 25-27
4 Nahum 1-3, Habakkuk 1-3
5 2 Chronicles 28-29
6 John 17
7 Revelation 12-14
8 Psalms 142-143
9 Proverbs 30:24-33
10 Deuteronomy 28-29
11 Zephaniah 1-3; Haggai 1-2
12 2 Chronicles 30-31
13 John 18
14 Revelation 15-17
15 Psalms 144-145
16 Proverbs 31:1-9
17 Deuteronomy 30-32
18 Zechariah 1-14
19 2 Chronicles 32-33
20 John 19
21 Revelation 18-19
22 Psalms 146-147
23 Proverbs 31:10-22
24 Deuteronomy 33-34
25 reread Isaiah 9:1-7
reread Luke 1-2:20
reread Matthew 1-2:21
26 Malachi 1-4
27 2 Chronicles 34-36
28 John 20-21
29 Revelation 20-22
30 Psalms 148-150
31 Proverbs 31:23-31
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