All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. – 2 Timothy 3:16
Here we are at the end of another year and at the cusp of a new one. This is the time people make “New Year Resolutions”. I stopped making those a long time ago. One goal that never changes for me is the desire to study my Bible more. This means having a plan to read through the Bible in the year.
The past year, 2022, I used the M’Cheyne study plan to read through the Bible in one year. I had tried to use this study plan in the past and for some reason, was unable to get through it. It was really cumbersome to carry the plan with me and track my daily reading. I am not sure why, but it just was. I used other plans to get through by study, but I always wanted to use the M’Cheyene plan because in the course of one year, it will take you through the Old Testament once, the Psalms and the New Testament twice!
Sometime in 2021, I discovered the podcast version of the plan and it completely changed my daily study. Not only could I listen, I could also read along while listening if I wanted to. A few weeks after that, I found out that Crossway publishers does indeed have a study Bible based on the M’Cheyne reading plan! Oh Joy! The rest as they say is history. I have really loved reading through the Bible using the M’Cheyene plan and I highly recommend it.
However, you don’t have use the M’Cheyene study plan, there are other plans out there. The MacArthur daily Bible is designed to take you through the Bible in one year. You can get it here MacArthur daily Bible Here are other reading plans courtesy of Ligonier Ministries.
52 Week Bible Reading Plan
Read through the Bible in a year with each day of the week dedicated to a different genre: epistles, the law, history, Psalms, poetry, prophecy, and Gospels.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
5x5x5 New Testament Bible Reading Plan
Read through the New Testament in a year, reading Monday to Friday. Weekends are set aside for reflection and other reading. Especially beneficial if you’re new to a daily discipline of Bible reading.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
A Bible Reading Chart
Read through the Bible at your own pace. Use this minimalistic yet beautifully designed chart to track your reading throughout the year.
Duration: Flexible | Download: PDF
Chronological Bible Reading Plan
Read through the Bible in the order the events occurred chronologically.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
The Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan
Four daily readings beginning in Genesis, Psalms, Matthew and Acts.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
The Discipleship Journal Book-at-a-Time Bible Reading Plan
Two daily readings, one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. Complete an entire book in each testament before moving on.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
ESV Daily Bible Reading Plan
Four daily readings taken from four lists: Psalms and wisdom literature, Pentateuch and history of Israel, Chronicles and prophets, and Gospels and epistles.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
Every Word in the Bible
Read through the Bible one chapter at a time. Readings alternate between the Old and New Testaments.
Duration: Three years | Download: PDF
Historical Bible Reading Plan
The Old Testament readings are similar to Israel’s Hebrew Bible, and the New Testament readings are an attempt to follow the order in which the books were authored.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
An In Depth Study of Matthew
A year-long study in the Gospel of Matthew from Tabletalk magazine and R.C. Sproul.
Duration: One year | App: Accessible on YouVersion. Download the app.
Bible In A Year
This plan takes you through the entire Bible with two readings each day: one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament.
Duration: One year | App: Accessible on YouVersion. Download the app.
Professor Grant Horner’s Bible Reading System
Reading ten chapters a day, in the course of a year you’ll read the Gospels four times, the Pentateuch twice, Paul’s letters four to five times, the Old Testament wisdom literature six times, the Psalms at least twice, Proverbs and Acts a dozen times, and the Old Testament history and prophetic books about one and a half times.
Duration: Ongoing | Download: PDF
Robert Murray M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
Read the New Testament and Psalms twice and the Old Testament once.
Duration: One or two years | Download: Website
Straight Through the Bible Reading Plan
Read straight through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
Tabletalk Bible Reading Plan
Two readings each day, one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. You can also follow the Tabletalk reading plan through the Ligonier app.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
The Legacy Reading Plan
This plan does not have set readings for each day. Instead, it has set books for each month and a set number of Proverbs and Psalms for each week. It aims to give you more flexibility while grounding you in specific books of the Bible.
Duration: One year | Download: PDF
Two-Year Bible Reading Plan
Read the Old and New Testaments once and Psalms and Proverbs four times.
Duration: Two years | Download: PDF
Bible Reading Plan Generator
Still can’t find a plan that works for you? Generate your own.
Duration: You decide | Online: Bible Reading Plan Generator
Have a blesses 2023!
Soli Deo Gloria!