How many chapters a day to read the Bible in a year?

About 3.3 chapters a day: 1,189 chapters over 365 days. Because this plan balances days by verses, some days have 2 chapters and others 5 or more short ones.

How long does it take each day?

Roughly 13 minutes at an unhurried pace. Our shortest day is about 1 minutes and the longest about 22.

Can I start the plan in the middle of the year?

Yes. Days are numbered, not dated, so start on Day 1 whenever you like.

What if I miss a day?

Carry on with the next day. The tracker shows which days you have ticked, so you can come back to missed ones whenever it suits you.

Does my progress sync between devices?

No. Progress is stored only in this browser (localStorage). There is no account, so nothing is sent to us. You can also print the plan and tick it off on paper.

Read the Bible in a Year: Free Daily Plan

365 days
1,189 chapters
3.3 chapters a day
~13 min a day

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Read the Bible in a Year: day-by-day readings
Day	Read	Time
Day 1	Genesis 1–3	13 min
Day 2	Genesis 4–6	11 min
Day 3	Genesis 7–10	14 min
Day 4	Genesis 11–13	10 min
Day 5	Genesis 14–17	13 min
Day 6	Genesis 18–20	15 min
Day 7	Genesis 21–23	11 min
Day 8	Genesis 24–25	15 min
Day 9	Genesis 26–27	13 min
Day 10	Genesis 28–29	9 min
Day 11	Genesis 30–31	15 min
Day 12	Genesis 32–34	12 min
Day 13	Genesis 35–36	9 min
Day 14	Genesis 37–39	15 min
Day 15	Genesis 40–41	12 min
Day 16	Genesis 42–44	17 min
Day 17	Genesis 45–47	15 min
Day 18	Genesis 48–50	13 min
Day 19	Exodus 1–3	11 min
Day 20	Exodus 4–6	13 min
Day 21	Exodus 7–9	16 min
Day 22	Exodus 10–12	16 min
Day 23	Exodus 13–15	14 min
Day 24	Exodus 16–18	13 min
Day 25	Exodus 19–21	14 min
Day 26	Exodus 22–24	13 min
Day 27	Exodus 25–26	10 min
Day 28	Exodus 27–29	18 min
Day 29	Exodus 30–31	8 min
Day 30	Exodus 32–34	17 min
Day 31	Exodus 35–37	14 min
Day 32	Exodus 38–39	11 min
Day 33	Exodus 40; Leviticus 1–3	14 min
Day 34	Leviticus 4–6	16 min
Day 35	Leviticus 7–8	12 min
Day 36	Leviticus 9–11	14 min
Day 37	Leviticus 12–13	12 min
Day 38	Leviticus 14–15	15 min
Day 39	Leviticus 16–18	14 min
Day 40	Leviticus 19–21	14 min
Day 41	Leviticus 22–24	16 min
Day 42	Leviticus 25–26	17 min
Day 43	Leviticus 27; Numbers 1	13 min
Day 44	Numbers 2–3	10 min
Day 45	Numbers 4	7 min
Day 46	Numbers 5–6	10 min
Day 47	Numbers 7–8	16 min
Day 48	Numbers 9–11	15 min
Day 49	Numbers 12–14	14 min
Day 50	Numbers 15–16	15 min
Day 51	Numbers 17–19	13 min
Day 52	Numbers 20–22	18 min
Day 53	Numbers 23–25	11 min
Day 54	Numbers 26	8 min
Day 55	Numbers 27–29	14 min
Day 56	Numbers 30–31	9 min
Day 57	Numbers 32–33	12 min
Day 58	Numbers 34–36	11 min
Day 59	Deuteronomy 1–2	14 min
Day 60	Deuteronomy 3–5	20 min
Day 61	Deuteronomy 6–8	13 min
Day 62	Deuteronomy 9–11	16 min
Day 63	Deuteronomy 12–14	14 min
Day 64	Deuteronomy 15–18	16 min
Day 65	Deuteronomy 19–22	17 min
Day 66	Deuteronomy 23–26	15 min
Day 67	Deuteronomy 27–28	16 min
Day 68	Deuteronomy 29–31	15 min
Day 69	Deuteronomy 32–33	13 min
Day 70	Deuteronomy 34; Joshua 1–3	13 min
Day 71	Joshua 4–7	18 min
Day 72	Joshua 8–10	20 min
Day 73	Joshua 11–13	12 min
Day 74	Joshua 14–15	8 min
Day 75	Joshua 16–18	9 min
Day 76	Joshua 19–21	12 min
Day 77	Joshua 22–24	17 min
Day 78	Judges 1–3	15 min
Day 79	Judges 4–6	17 min
Day 80	Judges 7–8	12 min
Day 81	Judges 9–10	12 min
Day 82	Judges 11–14	19 min
Day 83	Judges 15–18	19 min
Day 84	Judges 19–20	14 min
Day 85	Judges 21; Ruth 1–3	16 min
Day 86	Ruth 4; 1 Samuel 1–2	16 min
Day 87	1 Samuel 3–6	15 min
Day 88	1 Samuel 7–10	17 min
Day 89	1 Samuel 11–13	12 min
Day 90	1 Samuel 14–16	20 min
Day 91	1 Samuel 17–18	15 min
Day 92	1 Samuel 19–20	12 min
Day 93	1 Samuel 21–24	17 min
Day 94	1 Samuel 25–27	16 min
Day 95	1 Samuel 28–31	14 min
Day 96	2 Samuel 1–3	16 min
Day 97	2 Samuel 4–7	16 min
Day 98	2 Samuel 8–11	13 min
Day 99	2 Samuel 12–13	13 min
Day 100	2 Samuel 14–16	18 min
Day 101	2 Samuel 17–19	21 min
Day 102	2 Samuel 20–21	10 min
Day 103	2 Samuel 22–24	16 min
Day 104	1 Kings 1	9 min
Day 105	1 Kings 2–4	18 min
Day 106	1 Kings 5–7	17 min
Day 107	1 Kings 8	13 min
Day 108	1 Kings 9–11	18 min
Day 109	1 Kings 12–13	13 min
Day 110	1 Kings 14–15	12 min
Day 111	1 Kings 16–18	19 min
Day 112	1 Kings 19–21	19 min
Day 113	1 Kings 22; 2 Kings 1	13 min
Day 114	2 Kings 2–4	19 min
Day 115	2 Kings 5–7	18 min
Day 116	2 Kings 8–9	13 min
Day 117	2 Kings 10–13	21 min
Day 118	2 Kings 14–16	16 min
Day 119	2 Kings 17–18	15 min
Day 120	2 Kings 19–21	16 min
Day 121	2 Kings 22–24	17 min
Day 122	2 Kings 25; 1 Chronicles 1	10 min
Day 123	1 Chronicles 2–3	8 min
Day 124	1 Chronicles 4–5	9 min
Day 125	1 Chronicles 6–7	12 min
Day 126	1 Chronicles 8–9	9 min
Day 127	1 Chronicles 10–11	8 min
Day 128	1 Chronicles 12–15	14 min
Day 129	1 Chronicles 16–18	13 min
Day 130	1 Chronicles 19–22	15 min
Day 131	1 Chronicles 23–25	11 min
Day 132	1 Chronicles 26–28	15 min
Day 133	1 Chronicles 29; 2 Chronicles 1–3	15 min
Day 134	2 Chronicles 4–6	15 min
Day 135	2 Chronicles 7–10	17 min
Day 136	2 Chronicles 11–14	13 min
Day 137	2 Chronicles 15–19	17 min
Day 138	2 Chronicles 20–23	19 min
Day 139	2 Chronicles 24–26	16 min
Day 140	2 Chronicles 27–29	14 min
Day 141	2 Chronicles 30–33	22 min
Day 142	2 Chronicles 34–36	18 min
Day 143	Ezra 1–2	7 min
Day 144	Ezra 3–6	16 min
Day 145	Ezra 7–9	15 min
Day 146	Ezra 10; Nehemiah 1–3	18 min
Day 147	Nehemiah 4–6	12 min
Day 148	Nehemiah 7–8	10 min
Day 149	Nehemiah 9–10	12 min
Day 150	Nehemiah 11–12	10 min
Day 151	Nehemiah 13; Esther 1–3	19 min
Day 152	Esther 4–9	21 min
Day 153	Esther 10; Job 1–3	9 min
Day 154	Job 4–7	10 min
Day 155	Job 8–10	8 min
Day 156	Job 11–13	7 min
Day 157	Job 14–17	10 min
Day 158	Job 18–20	8 min
Day 159	Job 21–23	8 min
Day 160	Job 24–28	10 min
Day 161	Job 29–31	10 min
Day 162	Job 32–33	6 min
Day 163	Job 34–36	8 min
Day 164	Job 37–39	10 min
Day 165	Job 40–42; Psalm 1	9 min
Day 166	Psalms 2–9	10 min
Day 167	Psalms 10–17	9 min
Day 168	Psalms 18–21	10 min
Day 169	Psalms 22–26	9 min
Day 170	Psalms 27–32	10 min
Day 171	Psalms 33–36	9 min
Day 172	Psalms 37–40	11 min
Day 173	Psalms 41–46	10 min
Day 174	Psalms 47–51	9 min
Day 175	Psalms 52–58	9 min
Day 176	Psalms 59–65	10 min
Day 177	Psalms 66–69	11 min
Day 178	Psalms 70–73	8 min
Day 179	Psalms 74–77	7 min
Day 180	Psalms 78–80	11 min
Day 181	Psalms 81–86	9 min
Day 182	Psalms 87–90	10 min
Day 183	Psalms 91–96	9 min
Day 184	Psalms 97–102	8 min
Day 185	Psalms 103–105	10 min
Day 186	Psalms 106–107	9 min
Day 187	Psalms 108–112	8 min
Day 188	Psalms 113–118	8 min
Day 189	Psalm 119	15 min
Day 190	Psalm 120	1 min
Day 191	Psalms 121–130	7 min
Day 192	Psalms 131–137	8 min
Day 193	Psalms 138–144	11 min
Day 194	Psalms 145–150	8 min
Day 195	Proverbs 1–3	9 min
Day 196	Proverbs 4–6	8 min
Day 197	Proverbs 7–9	8 min
Day 198	Proverbs 10–12	9 min
Day 199	Proverbs 13–15	9 min
Day 200	Proverbs 16–17	6 min
Day 201	Proverbs 18–20	9 min
Day 202	Proverbs 21–23	10 min
Day 203	Proverbs 24–26	10 min
Day 204	Proverbs 27–29	9 min
Day 205	Proverbs 30–31; Ecclesiastes 1	9 min
Day 206	Ecclesiastes 2–5	13 min
Day 207	Ecclesiastes 6–9	12 min
Day 208	Ecclesiastes 10–12; Song of Solomon 1–3	12 min
Day 209	Song of Solomon 4–8; Isaiah 1	16 min
Day 210	Isaiah 2–5	13 min
Day 211	Isaiah 6–8	10 min
Day 212	Isaiah 9–13	16 min
Day 213	Isaiah 14–18	13 min
Day 214	Isaiah 19–23	15 min
Day 215	Isaiah 24–27	11 min
Day 216	Isaiah 28–31	17 min
Day 217	Isaiah 32–36	15 min
Day 218	Isaiah 37–39	12 min
Day 219	Isaiah 40–42	14 min
Day 220	Isaiah 43–46	18 min
Day 221	Isaiah 47–51	19 min
Day 222	Isaiah 52–56	13 min
Day 223	Isaiah 57–61	17 min
Day 224	Isaiah 62–66	18 min
Day 225	Jeremiah 1–3	15 min
Day 226	Jeremiah 4–6	16 min
Day 227	Jeremiah 7–9	16 min
Day 228	Jeremiah 10–12	12 min
Day 229	Jeremiah 13–16	18 min
Day 230	Jeremiah 17–20	17 min
Day 231	Jeremiah 21–24	18 min
Day 232	Jeremiah 25–27	16 min
Day 233	Jeremiah 28–30	14 min
Day 234	Jeremiah 31–32	17 min
Day 235	Jeremiah 33–36	21 min
Day 236	Jeremiah 37–40	17 min
Day 237	Jeremiah 41–44	18 min
Day 238	Jeremiah 45–48	15 min
Day 239	Jeremiah 49–50	16 min
Day 240	Jeremiah 51	11 min
Day 241	Jeremiah 52; Lamentations 1–2	16 min
Day 242	Lamentations 3–5	11 min
Day 243	Ezekiel 1–4	15 min
Day 244	Ezekiel 5–9	18 min
Day 245	Ezekiel 10–12	13 min
Day 246	Ezekiel 13–16	21 min
Day 247	Ezekiel 17–18	11 min
Day 248	Ezekiel 19–21	18 min
Day 249	Ezekiel 22–23	13 min
Day 250	Ezekiel 24–26	12 min
Day 251	Ezekiel 27–30	19 min
Day 252	Ezekiel 31–33	18 min
Day 253	Ezekiel 34–36	16 min
Day 254	Ezekiel 37–39	16 min
Day 255	Ezekiel 40–41	14 min
Day 256	Ezekiel 42–45	21 min
Day 257	Ezekiel 46–48	16 min
Day 258	Daniel 1–2	12 min
Day 259	Daniel 3–5	20 min
Day 260	Daniel 6–8	17 min
Day 261	Daniel 9–11	19 min
Day 262	Daniel 12; Hosea 1–4	13 min
Day 263	Hosea 5–10	14 min
Day 264	Hosea 11–14; Joel 1	11 min
Day 265	Joel 2–3; Amos 1–3	17 min
Day 266	Amos 4–8	15 min
Day 267	Amos 9; Obadiah; Jonah 1–4	16 min
Day 268	Micah 1–6	16 min
Day 269	Micah 7; Nahum 1–3; Habakkuk 1	14 min
Day 270	Habakkuk 2–3; Zephaniah 1–2	13 min
Day 271	Zephaniah 3; Haggai 1–2; Zechariah 1–2	16 min
Day 272	Zechariah 3–8	15 min
Day 273	Zechariah 9–14	18 min
Day 274	Malachi 1–4; Matthew 1	15 min
Day 275	Matthew 2–4	10 min
Day 276	Matthew 5–7	16 min
Day 277	Matthew 8–9	10 min
Day 278	Matthew 10–11	10 min
Day 279	Matthew 12–13	15 min
Day 280	Matthew 14–15	9 min
Day 281	Matthew 16–19	13 min
Day 282	Matthew 20–21	12 min
Day 283	Matthew 22–24	13 min
Day 284	Matthew 25	7 min
Day 285	Matthew 26	10 min
Day 286	Matthew 27–28; Mark 1	17 min
Day 287	Mark 2–3	8 min
Day 288	Mark 4–5	11 min
Day 289	Mark 6–7	10 min
Day 290	Mark 8–9	11 min
Day 291	Mark 10–12	17 min
Day 292	Mark 13	5 min
Day 293	Mark 14–16	16 min
Day 294	Luke 1	10 min
Day 295	Luke 2–3	12 min
Day 296	Luke 4–5	12 min
Day 297	Luke 6–7	15 min
Day 298	Luke 8	9 min
Day 299	Luke 9–10	15 min
Day 300	Luke 11	8 min
Day 301	Luke 12–13	14 min
Day 302	Luke 14–16	15 min
Day 303	Luke 17–18	10 min
Day 304	Luke 19–20	12 min
Day 305	Luke 21–22	14 min
Day 306	Luke 23–24	8 min
Day 307	John 1–2	9 min
Day 308	John 3–4	12 min
Day 309	John 5–6	10 min
Day 310	John 7–8	15 min
Day 311	John 9	6 min
Day 312	John 10–11	13 min
Day 313	John 12–13	13 min
Day 314	John 14–16	14 min
Day 315	John 17–18	10 min
Day 316	John 19–21	16 min
Day 317	Acts 1–2	10 min
Day 318	Acts 3–5	16 min
Day 319	Acts 6–7	11 min
Day 320	Acts 8–9	11 min
Day 321	Acts 10–11	11 min
Day 322	Acts 12–14	16 min
Day 323	Acts 15–16	11 min
Day 324	Acts 17–19	16 min
Day 325	Acts 20–21	12 min
Day 326	Acts 22–24	11 min
Day 327	Acts 25–27	16 min
Day 328	Acts 28; Romans 1	9 min
Day 329	Romans 2–4	11 min
Day 330	Romans 5–8	17 min
Day 331	Romans 9–10	8 min
Day 332	Romans 11–14	14 min
Day 333	Romans 15–16; 1 Corinthians 1	12 min
Day 334	1 Corinthians 2–6	14 min
Day 335	1 Corinthians 7–9	13 min
Day 336	1 Corinthians 10–11	9 min
Day 337	1 Corinthians 12–14	11 min
Day 338	1 Corinthians 15–16; 2 Corinthians 1	15 min
Day 339	2 Corinthians 2–5	11 min
Day 340	2 Corinthians 6–10	14 min
Day 341	2 Corinthians 11–13; Galatians 1	14 min
Day 342	Galatians 2–4	12 min
Day 343	Galatians 5–6; Ephesians 1–2	12 min
Day 344	Ephesians 3–5	11 min
Day 345	Ephesians 6; Philippians 1–2	12 min
Day 346	Philippians 3–4; Colossians 1	10 min
Day 347	Colossians 2–4; 1 Thessalonians 1	11 min
Day 348	1 Thessalonians 2–5; 2 Thessalonians 1	13 min
Day 349	2 Thessalonians 2–3; 1 Timothy 1–3	12 min
Day 350	1 Timothy 4–6; 2 Timothy 1	11 min
Day 351	2 Timothy 2–4; Titus 1–2	12 min
Day 352	Titus 3; Philemon; Hebrews 1–2	10 min
Day 353	Hebrews 3–7	14 min
Day 354	Hebrews 8–10	12 min
Day 355	Hebrews 11–13	14 min
Day 356	James 1–3	9 min
Day 357	James 4–5; 1 Peter 1–2	13 min
Day 358	1 Peter 3–5; 2 Peter 1	12 min
Day 359	2 Peter 2–3; 1 John 1–3	17 min
Day 360	1 John 4–5; 2 John; 3 John	10 min
Day 361	Jude; Revelation 1–3	17 min
Day 362	Revelation 4–8	13 min
Day 363	Revelation 9–13	16 min
Day 364	Revelation 14–18	17 min
Day 365	Revelation 19–22	15 min

How this plan works

The days follow the order of books in most English Bibles. Instead of a fixed number of chapters a day, each day is balanced by the number of verses, so a day of short psalms has more chapters than a day with a long chapter of Numbers. The schedule is generated from the Berean Standard Bible text, so the numbers match the chapters you will actually read.

Days are numbered, not dated, so you can start on any date. Starting on 1 January is popular, but any Monday works just as well. If you prefer variety each day (some Old Testament, some New), try reading a psalm alongside the plan, or switch to the chronological plan, which mixes the prophets into the history.

How not to give up

Read at the same time every day; tie it to something you already do, like breakfast.
Behind? Skip ahead to today’s reading and pick up missed days at the weekend, or just let them go.
Leviticus and Numbers come early (around weeks 5–10). Read them knowing they describe Israel’s worship and life in the wilderness; the story picks up again in Deuteronomy and Joshua.
Listen to an audio Bible on busy days; it still counts.
Read with a friend and send each other one line that stood out.

Compare the plans

Plan	Length	Per day	Order
Read the Bible in a Year (this plan)	365 days	3.3 chapters, ~13 min	Book order
Chronological Bible Reading Plan	365 days	3.3 chapters, ~13 min	Order of events
Read the Bible in 90 Days	90 days	13.2 chapters, ~53 min	Book order

Not sure where to begin? Our guide on how to read the Bible covers translations, daily rhythm and a 7-day starter, and the books of the Bible page summarises every book you will meet.

Your schedule and tracker

How this plan works

How not to give up

Compare the plans

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