Bible Reading Plans - Half the Bible in a Year
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Start anytime, and read through a great cross-section of the Bible, hitting the highlights in about 2 chapters a day, eventually including at least one chapter from every one of the 66 books, Old and New Testament. You will get to read from a different section of the Bible each day of the week, which keeps things fresh and interesting. E.g. gospels on Saturdays, epistles on Sundays, Psalms on Wednesdays, etc.

This plan includes 683 chapters (out of 1189 in the entire Bible) - a lighter, modified version of the excellent Entire Bible 52-week reading plan, by Michael Coley. I adapted this to use the next year after I had read the whole Bible and needed a lighter schedule for a breather.

½ Bible Epistles Law History Psalms Poetry Prophecy Gospels
DATE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
  Romans 1-2 Genesis 1-2 Joshua 1-3 Psalm 1 Job 1 Isaiah 1-2 Matthew 1-2
  Romans 3-4 Genesis 3-4 Joshua 4-5 Psalm 3-4 Job 2 Isaiah 5-6 Matthew 4-5
  Romans 5-6 Genesis 6-7 Joshua 6, 10 Psalm 5 Job 9 Isaiah 7, 9 Matthew 6-7
  Romans 7-8 Genesis 8-9 Joshua 21:43-45, Joshua 24 Psalm 8-9 Job 12:7-16 Isaiah 11-12 Matthew 8-9
  Romans 10, 12 Genesis 11-12 Judges 2-4 Psalm 10 Job 19:7-27 Isaiah 25-26 Matthew 10-11
  Romans 13-14 Genesis 13, 15 Judges 6 -7 Psalm 16, 18 Job 26:6-27:4 Isaiah 29-30 Matthew 13-14
  Romans 15-16 Genesis 16-17 Judges 12-14 Psalm 19 Job 31 Isaiah 33, 35 Matthew 16-17
  1 Corinthians 1-2 Genesis 18, 20 Judges 15-16 Psalm 20, 23 Job 32 Isaiah 38, 40 Matthew 18-19
  1 Corinthians 3, 6 Genesis 21-22 Ruth 1-4 Psalm 24 Job 33 Isaiah 41-42 Matthew 20-21
  1 Corinthians 7, 10 Genesis 24-25 1 Samuel 1-3 Psalm 25, 27 Job 34 Isaiah 43-44 Matthew 24-25
  1 Corinthians 11-12 Genesis 26-27 1 Samuel 4-6 Psalm 31 Job 36 Isaiah 45-46 Matthew 26
  1 Corinthians 13-14 Genesis 28-29 1 Samuel 7-8 Psalm 32-33 Job 38 Isaiah 48-49 Matthew 27-28
  1 Corinthians 15-16 Genesis 30-31 1 Samuel 9-11 Psalm 34 Job 40 Isaiah 51-52 Mark 2, 5
  2 Corinthians 1,3 Genesis 32-33 1 Samuel 12-13 Psalm 36-37 Job 42 Isaiah 53-54 Mark 6, 8
  2 Corinthians 4-5 Genesis 35, 37 1 Samuel 14-16 Psalm 40 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 55, 57 Mark 10, 12
  2 Corinthians 6,8 Genesis 39-40 1 Samuel 17-19 Psalm 42, 46 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 58-59 Mark 13-14
  2 Corinthians 9-10 Genesis 41-42 1 Samuel 20-22 Psalm 47 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 61, 64 Mark 15-16
  2 Corinthians 11-12 Genesis 43-45 1 Samuel 23-25 Psalm 50-51 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 66 Luke 1-2
  Galatians 3, 5-6 Genesis 46-47 1 Samuel 26, 30-31 Psalm 55 Proverbs 5 Jeremiah 2, 6 Luke 3-4
  Ephesians 1-2 Genesis 48-50 2 Samuel 1-2 Psalm 56-57 Proverbs 6 Jeremiah 9-10 Luke 5-6
  Ephesians 3-4 Exodus 1-2 2 Samuel 5-7, 9 Psalm 61 Proverbs 8 Jeremiah 17, 23 Luke 8-9
  Ephesians 5-6 Exodus 3-4 2 Samuel 11-12 Psalm 62-63 Proverbs 9 Jeremiah 29-30 Luke 10-11
  Philippians 1-2 Exodus 5-6 2 Samuel 22-23 Psalm 65 Proverbs 10 Jeremiah 31-32 Luke 12, 14
  Philippians 3-4 Exodus 7-8 1 Kings 1-3,4:20-34 Psalm 66, 69 Proverbs 11 Jeremiah 33 Luke 15-16
  Colossians 1-2 Exodus 9-10 1 Kings 8-10 Psalm 71 Proverbs 12 Lamentations 3 Luke 17-18
  Colossians 3-4 Exodus 11-12 1 Kings 11-12, 17 Psalm 73, 84 Proverbs 13 Ezekiel 2, 11 Luke 19-20
  1 Thessalonians 1-3 Exodus 13-14 1 Kings 18-19,22 Psalm 86 Proverbs 14 Ezekiel 18, 34 Luke 21-22
  1 Thessalonians 4-5 Exodus 15-16 2 Kings 1-2 Psalm 89-90 Proverbs 15 Ezekiel 36-37 Luke 23-24
  2 Thessalonians Exodus 17-18 2 Kings 4-5 Psalm 91 Proverbs 16 Daniel 1-2 John 1-2
  I Timothy 1-2 Exodus 19-20 2 Kings 6-7 Psalm 95-96 Proverbs 17 Daniel 3-4 John 3-4
  I Timothy 3-4 Exodus 23, 32 2 Kings 8-9 Psalm 97 Proverbs 18 Daniel 5-6 John 5-6
  I Timothy 5-6 Exodus 33-34 2 Kings 11-13 Psalm 98, 100 Proverbs 19 Daniel 7, 9 John 7-8
  2 Timothy 1-2 Leviticus 19, 26 2 Kings 17-18 Psalm 103 Proverbs 20 Hosea 6, 10-11 John 9-10
  2 Timothy 3-4 Numbers 9, 11-12 2 Kings 19-20 Psalm 104-105 Proverbs 21 Hosea 13-14 John 11-12
  Titus Numbers 13-14, 16 2 Kings 22-23, 25 Psalm 106 Proverbs 22 Joel 2-3 John 13-14
  Philemon Numbers 17, 20 I Chronicles 16, 29 Psalm 107-108 Proverbs 23 Amos 4-5 John 15-16
  Hebrews 1-2 Numbers 21-23 2 Chronicles 1, 5 , 6 Psalm 111 Proverbs 24 Obadiah John 17-18
  Hebrews 3-4 Numbers 27, 29 2 Chronicles 7, 9, 12 Psalm 112-113 Proverbs 25 Jonah 1-4 John 19-20
  Hebrews 7:11-28 Numbers 30-32 2 Chronicles 13-15 Psalm 115-116 Proverbs 27 Micah 5-7 John 21
  Hebrews 8-9 Numbers 33-34 2 Chronicles 16-17 Psalm 117-118 Proverbs 28 Nahum 1 Acts 1-2
  Hebrews 10-11 Numbers 35-36 2 Chronicles 19-20:30 Psalm 119:1-56 Proverbs 29 Habakkuk 3 Acts 3-4
  Hebrews 12-13 Deuteronomy 1-2 2 Chronicles 25-26,28 Psalm 119:57-112 Proverbs 31 Zephaniah 2-3 Acts 5, 7
  James 1-3 Deuteronomy 3-4 2 Chronicles 30, 32 Psalm 119:113-176 Ecclesiastes 3 Haggai 1-2 Acts 8-9
  James 4-5 Deuteronomy 5-6 2 Chronicles 34, 36 Psalm 121 Ecclesiastes 5 Zechariah 4, 10 Acts 10, 12
  1 Peter 1-3 Deuteronomy 7-8 Ezra 1, 3 Psalm 126-127 Ecclesiastes 7 Malachi 2-4 Acts 13-14
  1 Peter 4-5 Deuteronomy 10-11 Nehemiah 1, 2, 4 Psalm 130, 131 Ecclesiastes 8 Revelation 1-2 Acts 15-16
  2 Peter 1, 3 Deuteronomy 15, 17 Nehemiah 5-6 Psalm 136 Ecclesiastes 9 Revelation 3-4 Acts 17-18
  1 John 1-3 Deuteronomy 18, 24:5-22 Nehemiah 8-9 Psalm 138-139 Ecclesiastes 10 Revelation 5, 7 Acts 19-20
  1 John 4-5 Deuteronomy 26,28 Esther 1-3 Psalm 141-142 Ecclesiastes 11 Revelation 19 Acts 21-22
  2 John Deuteronomy 30-31 Esther 4-6 Psalm 143, 145 Ecclesiastes 12 Revelation 20 Acts 23-24
  3 John Deuteronomy 32-33 Esther 7-8 Psalm 148-149 Song of Solomon 2 Revelation 21 Acts 25-26
  Jude Deuteronomy 34 Esther 9-10 Psalm 150 Song of Solomon 8:6-7 Revelation 22 Acts 27-28