Bible Reading Plans for 2024
“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.”
- Charles Spurgeon
Whether you have read through the Bible many times or you have never completed a Bible reading plan, resolve in your spirit to make 2024 a year devoted to the regular and intentional reading of God’s Word. Afterall, “man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord” (Deuteronomy 8:3).
Below are several different options for Bible reading plans. They vary in structure and amount of reading, and I trust there is something for everyone. Print them out and place them in your Bible or wherever you plan on reading daily. Be honest about how much you can handle, and commit to following the plan diligently. Be consistent, and most important, do not quit.
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.
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. This plan is especially beneficial if you’re new to a daily discipline of Bible reading.
Chronological Bible Reading Plan
Read through the Bible in the order the events occurred chronologically.
The Navigators Bible Reading Plan
Four daily readings beginning in Genesis, Psalms, Matthew, and Acts.
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.
ESV 6-Month New Testament Reading Plan
Read straight through the New Testament in six months by focusing on a short section each day.
Historical Bible Reading Plan
The Old Testament readings are ordered similarly to Israel’s Hebrew Bible, and the New Testament readings attempt to follow the order in which the books were authored.
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.
Robert Murray M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan
Read the New Testament and Psalms twice and the Old Testament once.
Straight-through-the-Bible Reading Plan
Read straight through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
Two-Year Bible Reading Plan
Read the Old and New Testaments once and Psalms and Proverbs four times.