Reading the Bible in a Chronological Order
Using this Bible reading schedule, you will read a portion from both the Old and New Testaments each day while reading through the Bible in a year. The chronology is approximate and open to interpretation.
Note: When February has 28 days, divide the chapters to be read for Feb. 29 and read them on Feb. 28 and March 1.
January | February | March | April |
May | June |
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January | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Genesis 1,2 | John 1:1-14 |
2 | Genesis 3-5 | Luke 1:1-23 |
3 | Genesis 6-8 | Luke 1:24-56 |
4 | Genesis 9-11 | Luke 1:57-80 |
5 | Genesis 12-15 | Matthew 1 |
6 | Job 1-3 | Luke 2:1-24 |
7 | Job 4-6 | Luke 2:25-52 |
8 | Job 7-9 | Matthew 2 |
9 | Job 10-12 | Mark 1:1-22 |
10 | Job 13-15 | Mark 1:23-45 |
11 | Job 16-18 | Matthew 3 |
12 | Job 19-20 | Luke 3 |
13 | Job 21-22 | Matthew 4 |
14 | Job 23-25 | Luke 4:1-32 |
15 | Job 26-28 | Luke 4:33-44 |
16 | Job 29-30 | Luke 5:1-16 |
17 | Job 31-32 | Luke 5:17-39 |
18 | Job 33-34 | John 1:15-51 |
19 | Job 35-37 | John 2 |
20 | Job 38-39 | John 3:1-21 |
21 | Job 40-42 | John 3:22-36 |
22 | Genesis 16-17 | John 4:1-30 |
23 | Genesis 18,19 | John 4:31-54 |
24 | Genesis 20-22 | Mark 2 |
25 | Genesis 23,24 | John 5:1-24 |
26 | Genesis 25,26 | John 5:25-47 |
27 | Genesis 27,28 | Matthew 12:1-21 |
28 | Genesis 29,30 | Mark 3:1-21 |
29 | Genesis 31,32 | Mark 3:22-35 |
30 | Genesis 33-35 | Luke 6:1-26 |
31 | Genesis 36,37 | Luke 6:27-49 |
February | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Genesis 38-40 | Matthew 5:1-26 |
2 | Genesis 41 | Matthew 5:27-48 |
3 | Genesis 42,43 | Matthew 6 |
4 | Genesis 44,45 | Matthew 7 |
5 | Genesis 46-48 | Matthew 8:1-13 |
6 | Genesis 49,50 | Luke 7:1-30 |
7 | Exodus 1-3 | Luke 7:31-50 |
8 | Exodus 4-6 | Matthew 11 |
9 | Exodus 7,8 | Matthew 12:22-50 |
10 | Exodus 9,10 | Luke 11:1-28 |
11 | Exodus 11,12 | Luke 11:29-54 |
12 | Exodus 13-15 | Matthew 13:1-32 |
13 | Exodus 16-18 | Matthew 13:33-58 |
14 | Exodus 19-21 | Luke 8:1-21 |
15 | Exodus 22-24 | Luke 8:22-56 |
16 | Exodus 25,26 | Matthew 8:14-34 |
17 | Exodus 27,28 | Mark 4:1-20 |
18 | Exodus 29,30 | Mark 4:21-41 |
19 | Exod. 31-33 | Mark 5:1-20 |
20 | Exod. 34-36 | Mark 5:21-43 |
21 | Exodus 37,38 | Matt. 9:1-17 |
22 | Exodus 39,40 | Matt. 9:18-38 |
23 | Leviticus 1-3 | Matt. 10:1-23 |
24 | Lev. 4-6 | Matt. 10:24-42 |
25 | Lev. 7-9 | Matt. 14 |
26 | Lev. 10-12 | Mark 6:1-32 |
27 | Lev. 13 | Mark 6:33-56 |
28 | Lev. 14 | Luke 9:1-17 |
29 | Lev. 15-17 | John 6:1-21 |
March | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Lev. 18.19 | John 6:22-44 |
2 | Lev. 20,21 | John 6:45-71 |
3 | Lev. 22,23 | Matt.15:1-20 |
4 | Lev. 24,25 | Matt. 15:21-39 |
5 | Lev. 26,27 | Mark 7:1-13 |
6 | Numbers 1,2 | Mark 7:14-37 |
7 | Numbers 3,4 | Matthew 16 |
8 | Numbers 5,6 | Mark 8:1-21 |
9 | Numbers 7 | Mark 8:22-38; Luke 9:18-27 |
10 | Num. 8-10 | Matthew 17 |
11 | Num. 11-13 | Mark 9:1-29 |
12 | Num. 14,15 | Mark 9:30-50 |
13 | Num. 16,17 | Luke 9:28-62 |
14 | Num. 18-20 | Matt. 18:1-20 |
15 | Num. 21,22 | Matt. 18:21-35 |
16 | Num. 23-25 | John 7:1-31 |
17 | Numbers 26,27 | John 7:32-53 |
18 | Numbers 28,29 | John 8:1-20 |
19 | Numbers 30,31 | John 8:21-36 |
20 | Numbers 32,33 | John 8:37-59 |
21 | Num. 34-36 | John 9:1-23 |
22 | Deut. 1,2 | John 9:24-41 |
23 | Deut. 3,4 | John 10:1-21 |
24 | Deut. 5-7 | Luke 10:1-24 |
25 | Deut. 8-10 | Luke 10:25-42 |
26 | Deut. 11-13 | Luke 11:1-28 |
27 | Deut. 14-16 | Luke 11:29-54 |
28 | Deut. 17-19 | John 10:22-42 |
29 | Deut. 20-22 | Luke 12:1-34 |
30 | Deut. 23-25 | Luke 12:35-59 |
31 | Deut. 26,27 | Luke 13:1-35 |
April | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Deut. 28 | Luke 14:1-24 |
2 | Deut. 29,30 | Luke 14:25-35 |
3 | Deut. 31,32 | Luke 15:1-10 |
4 | Deuteronomy 33-34; Psalm 91 | Luke 15:11-32 |
5 | Joshua 1-3 | Luke 16 |
6 | Joshua 4-6 | Luke 17:1-10 |
7 | Joshua 7,8 | John 11:1-17 |
8 | Joshua 9,10 | John 11:18-46 |
9 | Joshua 11-13 | John 11:47-57 |
10 | Joshua 14,15 | Luke 17:11-37 |
11 | Joshua 16-18 | Luke 18:1-14 |
12 | Joshua 19,20 | Matt. 18:1-20 |
13 | Joshua 21,22 | Matt. 18:21-35 |
14 | Joshua 23,24 | Matt. 19:1-15 |
15 | Judges 1,2 | Matt. 19:16-30 |
16 | Judges 3-5 | Mark 10:1-31 |
17 | Judges 6,7 | Mark 10:32-52 |
18 | Judges 8,9 | Matt. 20:1-16 |
19 | Judges 10,11 | Matt. 20:17-34 |
20 | Judges 12-14 | Matt. 21:1-22 |
21 | Judges 15-17 | Matt. 21:23-46 |
22 | Judges 18,19 | Luke 18:15-43 |
23 | Judges 20,21 | Luke 19:1-28 |
24 | Ruth 1-4 | Luke 19:29-48 |
25 | 1 Samuel 1-3 | Mark 11:1-19 |
26 | 1 Sam. 4-6 | Mark 11:20-33 |
27 | 1 Sam. 7-9 | John 12:1-19 |
28 | 1 Sam. 10-12 | John 12:20-50 |
29 | 1 Sam. 13,14 | Matt. 22:1-22 |
30 | 1 Sam. 15,16 | Matt. 22:23-46 |
May | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | 1 Sam. 17,18 | Mark 12:1-27 |
2 | 1 Sam. 19; Ps. 11; Ps. 59 | Mark 12:28-44 |
3 | 1 Sam. 20-21 | Matt. 23:1-22 |
4 | 1 Sam. 22-24; Ps. 7; Ps. 27 | Matt. 23:23-39 |
5 | Psalms 31, 52 | Luke 20:1-26 |
6 | Psalms 56, 120 | Luke 20:27-47 |
7 | Psalms 140-142 | Luke 21:1-19 |
8 | 1 Sam 25-27 | Luke 21:20-38 |
9 | Psalms 17, 34, 54, 63 | Mark 13:1-13 |
10 | 1 Sam 28-31; Ps. 18 | Mark 13:14-37 |
11 | Psalms 121, 123-125 | Matt. 24:1-22 |
12 | Psalms 128-130 | Matt. 24:23-51 |
13 | 2 Samuel 1-3 | Matt. 25:1-30 |
14 | 2 Samuel 4; Ps. 6 | Matt. 25:31-46 |
15 | Psalms 8-10, 14, 16, 19, 21 | Matt. 26:1-19 |
16 | 1 Chronicles 1-2 | Matt. 26:20-54 |
17 | Ps. 43-45 | Matt. 26:55-75 |
18 | Ps. 49, 84-85, 87 | Mark 14:1-25 |
19 | 1 Chronicles 3-5 | Mark 14:26-50 |
20 | Ps. 73, 77-78 | Mark 14:51-72 |
21 | 1 Chronicles 6; Ps. 81 | Luke 22:1-30 |
22 | Ps. 88, 92-93 | Luke 22:31-53 |
23 | 1 Chronicles 7-8 | Lk. 22:54-71 |
24 | 1 Chronicles 9-10 | John 13:1-17 |
25 | Ps. 102-104 | John 13:18-38 |
26 | 2 Samuel 5:1-10; 1 Chr. 11-12 | John 14 |
27 | Ps. 133, 106-107 | John 15 |
28 | 2 Samuel 5:11-6:23 | John 16:1-15 |
29 | 1 Chronicles 13-16 | John 16:16-33 |
30 | Ps. 1-2, 15, 22-24 | John 17 |
31 | Ps. 47, 68, 89, 96, 100 | Matt. 27:1-31 |
June | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Ps. 101, 105, 132 | Matt. 27:32-66 |
2 | 2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17 | Mark.15:1-26 |
3 | Psalms 25, 29 | Mark 15:27-47 |
4 | Psalms 33, 36, 39 | Lk. 23:1-26 |
5 | 2 Samuel 8:1-9:13 | Lk. 23:27-38 |
6 | 1 Chronicles 18; Ps. 50, 53 | Lk. 23:39-56 |
7 | Psalms 60, 75; 2 Sam. 10 | John 18:1-23 |
8 | 1 Chr. 19; Psalm 20 | John 18:24-40 |
9 | Psalms 65-67 | John 19:1-22 |
10 | Psalms 69-70 | John 19:23-42 |
11 | 2 Sam. 11-12 | Matthew 28 |
12 | Psalms 32, 51; 2 Chr. 20 | Mark 16 |
13 | Psalms 86, 122 | John 20 |
14 | 2 Samuel 13-15 | John 21 |
15 | Psalms 3-4 | Lk. 24:1-35 |
16 | Psalms 12-13, 28 | Lk. 24:36-53 |
17 | Psalm 55; 2 Sam. 16 | Acts 1 |
18 | 2 Sam. 17-18 | Acts 2:1-13 |
19 | Psalms 26, 40, 58 | Acts 2:14-47 |
20 | Psalms 61-62, 64 | Acts 3 |
21 | 2 Samuel 19-20 | Acts 4:1-22 |
22 | 2 Samuel 21; Psalms 5, 38 | Acts 4:23-37 |
23 | Psalms 41-42 | Acts 5:1-16 |
24 | 2 Sam. 22-23; Psalm 57 | Acts 5:17-42 |
25 | Psalm 95, 97-99 | Acts 6 |
26 | 2 Sam. 24; 1 Chr. 21 | Acts 7:1-19 |
27 | 1 Chr. 22; Ps. 30 | Acts 7:20-43 |
28 | Psalms 108-110 | Acts 7:44-60 |
29 | 1 Chronicles 23-24 | Acts 8:1-25 |
30 | 1 Chr. 25; Ps. 131 | Acts 8:26-40 |
July | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Psalms 143-145 | Acts 9:1-22 |
2 | 1 Chronicles 26-27 | Acts 9:23-43 |
3 | 1 Chronicles 28-29; Ps. 127 | Acts 10:1-23 |
4 | Psalms 11-114 | Acts 10:24-48 |
5 | Psalms 115-118 | Acts 11 |
6 | 1 Kings 1-2 | Acts 12 |
7 | Psalms 37, 71, 94 | Acts 13:1-23 |
8 | Psalm 119:1-48 | Acts 13:24-52 |
9 | Ps. 119:49-104 | Acts 14 |
10 | Ps. 119:105-176 | Acts 15:1-21 |
11 | 1 Kings 3-4 | James 1 |
12 | 2 Chronicles 1; Psalm 72 | James 2 |
13 | Song of Sol. 1-3 | James 3 |
14 | Song of Sol. 4,5 | James 4 |
15 | Song of Sol. 6-8 | James 5 |
16 | Proverbs 1,2 | Acts 15:22-41 |
17 | Proverbs 3,4 | Galatians 1 |
18 | Proverbs 5,6 | Galatians 2 |
19 | Proverbs 7,8 | Galatians 3 |
20 | Proverbs 9,10 | Galatians 4 |
21 | Proverbs 11,12 | Galatians 5 |
22 | Proverbs 13,14 | Galatians 6 |
23 | Proverbs 15,16 | Acts 16:1-15 |
24 | Proverbs 17,18 | Acts 16:16-40 |
25 | Proverbs 19,20 | Acts 17:1-15 |
26 | Proverbs 21,22 | Acts 17:16-34 |
27 | Proverbs 23,24 | Acts 18:1-18 |
28 | 1 Kings 5-6 | 1 Thessalonians 1 |
29 | 2 Chronicles 2-3 | 1 Thess. 2 |
30 | 1 Kings 7-8 | 1 Thess. 3 |
31 | 2 Chronicles 4-5 | 1 Thess. 4 |
August | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | 2 Chronicles 6-7 | 1 Thess. 5 |
2 | Psalms 136, 134 | 2 Thess. 1 |
3 | Psalms 146-147 | 2 Thess. 2 |
4 | Psalms 148-150 | 2 Thess. 3 |
5 | 1 Kings 9; 2 Chron. 8 | Acts 18:18-19:20 |
6 | Proverbs 25-27 | Acts 19:21-41 |
7 | Proverbs 28-29 | 1 Corinthians 1 |
8 | 1 Kings 10-11 | 1 Corinthians 2 |
9 | 2 Chronicles 9; Ecclesiastes 1-2 | 1 Corinthians 3 |
10 | Ecclesiastes 3-6 | 1 Corinthians 4 |
11 | Ecclesiastes 7-9 | 1 Corinthians 5 |
12 | Ecclesiastes 10-12 | 1 Corinthians 6 |
13 | Proverbs 30-31 | 1 Cor. 7:1-24 |
14 | 1 Kings 12-14 | 1 Cor. 7:25-40 |
15 | 2 Chronicles 10-12 | 1 Cor. 8 |
16 | 1 Kings 15:1-24 | 1 Cor. 9 |
17 | 2 Chron. 13-16 | 1 Cor. 10:1-13 |
18 | 1 Kings 15:25-16:34; 2 Chron. 17 | 1 Cor. 10:14-33 |
19 | 1 Kings 17-19 | 1 Cor. 11:1-15 |
20 | 1 Kings 20-21 | 1 Cor. 11:16-34 |
21 | 1 Kings 22; 2 Chron. 18-19 | 1 Cor. 12 |
22 | 2 Chronicles 20-22 | 1 Cor. 13 |
23 | 2 Chronicles 23; Ps. 82-82 | 1 Cor. 14:1-20 |
24 | 2 Kings 1-3 | 1 Cor. 14:21-40 |
25 | 2 Kings 4,5 | 1 Cor. 15:1-32 |
26 | 2 Kings 6-8 | 1 Cor. 15:33-58 |
27 | 2 Kings 9-11 | 1 Cor. 16 |
28 | 2 Kings 12-13; 2 Chron. 24 | 2 Cor. 1 |
29 | 2 Kings 14; 2 Chron. 25 | 2 Cor. 2 |
30 | Jonah | 2 Cor. 3 |
31 | 2 Kings 15; 2 Chron. 26 | 2 Cor. 4 |
September | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Isaiah 1-3 | 2 Cor. 5 |
2 | Isaiah 4-8 | 2 Cor. 6 |
3 | Amos 1-4 | 2 Cor. 7 |
4 | Amos 5-9 | 2 Cor. 8 |
5 | 2 Chron. 27; Isaiah 9-10 | 2 Cor. 9 |
6 | Isaiah 11-12 | 2 Cor. 10 |
7 | Micah 1-4 | 2 Cor. 11:1-15 |
8 | Micah 5-7 | 2 Cor. 11:16-33 |
9 | 2 Chron. 28; 2 Kings 16-17 | 2 Cor. 12 |
10 | Isaiah 13-15 | 2 Cor. 13 |
11 | Isaiah 16-18 | Acts 20:1-3; Romans 1 |
12 | Isaiah 19-21 | Romans 2 |
13 | Isaiah 22,23 | Romans 3 |
14 | Isaiah 24-27 | Romans 4 |
15 | 2 Kings 18:1-8; 2 Chron. 29-30 | Romans 5 |
16 | 2 Chron. 31; Psalm 48 | Romans 6 |
17 | Hosea 1-4 | Romans 7 |
18 | Hosea 5-8 | Romans 8:1-18 |
19 | Hosea 9-11 | Romans 8:19-39 |
20 | Hosea 12-14 | Romans 9 |
21 | Isaiah 28-30 | Romans 10 |
22 | Isaiah 31-33 | Romans 11:1-21 |
23 | Isaiah 34-36 | Rom. 11:22-36 |
24 | Isaiah 37-39 | Romans 12 |
25 | 2 Kings 18:9-19:37 | Romans 13 |
26 | 2 Kings 20-21 | Romans 14 |
27 | 2 Chron. 32-33 | Romans 15:1-20 |
28 | Psalm 76; Isaiah 40-42 | Rom. 15:21-33 |
29 | Isaiah 43-44 | Romans 16 |
30 | Isaiah 45-46 | Acts 20:4-16 |
October | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Isaiah 47-48 | Acts 20:17-38 |
2 | Psalms 46, 80, 135 | Acts 21:1-14 |
3 | Isaiah 49-50 | Acts 21:15-40 |
4 | Isaiah 51-52 | Acts 22 |
5 | Isaiah 53-55 | Acts 23:1-11 |
6 | Isaiah 56-58 | Acts 23:12-35 |
7 | Isaiah 59-61 | Acts 24 |
8 | Isaiah 62-64 | Acts 25 |
9 | Isaiah 65,66 | Acts 26 |
10 | Nahum | Acts 27:1-25 |
11 | 2 Kings 22-23 | Acts 27:26-44 |
12 | 2 Chron. 34-35 | Acts 28:1-15 |
13 | Zephaniah | Acts 28:16-31 |
14 | Jeremiah 1,2 | Colossians 1 |
15 | Jeremiah 3,4 | Colossians 2 |
16 | Jeremiah 5,6 | Colossians 3 |
17 | Jeremiah 7,8 | Colossians 4 |
18 | Jeremiah 9,10 | Philemon |
19 | Jeremiah 11-13 | Ephesians 1 |
20 | Jeremiah 14-16 | Ephesians 2 |
21 | Jeremiah 17-19 | Ephesians 3 |
22 | Jeremiah 20-22 | Ephesians 4 |
23 | Jeremiah 23,24 | Ephesians 5 |
24 | Jeremiah 25,26 | Ephesians 6 |
25 | Jeremiah 27,28 | Philippians 1 |
26 | Jeremiah 29,30 | Philippians 2 |
27 | Jeremiah 31,32 | Philippians 3 |
28 | Jeremiah 33-35 | Philippians 4 |
29 | Jeremiah 36,37 | 1 Timothy 1 |
30 | Jeremiah 38-40 | 1 Timothy 2 |
31 | Psalms 74, 79 | 1 Timothy 3 |
November | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | 2 Kings 24 | 1 Timothy 4 |
2 | 2 Kings 25; 2 Chron. 36 | 1 Timothy 5 |
3 | Habakkuk | 1 Timothy 6 |
4 | Jeremiah 41-42 | Titus 1 |
5 | Jeremiah 43-45 | Titus 2 |
6 | Jeremiah 46-48 | Titus 3 |
7 | Jeremiah 49,50 | 1 Peter 1 |
8 | Jeremiah 51,52 | 1 Peter 2 |
9 | Lamentations 1-2 | 1 Peter 3 |
10 | Lamentations 3 | 1 Peter 4 |
11 | Lamentations 4-5; Psalm 137 | 1 Peter 5 |
12 | Ezekiel 1-3 | Hebrews 1 |
13 | Ezekiel 4-6 | Hebrews 2 |
14 | Ezekiel 7-9 | Hebrews 3 |
15 | Ezekiel 10-12 | Hebrews 4 |
16 | Ezekiel 13-15 | Hebrews 5 |
17 | Ezekiel 16 | Hebrews 6 |
18 | Ezekiel 17-19 | Hebrews 7 |
19 | Ezekiel 20,21 | Hebrews 8 |
20 | Ezekiel 22,23 | Hebrews 9 |
21 | Ezekiel 24-26 | Hebrews 10 |
22 | Ezekiel 27,28 | Hebrews 11 |
23 | Ezekiel 29-31 | Hebrews 12 |
24 | Ezekiel 32,33 | Hebrews 13 |
25 | Ezekiel 34,35 | 2 Timothy 1 |
26 | Obadiah | 2 Timothy 2 |
27 | Ezekiel 36,37 | 2 Timothy 3 |
28 | Ezekiel 38,39 | 2 Timothy 4 |
29 | Ezekiel 40 | 2 Peter 1 |
30 | Ezekiel 41,42 | 2 Peter 2 |
December | ||
Date | Morning | Evening |
1 | Ezekiel 43,44 | 2 Peter 3 |
2 | Ezekiel 45,46 | Jude |
3 | Ezekiel 47,48 | 1 John 1 |
4 | Joel | 1 John 2 |
5 | Daniel 1,2 | 1 John 3 |
6 | Daniel 3,4 | 1 John 4 |
7 | Daniel 5,6 | 1 John 5 |
8 | Daniel 7,8 | 2 John |
9 | Daniel 9,10 | 3 John |
10 | Daniel 11,12 | Revelation 1 |
11 | Ezra 1,2 | Rev. 2 |
12 | Ezra 3-4 | Rev. 3 |
13 | Haggai | Rev. 4 |
14 | Zechariah 1-3 | Rev. 5 |
15 | Zech. 4-6 | Rev. 6 |
16 | Zech. 7-9 | Rev. 7 |
17 | Zech. 10-12 | Rev. 8 |
18 | Zech. 13,14 | Rev. 9 |
19 | Ezra 5-6 | Rev. 10 |
20 | Esther 1-3 | Rev. 11 |
21 | Esther 4-6 | Rev. 12 |
22 | Esther 7-10 | Rev. 13 |
23 | Ezra 7-8 | Rev. 14 |
24 | Ezra 9,10 | Rev. 15 |
25 | Nehemiah 1-3 | Rev. 16 |
26 | Nehemiah 4-6 | Rev. 17 |
27 | Nehemiah 7,8 | Rev. 18 |
28 | Nehemiah 9-11 | Rev. 19 |
29 | Nehemiah 12,13 | Rev. 20 |
30 | Psalm 126 | Rev. 21 |
31 | Malachi | Rev. 22 |