Reading Plans—Read the Entire Bible in a Year (Without Getting Lost)

Reading Plans—Read the Entire Bible in a Year

The Dream vs. The Reality

“I’m going to read through the entire Bible this year.”

You’ve said it. Maybe you’ve even started.

January 1st feels different. You open your Bible. You read Genesis 1. It’s beautiful. You’re going to do this.

By January 15th, you’re behind.

By February, you’ve given up.

By March, you’re pretending it never happened.

The problem isn’t your commitment. The problem is you don’t have a plan. You’re trying to read the Bible but you don’t know what you’re supposed to read today. So you read a bit here, skip around there, and eventually you’re lost.

What you need is a roadmap.

What Is a Reading Plan?

A Reading Plan is a structured schedule that tells you exactly what to read every single day for 365 days. That’s it.

You don’t have to decide. You don’t have to figure it out. You just open the app, see today’s reading assignment, and read it.

By day 365, you’ve read the entire Bible.

Three Different Paths

We give you three options because different people want different things:

Canonical Plan

Read the books of the Bible in order from beginning to end.

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus… all the way through Revelation.

Best for: People who like structure and want to understand the Bible’s narrative flow. First-time readers usually like this one.

Chronological Plan

Read the Bible in the order events actually happened historically.

This is wild because you might read from Job on Monday, Chronicles on Tuesday, and the Gospels on Wednesday—because that’s the order the events happened.

Best for: People who want to see how everything connects across time. People who love history. People who want to understand context.

Mixed Approach

A blend of Old Testament, New Testament, and wisdom books read simultaneously.

You read Old Testament one day, New Testament the next, Psalms and Proverbs throughout.

Best for: People who don’t want to spend four months in the Old Testament before getting to the New Testament. People who like variety.

How It Works

Day 1: Enroll

You pick your plan. Click “Start.” Done.

Days 2-365: Read Your Assignment

You open the app. You see today’s passage(s). You read.

Today might be Genesis 1-2. Tomorrow might be Genesis 3-4 and Psalm 1. It depends on your plan.

Track Progress

The app shows you:

How many days you’ve completed
How much of the Bible you’ve read (percentage)
What percentage of the entire plan remains
How many days behind/ahead you are (if any)

Mark Days Complete

After you read, you mark it done. One tap. The system tracks it.

Why This Actually Works

You Have No Excuse to Be Lost

With a plan, you can’t wonder, “What should I read today?” You already know. It’s assigned.

You Can See Progress

Most people try to read the Bible and quit because they can’t see they’re making progress. The app shows you: “You’re 27% done. Here’s what you’ve finished. Here’s what’s left.”

Seeing progress is motivating.

You Don’t Have to Be Perfect

You miss a day? That’s fine. Mark it incomplete and keep going. Most plans have built-in flexibility for people who miss a day or two.

You Actually Finish

This is the big one. With a plan and tracking, most people actually read the entire Bible. Without it? Almost nobody does.

What You’ll Get

After 365 days on a reading plan:

You’ve read the entire Bible (60+ books, 1,200+ chapters, 31,000+ verses)
You understand the big story of Scripture
You’ve encountered passages you never would have chosen yourself
You’ve discovered books of the Bible you didn’t know existed
You’ve read difficult passages in context (not just the verses people quote)
You know what’s actually in the Bible (and what’s not)

Most people go their entire lives and never read the complete Bible. You will have.

That changes things.

The Difficulty Factor

Let’s be honest: some parts are harder than others.

Leviticus? Dense. Genealogies in Chronicles? Long lists of names. The prophets? Dense and poetic.

But here’s the thing: you push through. And when you do, you find incredible passages you would have missed. You understand how the New Testament connects to the Old Testament. You see patterns you never saw before.

Hard passages are part of the journey.

Who This Is For

The “I Should Read the Bible” Person

You feel like you should, but you’ve never actually done it. This removes the barrier.

The Person Who’s Started Before But Never Finished

You’ve tried and quit. This time you have tracking and accountability. You can actually see your progress.

The Curious Beginner

You’re new to Christianity or returning after a long time away. You want to read the whole thing but don’t know where to start.

The Bible Scholar

You want to read it differently this year. Try the chronological plan. It changes everything.

Anyone Who Wants to Actually Know Their Bible

Not skim it. Not read the verses people quote. Know it. Read the whole thing.

The Commitment

This requires showing up. 365 days. Some days you’ll read two chapters. Some days you’ll read eight.

On average, it’s about 15-20 minutes per day.

That’s less time than social media. Less time than most people waste scrolling.

The question isn’t “Do I have time?”

The question is “Do I want to actually know the Bible or just wish I did?”

Start Now

Pick your plan. Start today.

You don’t have to wait for January 1st. You don’t have to be perfect.

Just start reading.

In one year, you’ll be amazed at what you know.

Choose Your Reading Plan

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