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Cover-to-Cover Bible Reading Plan for 2027

365 days · Starts Friday, January 1, 2027 · Updated September 2026

To read the Bible cover to cover in 2027, start with Genesis 1–3 on January 1 and finish with Revelation 19–22 on December 31, reading the books in the order they appear. This free 365-day plan reaches the New Testament on day 272, with Matthew. Each day is balanced to about 85 verses — roughly 15 minutes — so short chapters are grouped together and long ones stand alone. It is the same Cover to Cover order in the By The Water app.

Track it in the app instead
Length365 days · all 1,189 chapters
Each day1–12 chapters, balanced to about 85 verses
TimeAbout 12–15 minutes a day
Day 1Genesis 1–3 · Friday, January 1, 2027
Day 365Revelation 19–22 · Friday, December 31, 2027
Best forReaders who want the Bible exactly as it is arranged
In the appCover to Cover reading order

What cover to cover means in practice

You read all 66 books in the order they are printed: the five books of Moses, the histories, the poetry and wisdom books, the prophets, then the Gospels, Acts, the letters and Revelation. It is the most straightforward plan there is, and there is real value in meeting the Bible exactly as it has been handed down. The New Testament begins on day 272.

Know where the hard stretches are

A straight read front-loads the Old Testament, so for most of the year you will be reading law, history and prophecy without the Gospels alongside. The stretches where people stall are Leviticus and Numbers in February and the major prophets in the autumn. Knowing that in advance helps; so does having each chapter explained as you go. Days are balanced by verses — about 85 a day — so a run of short psalms and a single long chapter take roughly the same time.

Paper plans work — until you miss a day

A printed plan is a good start. The trouble usually comes in February: a busy week, three unticked boxes, then six, and the plan quietly ends. By The Water has this exact plan built in, and it is designed for the days life gets in the way.

  • Today's reading, readyOpen the app and today's chapters are waiting on the Today tab. No hunting for where you left off.
  • Every chapter tracked and savedEach chapter you read is checked off and saved to your account, so a new phone doesn't mean starting over.
  • See how far you've comeA progress ring shows how much of the Bible you've read, and how far through the current book you are.
  • A finish date that moves with you“Started Jan 2027 · Estimated finish: Dec 2027” updates as you read, so you always know where you stand.
  • Miss a day without falling apartThe plan picks up at your next unread chapter, not a calendar date — so a missed week never becomes a wall of overdue readings.
  • Reminders and streaksA daily reminder at the time you choose, and a reading streak to keep you coming back.
  • Understand what you readGuided insights explain what you're reading — free for the first chapter of every book, every chapter with Premium — plus Greek and Hebrew word study.
  • All four plans built inBible in a Year (Blended), Chronological, Cover to Cover and New to the Bible — the same plans as this page.

Free to start: the reading plans, progress tracking, streaks and reminders are all free in the app.

The full 2027 schedule

Tick each day as you go. Dates assume you start on January 1, 2027; starting later is fine — follow the day numbers instead.

January 2027Genesis 1 to Exodus 35

DoneDayDateReading
Day 1Fri, Jan 1Genesis 1–3
Day 2Sat, Jan 2Genesis 4–6
Day 3Sun, Jan 3Genesis 7–9
Day 4Mon, Jan 4Genesis 10–12
Day 5Tue, Jan 5Genesis 13–16
Day 6Wed, Jan 6Genesis 17–19
Day 7Thu, Jan 7Genesis 20–22
Day 8Fri, Jan 8Genesis 23–24
Day 9Sat, Jan 9Genesis 25–26
Day 10Sun, Jan 10Genesis 27–28
Day 11Mon, Jan 11Genesis 29–30
Day 12Tue, Jan 12Genesis 31–32
Day 13Wed, Jan 13Genesis 33–35
Day 14Thu, Jan 14Genesis 36–37
Day 15Fri, Jan 15Genesis 38–40
Day 16Sat, Jan 16Genesis 41–42
Day 17Sun, Jan 17Genesis 43–45
Day 18Mon, Jan 18Genesis 46–48
Day 19Tue, Jan 19Genesis 49–50; Exodus 1
Day 20Wed, Jan 20Exodus 2–4
Day 21Thu, Jan 21Exodus 5–7
Day 22Fri, Jan 22Exodus 8–10
Day 23Sat, Jan 23Exodus 11–13
Day 24Sun, Jan 24Exodus 14–16
Day 25Mon, Jan 25Exodus 17–20
Day 26Tue, Jan 26Exodus 21–23
Day 27Wed, Jan 27Exodus 24–26
Day 28Thu, Jan 28Exodus 27–28
Day 29Fri, Jan 29Exodus 29–30
Day 30Sat, Jan 30Exodus 31–33
Day 31Sun, Jan 31Exodus 34–35

February 2027Exodus 36 to Deuteronomy 2

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Day 32Mon, Feb 1Exodus 36–38
Day 33Tue, Feb 2Exodus 39–40
Day 34Wed, Feb 3Leviticus 1–4
Day 35Thu, Feb 4Leviticus 5–7
Day 36Fri, Feb 5Leviticus 8–10
Day 37Sat, Feb 6Leviticus 11–13
Day 38Sun, Feb 7Leviticus 14–15
Day 39Mon, Feb 8Leviticus 16–18
Day 40Tue, Feb 9Leviticus 19–21
Day 41Wed, Feb 10Leviticus 22–23
Day 42Thu, Feb 11Leviticus 24–25
Day 43Fri, Feb 12Leviticus 26–27
Day 44Sat, Feb 13Numbers 1–2
Day 45Sun, Feb 14Numbers 3–4
Day 46Mon, Feb 15Numbers 5–6
Day 47Tue, Feb 16Numbers 7
Day 48Wed, Feb 17Numbers 8–10
Day 49Thu, Feb 18Numbers 11–13
Day 50Fri, Feb 19Numbers 14–15
Day 51Sat, Feb 20Numbers 16–18
Day 52Sun, Feb 21Numbers 19–21
Day 53Mon, Feb 22Numbers 22–24
Day 54Tue, Feb 23Numbers 25–26
Day 55Wed, Feb 24Numbers 27–29
Day 56Thu, Feb 25Numbers 30–31
Day 57Fri, Feb 26Numbers 32–33
Day 58Sat, Feb 27Numbers 34–36
Day 59Sun, Feb 28Deuteronomy 1–2

March 2027Deuteronomy 3 to 1 Samuel 16

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Day 60Mon, Mar 1Deuteronomy 3–4
Day 61Tue, Mar 2Deuteronomy 5–7
Day 62Wed, Mar 3Deuteronomy 8–10
Day 63Thu, Mar 4Deuteronomy 11–13
Day 64Fri, Mar 5Deuteronomy 14–17
Day 65Sat, Mar 6Deuteronomy 18–21
Day 66Sun, Mar 7Deuteronomy 22–24
Day 67Mon, Mar 8Deuteronomy 25–27
Day 68Tue, Mar 9Deuteronomy 28–29
Day 69Wed, Mar 10Deuteronomy 30–32
Day 70Thu, Mar 11Deuteronomy 33–34; Joshua 1–2
Day 71Fri, Mar 12Joshua 3–6
Day 72Sat, Mar 13Joshua 7–9
Day 73Sun, Mar 14Joshua 10–12
Day 74Mon, Mar 15Joshua 13–15
Day 75Tue, Mar 16Joshua 16–19
Day 76Wed, Mar 17Joshua 20–22
Day 77Thu, Mar 18Joshua 23–24; Judges 1
Day 78Fri, Mar 19Judges 2–4
Day 79Sat, Mar 20Judges 5–7
Day 80Sun, Mar 21Judges 8–9
Day 81Mon, Mar 22Judges 10–12
Day 82Tue, Mar 23Judges 13–16
Day 83Wed, Mar 24Judges 17–19
Day 84Thu, Mar 25Judges 20–21
Day 85Fri, Mar 26Ruth 1–4
Day 86Sat, Mar 271 Samuel 1–3
Day 87Sun, Mar 281 Samuel 4–8
Day 88Mon, Mar 291 Samuel 9–12
Day 89Tue, Mar 301 Samuel 13–14
Day 90Wed, Mar 311 Samuel 15–16

April 20271 Samuel 17 to 2 Kings 23

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Day 91Thu, Apr 11 Samuel 17–18
Day 92Fri, Apr 21 Samuel 19–21
Day 93Sat, Apr 31 Samuel 22–24
Day 94Sun, Apr 41 Samuel 25–27
Day 95Mon, Apr 51 Samuel 28–31
Day 96Tue, Apr 62 Samuel 1–3
Day 97Wed, Apr 72 Samuel 4–7
Day 98Thu, Apr 82 Samuel 8–11
Day 99Fri, Apr 92 Samuel 12–13
Day 100Sat, Apr 102 Samuel 14–16
Day 101Sun, Apr 112 Samuel 17–19
Day 102Mon, Apr 122 Samuel 20–22
Day 103Tue, Apr 132 Samuel 23–24
Day 104Wed, Apr 141 Kings 1–2
Day 105Thu, Apr 151 Kings 3–5
Day 106Fri, Apr 161 Kings 6–7
Day 107Sat, Apr 171 Kings 8–9
Day 108Sun, Apr 181 Kings 10–11
Day 109Mon, Apr 191 Kings 12–14
Day 110Tue, Apr 201 Kings 15–17
Day 111Wed, Apr 211 Kings 18–19
Day 112Thu, Apr 221 Kings 20–21
Day 113Fri, Apr 231 Kings 22; 2 Kings 1–2
Day 114Sat, Apr 242 Kings 3–5
Day 115Sun, Apr 252 Kings 6–8
Day 116Mon, Apr 262 Kings 9–11
Day 117Tue, Apr 272 Kings 12–14
Day 118Wed, Apr 282 Kings 15–17
Day 119Thu, Apr 292 Kings 18–20
Day 120Fri, Apr 302 Kings 21–23

May 20272 Kings 24 to Esther 3

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Day 121Sat, May 12 Kings 24–25
Day 122Sun, May 21 Chronicles 1–2
Day 123Mon, May 31 Chronicles 3–5
Day 124Tue, May 41 Chronicles 6
Day 125Wed, May 51 Chronicles 7–8
Day 126Thu, May 61 Chronicles 9–11
Day 127Fri, May 71 Chronicles 12–14
Day 128Sat, May 81 Chronicles 15–16
Day 129Sun, May 91 Chronicles 17–20
Day 130Mon, May 101 Chronicles 21–23
Day 131Tue, May 111 Chronicles 24–26
Day 132Wed, May 121 Chronicles 27–29
Day 133Thu, May 132 Chronicles 1–5
Day 134Fri, May 142 Chronicles 6–8
Day 135Sat, May 152 Chronicles 9–12
Day 136Sun, May 162 Chronicles 13–17
Day 137Mon, May 172 Chronicles 18–20
Day 138Tue, May 182 Chronicles 21–24
Day 139Wed, May 192 Chronicles 25–28
Day 140Thu, May 202 Chronicles 29–31
Day 141Fri, May 212 Chronicles 32–34
Day 142Sat, May 222 Chronicles 35–36
Day 143Sun, May 23Ezra 1–2
Day 144Mon, May 24Ezra 3–6
Day 145Tue, May 25Ezra 7–9
Day 146Wed, May 26Ezra 10; Nehemiah 1–2
Day 147Thu, May 27Nehemiah 3–6
Day 148Fri, May 28Nehemiah 7–8
Day 149Sat, May 29Nehemiah 9–10
Day 150Sun, May 30Nehemiah 11–12
Day 151Mon, May 31Nehemiah 13; Esther 1–3

June 2027Esther 4 to Psalms 89

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Day 152Tue, Jun 1Esther 4–10
Day 153Wed, Jun 2Job 1–4
Day 154Thu, Jun 3Job 5–7
Day 155Fri, Jun 4Job 8–10
Day 156Sat, Jun 5Job 11–14
Day 157Sun, Jun 6Job 15–18
Day 158Mon, Jun 7Job 19–21
Day 159Tue, Jun 8Job 22–26
Day 160Wed, Jun 9Job 27–29
Day 161Thu, Jun 10Job 30–32
Day 162Fri, Jun 11Job 33–35
Day 163Sat, Jun 12Job 36–38
Day 164Sun, Jun 13Job 39–42
Day 165Mon, Jun 14Psalms 1–8
Day 166Tue, Jun 15Psalms 9–16
Day 167Wed, Jun 16Psalms 17–20
Day 168Thu, Jun 17Psalms 21–25
Day 169Fri, Jun 18Psalms 26–31
Day 170Sat, Jun 19Psalms 32–35
Day 171Sun, Jun 20Psalms 36–39
Day 172Mon, Jun 21Psalms 40–45
Day 173Tue, Jun 22Psalms 46–50
Day 174Wed, Jun 23Psalms 51–57
Day 175Thu, Jun 24Psalms 58–64
Day 176Fri, Jun 25Psalms 65–68
Day 177Sat, Jun 26Psalms 69–72
Day 178Sun, Jun 27Psalms 73–77
Day 179Mon, Jun 28Psalms 78–79
Day 180Tue, Jun 29Psalms 80–85
Day 181Wed, Jun 30Psalms 86–89

July 2027Psalms 90 to Isaiah 23

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Day 182Thu, Jul 1Psalms 90–95
Day 183Fri, Jul 2Psalms 96–102
Day 184Sat, Jul 3Psalms 103–105
Day 185Sun, Jul 4Psalms 106–107
Day 186Mon, Jul 5Psalms 108–114
Day 187Tue, Jul 6Psalms 115–118
Day 188Wed, Jul 7Psalms 119
Day 189Thu, Jul 8Psalms 120–131
Day 190Fri, Jul 9Psalms 132–138
Day 191Sat, Jul 10Psalms 139–144
Day 192Sun, Jul 11Psalms 145–150
Day 193Mon, Jul 12Proverbs 1–3
Day 194Tue, Jul 13Proverbs 4–6
Day 195Wed, Jul 14Proverbs 7–9
Day 196Thu, Jul 15Proverbs 10–12
Day 197Fri, Jul 16Proverbs 13–15
Day 198Sat, Jul 17Proverbs 16–18
Day 199Sun, Jul 18Proverbs 19–21
Day 200Mon, Jul 19Proverbs 22–24
Day 201Tue, Jul 20Proverbs 25–27
Day 202Wed, Jul 21Proverbs 28–30
Day 203Thu, Jul 22Proverbs 31; Ecclesiastes 1–2
Day 204Fri, Jul 23Ecclesiastes 3–7
Day 205Sat, Jul 24Ecclesiastes 8–12
Day 206Sun, Jul 25Song of Solomon 1–6
Day 207Mon, Jul 26Song of Solomon 7–8; Isaiah 1–2
Day 208Tue, Jul 27Isaiah 3–6
Day 209Wed, Jul 28Isaiah 7–9
Day 210Thu, Jul 29Isaiah 10–13
Day 211Fri, Jul 30Isaiah 14–18
Day 212Sat, Jul 31Isaiah 19–23

August 2027Isaiah 24 to Ezekiel 13

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Day 213Sun, Aug 1Isaiah 24–28
Day 214Mon, Aug 2Isaiah 29–32
Day 215Tue, Aug 3Isaiah 33–36
Day 216Wed, Aug 4Isaiah 37–40
Day 217Thu, Aug 5Isaiah 41–43
Day 218Fri, Aug 6Isaiah 44–47
Day 219Sat, Aug 7Isaiah 48–51
Day 220Sun, Aug 8Isaiah 52–57
Day 221Mon, Aug 9Isaiah 58–62
Day 222Tue, Aug 10Isaiah 63–66
Day 223Wed, Aug 11Jeremiah 1–3
Day 224Thu, Aug 12Jeremiah 4–6
Day 225Fri, Aug 13Jeremiah 7–9
Day 226Sat, Aug 14Jeremiah 10–13
Day 227Sun, Aug 15Jeremiah 14–17
Day 228Mon, Aug 16Jeremiah 18–21
Day 229Tue, Aug 17Jeremiah 22–24
Day 230Wed, Aug 18Jeremiah 25–27
Day 231Thu, Aug 19Jeremiah 28–30
Day 232Fri, Aug 20Jeremiah 31–32
Day 233Sat, Aug 21Jeremiah 33–36
Day 234Sun, Aug 22Jeremiah 37–40
Day 235Mon, Aug 23Jeremiah 41–44
Day 236Tue, Aug 24Jeremiah 45–48
Day 237Wed, Aug 25Jeremiah 49–50
Day 238Thu, Aug 26Jeremiah 51–52
Day 239Fri, Aug 27Lamentations 1–3
Day 240Sat, Aug 28Lamentations 4–5; Ezekiel 1–2
Day 241Sun, Aug 29Ezekiel 3–6
Day 242Mon, Aug 30Ezekiel 7–10
Day 243Tue, Aug 31Ezekiel 11–13

September 2027Ezekiel 14 to Matthew 6

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Day 244Wed, Sep 1Ezekiel 14–16
Day 245Thu, Sep 2Ezekiel 17–19
Day 246Fri, Sep 3Ezekiel 20–21
Day 247Sat, Sep 4Ezekiel 22–23
Day 248Sun, Sep 5Ezekiel 24–27
Day 249Mon, Sep 6Ezekiel 28–31
Day 250Tue, Sep 7Ezekiel 32–34
Day 251Wed, Sep 8Ezekiel 35–37
Day 252Thu, Sep 9Ezekiel 38–40
Day 253Fri, Sep 10Ezekiel 41–43
Day 254Sat, Sep 11Ezekiel 44–46
Day 255Sun, Sep 12Ezekiel 47–48; Daniel 1
Day 256Mon, Sep 13Daniel 2–3
Day 257Tue, Sep 14Daniel 4–6
Day 258Wed, Sep 15Daniel 7–9
Day 259Thu, Sep 16Daniel 10–12
Day 260Fri, Sep 17Hosea 1–6
Day 261Sat, Sep 18Hosea 7–12
Day 262Sun, Sep 19Hosea 13–14; Joel 1–3
Day 263Mon, Sep 20Amos 1–5
Day 264Tue, Sep 21Amos 6–9; Obadiah 1
Day 265Wed, Sep 22Jonah 1–4; Micah 1–3
Day 266Thu, Sep 23Micah 4–7
Day 267Fri, Sep 24Nahum 1–3; Habakkuk 1–3
Day 268Sat, Sep 25Zephaniah 1–3; Haggai 1–2
Day 269Sun, Sep 26Zechariah 1–6
Day 270Mon, Sep 27Zechariah 7–11
Day 271Tue, Sep 28Zechariah 12–14; Malachi 1–4
Day 272Wed, Sep 29Matthew 1–4
Day 273Thu, Sep 30Matthew 5–6

October 2027Matthew 7 to Luke 24

DoneDayDateReading
Day 274Fri, Oct 1Matthew 7–9
Day 275Sat, Oct 2Matthew 10–11
Day 276Sun, Oct 3Matthew 12–13
Day 277Mon, Oct 4Matthew 14–15
Day 278Tue, Oct 5Matthew 16–18
Day 279Wed, Oct 6Matthew 19–20
Day 280Thu, Oct 7Matthew 21–22
Day 281Fri, Oct 8Matthew 23–24
Day 282Sat, Oct 9Matthew 25–26
Day 283Sun, Oct 10Matthew 27–28
Day 284Mon, Oct 11Mark 1–2
Day 285Tue, Oct 12Mark 3–4
Day 286Wed, Oct 13Mark 5–6
Day 287Thu, Oct 14Mark 7–8
Day 288Fri, Oct 15Mark 9–10
Day 289Sat, Oct 16Mark 11–12
Day 290Sun, Oct 17Mark 13–14
Day 291Mon, Oct 18Mark 15–16
Day 292Tue, Oct 19Luke 1
Day 293Wed, Oct 20Luke 2–3
Day 294Thu, Oct 21Luke 4–5
Day 295Fri, Oct 22Luke 6–7
Day 296Sat, Oct 23Luke 8
Day 297Sun, Oct 24Luke 9–10
Day 298Mon, Oct 25Luke 11–12
Day 299Tue, Oct 26Luke 13–14
Day 300Wed, Oct 27Luke 15–17
Day 301Thu, Oct 28Luke 18–19
Day 302Fri, Oct 29Luke 20–21
Day 303Sat, Oct 30Luke 22
Day 304Sun, Oct 31Luke 23–24

November 2027John 1 to 1 Corinthians 9

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Day 305Mon, Nov 1John 1–2
Day 306Tue, Nov 2John 3–4
Day 307Wed, Nov 3John 5–6
Day 308Thu, Nov 4John 7
Day 309Fri, Nov 5John 8–9
Day 310Sat, Nov 6John 10–11
Day 311Sun, Nov 7John 12–13
Day 312Mon, Nov 8John 14–16
Day 313Tue, Nov 9John 17–18
Day 314Wed, Nov 10John 19–21
Day 315Thu, Nov 11Acts 1–2
Day 316Fri, Nov 12Acts 3–4
Day 317Sat, Nov 13Acts 5–6
Day 318Sun, Nov 14Acts 7–8
Day 319Mon, Nov 15Acts 9–10
Day 320Tue, Nov 16Acts 11–13
Day 321Wed, Nov 17Acts 14–15
Day 322Thu, Nov 18Acts 16–17
Day 323Fri, Nov 19Acts 18–19
Day 324Sat, Nov 20Acts 20–21
Day 325Sun, Nov 21Acts 22–24
Day 326Mon, Nov 22Acts 25–27
Day 327Tue, Nov 23Acts 28; Romans 1–2
Day 328Wed, Nov 24Romans 3–5
Day 329Thu, Nov 25Romans 6–8
Day 330Fri, Nov 26Romans 9–11
Day 331Sat, Nov 27Romans 12–15
Day 332Sun, Nov 28Romans 16; 1 Corinthians 1–2
Day 333Mon, Nov 291 Corinthians 3–6
Day 334Tue, Nov 301 Corinthians 7–9

December 20271 Corinthians 10 to Revelation 22

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Day 335Wed, Dec 11 Corinthians 10–11
Day 336Thu, Dec 21 Corinthians 12–14
Day 337Fri, Dec 31 Corinthians 15–16
Day 338Sat, Dec 42 Corinthians 1–4
Day 339Sun, Dec 52 Corinthians 5–8
Day 340Mon, Dec 62 Corinthians 9–13
Day 341Tue, Dec 7Galatians 1–3
Day 342Wed, Dec 8Galatians 4–6
Day 343Thu, Dec 9Ephesians 1–4
Day 344Fri, Dec 10Ephesians 5–6
Day 345Sat, Dec 11Philippians 1–4
Day 346Sun, Dec 12Colossians 1–4
Day 347Mon, Dec 131 Thessalonians 1–5
Day 348Tue, Dec 142 Thessalonians 1–3; 1 Timothy 1–2
Day 349Wed, Dec 151 Timothy 3–6
Day 350Thu, Dec 162 Timothy 1–4
Day 351Fri, Dec 17Titus 1–3; Philemon 1
Day 352Sat, Dec 18Hebrews 1–5
Day 353Sun, Dec 19Hebrews 6–9
Day 354Mon, Dec 20Hebrews 10–11
Day 355Tue, Dec 21Hebrews 12–13; James 1
Day 356Wed, Dec 22James 2–5
Day 357Thu, Dec 231 Peter 1–5
Day 358Fri, Dec 242 Peter 1–3
Day 359Sat, Dec 251 John 1–4
Day 360Sun, Dec 261 John 5; 2 John 1; 3 John 1; Jude 1
Day 361Mon, Dec 27Revelation 1–4
Day 362Tue, Dec 28Revelation 5–9
Day 363Wed, Dec 29Revelation 10–14
Day 364Thu, Dec 30Revelation 15–18
Day 365Fri, Dec 31Revelation 19–22

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to read the Bible cover to cover?

One year at about 85 verses a day, roughly 12 to 15 minutes. This plan starts with Genesis 1–3 on January 1 and ends with Revelation 19–22 on December 31.

When do you reach the New Testament reading cover to cover?

On day 272, which is September 29 for a January 1 start. The first nine months are the Old Testament.

Is reading the Bible cover to cover a good idea for beginners?

It can be, but many first-time readers stall in Leviticus. If that has happened to you before, the Bible in a Year plan pairs both testaments every day, and the New to the Bible plan starts with the Gospel of John.

Why does the number of chapters change from day to day?

Each day is balanced by verses rather than chapters, so every day is about the same length to read.

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