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New to the Bible Reading Plan for 2027

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

If you have never read the Bible, don't start at Genesis 1 and push through Leviticus. This free 365-day plan for 2027 starts where most first-time readers are pointed: the Gospel of John (days 1–9), then Mark, Genesis, Acts and Romans — who Jesus is, how the story began, how the church started and what the gospel means — before moving through the rest of Scripture. It still covers all 1,189 chapters by December 31, about 85 verses a day, and it is the same New to the Bible plan built into 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 1John 1–2 · Friday, January 1, 2027
Day 365Revelation 19–22 · Friday, December 31, 2027
Best forFirst-time readers and new Christians
In the appNew to the Bible reading order

Why this order works for new readers

The Bible is a library, and where you start shapes whether you keep going. Starting with John introduces Jesus in his own words; Mark gives the fast-moving eyewitness account; Genesis tells the beginning of the story the Gospels complete; Acts shows the first believers; and Romans explains what it all means. By the time you meet the harder books, you know why they matter. For more on choosing a starting point, see our guide for beginners.

Still the whole Bible in a year

After those first books the plan works through the rest of Scripture, balanced to about 85 verses a day, and finishes with Revelation 19–22 on day 365. You are not reading a shortened Bible — just a kinder order.

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 2027John 1 to Genesis 37

DoneDayDateReading
Day 1Fri, Jan 1John 1–2
Day 2Sat, Jan 2John 3–4
Day 3Sun, Jan 3John 5–6
Day 4Mon, Jan 4John 7–8
Day 5Tue, Jan 5John 9–10
Day 6Wed, Jan 6John 11–12
Day 7Thu, Jan 7John 13–15
Day 8Fri, Jan 8John 16–18
Day 9Sat, Jan 9John 19–21
Day 10Sun, Jan 10Mark 1–2
Day 11Mon, Jan 11Mark 3–4
Day 12Tue, Jan 12Mark 5–6
Day 13Wed, Jan 13Mark 7–8
Day 14Thu, Jan 14Mark 9–10
Day 15Fri, Jan 15Mark 11–12
Day 16Sat, Jan 16Mark 13–14
Day 17Sun, Jan 17Mark 15–16
Day 18Mon, Jan 18Genesis 1–3
Day 19Tue, Jan 19Genesis 4–6
Day 20Wed, Jan 20Genesis 7–9
Day 21Thu, Jan 21Genesis 10–12
Day 22Fri, Jan 22Genesis 13–16
Day 23Sat, Jan 23Genesis 17–19
Day 24Sun, Jan 24Genesis 20–22
Day 25Mon, Jan 25Genesis 23–24
Day 26Tue, Jan 26Genesis 25–26
Day 27Wed, Jan 27Genesis 27–28
Day 28Thu, Jan 28Genesis 29–30
Day 29Fri, Jan 29Genesis 31–32
Day 30Sat, Jan 30Genesis 33–35
Day 31Sun, Jan 31Genesis 36–37

February 2027Genesis 38 to Luke 10

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

March 2027Luke 11 to Joshua 19

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Day 60Mon, Mar 1Luke 11–12
Day 61Tue, Mar 2Luke 13–14
Day 62Wed, Mar 3Luke 15–17
Day 63Thu, Mar 4Luke 18–19
Day 64Fri, Mar 5Luke 20–21
Day 65Sat, Mar 6Luke 22
Day 66Sun, Mar 7Luke 23–24
Day 67Mon, Mar 8Exodus 1–4
Day 68Tue, Mar 9Exodus 5–7
Day 69Wed, Mar 10Exodus 8–10
Day 70Thu, Mar 11Exodus 11–13
Day 71Fri, Mar 12Exodus 14–16
Day 72Sat, Mar 13Exodus 17–20
Day 73Sun, Mar 14Exodus 21–23
Day 74Mon, Mar 15Exodus 24–26
Day 75Tue, Mar 16Exodus 27–28
Day 76Wed, Mar 17Exodus 29–30
Day 77Thu, Mar 18Exodus 31–33
Day 78Fri, Mar 19Exodus 34–35
Day 79Sat, Mar 20Exodus 36–38
Day 80Sun, Mar 21Exodus 39–40
Day 81Mon, Mar 22Philippians 1–4
Day 82Tue, Mar 23Ephesians 1–4
Day 83Wed, Mar 24Ephesians 5–6; James 1
Day 84Thu, Mar 25James 2–5
Day 85Fri, Mar 26Joshua 1–4
Day 86Sat, Mar 27Joshua 5–7
Day 87Sun, Mar 28Joshua 8–10
Day 88Mon, Mar 29Joshua 11–13
Day 89Tue, Mar 30Joshua 14–16
Day 90Wed, Mar 31Joshua 17–19

April 2027Joshua 20 to Proverbs 6

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Day 91Thu, Apr 1Joshua 20–22
Day 92Fri, Apr 2Joshua 23–24; Judges 1
Day 93Sat, Apr 3Judges 2–4
Day 94Sun, Apr 4Judges 5–7
Day 95Mon, Apr 5Judges 8–9
Day 96Tue, Apr 6Judges 10–12
Day 97Wed, Apr 7Judges 13–16
Day 98Thu, Apr 8Judges 17–19
Day 99Fri, Apr 9Judges 20–21
Day 100Sat, Apr 10Ruth 1–4
Day 101Sun, Apr 111 Samuel 1–3
Day 102Mon, Apr 121 Samuel 4–8
Day 103Tue, Apr 131 Samuel 9–12
Day 104Wed, Apr 141 Samuel 13–14
Day 105Thu, Apr 151 Samuel 15–16
Day 106Fri, Apr 161 Samuel 17–18
Day 107Sat, Apr 171 Samuel 19–21
Day 108Sun, Apr 181 Samuel 22–24
Day 109Mon, Apr 191 Samuel 25–27
Day 110Tue, Apr 201 Samuel 28–31
Day 111Wed, Apr 212 Samuel 1–3
Day 112Thu, Apr 222 Samuel 4–7
Day 113Fri, Apr 232 Samuel 8–11
Day 114Sat, Apr 242 Samuel 12–13
Day 115Sun, Apr 252 Samuel 14–16
Day 116Mon, Apr 262 Samuel 17–19
Day 117Tue, Apr 272 Samuel 20–22
Day 118Wed, Apr 282 Samuel 23–24
Day 119Thu, Apr 29Proverbs 1–3
Day 120Fri, Apr 30Proverbs 4–6

May 2027Proverbs 7 to 1 Kings 17

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Day 121Sat, May 1Proverbs 7–9
Day 122Sun, May 2Proverbs 10–12
Day 123Mon, May 3Proverbs 13–15
Day 124Tue, May 4Proverbs 16–18
Day 125Wed, May 5Proverbs 19–21
Day 126Thu, May 6Proverbs 22–24
Day 127Fri, May 7Proverbs 25–27
Day 128Sat, May 8Proverbs 28–30
Day 129Sun, May 9Proverbs 31; Matthew 1–2
Day 130Mon, May 10Matthew 3–5
Day 131Tue, May 11Matthew 6–8
Day 132Wed, May 12Matthew 9–10
Day 133Thu, May 13Matthew 11–12
Day 134Fri, May 14Matthew 13–14
Day 135Sat, May 15Matthew 15–17
Day 136Sun, May 16Matthew 18–20
Day 137Mon, May 17Matthew 21–22
Day 138Tue, May 18Matthew 23–24
Day 139Wed, May 19Matthew 25–26
Day 140Thu, May 20Matthew 27–28
Day 141Fri, May 21Galatians 1–3
Day 142Sat, May 22Galatians 4–6
Day 143Sun, May 23Colossians 1–4
Day 144Mon, May 241 Thessalonians 1–5
Day 145Tue, May 252 Thessalonians 1–3; 1 Kings 1
Day 146Wed, May 261 Kings 2–3
Day 147Thu, May 271 Kings 4–6
Day 148Fri, May 281 Kings 7–8
Day 149Sat, May 291 Kings 9–11
Day 150Sun, May 301 Kings 12–14
Day 151Mon, May 311 Kings 15–17

June 20271 Kings 18 to 2 Timothy 4

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Day 152Tue, Jun 11 Kings 18–19
Day 153Wed, Jun 21 Kings 20–21
Day 154Thu, Jun 31 Kings 22
Day 155Fri, Jun 42 Kings 1–3
Day 156Sat, Jun 52 Kings 4–5
Day 157Sun, Jun 62 Kings 6–8
Day 158Mon, Jun 72 Kings 9–11
Day 159Tue, Jun 82 Kings 12–14
Day 160Wed, Jun 92 Kings 15–17
Day 161Thu, Jun 102 Kings 18–19
Day 162Fri, Jun 112 Kings 20–22
Day 163Sat, Jun 122 Kings 23–25
Day 164Sun, Jun 13Daniel 1–2
Day 165Mon, Jun 14Daniel 3–5
Day 166Tue, Jun 15Daniel 6–8
Day 167Wed, Jun 16Daniel 9–12
Day 168Thu, Jun 17Jonah 1–4; Esther 1–2
Day 169Fri, Jun 18Esther 3–8
Day 170Sat, Jun 19Esther 9–10
Day 171Sun, Jun 20Ezra 1–2
Day 172Mon, Jun 21Ezra 3–6
Day 173Tue, Jun 22Ezra 7–9
Day 174Wed, Jun 23Ezra 10; Nehemiah 1–2
Day 175Thu, Jun 24Nehemiah 3–6
Day 176Fri, Jun 25Nehemiah 7–8
Day 177Sat, Jun 26Nehemiah 9–10
Day 178Sun, Jun 27Nehemiah 11–12
Day 179Mon, Jun 28Nehemiah 13; 1 Timothy 1–3
Day 180Tue, Jun 291 Timothy 4–6
Day 181Wed, Jun 302 Timothy 1–4

July 2027Titus 1 to Psalms 79

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Day 182Thu, Jul 1Titus 1–3; Philemon 1
Day 183Fri, Jul 21 Peter 1–5
Day 184Sat, Jul 32 Peter 1–3
Day 185Sun, Jul 41 John 1–5
Day 186Mon, Jul 52 John 1; 3 John 1; Jude 1; Hebrews 1–2
Day 187Tue, Jul 6Hebrews 3–7
Day 188Wed, Jul 7Hebrews 8–10
Day 189Thu, Jul 8Hebrews 11–13
Day 190Fri, Jul 91 Corinthians 1–4
Day 191Sat, Jul 101 Corinthians 5–8
Day 192Sun, Jul 111 Corinthians 9–11
Day 193Mon, Jul 121 Corinthians 12–14
Day 194Tue, Jul 131 Corinthians 15–16
Day 195Wed, Jul 142 Corinthians 1–4
Day 196Thu, Jul 152 Corinthians 5–8
Day 197Fri, Jul 162 Corinthians 9–13
Day 198Sat, Jul 17Psalms 1–8
Day 199Sun, Jul 18Psalms 9–16
Day 200Mon, Jul 19Psalms 17–20
Day 201Tue, Jul 20Psalms 21–25
Day 202Wed, Jul 21Psalms 26–31
Day 203Thu, Jul 22Psalms 32–35
Day 204Fri, Jul 23Psalms 36–39
Day 205Sat, Jul 24Psalms 40–45
Day 206Sun, Jul 25Psalms 46–50
Day 207Mon, Jul 26Psalms 51–57
Day 208Tue, Jul 27Psalms 58–64
Day 209Wed, Jul 28Psalms 65–68
Day 210Thu, Jul 29Psalms 69–72
Day 211Fri, Jul 30Psalms 73–77
Day 212Sat, Jul 31Psalms 78–79

August 2027Psalms 80 to Isaiah 6

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Day 213Sun, Aug 1Psalms 80–85
Day 214Mon, Aug 2Psalms 86–89
Day 215Tue, Aug 3Psalms 90–95
Day 216Wed, Aug 4Psalms 96–102
Day 217Thu, Aug 5Psalms 103–105
Day 218Fri, Aug 6Psalms 106–107
Day 219Sat, Aug 7Psalms 108–114
Day 220Sun, Aug 8Psalms 115–118
Day 221Mon, Aug 9Psalms 119
Day 222Tue, Aug 10Psalms 120–131
Day 223Wed, Aug 11Psalms 132–138
Day 224Thu, Aug 12Psalms 139–144
Day 225Fri, Aug 13Psalms 145–150
Day 226Sat, Aug 14Job 1–4
Day 227Sun, Aug 15Job 5–7
Day 228Mon, Aug 16Job 8–10
Day 229Tue, Aug 17Job 11–14
Day 230Wed, Aug 18Job 15–18
Day 231Thu, Aug 19Job 19–21
Day 232Fri, Aug 20Job 22–25
Day 233Sat, Aug 21Job 26–29
Day 234Sun, Aug 22Job 30–32
Day 235Mon, Aug 23Job 33–35
Day 236Tue, Aug 24Job 36–38
Day 237Wed, Aug 25Job 39–42
Day 238Thu, Aug 26Ecclesiastes 1–4
Day 239Fri, Aug 27Ecclesiastes 5–8
Day 240Sat, Aug 28Ecclesiastes 9–12
Day 241Sun, Aug 29Song of Solomon 1–6
Day 242Mon, Aug 30Song of Solomon 7–8; Isaiah 1–2
Day 243Tue, Aug 31Isaiah 3–6

September 2027Isaiah 7 to Jeremiah 52

DoneDayDateReading
Day 244Wed, Sep 1Isaiah 7–9
Day 245Thu, Sep 2Isaiah 10–13
Day 246Fri, Sep 3Isaiah 14–18
Day 247Sat, Sep 4Isaiah 19–23
Day 248Sun, Sep 5Isaiah 24–28
Day 249Mon, Sep 6Isaiah 29–32
Day 250Tue, Sep 7Isaiah 33–36
Day 251Wed, Sep 8Isaiah 37–40
Day 252Thu, Sep 9Isaiah 41–43
Day 253Fri, Sep 10Isaiah 44–47
Day 254Sat, Sep 11Isaiah 48–51
Day 255Sun, Sep 12Isaiah 52–57
Day 256Mon, Sep 13Isaiah 58–62
Day 257Tue, Sep 14Isaiah 63–66
Day 258Wed, Sep 15Jeremiah 1–3
Day 259Thu, Sep 16Jeremiah 4–6
Day 260Fri, Sep 17Jeremiah 7–9
Day 261Sat, Sep 18Jeremiah 10–13
Day 262Sun, Sep 19Jeremiah 14–17
Day 263Mon, Sep 20Jeremiah 18–21
Day 264Tue, Sep 21Jeremiah 22–24
Day 265Wed, Sep 22Jeremiah 25–27
Day 266Thu, Sep 23Jeremiah 28–30
Day 267Fri, Sep 24Jeremiah 31–32
Day 268Sat, Sep 25Jeremiah 33–36
Day 269Sun, Sep 26Jeremiah 37–40
Day 270Mon, Sep 27Jeremiah 41–44
Day 271Tue, Sep 28Jeremiah 45–48
Day 272Wed, Sep 29Jeremiah 49–50
Day 273Thu, Sep 30Jeremiah 51–52

October 2027Lamentations 1 to Leviticus 7

DoneDayDateReading
Day 274Fri, Oct 1Lamentations 1–3
Day 275Sat, Oct 2Lamentations 4–5; Ezekiel 1–2
Day 276Sun, Oct 3Ezekiel 3–6
Day 277Mon, Oct 4Ezekiel 7–10
Day 278Tue, Oct 5Ezekiel 11–13
Day 279Wed, Oct 6Ezekiel 14–16
Day 280Thu, Oct 7Ezekiel 17–19
Day 281Fri, Oct 8Ezekiel 20–21
Day 282Sat, Oct 9Ezekiel 22–23
Day 283Sun, Oct 10Ezekiel 24–27
Day 284Mon, Oct 11Ezekiel 28–31
Day 285Tue, Oct 12Ezekiel 32–34
Day 286Wed, Oct 13Ezekiel 35–37
Day 287Thu, Oct 14Ezekiel 38–40
Day 288Fri, Oct 15Ezekiel 41–43
Day 289Sat, Oct 16Ezekiel 44–46
Day 290Sun, Oct 17Ezekiel 47–48
Day 291Mon, Oct 18Hosea 1–6
Day 292Tue, Oct 19Hosea 7–12
Day 293Wed, Oct 20Hosea 13–14; Joel 1–3
Day 294Thu, Oct 21Amos 1–5
Day 295Fri, Oct 22Amos 6–9; Obadiah 1
Day 296Sat, Oct 23Micah 1–6
Day 297Sun, Oct 24Micah 7; Nahum 1–3
Day 298Mon, Oct 25Habakkuk 1–3; Zephaniah 1–2
Day 299Tue, Oct 26Zephaniah 3; Haggai 1–2; Zechariah 1
Day 300Wed, Oct 27Zechariah 2–7
Day 301Thu, Oct 28Zechariah 8–12
Day 302Fri, Oct 29Zechariah 13–14; Malachi 1–4
Day 303Sat, Oct 30Leviticus 1–4
Day 304Sun, Oct 31Leviticus 5–7

November 2027Leviticus 8 to Deuteronomy 17

DoneDayDateReading
Day 305Mon, Nov 1Leviticus 8–10
Day 306Tue, Nov 2Leviticus 11–12
Day 307Wed, Nov 3Leviticus 13
Day 308Thu, Nov 4Leviticus 14–15
Day 309Fri, Nov 5Leviticus 16–18
Day 310Sat, Nov 6Leviticus 19–21
Day 311Sun, Nov 7Leviticus 22–23
Day 312Mon, Nov 8Leviticus 24–25
Day 313Tue, Nov 9Leviticus 26–27
Day 314Wed, Nov 10Numbers 1–2
Day 315Thu, Nov 11Numbers 3–4
Day 316Fri, Nov 12Numbers 5–6
Day 317Sat, Nov 13Numbers 7
Day 318Sun, Nov 14Numbers 8–10
Day 319Mon, Nov 15Numbers 11–13
Day 320Tue, Nov 16Numbers 14–15
Day 321Wed, Nov 17Numbers 16–18
Day 322Thu, Nov 18Numbers 19–21
Day 323Fri, Nov 19Numbers 22–24
Day 324Sat, Nov 20Numbers 25–26
Day 325Sun, Nov 21Numbers 27–29
Day 326Mon, Nov 22Numbers 30–31
Day 327Tue, Nov 23Numbers 32–33
Day 328Wed, Nov 24Numbers 34–36
Day 329Thu, Nov 25Deuteronomy 1–2
Day 330Fri, Nov 26Deuteronomy 3–4
Day 331Sat, Nov 27Deuteronomy 5–7
Day 332Sun, Nov 28Deuteronomy 8–10
Day 333Mon, Nov 29Deuteronomy 11–13
Day 334Tue, Nov 30Deuteronomy 14–17

December 2027Deuteronomy 18 to Revelation 22

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Day 335Wed, Dec 1Deuteronomy 18–21
Day 336Thu, Dec 2Deuteronomy 22–24
Day 337Fri, Dec 3Deuteronomy 25–27
Day 338Sat, Dec 4Deuteronomy 28–29
Day 339Sun, Dec 5Deuteronomy 30–32
Day 340Mon, Dec 6Deuteronomy 33–34; 1 Chronicles 1
Day 341Tue, Dec 71 Chronicles 2–3
Day 342Wed, Dec 81 Chronicles 4–5
Day 343Thu, Dec 91 Chronicles 6
Day 344Fri, Dec 101 Chronicles 7–8
Day 345Sat, Dec 111 Chronicles 9–11
Day 346Sun, Dec 121 Chronicles 12–14
Day 347Mon, Dec 131 Chronicles 15–17
Day 348Tue, Dec 141 Chronicles 18–22
Day 349Wed, Dec 151 Chronicles 23–25
Day 350Thu, Dec 161 Chronicles 26–28
Day 351Fri, Dec 171 Chronicles 29; 2 Chronicles 1–3
Day 352Sat, Dec 182 Chronicles 4–6
Day 353Sun, Dec 192 Chronicles 7–10
Day 354Mon, Dec 202 Chronicles 11–14
Day 355Tue, Dec 212 Chronicles 15–18
Day 356Wed, Dec 222 Chronicles 19–22
Day 357Thu, Dec 232 Chronicles 23–25
Day 358Fri, Dec 242 Chronicles 26–29
Day 359Sat, Dec 252 Chronicles 30–32
Day 360Sun, Dec 262 Chronicles 33–35
Day 361Mon, Dec 272 Chronicles 36; Revelation 1–3
Day 362Tue, Dec 28Revelation 4–9
Day 363Wed, Dec 29Revelation 10–14
Day 364Thu, Dec 30Revelation 15–18
Day 365Fri, Dec 31Revelation 19–22

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Bible reading plan for a new Christian?

One that starts with the life of Jesus rather than Genesis 1. This plan begins with John, then Mark, Genesis, Acts and Romans, and still covers the whole Bible in 365 days.

What book of the Bible should I read first?

The Gospel of John. It introduces Jesus in his own words and is where this plan begins (days 1 to 9).

Does the New to the Bible plan cover the whole Bible?

Yes. All 1,189 chapters are included; only the order changes. The plan ends with Revelation 19–22 on day 365.

How long should I read each day as a beginner?

About 85 verses, or 12 to 15 minutes. If that feels like a lot at first, keep the order and go at your own pace — the app picks up wherever you left off.

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