90 days
Read the Bible in 90 days
The whole Bible in three months — around thirteen chapters a day. This one is genuinely demanding, and it is worth knowing that before you start.
Ninety days is fast. Thirteen or fourteen chapters a day is around forty minutes of reading, and the value of it is different from a slower plan: at this pace you see the shape of the whole story, how the parts connect, and where the long arcs run. What you give up is time to sit with any single passage.
Who this suits
- Readers who have been through the Bible before and want the overview again
- Anyone who reads quickly and prefers momentum to a light daily load
- Readers doing this alongside a group working to the same schedule
What to expect
- Plan for around forty minutes a day. If that is not realistic for the next three months, the one-year track covers the same ground at a third of the pace.
- This is a reading plan, not a study plan. Detailed study of individual passages is a different activity and does not fit this speed.
- Reading a large block at once makes the connections between books much easier to see than reading three chapters a day does.
The full schedule
Every reading opens as a full chapter on this site. Days are numbered rather than dated, so day one is whichever day you begin. The time estimate above is an average — chapter lengths vary widely.
- Day 1Genesis 1Genesis 2Genesis 3Genesis 4Genesis 5Genesis 6Genesis 7Genesis 8Genesis 9Genesis 10Genesis 11Genesis 12Genesis 13
- Day 2Genesis 14Genesis 15Genesis 16Genesis 17Genesis 18Genesis 19Genesis 20Genesis 21Genesis 22Genesis 23Genesis 24Genesis 25Genesis 26
- Day 3Genesis 27Genesis 28Genesis 29Genesis 30Genesis 31Genesis 32Genesis 33Genesis 34Genesis 35Genesis 36Genesis 37Genesis 38Genesis 39
- Day 4Genesis 40Genesis 41Genesis 42Genesis 43Genesis 44Genesis 45Genesis 46Genesis 47Genesis 48Genesis 49Genesis 50Exodus 1Exodus 2
- Day 5Exodus 3Exodus 4Exodus 5Exodus 6Exodus 7Exodus 8Exodus 9Exodus 10Exodus 11Exodus 12Exodus 13Exodus 14Exodus 15Exodus 16
- Day 6Exodus 17Exodus 18Exodus 19Exodus 20Exodus 21Exodus 22Exodus 23Exodus 24Exodus 25Exodus 26Exodus 27Exodus 28Exodus 29
- Day 7Exodus 30Exodus 31Exodus 32Exodus 33Exodus 34Exodus 35Exodus 36Exodus 37Exodus 38Exodus 39Exodus 40Leviticus 1Leviticus 2
- Day 8Leviticus 3Leviticus 4Leviticus 5Leviticus 6Leviticus 7Leviticus 8Leviticus 9Leviticus 10Leviticus 11Leviticus 12Leviticus 13Leviticus 14Leviticus 15
- Day 9Leviticus 16Leviticus 17Leviticus 18Leviticus 19Leviticus 20Leviticus 21Leviticus 22Leviticus 23Leviticus 24Leviticus 25Leviticus 26Leviticus 27Numbers 1
- Day 10Numbers 2Numbers 3Numbers 4Numbers 5Numbers 6Numbers 7Numbers 8Numbers 9Numbers 10Numbers 11Numbers 12Numbers 13Numbers 14Numbers 15
- Day 11Numbers 16Numbers 17Numbers 18Numbers 19Numbers 20Numbers 21Numbers 22Numbers 23Numbers 24Numbers 25Numbers 26Numbers 27Numbers 28
- Day 12Numbers 29Numbers 30Numbers 31Numbers 32Numbers 33Numbers 34Numbers 35Numbers 36Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 3Deuteronomy 4Deuteronomy 5
- Day 13Deuteronomy 6Deuteronomy 7Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 9Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 11Deuteronomy 12Deuteronomy 13Deuteronomy 14Deuteronomy 15Deuteronomy 16Deuteronomy 17Deuteronomy 18
- Day 14Deuteronomy 19Deuteronomy 20Deuteronomy 21Deuteronomy 22Deuteronomy 23Deuteronomy 24Deuteronomy 25Deuteronomy 26Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 29Deuteronomy 30Deuteronomy 31
- Day 15Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 33Deuteronomy 34Joshua 1Joshua 2Joshua 3Joshua 4Joshua 5Joshua 6Joshua 7Joshua 8Joshua 9Joshua 10Joshua 11
- Day 16Joshua 12Joshua 13Joshua 14Joshua 15Joshua 16Joshua 17Joshua 18Joshua 19Joshua 20Joshua 21Joshua 22Joshua 23Joshua 24
- Day 17Judges 1Judges 2Judges 3Judges 4Judges 5Judges 6Judges 7Judges 8Judges 9Judges 10Judges 11Judges 12Judges 13
- Day 18Judges 14Judges 15Judges 16Judges 17Judges 18Judges 19Judges 20Judges 21Ruth 1Ruth 2Ruth 3Ruth 41 Samuel 1
- Day 191 Samuel 21 Samuel 31 Samuel 41 Samuel 51 Samuel 61 Samuel 71 Samuel 81 Samuel 91 Samuel 101 Samuel 111 Samuel 121 Samuel 131 Samuel 141 Samuel 15
- Day 201 Samuel 161 Samuel 171 Samuel 181 Samuel 191 Samuel 201 Samuel 211 Samuel 221 Samuel 231 Samuel 241 Samuel 251 Samuel 261 Samuel 271 Samuel 28
- Day 211 Samuel 291 Samuel 301 Samuel 312 Samuel 12 Samuel 22 Samuel 32 Samuel 42 Samuel 52 Samuel 62 Samuel 72 Samuel 82 Samuel 92 Samuel 10
- Day 222 Samuel 112 Samuel 122 Samuel 132 Samuel 142 Samuel 152 Samuel 162 Samuel 172 Samuel 182 Samuel 192 Samuel 202 Samuel 212 Samuel 222 Samuel 23
- Day 232 Samuel 241 Kings 11 Kings 21 Kings 31 Kings 41 Kings 51 Kings 61 Kings 71 Kings 81 Kings 91 Kings 101 Kings 111 Kings 12
- Day 241 Kings 131 Kings 141 Kings 151 Kings 161 Kings 171 Kings 181 Kings 191 Kings 201 Kings 211 Kings 222 Kings 12 Kings 22 Kings 32 Kings 4
- Day 252 Kings 52 Kings 62 Kings 72 Kings 82 Kings 92 Kings 102 Kings 112 Kings 122 Kings 132 Kings 142 Kings 152 Kings 162 Kings 17
- Day 262 Kings 182 Kings 192 Kings 202 Kings 212 Kings 222 Kings 232 Kings 242 Kings 251 Chronicles 11 Chronicles 21 Chronicles 31 Chronicles 41 Chronicles 5
- Day 271 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 71 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 101 Chronicles 111 Chronicles 121 Chronicles 131 Chronicles 141 Chronicles 151 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 18
- Day 281 Chronicles 191 Chronicles 201 Chronicles 211 Chronicles 221 Chronicles 231 Chronicles 241 Chronicles 251 Chronicles 261 Chronicles 271 Chronicles 281 Chronicles 292 Chronicles 12 Chronicles 2
- Day 292 Chronicles 32 Chronicles 42 Chronicles 52 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 72 Chronicles 82 Chronicles 92 Chronicles 102 Chronicles 112 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 132 Chronicles 142 Chronicles 152 Chronicles 16
- Day 302 Chronicles 172 Chronicles 182 Chronicles 192 Chronicles 202 Chronicles 212 Chronicles 222 Chronicles 232 Chronicles 242 Chronicles 252 Chronicles 262 Chronicles 272 Chronicles 282 Chronicles 29
- Day 312 Chronicles 302 Chronicles 312 Chronicles 322 Chronicles 332 Chronicles 342 Chronicles 352 Chronicles 36Ezra 1Ezra 2Ezra 3Ezra 4Ezra 5Ezra 6
- Day 32Ezra 7Ezra 8Ezra 9Ezra 10Nehemiah 1Nehemiah 2Nehemiah 3Nehemiah 4Nehemiah 5Nehemiah 6Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 8Nehemiah 9
- Day 33Nehemiah 10Nehemiah 11Nehemiah 12Nehemiah 13Esther 1Esther 2Esther 3Esther 4Esther 5Esther 6Esther 7Esther 8Esther 9
- Day 34Esther 10Job 1Job 2Job 3Job 4Job 5Job 6Job 7Job 8Job 9Job 10Job 11Job 12Job 13
- Day 35Job 14Job 15Job 16Job 17Job 18Job 19Job 20Job 21Job 22Job 23Job 24Job 25Job 26
- Day 36Job 27Job 28Job 29Job 30Job 31Job 32Job 33Job 34Job 35Job 36Job 37Job 38Job 39
- Day 37Job 40Job 41Job 42Psalms 1Psalms 2Psalms 3Psalms 4Psalms 5Psalms 6Psalms 7Psalms 8Psalms 9Psalms 10
- Day 38Psalms 11Psalms 12Psalms 13Psalms 14Psalms 15Psalms 16Psalms 17Psalms 18Psalms 19Psalms 20Psalms 21Psalms 22Psalms 23Psalms 24
- Day 39Psalms 25Psalms 26Psalms 27Psalms 28Psalms 29Psalms 30Psalms 31Psalms 32Psalms 33Psalms 34Psalms 35Psalms 36Psalms 37
- Day 40Psalms 38Psalms 39Psalms 40Psalms 41Psalms 42Psalms 43Psalms 44Psalms 45Psalms 46Psalms 47Psalms 48Psalms 49Psalms 50
- Day 41Psalms 51Psalms 52Psalms 53Psalms 54Psalms 55Psalms 56Psalms 57Psalms 58Psalms 59Psalms 60Psalms 61Psalms 62Psalms 63
- Day 42Psalms 64Psalms 65Psalms 66Psalms 67Psalms 68Psalms 69Psalms 70Psalms 71Psalms 72Psalms 73Psalms 74Psalms 75Psalms 76
- Day 43Psalms 77Psalms 78Psalms 79Psalms 80Psalms 81Psalms 82Psalms 83Psalms 84Psalms 85Psalms 86Psalms 87Psalms 88Psalms 89Psalms 90
- Day 44Psalms 91Psalms 92Psalms 93Psalms 94Psalms 95Psalms 96Psalms 97Psalms 98Psalms 99Psalms 100Psalms 101Psalms 102Psalms 103
- Day 45Psalms 104Psalms 105Psalms 106Psalms 107Psalms 108Psalms 109Psalms 110Psalms 111Psalms 112Psalms 113Psalms 114Psalms 115Psalms 116
- Day 46Psalms 117Psalms 118Psalms 119Psalms 120Psalms 121Psalms 122Psalms 123Psalms 124Psalms 125Psalms 126Psalms 127Psalms 128Psalms 129
- Day 47Psalms 130Psalms 131Psalms 132Psalms 133Psalms 134Psalms 135Psalms 136Psalms 137Psalms 138Psalms 139Psalms 140Psalms 141Psalms 142
- Day 48Psalms 143Psalms 144Psalms 145Psalms 146Psalms 147Psalms 148Psalms 149Psalms 150Proverbs 1Proverbs 2Proverbs 3Proverbs 4Proverbs 5Proverbs 6
- Day 49Proverbs 7Proverbs 8Proverbs 9Proverbs 10Proverbs 11Proverbs 12Proverbs 13Proverbs 14Proverbs 15Proverbs 16Proverbs 17Proverbs 18Proverbs 19
- Day 50Proverbs 20Proverbs 21Proverbs 22Proverbs 23Proverbs 24Proverbs 25Proverbs 26Proverbs 27Proverbs 28Proverbs 29Proverbs 30Proverbs 31Ecclesiastes 1
- Day 51Ecclesiastes 2Ecclesiastes 3Ecclesiastes 4Ecclesiastes 5Ecclesiastes 6Ecclesiastes 7Ecclesiastes 8Ecclesiastes 9Ecclesiastes 10Ecclesiastes 11Ecclesiastes 12Song of Songs 1Song of Songs 2
- Day 52Song of Songs 3Song of Songs 4Song of Songs 5Song of Songs 6Song of Songs 7Song of Songs 8Isaiah 1Isaiah 2Isaiah 3Isaiah 4Isaiah 5Isaiah 6Isaiah 7
- Day 53Isaiah 8Isaiah 9Isaiah 10Isaiah 11Isaiah 12Isaiah 13Isaiah 14Isaiah 15Isaiah 16Isaiah 17Isaiah 18Isaiah 19Isaiah 20Isaiah 21
- Day 54Isaiah 22Isaiah 23Isaiah 24Isaiah 25Isaiah 26Isaiah 27Isaiah 28Isaiah 29Isaiah 30Isaiah 31Isaiah 32Isaiah 33Isaiah 34
- Day 55Isaiah 35Isaiah 36Isaiah 37Isaiah 38Isaiah 39Isaiah 40Isaiah 41Isaiah 42Isaiah 43Isaiah 44Isaiah 45Isaiah 46Isaiah 47
- Day 56Isaiah 48Isaiah 49Isaiah 50Isaiah 51Isaiah 52Isaiah 53Isaiah 54Isaiah 55Isaiah 56Isaiah 57Isaiah 58Isaiah 59Isaiah 60
- Day 57Isaiah 61Isaiah 62Isaiah 63Isaiah 64Isaiah 65Isaiah 66Jeremiah 1Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 3Jeremiah 4Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 6Jeremiah 7Jeremiah 8
- Day 58Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 10Jeremiah 11Jeremiah 12Jeremiah 13Jeremiah 14Jeremiah 15Jeremiah 16Jeremiah 17Jeremiah 18Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 20Jeremiah 21
- Day 59Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 24Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 26Jeremiah 27Jeremiah 28Jeremiah 29Jeremiah 30Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 32Jeremiah 33Jeremiah 34
- Day 60Jeremiah 35Jeremiah 36Jeremiah 37Jeremiah 38Jeremiah 39Jeremiah 40Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 42Jeremiah 43Jeremiah 44Jeremiah 45Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 47
- Day 61Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 50Jeremiah 51Jeremiah 52Lamentations 1Lamentations 2Lamentations 3Lamentations 4Lamentations 5Ezekiel 1Ezekiel 2Ezekiel 3
- Day 62Ezekiel 4Ezekiel 5Ezekiel 6Ezekiel 7Ezekiel 8Ezekiel 9Ezekiel 10Ezekiel 11Ezekiel 12Ezekiel 13Ezekiel 14Ezekiel 15Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 17
- Day 63Ezekiel 18Ezekiel 19Ezekiel 20Ezekiel 21Ezekiel 22Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 24Ezekiel 25Ezekiel 26Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 28Ezekiel 29Ezekiel 30
- Day 64Ezekiel 31Ezekiel 32Ezekiel 33Ezekiel 34Ezekiel 35Ezekiel 36Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 38Ezekiel 39Ezekiel 40Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 42Ezekiel 43
- Day 65Ezekiel 44Ezekiel 45Ezekiel 46Ezekiel 47Ezekiel 48Daniel 1Daniel 2Daniel 3Daniel 4Daniel 5Daniel 6Daniel 7Daniel 8
- Day 66Daniel 9Daniel 10Daniel 11Daniel 12Hosea 1Hosea 2Hosea 3Hosea 4Hosea 5Hosea 6Hosea 7Hosea 8Hosea 9
- Day 67Hosea 10Hosea 11Hosea 12Hosea 13Hosea 14Joel 1Joel 2Joel 3Amos 1Amos 2Amos 3Amos 4Amos 5Amos 6
- Day 68Amos 7Amos 8Amos 9Obadiah 1Jonah 1Jonah 2Jonah 3Jonah 4Micah 1Micah 2Micah 3Micah 4Micah 5
- Day 69Micah 6Micah 7Nahum 1Nahum 2Nahum 3Habakkuk 1Habakkuk 2Habakkuk 3Zephaniah 1Zephaniah 2Zephaniah 3Haggai 1Haggai 2
- Day 70Zechariah 1Zechariah 2Zechariah 3Zechariah 4Zechariah 5Zechariah 6Zechariah 7Zechariah 8Zechariah 9Zechariah 10Zechariah 11Zechariah 12Zechariah 13
- Day 71Zechariah 14Malachi 1Malachi 2Malachi 3Malachi 4Matthew 1Matthew 2Matthew 3Matthew 4Matthew 5Matthew 6Matthew 7Matthew 8
- Day 72Matthew 9Matthew 10Matthew 11Matthew 12Matthew 13Matthew 14Matthew 15Matthew 16Matthew 17Matthew 18Matthew 19Matthew 20Matthew 21Matthew 22
- Day 73Matthew 23Matthew 24Matthew 25Matthew 26Matthew 27Matthew 28Mark 1Mark 2Mark 3Mark 4Mark 5Mark 6Mark 7
- Day 74Mark 8Mark 9Mark 10Mark 11Mark 12Mark 13Mark 14Mark 15Mark 16Luke 1Luke 2Luke 3Luke 4
- Day 75Luke 5Luke 6Luke 7Luke 8Luke 9Luke 10Luke 11Luke 12Luke 13Luke 14Luke 15Luke 16Luke 17
- Day 76Luke 18Luke 19Luke 20Luke 21Luke 22Luke 23Luke 24John 1John 2John 3John 4John 5John 6John 7
- Day 77John 8John 9John 10John 11John 12John 13John 14John 15John 16John 17John 18John 19John 20
- Day 78John 21Acts 1Acts 2Acts 3Acts 4Acts 5Acts 6Acts 7Acts 8Acts 9Acts 10Acts 11Acts 12
- Day 79Acts 13Acts 14Acts 15Acts 16Acts 17Acts 18Acts 19Acts 20Acts 21Acts 22Acts 23Acts 24Acts 25
- Day 80Acts 26Acts 27Acts 28Romans 1Romans 2Romans 3Romans 4Romans 5Romans 6Romans 7Romans 8Romans 9Romans 10
- Day 81Romans 11Romans 12Romans 13Romans 14Romans 15Romans 161 Corinthians 11 Corinthians 21 Corinthians 31 Corinthians 41 Corinthians 51 Corinthians 61 Corinthians 71 Corinthians 8
- Day 821 Corinthians 91 Corinthians 101 Corinthians 111 Corinthians 121 Corinthians 131 Corinthians 141 Corinthians 151 Corinthians 162 Corinthians 12 Corinthians 22 Corinthians 32 Corinthians 42 Corinthians 5
- Day 832 Corinthians 62 Corinthians 72 Corinthians 82 Corinthians 92 Corinthians 102 Corinthians 112 Corinthians 122 Corinthians 13Galatians 1Galatians 2Galatians 3Galatians 4Galatians 5
- Day 84Galatians 6Ephesians 1Ephesians 2Ephesians 3Ephesians 4Ephesians 5Ephesians 6Philippians 1Philippians 2Philippians 3Philippians 4Colossians 1Colossians 2
- Day 85Colossians 3Colossians 41 Thessalonians 11 Thessalonians 21 Thessalonians 31 Thessalonians 41 Thessalonians 52 Thessalonians 12 Thessalonians 22 Thessalonians 31 Timothy 11 Timothy 21 Timothy 3
- Day 861 Timothy 41 Timothy 51 Timothy 62 Timothy 12 Timothy 22 Timothy 32 Timothy 4Titus 1Titus 2Titus 3Philemon 1Hebrews 1Hebrews 2Hebrews 3
- Day 87Hebrews 4Hebrews 5Hebrews 6Hebrews 7Hebrews 8Hebrews 9Hebrews 10Hebrews 11Hebrews 12Hebrews 13James 1James 2James 3
- Day 88James 4James 51 Peter 11 Peter 21 Peter 31 Peter 41 Peter 52 Peter 12 Peter 22 Peter 31 John 11 John 21 John 3
- Day 891 John 41 John 52 John 13 John 1Jude 1Revelation 1Revelation 2Revelation 3Revelation 4Revelation 5Revelation 6Revelation 7Revelation 8
- Day 90Revelation 9Revelation 10Revelation 11Revelation 12Revelation 13Revelation 14Revelation 15Revelation 16Revelation 17Revelation 18Revelation 19Revelation 20Revelation 21Revelation 22
If you fall behind
Missing a day is ordinary, and it is not a spiritual failure. The most common reason people abandon a reading plan is that a missed day becomes a backlog, the backlog becomes a chore, and the chore ends the reading. Pick up at the next day rather than reading double to catch up.
Finishing a plan is a good thing to want, but it is not a way to earn anything from God. Reading Scripture is worth doing at whatever pace you can actually sustain.
Questions
Is 90 days realistic?
For some readers, yes — but it asks for around forty minutes a day for three straight months, and most people who abandon it do so in the first two weeks. If you are unsure, the honest answer is to try the first week and see. Moving to the one-year track is not a failure.
What if I fall behind?
At this pace a missed day is around thirteen chapters, which is hard to make up. Rather than doubling a day, continue from where the schedule is and accept that finishing may take longer than 90 days. A plan you finish late is better than one you abandon on schedule.
Should I read this quickly at all?
It depends what you want from it. Reading fast is a good way to see the whole and a poor way to examine the parts, so it works best either as a first overview or as a return visit after slower reading. Neither speed is more faithful than the other.