Find a Bible Reading Plan for the New Year

Guidance for Your Bible Reading

Reading plans exist to provide guidance, dividing Scripture into manageable portions for each day. Whether you plan to read through the whole Bible in a year or the New Testament in ninety days, having a defined plan can help you meet your goals when it comes to reading God’s Word.

We have made over fifty Bible reading plans available with varying lengths, topics, and styles, which can be accessed on the ESV Bible app, at ESV.org, or received in daily emails. Find one that fits your lifestyle and reading goals, and establish a regular habit of Bible reading this year.

Reading Plans on the ESV Bible App and at ESV.org

1. Download and install the ESV Bible app (Available on iOS and Android) or navigate to ESV.org in your web browser.

2. Select the “Explore” icon (at the bottom of the screen in the app or in the upper right corner of the screen at ESV.org). Navigate to the “Plans” tab.

3. Explore reading plans by theme or popularity.

*Over fifty Bible reading plans are available for free with the ESV Bible app and at ESV.org. Several more are added with a monthly or yearly subscription.

Subscribe via Email

Want to receive a reading plan in your email inbox instead? Each plan allows you to check a box before beginning which will send you an email each night containing the full text of that day’s reading. Your progress will automatically be saved, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Featured Reading Plans

Through the New Testament in 90 Days

Take a guided journey through the Gospels, the acts of the apostles, the Epistles, and Revelation. Over three months, this reading plan will help you develop a deeper understanding of the New Testament and a love for God’s story as a whole.

Through the Bible in a Year

Enjoy daily readings for 365 days, each with one Old Testament reading, one New Testament reading, and one reading from the Psalms. Over the course of a year, you’ll read the Old Testament once and the New Testament and Psalms twice.

M'Cheyne Reading Plan

Based on the M'Cheyne reading system, this plan features 4 different readings for use in both family and personal devotions. Each day has two passages from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament, and one from either the Psalms or the Gospels. In one year, you’ll read the Old Testament once and the New Testament and Psalms twice.

A Proverb a Day

In Proverbs: A 12-Week Study, Lydia Brownback says:

Proverbs is a collection or anthology of individual proverbs that offers skill in the art of godly living. The book provides wisdom for reflecting God’s glory in the details of daily life and in one’s relationships. It demonstrates clearly that God’s ways are intensely practical and apply to every aspect of his people’s lives.

Read through the book of Proverbs in a month, one chapter a day, with this 31-day plan.

Systematic Theology 101

If systematic theology sounds a bit intimidating, then this Bible reading plan is for you. Featuring 30 days worth of content adapted from the ESV Systematic Theology Study Bible, this reading plan pairs short, easy-to-read summaries of basic topics in systematic theology with key Bible passages from which those doctrines are drawn to not only introduce you to systematic theology as a whole but also demonstrate how specific doctrines connect to the very words of Scripture.