Free Custom Made Bible Reading Plans with Scriptures

Bible Plan Selection

Preferred Language (Choose from over 1,200 languages)

Preferred Version (Choose from nearly 2,900 translations)

Include scriptures?

Next, choose whether or not you want to include scriptures. WBP offers ebooks that serve as an guide if you want to use your own Bible but still want a reading plan.

Scriptures (Copyright Dependent)

Guide Only (scriptures not included - to be used with your own Bible)

Select Reading Duration

Select a duration. For the more aggressive, read the entire Bible in as little as 3 months or for the most leisurely, read the entire Bible in as long as 3 years. Or, instead of a set duration, read from 1 to 6 chapters per day. Optionally, create a custom plan by entering the reading start and reading end dates.

30 Days

Reading Plans

Use this with the 30 Day 1 Book theme and intensively study a single book for a month.

3 month

Reading Plans

For the most aggressive readers, read the Bible cover to cover by investing 45-60 minutes a day. In 90 days you'll see the big picture of God's great story unfold before you.

6 Month

Reading Plans

In just 30-45 minutes per day, you could read the entire Bible, cover to cover, over the course of 6 months. Choose a Historical Reading Plan and read the Bible in the order the books were written. Whatever your pace, the point is to make daily Bible reading a habit.

9 Month

Reading Plans

The Bible is a rich treasure and gift to us from God. A daily reading program that weaves together both testaments in an enlightening and enriching experience of our history as God's people.

12 month

Reading Plans

The one year plan! Commit 10-15 minutes each day and read the entire Bible in 1 year. Mix it up by choosing from several themes. Read every day, 5 days or 6 days per week. Whatever your interest or time availability, we've got you covered.

18 month

Reading Plans

Choose a "Straight" Reading Plan and Read from Genesis to Revelation (and the Apocrypha if available) in 18 months.

24 month

Reading Plans

Take your time to read the entire Bible, cover to cover, in 2 years. Choose a Chronological Reading Plan and read the Bible in the order the events occurred.

36 month

Reading Plans

Our most leisurely plan. Spend 3-5 minutes per day and read the entire Bible, including the Apocrypha (if available in your version), in 3 years. Choose a "Sectional" plan and read daily from the Old and New Testaments, Psalms, and Proverbs

Chapter

Reading Plans

Read 1 - 6 Chapters per Day. The duration is dependent on the number of chapters in your specific version. Chapter duration can be used with the following themes: Straight (Genesis to Revelation, 1 Book Deep Dive, Old Testament Only, New Testament Only, Psalms & Proverbs, Old Testament Major & Minor Prophets, Torah, Apostles & Paul, Apocrypha, and Genre by Chapter)

Custom Duration

Reading Plans

Create a custom plan with specified reading start and end dates.

Pick Your Theme

Next, choose a theme. Different themes are ways of mixing things up a bit.

There are compatibility issues with some themes, durations, and frequencies. See Compatibility Matrix below or click here for details.

Straight

WBP Reading Plan

Read the Entire Bible straight through from Genesis to Revelation.

Sectional

WBP Reading Plan

For a little variety, read each day from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs.

Sectional Plus - 1x2x2x2

WBP Reading Plan

Read once through the Old Testament and twice through the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs.

1 Book Deep Dive

WBP Reading Plan

This plan is for those who wish to intensely study a single bible book for a selected amount of time. WBP recommends a 1 chapter per day duration with commentary.

5x5

WBP Reading Plan

Read 5 minutes (1 Chapter) per day, Monday through Friday, and finish the New Testament in 1 Year. Saturday and Sunday are to be used for reflection.

10x5

WBP Reading Plan

Developed by WBP. Read 10 minutes (2 Chapters) per day, Monday through Friday, and finish the New Testament in 6 Months. Saturday and Sunday are to be used for reflection.

Robery Murray M'Cheyne

WBP Reading Plan

Read through the New Testament and Psalms twice and the Old Testament once. The 1843 M'Cheyne plan has two sets of readings; The " Family " set is meant to read by a group or family while the " Secret " set is meant to be read and studied by the individual.

Daily Genre

WBP Reading Plan

This plan was created by Michael Coley at Bible-Reading.com. Each day, read from 1 of 7 different genres (Epistles, The Law, History, Psalms, Poetry, Prophecy, and Gospels).

Genre by Chapter

WBP Reading Plan

This theme is a variation of the Genre theme custom designed by a requestor. Each day, depending on the number of chapters per day you choose, read 7 different genres (Epistles, The Law, History, Psalms, Poetry, Prophecy, and Gospels). See Example If you choose 1 chapter per day, you will read one chapter from "Epistles" one day and one chapter from "The Law" the next day, etc. If you choose 2 chapters per day, you will read one chapter from both "Epistles" and "The Law" one day, then History and Psalms the next day, etc.

Scriptural Association

WBP Reading Plan

The Thematic Bible Reading Plan developed by Craig DesJardins at www.faithtacoma.org. Each Day, read from multiple books that have a thematic association with each other. In one year, you will have read the entire Bible.

Grant Horner's "The System"

WBP Reading Plan

The System Bible Reading Plan developed by Professor Grant Horner. Read more about "The System" at Sohmer.net. Read 10 chapters each day from different sections of the Bible. In one year, you will have read many books multiple times and some books once. See matrix for details.

Old/New

WBP Reading Plan

Read each day starting in the Old Testament and ending in the New Testament.

1 Year Old/New by Chapter

WBP Reading Plan

Read full chapters from the Old followed by the New Testament. In one year, you will have read the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice

Old/New 1x3

WBP Reading Plan

Developed by WBP. Similar to the Old/New Plan; Read the Old Testament Once and the New Testament 3 times.

Old/New by Book

WBP Reading Plan

Custom Developed by a WBP requestor. Similar to the Old/New Plan; Alternate entire book readings in the Old and New Testaments. Read all of Genesis. Next read all of Matthew. Next read all of Exodus, etc. See Example

New/Old

WBP Reading Plan

Similar to the Old/New plan but with the New Testament reading first.

1 Year New/Old by Chapter

WBP Reading Plan

Read full chapters from the New followed by the Old Testament. In one year, you will have read the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice

New/Old 3x1

WBP Reading Plan

Developed by WBP. Similar to the New/Old Plan; Read the New Testament 3 times and the Old Testament once.

New/Old by Book

WBP Reading Plan

Custom Developed by a WBP requestor. Similar to the New/Old Plan; Alternate entire book readings in the New and Old Testaments. Read all of Matthew. Next read all of Genesis. Next read all of Mark, etc.

Chronological

WBP Reading Plan

A popular reading plan. Read the entire Bible in the order the events occurred.

Chronological (NT)

WBP Reading Plan

The New Testament in the order the events occurred

Historical

WBP Reading Plan

Read the entire Bible in the order the books were written.

Old Testament Only

WBP Reading Plan

Read the Old Testament straight through from Genesis to Malachi.

New Testament Only

WBP Reading Plan

Read the New Testament straight through from Matthew to Revelation.

Torah

WBP Reading Plan

Read the 5 Books of Moses, also known as the Pentateuch, in order (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).

Old Testament Major & Minor Prophets

WBP Reading Plan

Read the prophecies of the Major (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel) and Minor (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi) prophets of the Old Testament.

Psalms & Proverbs

WBP Reading Plan

Read the Psalms and Proverbs of the Old Testament.

Apostles & Paul

WBP Reading Plan

Read the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and the Epistles (Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon).

Apocrypha

WBP Reading Plan

Read the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha, also called Deuterocanonical Books, are biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of scripture.

Theme Compatibility Matrix

	Durations					Frequency
Theme	All Time	All Chapter	6 Months Only	1 Year Only	1 Year by Chapter	All	Daily	Commentary	Apocrypha
1 Book Deep Dive	x	x				x		x	x
10x5			x				x
5x5				x			x
Apocrypha Only	x	x				x			x
Apostles & Paul	x	x				x		x
Chronological						x			x
Chronological (NT Only)						x
Genre	x	x				x
Genre by Chapter		x				x		x
Historical						x			x
Horner				x			x
M'Cheyne				x			x
New Testament Only	x	x				x		x
Old Testament Major & Minor Prophets	x	x				x		x
Old Testament Only	x	x				x		x
Old/New						x			x
Old/New - 1 Year by Chapter					x		x	x
Old/New 1x3						x
Old/New By Book						x
New/Old						x			x
New/Old - 1 Year by Chapter					x		x	x
New/Old 3x1						x
New/Old By Book						x
Psalms & Proverbs	x	x				x		x
Scriptural Association							x
Sectional (OT, NT, Psalms, Proverbs)						x			x
Sectional 1x2x2x2						x
Straight (Genesis to Revelation)	x	x				x		x	x
Torah	x	x				x		x

Select Reading Frequency

Next, choose the frequency. You can read daily, 5 days a week, or 6 days a week. The duration is the same for all three so if you choose 5 or 6 days, there will be more to read each reading day.

Every Day

Every Other Day

1 Day per Week

2 Days per Week

3 Days per Week

4 Days per Week

5 Days per Week

6 Days per Week

Select Readings per Day

Next, choose the readings per day. You can read once (AM or PM), or twice (AM and PM).

Once (AM or PM)

Twice (AM and PM)

Paragraph or Verse

Next choose to read by verse or by paragraph. Bible versions that have right to left reading only come in verse mode. Examples

Paragraph (Scriptures in paragraph format. Commentary, if requested, in verse format)

Verse

Include Chapter by Chapter Commentary

Free Bible Reading Plans with Commentary:

World Bible Plans has the largest collection of Bible Commentary Ebooks in the world. Incorporate a commentary into your reading plan or download a commentary without a plan

Chapter by chapter commentaries are only available using the "chapter" durations with the following themes: 1 Book Deep Dive, Straight (Genesis to Revelation), Old Testament Only, New Testament Only, Genre by Chapter, Psalms & Proverbs, Apostles & Paul, Old Testament Major and Minor Prophets, and Torah. WBP offers full or partial commentaries in the following languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Telugu. World Bible Plans is the only site where you can get free Bible reading plans with commentaries as eBooks.

Include Cross References

Free Bible Reading Plans with Cross References:

In your Bible, ever notice the references at the bottom of a verse or at the bottom or right side of the page? It might look something like (Gen 1:5). WBP offers abbreviated cross references as well as full verse text cross references. WBP has developed a way to insert the actual referenced verse into your Bible reading plan. World Bible Plans offers optional verse by verse cross references in your reading plan with the following restrictions:

Verse by verse cross references are not available for copyrighted versions.

Your plan must include scriptures.

Only works with a "Verse" format.

Verse by verse cross references are available for all themes.

There are five options for Cross References. Example
- No Cross References
- Abbreviations Only
  - Both Testaments : See cross reference abbreviations from all testaments. See Example
  - Opposite Testaments Only : See cross references from the opposite testament only (Old Testament verses will have New Testament cross references and vice versa. See Example
- Full Verse Text Cross References : Full verse cross references are available for the opposite testament only. Old Testament scriptures show New Testament cross references and vice versa.
  - Paragraph Format: See Example
  - Verse Format: See Example
  By Day, Date, or Both
  
  Next, Choose to display the header of each new day by day, date, or both (Select your reading start date)
- By Day (Day 1, Day 2, etc.)
- By Date (January 1, January 2, etc.)
- Day and Date (Day 1 / January 1:, Day 2 / January 2:, etc.)
- Date and Day (January 1 / Day 1:, January 2 / Day 2:, etc.)
- PDF (Almost every eReader)
- EPUB (Nook, Kindle, and many Others)
- PDF Chart (Guide Only) Example
- Other
- None
- Red Letter Font
- Bold and Italic Black Font

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