Bible Reading Plan

I've been working on the reading plan for the New Testament today. I have to confess that I cheated a little by looking at and old whole bible plan I did a few years ago and just picked up the NT readings through the year. I'm guessing that there will therefore be some unevenness in the length of readings from day to day. When I did the original plan I know I worked on 96 verses a day to complete the whole Bible in the year, and I seem to recall producing a large spreadsheet to help me try and balance out old and new portions to about the 96 verse tally.

In case you are interested you only need to read an average of 22 verses a day to get through the New Testament in a year.

To be honest I'm less concerned with how long it takes a person to read their Bible than I am about the lack of Bible reading we generally do these days. If it takes you two or three years to work through, then take that time. As long as it isn't taking this long because you lack discipline, then it's not a problem. If, on the other hand, you have long periods when you just don't read, a simple plan might be just the thing.

So why didn't I just buy a plan to give out? Well I like to put Luke and Acts together as consecutive read, and I like to read a Gospel in each quarter of the year. Many of the plans I've seen start at Matthew chapter 1 and finish at the end of Revelation. By Easter you've probably read all four gospels that way.