January
(“e” means read to the end of the chapter)
1.  Genesis 1:1-2:17
 John 1:1-18
2.  Genesis 2:18-3:e
 John 1:19-34
3.  Genesis 4, 6
 John 1:35-e
4.  Genesis 7, 8
 John 2:1-12
5.  Gen 9, 11:1-9, 27-32
 John 2:13-e
6.  Genesis 12, 13
 John 3:1-21
7.  Genesis 14, 15
 John 3:22-e
8.  Genesis 16, 17
 John 4:1-26
9.  Genesis 18
 John 4:27-45
10.  Genesis 19
 John 4:46-e
11.  Genesis 20:1-21:21
 John 5:1-17
12.  Genesis 21:22-22:e
 John 5:18-32
13.  Genesis 23:1-24:27
 John 5:33-e
14.  Genesis 24:28-e
 John 6:1-21
15.  Genesis 25
 John 6:22-40
16.  Genesis 26
 John 6:41-58
17.  Genesis 27
 John 6:59-e
18.  Genesis 28:1-29:20
 John 7:1-24
19.  Genesis 29:21-30:24
 John 7:25-36
20.  Genesis 30:25-31:21
 John 7:37-52
21.  Genesis 31:22-e
 John 7:53-8:11
22.  Genesis 32
 John 8:12-30
23.  Genesis 33, 34
 John 8:31-47
24.  Genesis 35
 John 8:48-e
25.  Genesis 37
 John 9:1-23
March
1.  Exo 23:20-24:e
 John 20:11-25
2.  Exo 32
 Joh 20:26-21:14
3.  Exo 33:1-34:7
 John 21:15-e
4.  Exo 34:8-e
 Rom 1:1-17
5.  Exo 35:1-36:7
 Rom 1:18-e
6.  Exo 40
 Rom 2:1-16
7.  Lev 8
 Rom 2:17-3:8
8.  Lev 9:1-10:7
 Rom 3:9-20
9.  Lev 19:17-18, Num 9:15-10:e  Rom 3:21-e
10.  Num 11
 Rom 4:1-15
11.  Num 12:1-13:24
 Rom 4:16-e
12.  Num 13:25-14:25
 Rom 5:1-11
13.  Num 14:26-e, 15:32-e
 Rom 5:12-e
14.  Num 16
 Rom 6:1-14
15.  Num 17, 20
 Rom 6:15-e
16.  Num 21
 Rom 7:1-12
17.  Num 22
 Rom 7:13-23
18.  Num 23
 Rom 7:24-8:11
19.  Num 24, 25
 Rom 8:12-30
20.  Num 27:15-23, 31:1-31  Rom 8:31-e
21.  Deu 4:1-40
 Rom 9:1-18
22.  Deu 6:1-7:11
 Rom 9:18-e
23.  Deu 10:12-11:e
 Rom 10
24.  Deu 30:15-31:29
 Rom 11:1-24
25.  Psalm 90, 106
 Rom 11:25-e
February
1.  Genesis 38
 John 9:24-e
2.  Genesis 39, 40
 John 10:1-21
3.  Genesis 41:1-45
 John 10:22-e
4.  Genesis 41:46-42:28
 John 11:1-27
5.  Genesis 42:29-43:e
 John 11:28-44
6.  Genesis 44:1-45:15
 John 11:45-e
7.  Gen 45:16-46:7, 46:28-47:12  John 12:1-11
8.  Genesis 47:13-48:e
 John 12:12-33
9.  Genesis 49
 John 12:34-e
10.  Genesis 50-Exo 1
 John 13:1-20
11.  Exo 2
 John 13:21-e
12.  Exo 3
 John 14:1-14
13.  Exo 4
 John 14:15-24
14.  Exo 5:1-6:13
 John 14:25-e
15.  Exo 6:28-7:e
 John 15:1-11
16.  Exo 8
 John 15:12-e
17.  Exo 9
 John 16:1-15
18.  Exo 10
 John 16:16-e
19.  Exo 11:1-12:32
 John 17:1-12
20.  Exo 12:33-13:e
 John 17:13-e
21.  Exo 14
 John 18:1-18
22.  Exo 15
 John 18:19-e
23.  Exo 16
 John 19:1-16
24.  Exo 17, 18
 John 19:17-37
25.  Exo 19:1-20:21
 John 19:38-20:10
April
1.  Deu 32:48-e, 34:1-Josh 1:9  Rom 12
2.  Josh 1:10-3:6
 Rom 13
3.  Josh 3:7-5:1
 Rom 14
4.  Josh 5:2-6:e
 Rom 15:1-21
5.  Josh 7
 Rom 15:22-16:16
6.  Josh 8
 Rom 16:17-e
7.  Josh 12, 14
 Mark 1:1-20
8.  Josh 23:1-24:13
 Mark 1:21-e
9.  Josh 24:14-e, Jud 2
 Mark 2:1-17
10.  Jud 6
 Mark 2:18-e
11.  Jud 7
 Mark 3:1-12
12.  Jud 8
 Mark 3:13-e
13.  Jud 13:1-14:11
 Mark 4:1-20
14.  Jud 14:12-15:e
 Mark 4:21-e
15.  Jud 16, 21:25
 Mark 5:1-20
16.  Ruth 1, 2
 Mark 5:21-e
17.  Ruth 3, 4
 Mark 6:1-29
18.  1 Sam 1:1-2:11
 Mark 6:30-e
19.  1 Sam 2:12-3:e
 Mark 7:1-23
20.  1 Sam 4, 5
 Mark 7:24-8:9
21.  1 Sam 6, 7
 Mark 8:10-26
22.  1 Sam 8:1-9:14
 Mark 8:27-9:1
23.  1 Sam 9:15-10:16
 Mark 9:2-13
24.  1 Sam 10:17-11:e
 Mark 9:14-29
25.  1 Sam 12
 Mark 9:30-e
May
1.  1 Sam 13:1-14:23
2.  1 Sam 14:24-e
3.  1 Sam 15
4.  1 Sam 16, Ps 8, 23
5.  1 Sam 17
6.  1 Sam 18, Ps 11, 25
7.  1 Sam 19, Ps 12
8.  1 Sam 20
9.  1 Sam 21, 22
10. 1 Sam 23, Ps 52, 142
11.  1 Sam 24, Ps 18
12.  1 Sam 25
13.  1 Sam 26, Ps 17
14.  1 Sam 27, 28
15.  1 Sam 29, 30
16.  1 Sam 31, 2 Sam 1
17.  2 Sam 2
18.  2 Sam 3
19.  2 Sam 4, 5
20.  2 Sam 6, Ps 24, 139
21.  2 Sam 7, 8
22.  2 Sam 9, 10
23.  2 Sam 11:1-12:14
24.  2 Sam 12:14-3, Ps 32, 51
25.  2 Sam 13
June
 Mar 10:1-16
 Mar 10:17-31
 Mar 10:32-e
 Mar 11:1-14
 Mar 11:15-e
 Mar 12:1-12
 Mar 12:13-27
 Mar 12:28-e
 Mar 13:1-23
 Mar 13:24-e
 Mar 14:1-16
 Mar 14:17-31
 Mar 14:32-42
 Mar 14:43-65
 Mar 14:66-e
 Mar 15:1-15
 Mar 15:16-41
 Mar 15:42-16:e
 Heb 1
 Heb 2
 Heb 3
 Heb 4
 Heb 5
 Heb 6
 Heb 7:1-10
July
1.  1 Kin 18:20-19:8
 1 Pet 5
2.  1 Kin 19:9-e, 21:1-e
 2 Pet 1:1-11
3.  1 Kin 22
 2 Pet 1:12-e
4.  2 Chr 20, Ps 46
 2 Pet 2
5.  Ps 115, 2 Kin 1
 2 Pet 3
6.  2 Kin 2
 1 John 1:1-2:6
7.  2 Kin 3:1-4:17
 1 John 2:7-17
8.  2 Kin 4:18-5:14
 1 John 2:18-e
9.  2 Kin 5:15-6:23
 1 John 3:1-12
10.  2 Kin 6:24-7:e
 1 John 3:13-4:6
11.  2 Kin 8
 1 John 4:7-e
12.  2 Kin 9
 1 John 5
13.  2 Kin 10
 2 John
14.  2 Kin 11, 12
 3 John
15.  2 Kin 13:1-14:16
 Jude
16.  2Kin 14:17-15:7, 2Chr 26:16-23  Eph 1:1-14
17.  Hosea 1-3
 Eph 1:15-e
18.  Amos 4, 5
 Eph 2:1-10
19.  Jonah
 Eph 2:11-e
20.  Is 6, 4, 5:1-7
 Eph 3
21.  2 Kin 16, Is 9:1-7, 11:1-e  Eph 4:1-16
22.  2 Kin 17
 Eph 4:17-e
23.  2 Kin 18
 Eph 5:1-17
24.  2 Kin 19
 Eph 5:18-e
25.  2 Kin 20:1-21:9
 Eph 6:1-9
1.  2 Sam 14
2.  2 Sam 15
3.  2 Sam 16, Ps 3, 14
4.  2 Sam 17
5.  2 Sam 18
6.  2 Sam 19
7.  2 Sam 20, Ps 27
8.  Ps 29, 36, 40
9.  1 Kin 1
10.  1 Kin 2
11.  2 Chr 1, 1 Kin 3
12.  1 Kin 6
13.  1 Kin 8:1-34
14.  1 Kin 8:35-e, Ps 99
15.  Ps 118, 1 Kin 9:1-9
16.  1 Kin 10:1-13, Pro 1
17.  Pro 3, 4
18.  Pro 5, 6
19.  1 Kin 11, Ps 127
20.  1 Kin 12
21.  1 Kin 13
22.  1 Kin 14
23.  1 Kin 15
24.  1 Kin 16
25.  1 Kin 17:1-18:19
 Heb 7:11-e
 Heb 8
 Heb 9:1-10
 Heb 9:11-e
 Heb 10:1-18
 Heb 10:19-e
 Heb 11:1-16
 Heb 11:17-31
 Heb 11:32-e
 Heb 12:1-13
 Heb 12:14-e
 Heb 13
 James 1:1-11
 James 1:12-e
 James 2:1-13
 James 2:14-e
 James 3
 James 4
 James 5
 1 Pet 1:1-12
 1 Pet 1:13-e
 1 Pet 2:1-10
 1 Pet 2:11-e
 1 Pet 3
 1 Pet 4
August
1.  Is 40
2.  Is 43
3.  Is 49
4.  Is 52, 53
5.  Is 54, 55
6.  Is 60, 61
7.  Is 35, 2 Kin 21:10-e
8.  2 Kin 22, Jer 1
9.  Jer 5
10.  Jer 7
11.  Jer 10:1-16, 12:1-e
12.  2 Kin 23
13.  Jer 25
14.  Jer 26, Hab 1
15.  Hab 2, 3
16.  Dan 1:1-2:17
17.  Dan 2:18-e
18.  Jer 36
19.  Jer 18, 19
20.  Jer 20, 2 Kin 24
21.  Jer 21, 23:1-8
22.  Jer 24, 28
23.  Jer 29
24.  Jer 31
25.  Eze 2, 3
 Eph 6:10-e
 Mat 1
 Mat 2:1-15
 Mat 2:16-e
 Mat 3
 Mat 4:1-11
 Mat 4:12-e
 Mat 5:1-16
 Mat 5:17-32
 Mat 5:33-e
 Mat 6:1-18
 Mat 6:19-e
 Mat 7:1-14
 Mat 7:15-e
 Mat 8:1-17
 Mat 8:18-e
 Mat 9:1-17
 Mat 9:18-e
 Mat 10:1-23
 Mat 10:24-11:1
 Mat 11:2-19
 Mat 11:20-12:8
 Mat 12:9-21
 Mat 12:22-37
 Mat 12:38-e
September
October
1.  Eze 24:15-27, Jer 37, 32:1-15  Mat 13:1-23
2.  Jer 32:16-25, 33:1-e
 Mat 13:24-43
3.  Jer 38
 Mat 13:44-e
4.  Jer 39, 52
 Mat 14:1-21
5.  Ps 74, 79
 Mat 14:22-e
6.  Lam 3
 Mat 15:1-28
7.  Jer 40, 41
 Mat 15:29-16:12
8.  Jer 42, 43
 Mat 16:13-e
9.  Jer 44
 Mat 17:1-21
10.  Eze 33:21-22, Dan 3
 Mat 17:22-18:6
11.  Dan 4
 Mat 18:7-20
12.  Eze 36
 Mat 18:21-e
13.  Eze 37
 Mat 19:1-15
14.  Ps 130, 137, Dan 5
 Mat 19:16-e
15.  Dan 6
 Mat 20:1-28
16.  Dan 9, 2 Chr 36:22-e
 Mat 20:29-21:11
17.  Ezra 1, Ps 85, 125, 126  Mat 21:12-27
18.  Ezra 3, 4
 Mat 21:28-e
19.  Haggai
 Mat 22:1-22
20.  Zech 3, 4, Ezra 5
 Mat 22:23-e
21.  Ezra 6:1-7:10
 Mat 23:1-22
22.  Esther 1:1-2:16
 Mat 23:23-e
23.  Esther 2:17-4:e
 Mat 24:1-28
24.  Esther 5, 6
 Mat 24:29-e
25.  Esther 7, 8
 Mat 25:1-30
1.  Esther 9, 10
 Mat 25:31-e
2.  Neh 1, 2
 Mat 26:1-19
3.  Neh 4, 5
 Mat 26:20-35
4.  Neh 6:1-7:4, 8:1-e
 Mat 26:36-56
5.  Neh 9:1-25
 Mat 26:57-e
6.  Neh 9:26-e, 12:27-e
 Mat 27:1-10
7.  Neh 13
 Mat 27:11-26
8.  Malachi
 Mat 27:27-44
9.  Ps 119:1-88
 Mat 27:45-e
10.  Ps 119:89-176
 Mat 28
11.  Luke 1:1-66
 Ps 133, 134
12.  Luke 1:67-2:e
 Ps 110
13.  Luke 3:1-4:30
 Job 1:1-12
14.  Luke 4:31-5:e
 Job 1:13-22
15.  Luke 6:1-7:17
 Job 2
16.  Luke 7:18-8:25
 Job 3:1-12, 38:1-7
17.  Luke 8:26-9:2
 Job 40:1-9, 42:1-6, 10-13
18.  Luke 9:28-10:37
 Ps 1
19.  Luke 10:38-11:e
 Pro 10:1-9
20.  Luke 12
 Ps 16
21.  Luke 13, 14
 Pro 11:1-6
22.  Luke 15, 16
 Ps 19
23.  Luke 17:1-18:34
 Pro 11:22-28
24.  Luke 18:35-20:18
 Ps 33
25.  Luke 20:19-21:e
 Pro 12:1-7
November
1.  Luke 22
2.  Luke 23:1-24:12
3.  Luke 24:13-e, Acts 1
4.  Acts 2:1-3:10
5.  Acts 3:11-4:e
6.  Acts 5, 6
7.  Acts 7
8.  Acts 8:1-9:31
9.  Acts 9:32-10:e
10.  Acts 11, 12
11.  Acts 13:1-14:18
12.  Acts 14:19-16:13
13.  Acts 16:14-17:e
14.  Act 18:1-17, 1 The 1-3
15.  1 The 4, 5, 2 The 1, 2
16.  2 The 3, Act 18:18-19:e
17.  Acts 20:1-5, 1 Cor 1, 2
18.  1 Cor 3-5
19.  1 Cor 6, 7
20.  1 Cor 8-10
21.  1 Cor 11, 12
22.  1 Cor 13, 14
23.  1 Cor 15, 16
24.  2 Cor 1-3
25.  2 Cor 4-6
 Ps 42
 Ps 22
 Pro 12:15-20
 Ps 47
 Pro 13:1-6
 Ps 55:16-23
 Pro 13:11-15, 24
 Ps 62
 Pro 14:12-17
 Ps 63
 Pro 15:1-8
 Ps 67
 Pro 15:16-23
 Ps 73:1-14
 Ps 73:15-28
 Pro 16:2-8
 Ps 66
 Pro 16:25-33
 Ps 77
 Ps 84
 Pro 17:24-28
 Ps 91
 Pro 18:9-15
 Ps 95
 Pro 19:13-21
December
1.  2 Cor 7-9
 Ps 96
2.  2 Cor 10:1-12:13
 Pro 21:2-9
3.  2Co 12:14-13:e, Gal 1:1-2:10  Ps 100
4.  Gal 2:11-4:20
 Pro 22:1-7
5.  Gal4:21-6:e, Ac20:6-16 Ps 103:1-14
6.  Acts 20:17-21:e
 Ps 103:15-22
7.  Acts 22, 23
 Ps 104:1-17
8.  Acts 24, 25
 Ps 104:18-35
9.  Acts 26, 27
 Pro 22:12-16
10.  Acts 28, Philemon
 Ps 107:1-22
11.  Phil 1, 2
 Ps 107:23-43
12.  Phil 3, 4, Col 1
 Pro 24:30-34
13.  Col 2-4
 Ps 113
14.  1 Tim 1:1-4:5
 Pro 25:11-17
15.  1 Tim 4:6-6:e
 Ps 116
16.  Titus, 2 Tim 1
 Pro 27:1-8
17.  2 Tim 2-4
 Ps 121
18.  Rev 1, 2
 Pro 27:17-22
19.  Rev 3-5
 Ps 131
20.  Rev 6-8
 Pro 29:17-23
21.  Rev 9-11
 Ps 135
22.  Rev 12-14
 Pro 30:5-9
23.  Rev 15-17
 Ps 146
24.  Rev 18:1-20:6
 Pro 31:10-31
25.  Rev 20:7-22:e
 Ps 148
The Shorter Bible Unity Reading Plan
Welcome to the adventure of reading through most of the Bible in a year!
This plan is a revised version of the Bible Unity Plan, specially laid out for
children and others whose reading skills or time commitments make the
original plan difficult. Helpful features of this plan include:
 Chronological Sequencing. You follow God’s plan of redemption
chronologically, thereby seeing how the Bible fits together. Parts of
the prophetic writings and most epistles are read at the appropriate
time in the chronological narrative, helping the reader to understand
how all the Bible moves toward the revelation of Jesus Christ.
 A Full Year of the Complete New Testament. Each day, you will read
a longer section in the chronological plan, and a short section –
usually a chapter or less – from another part of Scripture. This
second track includes three gospels and several epistles while the
chronological track makes its way through the Old Testament; it then
focuses on Psalms and Proverbs while the chronological track takes
you through the remaining books of the New Testament. You will
read the entire New Testament in the Shorter Bible Unity Reading
Plan; you will miss, however, much of the prophetic writings and
wisdom literature. When you complete this plan, try reading the
entire Bible.
 Make-up Days Each Month. Like the Discipleship Journal Bible
Reading Plan, the Bible Unity Plans schedule only 25 days of
reading per month, allowing you to read something else on Sundays,
or to catch up easily if you miss an occasional day.
 Minimal Page-Flipping. Most days readings are from only two
different passages.
As you read all of God’s Word, may this prayer hold true:
This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge
and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may
be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of
righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of
God. Phil 1:9-11