The short answer
Read the Bible in a year, free and online: about 3 short chapters a day (about 12 minutes of listening) in the 66-book Protestant Bible, or about 4 a day in the Septuagint Bible the early church read. Our 365-day reading plan has audio for every chapter, a calendar for every day and a free early-church devotional. Start any day.
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“Be constant both in prayer and in reading. At one time speak with God, and at another let God speak with you.”
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Every chapter of every plan plays in your web browser: 1,455 narrated chapters and 103 hours in the Septuagint edition alone. No app, no account.
Hear Genesis 1The whole Septuagint Old Testament with the deuterocanon and 1 Enoch, beside the New Testament. We know of no other online plan like it.
Septuagint Bible in a YearA free devotional for every day, with 714 quotations from the church fathers and 3 questions to think over.
All 365 daily devotionalsIn the Septuagint edition the text lights up word by word as it is read, on all 1,455 chapters.
Hear Genesis 1, word by wordAdd any plan to Google or Apple Calendar, starting today. Each plan also prints, one page a month.
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Open a printable planAbout 3 chapters a day for the 66-book Protestant Bible, or about 4 a day for the Septuagint Bible the early church read. The 66-book Protestant Bible has 1,189 chapters, and 1,189 ÷ 365 is about 3.3; our Protestant 66 books plan gives you 1 to 5 short chapters a day. The full Septuagint Bible, with the deuterocanonical books (Protestants call them the Apocrypha) and 1 Enoch, has 1,455 chapters: about 4 a day.
About 12 minutes of listening a day. That is the Protestant 66 books plan, measured from the real audio. The Septuagint edition takes about 15 to 20 minutes a day, Old Testament in a Year about 9 and New Testament in a Year about 3. Reading silently is usually a little faster.
Yes, you can start today. On this page the calendar follows the calendar year, so January 1 is Day 1 and the calendar marks today for you. With a free account, the day you start becomes your own Day 1, whatever the date.
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Day 317 of 365 · 48 days to go
Yes, every chapter has free audio. Tap Play on a chapter and it plays in your web browser, with no app. When a chapter ends, the next chapter of that book starts on its own; with a free account, the reader plays the day’s chapters one after another. In the Septuagint edition the words light up one by one as they are read.
Pick the Bible you want to read, then a pace. The Septuagint edition reads the Old Testament the early church used, about 4 chapters a day. The Protestant 66 books plan is about 3 chapters and 12 minutes a day, and the free daily devotionals follow it. New Testament in a Year is one chapter a day with 105 rest days. Choose Chronological if you want the story in the order it happened.
It is free, with no ads and no app. The plans, the audio, the printables, the calendar files and the daily devotionals all open without signing in. An account is only needed if you want the site to keep your place, with streaks and reminders.
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Just pick up where you left off, or read two days at once for a while. With a free account, missed days never expire, and your streak has a 2-day grace, so one busy day doesn’t break it.
What you read each month, by part of the Bible. Tap a month to open it in the calendar. Showing Protestant 66 books.Showing the Septuagint edition.
JanuaryDays 1–31
FebruaryDays 32–59
MarchDays 60–90
AprilDays 91–120
MayDays 121–151
JuneDays 152–181
JulyDays 182–212
AugustDays 213–243
SeptemberDays 244–273
OctoberDays 274–304
NovemberDays 305–334 · today is here
DecemberDays 335–365
JanuaryDays 1–31
FebruaryDays 32–59
MarchDays 60–90
AprilDays 91–120
MayDays 121–151
JuneDays 152–181
JulyDays 182–212
AugustDays 213–243
SeptemberDays 244–273
OctoberDays 274–304
NovemberDays 305–334 · today is here
DecemberDays 335–365
Every plan is 365 days, free, with audio for every chapter, a printable and a calendar file. Not sure? The Septuagint edition is the Old Testament the early church read; the shorter Protestant 66 books plan is the one the free daily devotionals follow.
The early church’s Old Testament
The whole Septuagint Old Testament with the deuterocanon and 1 Enoch, beside the New Testament. Four readings a day.
Can be tracked with a free account
Devotionals follow it
History, poetry, prophets and the New Testament every day. The free daily devotionals follow this plan.
Can be tracked with a free account
Story in order
The whole story in the order it happened, from Beginnings to Messiah & His Church, with the Septuagint books.
Can be tracked with a free account
Front to back
Every book in order, one after another, Genesis to Revelation, with the Septuagint books.
Can be tracked with a free account
Old Testament only
Genesis to Malachi in 365 days, at a calm pace: the 39-book Protestant list. For the early church’s fuller Old Testament, see the Septuagint plan.
Schedule, printable and calendar file
Gentle start
One chapter a day, Matthew to Revelation, with 105 rest days to catch up or pray.
Schedule, printable and calendar file
| Plan | Chapters a day | Listening a day | Size | Deuterocanon & 1 Enoch | Track it | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septuagint, with 1 Enoch & the deuterocanonical books | about 4 a day | 15–20 min | 1,455 chapters · 76 books | Yes | Yes | Print Calendar (starts today) from Jan 1, 2027 |
| Protestant 66 books | about 3 a day | about 12 min | 1,189 chapters · 66 books | No | Yes | Print Calendar (starts today) from Jan 1, 2027 |
| Chronological | 3–4 a day | 15–20 min | 1,455 chapters · 8 eras | Yes | Yes | Print Calendar (starts today) from Jan 1, 2027 |
| Straight through (cover to cover) | 3–4 a day | 15–20 min | 1,455 chapters · 76 books | Yes | Yes | Print Calendar (starts today) from Jan 1, 2027 |
| Old Testament in a Year | 2–3 a day | about 9 min | 929 chapters · 39 books | No | Schedule only | Print Calendar (starts today) from Jan 1, 2027 |
| New Testament in a Year | 1 a day | about 3 min | 260 chapters · 27 books | No | Schedule only | Print Calendar (starts today) from Jan 1, 2027 |
Tracking is for the other plans: Old Testament in a Year and New Testament in a Year come as a schedule, a printable and a calendar file.
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The Septuagint is the Greek Old Testament the apostles and the early church quoted most often. Our Septuagint edition reads it whole, with the deuterocanon (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, 1 to 3 Maccabees and more) and 1 Enoch, beside the New Testament: 1,455 chapters in 365 days, about 4 chapters and 15 to 20 minutes a day.
“And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits.”
“Ye understand, beloved, ye understand well the Sacred Scriptures, and ye have looked very earnestly into the oracles of God.”
How the first Christians read Scripture aloud: 110 early-church witnesses and 204 source quotations on one page.
Every day of the Protestant 66 books plan has its own free devotional page. It ties the day’s chapters together, quotes the church fathers from our early church library (714 quotations from about 27 early Christian writers) and ends with three questions to think over alone or with your family.
Today’s devotional · Friday, November 13
These readings join in one warning: when men grow strong, they easily grow careless; when they seek gain, they begin to call evil good; and when they are reproved, they often resent God instead of repenting. Rehoboam forsook the law once he was established. The rulers in Micah devoured the people while the false prophets sold peace to those who fed them. Proverbs strips away the disguise: haste leads to sin, lying lips do not stand, wealth gathers companions, and the poor are easily neglected. Then Peter tells us how a Christian must answer such an age: not by joining its excess, nor by fearing its mockery, but by suffering with sobriety, prayer, and steadfast love.
For reflectionWhat one practice of excess, lust, or reckless speech must you cut off this week in order to live to the will of God rather than the desires of men?
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In the calendar near the top of this page. Today’s date is marked on the calendar, and its chapters and devotional open in the box next to it, each with a Play button.
A chronological plan reads events in the order they happened, so Job sits with the patriarchs and the prophets with their kings. Book order reads the books as they are printed. Our Chronological plan moves through 8 eras, from Beginnings to Messiah & His Church.
Yes. Every plan has a printable page, one page a month (print it or save it as a PDF), and a calendar file for Google or Apple Calendar. Our calendar links start today, so today becomes Day 1.
Don’t start over. Pick up where you left off, or read two days at once for a while. With a free account, missed days never expire and your streak has a 48-hour grace window.
Yes. The Septuagint edition reads the whole Septuagint Old Testament with the deuterocanon, such as Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch and 1 to 3 Maccabees, plus 1 Enoch and the New Testament: 76 books in 365 days.
The Septuagint is the Greek Old Testament. It is the Old Testament the apostles and the early church quoted most often. Our edition uses Brenton’s 1851 English translation.
No. The One Year Bible is Tyndale’s NLT book and reading plan. This is a different, free plan from The Historic Faith.
No. That is Ascension’s podcast with Fr. Mike Schmitz. This is a free audio reading plan that plays in your web browser, chapter by chapter.
The chapter links on this page play the World English Bible text. In the Protestant 66 books plan the New Testament is narrated by The Historic Faith and the Old Testament plays the Berean Standard Bible recording. The Septuagint edition uses Brenton’s 1851 English translation. Members can pick from dozens of translations.
