New Testament Reading Plan Details

Let’s Get Started Reading the New Testament of the Bible

Read one chapter a day, each weekday to cover the New Testament in a year. Follow our New Testament Bible reading plan below (or download the PDF).

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New Testament Reading Plan Order: Luke, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Revelation, Mark, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, Jude, Matthew, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.

LUKE

(Luke overview)

Luke 1 (Key verse: Luke 1:33)

• Realizing Holy Spirit Power
• The Virgin Mary
• More Thoughts About Holy Spirit Power
• Elizabeth

Luke 2 (Key verse: Luke 2:11)

• Do You Hear From God?
• Anna
• What Christmas is All About
• Learning from Jesus’s First Words

Luke 3 (Key verse: Luke 3:16)

Luke 4 (Key verse: Luke 4:1-2)

• Know the Bible: Is Studying and Memorizing the Bible Important?

Luke 5 (Key verse: Luke 5:10)

• What if God Told You to do Something Crazy?

Luke 6 (Key verse: Luke 6:12)

Luke 7 (Key verse: Luke 7:22)

• It Doesn’t Matter if You’re Worthy or Not

Luke 8 (Key verse: Luke 8:21)

• Listen to Understand
• Where Should We Go For Jesus?

Luke 9 (Key verse: Luke 9:20)

• We Must Pick Up Our Cross Daily

Luke 10 (Key verse: Luke 10:2)

• Are You a Good Samaritan?

Luke 11 (Key verses: Luke 11:9-10)

• Pray for the Holy Spirit
• God Answers Prayer
• We Often Criticize What We Don’t Understand
• Jesus Knew—and I Don ‘t
• The Power to Drive Out Demons
• After We Hear God, We Must Obey Him
• Hear God from the Bible and the Holy Spirit
• Jesus Warns About Six Woes

Luke 12 (Key verse: Luke 12:15)

Luke 13 (Key verse: Luke 13:30)

• When is the Best Time to do Good?

Luke 14 (Key verse: Luke 14:33)

Luke 15 (Key verse: Luke 15:10)

Luke 16 (Key verse: Luke 16:13)

• Zephaniah Asks: What Do You Really Rely Upon?

Luke 17 (Key verse: Luke 17:10)

• Clean versus Well
• Are We Really Supposed to Always Forgive?
• Are We Just Doing Our Job or Getting God’s Attention?

Luke 18 (Key verse: Luke 18:14b)

• Pray and Do Not Give Up
• Is Being Good, Good Enough?
• Is Our Reward For Now or Later?
• Inherit Eternal Life

Luke 19 (Key verse: Luke 19:10)

• Is God Like a Hard Man?
• Do You Want More From God?

Luke 20 (Key verse: Luke 20:13b)

Luke 21 (Key verses: Luke 21:14-15)

• Money: How Much is Enough?

Luke 22 (Key verse: Luke 22:26)

• Three Versions of the Last Supper
• Jesus’s Disciples Have Two Swords

Luke 23 (Key verses: Luke 23:40-41)

• A Criminal Makes a Deathbed Confession

Luke 24 (Key verse: Luke 24:46-47)

• Do You See Jesus?

Learn more in the Bible study about the book of Luke, Dear Theophilus.

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ACTS

Acts 1 (Read online; key verse: Acts 1:8)

• Sometimes God’s Instructions Are Temporary

Acts 2 (Read online; key verse: Acts 2:42)

• What Did the First Church Do?

Acts 3 (Read online; key verse: Acts 3:16)

Acts 4 (Read online; key verse: Acts 4:12)

• 3 Lessons from the Early Church
• Four Johns but One Mark

Acts 5 (Read online; key verse: Acts 5:41)

Acts 6 (Read online; key verse: Acts 6:8)

Acts 7 (Read online; key verse: Acts 7:51)

Acts 8 (Read online; key verse: Acts 8:4)

Acts 9 (Read online; key verse: Acts 9:31b)

• Will We Act Boldly For God in the Face of Fear?

Acts 10 (Read online; key verses: Acts 10:34-35)

• Does God Receive Our Actions as a Memorial Offering?

Acts 11 (Read online; key verse: Acts 11:9b)

Acts 12 (Read online; key verse: Acts 12:11b)

Acts 13 (Read online; key verse: Acts 13:36)

Acts 14 (Read online; key verse: Acts 14:3)

• How to Deal with Religious Opposition

Acts 15 (Read online; key verse: Acts 15:11)

Acts 16 (Read online; key verse: Acts 16:18)

Acts 17 (Read online; key verse: Acts 17:28)

• Are You of More Noble Character?
• Where Heresy Comes From and How to Avoid It

Acts 18 (Read online; key verse: Acts 18:27b)

Acts 19 (Read online; key verse: Acts 19:11-12)

Acts 20 (Read online; key verse: Acts 20:24)

Acts 21 (Read online; key verse: Acts 21:13)

Acts 22 (Read online; key verse: Acts 22:15)

Acts 23 (Read online; key verse: Acts 23:11)

Acts 24 (Read online; key verse: Acts 24:16)

Acts 25 (Read online; key verse: Acts 25:8)

Acts 26 (Read online; key verse: Acts 26:19)

Acts 27 (Read online; key verse: Acts 27:25)

Acts 28 (Read online; key verse: Acts 28:23b)

Learn more in the Bible study about the book of Acts, Dear Theophilus, Acts.

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ROMANS

Romans 1 (Key verse: Romans 1:20)

Romans 2 (Key verse: Romans 2:7-8)

Romans 3 (Key verse: Romans 3:19-20)

Romans 4 (Key verse: Romans 4:20-21)

Romans 5 (Key verse: Romans 5:3b)

Romans 6 (Key verse: Romans 6:16)

Romans 7 (Key verse: Romans 7:4)

Romans 8 (Key verse: Romans 8:5b)

Romans 9 (Key verse: Romans 9:21)

Romans 10 (Key verse: Romans 10:9-10)

Romans 11 (Key verse: Romans 11:25-26)

Romans 12 (Key verse: Romans 12:21)

Romans 13 (Key verse: Romans 13:14)

Romans 14 (Key verse: Romans 14:12-13)

Romans 15 (Key verse: Romans 15:5-6)

Romans 16 (Key verse: Romans 16:19b)

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1 CORINTHIANS

I Corinthians 1 (Key verse: I Corinthians 1:25)

I Corinthians 2 (Key verse: I Corinthians 2:14)

I Corinthians 3 (Key verse: I Corinthians 3:6-7)

I Corinthians 4 (Key verse: I Corinthians 4:20)

I Corinthians 5 (Key verse: I Corinthians 5:6)

I Corinthians 6 (Key verse: I Corinthians 6:12)

I Corinthians 7 (Key verse: I Corinthians 7:20)

I Corinthians 8 (Key verse: I Corinthians 8:1b-3)

I Corinthians 9 (Key verse: I Corinthians 9:25)

I Corinthians 10 (Key verse: I Corinthians 10:12-13)

I Corinthians 11 (Key verse: I Corinthians 11:32)

I Corinthians 12 (Key verse: I Corinthians 12:27)

I Corinthians 13 (Key verse: I Corinthians 13:12)

I Corinthians 14 (Key verse: I Corinthians 14:33)

I Corinthians 15 (Key verse: I Corinthians 15:10a)

I Corinthians 16 (Key verse: I Corinthians 16:13-14)

2 CORINTHIANS

2 Corinthians 1 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 1:21-22)

2 Corinthians 2 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 2:15-16)

2 Corinthians 3 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 3:4-5)

2 Corinthians 4 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 4:17-18)

2 Corinthians 5 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 5:10)

2 Corinthians 6 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 6:16b)

2 Corinthians 7 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 7:10)

2 Corinthians 8 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 8:21)

2 Corinthians 9 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 9:6-7)

2 Corinthians 10 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 10:3-4)

2 Corinthians 11 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 11:14b-15)

2 Corinthians 12 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

2 Corinthians 13 (Key verse: 2 Corinthians 13:5)

Learn more in the Bible study about 1 and 2 Corinthians, Love Is Patient.

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JOHN

John 1 (Key verse: John 1:12-13)

John 2 (Key verse: John 2:23)

John 3 (Key verse: John 3:3)

John 4 (Key verse: John 4:23b-24)

John 5 (Key verse: John 5:24)

John 6 (Key verse: John 6:35)

John 7 (Key verse: John 7:38-39b)

John 8 (Key verse: John 8:31b-32)

John 9 (Key verse: John 9:4-5)

John 10 (Key verse: John 10:27-28)

John 11 (Key verse: John 11:25)

John 12 (Key verse: John 12:47b-48a)

John 13 (Key verse: John 13:34-35)

John 14 (Key verse: John 14:12)

John 15 (Key verse: John 15:1-2)

John 16 (Key verse: John 16:23b-24)

John 17 (Key verse: John 17:3)

John 18 (Key verse: John 18:37b)

John 19 (Key verse: John 19:11a)

John 20 (Key verse: John 20:21-22)

John 21 (Key verse: John 21:22b)

Learn more in the Bible study about the book of John, Living Water.

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1 JOHN

1 John 1 (Key verse: 1 John 1:9)

1 John 2 (Key verse: 1 John 2:15-17)

1 John 3 (Key verse: 1 John 3:17-18)

1 John 4 (Key verse: 1 John 4:19-20)

1 John 5 (Key verse: 1 John 5:15)

2 JOHN

2 John 1:5 (Key verse: 2 John 1:5b-6)

3 JOHN

3 John 1 (Key verse: 3 John 1:11)

Learn more in the Bible study about the books of 1, 2, and 3 John, Love One Another.

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REVELATION

Revelations 1 (Key verse: Revelations 1:8)

Revelations 2 (Key verse: Revelations 2:19)

Revelations 3 (Key verse: Revelations 3:15-16)

Revelations 4 (Key verse: Revelations 4:8b)

Revelations 5 (Key verse: Revelations 5:12)

Revelations 6 (Key verse: Revelations 6:10)

Revelations 7 (Key verse: Revelations 7:9)

Revelations 8 (Key verse: Revelations 8:13b)

Revelations 9 (Key verse: Revelations 9:6)

Revelations 10 (Key verse: Revelations 10:9-10)

Revelations 11 (Key verse: Revelations 11:17)

Revelations 12 (Key verse: Revelations 12:9)

Revelations 13 (Key verse: Revelations 13:16-17)

Revelations 14 (Key verse: Revelations 14:12)

Revelations 15 (Key verse: Revelations 15:3-4)

Revelations 16 (Key verse: Revelations 16:7)

Revelations 17 (Key verse: Revelations 17:6)

Revelations 18 (Key verse: Revelations 18:8b)

Revelations 19 (Key verse: Revelations 19:1b-2a)

Revelations 20 (Key verse: Revelations 20:15)

Revelations 21 (Key verse: Revelations 21:4)

Revelations 22 (Key verse: Revelations 22:12-13)

Learn more in Revelation Bible Study.

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MARK

Mark 1 (Key verse: Mark 1:35)

Mark 2 (Key verse: Mark 2:17)

Mark 3 (Key verse: Mark 3:35)

Mark 4 (Key verse: Mark 4:24-25)

Mark 5 (Key verse: Mark 5:19)

Mark 6 (Key verse: Mark 6:31b-32)

Mark 7 (Key verse: Mark 7:8-9)

Mark 8 (Key verse: Mark 8:35-37)

Mark 9 (Key verse: Mark 9:23-24)

Mark 10 (Key verse: Mark 10:43b-45)

Mark 11 (Key verse: Mark 11:24)

Mark 12 (Key verse: Mark 12:30-31)

Mark 13 (Key verse: Mark 13:26)

Mark 14 (Key verse: Mark 14:38)

Mark 15 (Key verse: Mark 15:38-39)

Mark 16 (Key verse: Mark 16:15-16)

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HEBREWS

Hebrews 1 (Key verse: Hebrews 1:3)

Hebrews 2 (Key verse: Hebrews 2:14b-15)

Hebrews 3 (Key verse: Hebrews 3:13-14)

Hebrews 4 (Key verse: Hebrews 4:12-13)

Hebrews 5 (Key verse: Hebrews 5:7)

Hebrews 6 (Key verse: Hebrews 6:10)

Hebrews 7 (Key verse: Hebrews 7:24-25)

Hebrews 8 (Key verse: Hebrews 8:6-7)

Hebrews 9 (Key verse: Hebrews 9:27-28)

Hebrews 10 (Key verse: Hebrews 10:14)

Hebrews 11 (Key verse: Hebrews 11:6)

Hebrews 12 (Key verse: Hebrews 12:1-2)

Hebrews 13 (Key verse: Hebrews 13:15)

Learn more in the Bible study about the book of Hebrews, Run with Perseverance.

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JAMES

James 1 (Key verse: James 1:2-4)

James 2 (Key verse: James 2:12-13)

James 3 (Key verse: James 3:17)

James 4 (Key verse: James 4:4b)

James 5 (Key verse: James 5:16)

Learn more in James and Jude Bible Study.

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1 PETER

1 Peter 1 (Key verse: 1 Peter 1:15)

1 Peter 2 (Key verse: 1 Peter 2:9)

1 Peter 3 (Key verse: 1 Peter 3:8b-9)

1 Peter 4 (Key verse: 1 Peter 4:12-14)

1 Peter 5 (Key verse: 1 Peter 5:6)

2 PETER

2 Peter 1 (Key verse: 2 Peter 1:5-7)

2 Peter 2 (Key verse: 2 Peter 2:19b)

2 Peter 3 (Key verse: 2 Peter 3:9)

Learn more in 1 and 2 Peter Bible Study.

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JUDE

Jude 1 (Key verse: Jude 1:20-21)

Learn more in James and Jude Bible Study.

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MATTHEW

Matthew 1 (Key verse: Matthew 1:24)

Matthew 2 (Key verse: Matthew 2:11)

Matthew 3 (Key verse: Matthew 3:11)

Matthew 4 (Key verse: Matthew 4:19)

Matthew 5 (Key verse: Matthew 5:14-16)

Matthew 6 (Key verse: Matthew 6:33)

Matthew 7 (Key verse: Matthew 7:1-2)

Matthew 8 (Key verse: Matthew 8:8-9)

Matthew 9 (Key verse: Matthew 9:37-38)

Matthew 10 (Key verse: Matthew 10:7-8)

Matthew 11 (Key verse: Matthew 11:28-30)

Matthew 12 (Key verse: Matthew 12:34b-37)

Matthew 13 (Key verse: Matthew 13:41-43)

Matthew 14 (Key verse: Matthew 14:23)

Matthew 15 (Key verse: Matthew 15:18-19)

Matthew 16 (Key verse: Matthew 16:15-16)

Matthew 17 (Key verse: Matthew 17:21-22)

Matthew 18 (Key verse: Matthew 18:19-20)

Matthew 19 (Key verse: Matthew 19:26)

Matthew 20 (Key verse: Matthew 20:26-28)

Matthew 21 (Key verse: Matthew 21:21-22)

Matthew 22 (Key verse: Matthew 22:39-40)

Matthew 23 (Key verse: Matthew 23:11-12)

Matthew 24 (Key verse: Matthew 24:42)

Matthew 25 (Key verse: Matthew 25:34b-36)

Matthew 26 (Key verse: Matthew 26:27-28)

Matthew 27 (Key verse: Matthew 27:50-52)

Matthew 28 (Key verse: Matthew 28:19-20)

Learn more in Matthew Bible Study.

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GALATIANS

Galatians 1 (Key verse: Galatians 1:3-5)

Galatians 2 (Key verse: Galatians 2:20-21)

Galatians 3 (Key verse: Galatians 3:5)

Galatians 4 (Key verse: Galatians 4:7)

Galatians 5 (Key verse: Galatians 5:1)

Galatians 6 (Key verse: Galatians 6:7-8)

EPHESIANS

Ephesians 1 (Key verse: Ephesians 1:3)

Ephesians 2 (Key verse: Ephesians 2:8-10)

Ephesians 3 (Key verse: Ephesians 3:16-19)

Ephesians 4 (Key verse: Ephesians 4:25-27)

Ephesians 5 (Key verse: Ephesians 5:15-17)

Ephesians 6 (Key verse: Ephesians 6:10-12)

PHILIPPINES

Philippines 1 (Key verse: Philippines 1:9-11)

Philippines 2 (Key verse: Philippines 2:14-16a)

Philippines 3 (Key verse: Philippines 3:13b-14)

Philippines 4 (Key verse: Philippines 4:6-7)

COLOSSIANS

Colossians 1 (Key verse: Colossians 1:6)

Colossians 2 (Key verse: Colossians 2:6-7)

Colossians 3 (Key verse: Colossians 3:17)

Colossians 4 (Key verse: Colossians 4:5-6)

1 THESSALIONIANS

1 Thessalonians 1 (Key verse: 1 Thessalonians 1:3)

1 Thessalonians 2 (Key verse: 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12)

1 Thessalonians 3 (Key verse: 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13)

1 Thessalonians 4 (Key verse: 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6a)

1 Thessalonians 5 (Key verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)

2 THESSALIONIANS

2 Thessalonians 1 (Key verse: 2 Thessalonians 1:8-10)

2 Thessalonians 2 (Key verse: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15)

2 Thessalonians 3 (Key verse: 2 Thessalonians 3:2-3)

1 TIMOTHY

1 Timothy 1 (Key verse: 1 Timothy 1:8-11a)

1 Timothy 2 (Key verse: 1 Timothy 2:1-4)

1 Timothy 3 (Key verse: 1 Timothy 3:13)

1 Timothy 4 (Key verse: 1 Timothy 4:7b-8)

1 Timothy 5 (Key verse: 1 Timothy 5:1-2)

1 Timothy 6 (Key verse: 1 Timothy 6:11b-12a)

2 TIMOTHY

2 Timothy 1 (Key verse: 2 Timothy 1:7-8a)

2 Timothy 2 (Key verse: 2 Timothy 2:11-13)

2 Timothy 3 (Key verse: 2 Timothy 3:16-17)

2 Timothy 4 (Key verse: 2 Timothy 4:2)

TITUS

Titus 1 (Key verse: Titus 1:15-16a)

Titus 2 (Key verse: Titus 2:11-12)

Titus 3 (Key verse: Titus 3:5-7)

PHILEMON

Philemon 1 (Key verse: Philemon 1:4-6)

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