6-Month Bible Reading Plan

Six months is the sweet spot for many readers — long enough to go deep, short enough to feel the finish line. BiblePlan lets you build a custom 6-month plan for any books of the Bible, with readings balanced evenly across every available day.

260 chapters · 7,957 verses · ~44 verses/day

DateReadingChapters
Mar 2Matthew 1 - 22 ch
Mar 3Matthew 3 - 42 ch
Mar 4Matthew 51 ch
Mar 5Matthew 61 ch
Mar 6Matthew 71 ch
+ 175 more days in your full plan

What does a 6-month plan look like?

At 180 reading days, here's what daily reading looks like for common selections:

New Testament

260 chapters

~86 verses (~9 min)

Whole Bible

1189 chapters

~196 verses (~20 min)

Old Testament

929 chapters

~152 verses (~15 min)

Psalms & Proverbs

181 chapters

~30 verses (~4 min)

Why 6 months?

A one-year plan is the most common, but 6-month plans are gaining popularity — especially for people re-reading familiar sections or who want to read the New Testament twice in a year.

At 6 months, a New Testament plan requires only about 9 minutes of reading per day. The whole Bible is around 20 minutes — very achievable with consistent daily effort.

BiblePlan lets you customize every detail: skip Sundays, exclude specific days, read multiple sections simultaneously, and get back on track when life gets busy.

Track every reading, day by day

Check off readings as you finish them, watch your streak grow, and get daily email reminders with your exact reading for that day. Fall behind? The rebalance tool redistributes your remaining days so you still finish on time.

BiblePlan reading progress dashboard

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