Bible Reading Resources

Mark Lindgren   -   December 19, 2023

With 2023 nearly at a close, this is a great time to plan for a better year of Bible engagement in 2024!  Below, you will find a list of some great resources to help you get the best out of your time in Scripture in the new year.

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Resources

Single-Column Bibles

• The ESV Literary Study Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Preaching Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Illuminated Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Reader’s Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Chronological Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Daily Reading Bible by Crossway.
• The NLT Filament Bible by Tyndale.

Other Bibles

• The ESV Study Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Student Study Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Systematic Theology Study Bible by Crossway.

Bible Reading Plans

The 6 Weeks Through John Plan by Calvary Church.

• Description: Read the book of John in six weeks, taking time to think through and meditate on each passage.
• Best for: New Bible readers.

The 5x5x5 New Testament Plan by Navigators.

• Description: Read the entire New Testament this year in just 5 minutes a day, 5 days a week.
• Best for: New Bible readers looking to read more consistently.

The Five Day Plan by Five Day Bible Reading.

• Description: Read the entire Bible in a year, by reading one Old Testament passage and one New Testament passage five days out of the week.
• Best for: Someone who wants to read the entire Bible in a year for the first time.

The Book-at-a-time Plan by Navigators.

• Description: Read the entire Bible in a year, by reading two passages 25 days each month.
• Best for: Someone who wants wants to read the entire Bible in a year, with a greater focus on the literary context of each passage.

The M’Cheyne Plan by Robert Murray M’Cheyne.  Two year version by Don Carson.

• Description: Read the entire Bible in a year, by reading four passages each day of the year.
• Best for: Experienced Bible readers, who like to draw connections between multiple passages of Scripture.

The ESV Chronological Plan by Crossway.

• Description: Read the entire Bible in a year, with readings placed in the approximate order of when they occurred in history.
• Best for: Experienced Bible readers who are interested in history.

Other Great Resources

• NLT Immerse: Messiah by Tyndale and the Institute for Bible Reading.
• Unfolding Grace: 40 Guided Readings through the Bible by Crossway.
• The ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal: Revelation by Crossway.
• The ESV Bible App by Crossway.
• The Dwell Bible App by Dwell.
• The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones.