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Read the New Testament in 90 Days: Free Reading Plan

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Short answer

The New Testament has 27 books and 260 chapters. Read 3 chapters a day on days 1–80 and 2 chapters a day on days 81–90, and you finish Matthew through Revelation in 90 days. Three chapters take about 15 minutes; audio recordings of the whole New Testament run roughly 18 to 21 hours.

Read the New Testament in 90 Days: Free Reading Plan

Reading the whole Bible in a year means three or four chapters a day starting in Genesis, and many people stall somewhere in Leviticus. Reading the New Testament in 90 days is a shorter goal: 27 books, 260 chapters, three chapters a day, about 15 minutes.

How the 90 day plan works

  • Days 1–80: three chapters a day (240 chapters).
  • Days 81–90: two chapters a day (20 chapters).
  • The books are read in order, from Matthew to Revelation.

The plan is not tied to dates. If you start on January 1, 2027, day 90 falls on March 31.

Week-by-week schedule

WeekDaysReadingChapters
Week 1Days 1–7Matthew 1–2121
Week 2Days 8–14Matthew 22–28; Mark 1–1421
Week 3Days 15–21Mark 15–16; Luke 1–1921
Week 4Days 22–28Luke 20–24; John 1–1621
Week 5Days 29–35John 17–21; Acts 1–1621
Week 6Days 36–42Acts 17–28; Romans 1–921
Week 7Days 43–49Romans 10–16; 1 Corinthians 1–1421
Week 8Days 50–561 Corinthians 15–16; 2 Corinthians 1–13; Galatians 1–621
Week 9Days 57–63Ephesians 1–6; Philippians 1–4; Colossians 1–4; 1 Thessalonians 1–5; 2 Thessalonians 1–221
Week 10Days 64–702 Thessalonians 3; 1 Timothy 1–6; 2 Timothy 1–4; Titus 1–3; Philemon 1; Hebrews 1–621
Week 11Days 71–77Hebrews 7–13; James 1–5; 1 Peter 1–5; 2 Peter 1–3; 1 John 121
Week 12Days 78–841 John 2–5; 2 John 1; 3 John 1; Jude 1; Revelation 1–1017
Week 13Days 85–90Revelation 11–2212

The four Gospels and Acts take the first 39 days. From day 81 the pace drops to two chapters a day, so Revelation 3–22 is read two chapters at a time and week 13 has six days.

Day-by-day schedule

DayReading
Day 1Matthew 1–3
Day 2Matthew 4–6
Day 3Matthew 7–9
Day 4Matthew 10–12
Day 5Matthew 13–15
Day 6Matthew 16–18
Day 7Matthew 19–21
Day 8Matthew 22–24
Day 9Matthew 25–27
Day 10Matthew 28; Mark 1–2
Day 11Mark 3–5
Day 12Mark 6–8
Day 13Mark 9–11
Day 14Mark 12–14
Day 15Mark 15–16; Luke 1
Day 16Luke 2–4
Day 17Luke 5–7
Day 18Luke 8–10
Day 19Luke 11–13
Day 20Luke 14–16
Day 21Luke 17–19
Day 22Luke 20–22
Day 23Luke 23–24; John 1
Day 24John 2–4
Day 25John 5–7
Day 26John 8–10
Day 27John 11–13
Day 28John 14–16
Day 29John 17–19
Day 30John 20–21; Acts 1
Day 31Acts 2–4
Day 32Acts 5–7
Day 33Acts 8–10
Day 34Acts 11–13
Day 35Acts 14–16
Day 36Acts 17–19
Day 37Acts 20–22
Day 38Acts 23–25
Day 39Acts 26–28
Day 40Romans 1–3
Day 41Romans 4–6
Day 42Romans 7–9
Day 43Romans 10–12
Day 44Romans 13–15
Day 45Romans 16; 1 Corinthians 1–2
Day 461 Corinthians 3–5
Day 471 Corinthians 6–8
Day 481 Corinthians 9–11
Day 491 Corinthians 12–14
Day 501 Corinthians 15–16; 2 Corinthians 1
Day 512 Corinthians 2–4
Day 522 Corinthians 5–7
Day 532 Corinthians 8–10
Day 542 Corinthians 11–13
Day 55Galatians 1–3
Day 56Galatians 4–6
Day 57Ephesians 1–3
Day 58Ephesians 4–6
Day 59Philippians 1–3
Day 60Philippians 4; Colossians 1–2
Day 61Colossians 3–4; 1 Thessalonians 1
Day 621 Thessalonians 2–4
Day 631 Thessalonians 5; 2 Thessalonians 1–2
Day 642 Thessalonians 3; 1 Timothy 1–2
Day 651 Timothy 3–5
Day 661 Timothy 6; 2 Timothy 1–2
Day 672 Timothy 3–4; Titus 1
Day 68Titus 2–3; Philemon 1
Day 69Hebrews 1–3
Day 70Hebrews 4–6
Day 71Hebrews 7–9
Day 72Hebrews 10–12
Day 73Hebrews 13; James 1–2
Day 74James 3–5
Day 751 Peter 1–3
Day 761 Peter 4–5; 2 Peter 1
Day 772 Peter 2–3; 1 John 1
Day 781 John 2–4
Day 791 John 5; 2 John 1; 3 John 1
Day 80Jude 1; Revelation 1–2
Day 81Revelation 3–4
Day 82Revelation 5–6
Day 83Revelation 7–8
Day 84Revelation 9–10
Day 85Revelation 11–12
Day 86Revelation 13–14
Day 87Revelation 15–16
Day 88Revelation 17–18
Day 89Revelation 19–20
Day 90Revelation 21–22

Write one verse a day

After the day's three chapters, choose one verse that stayed with you and copy it out by hand. At the end of 90 days you will have 90 verses from the New Testament in your own handwriting.

A notebook works, or print the free lined scripture writing page. If you want room to reflect on the verse, the SOAP page and the SOAP method give each day four short steps.

If you fall behind

Skip ahead to the day you are on and keep going. You can read the missed chapters on a lighter day, or leave them for a second pass.

After the New Testament

To read the whole Bible next, the 2027 Bible reading plan sets out all 1,189 chapters by month. For shorter plans built around handwriting, see scripture writing plans.

Write it in the app

Penned Grace lets you write scripture by hand, letter by letter, on iPhone, iPad or Android, with your finger or Apple Pencil. It is free to download.

Common questions

Can you read the New Testament in 90 days?

Yes. The New Testament has 260 chapters. Three chapters a day for 80 days covers 240, and two a day for the last 10 days covers the remaining 20.

How many chapters a day is a 90 day New Testament reading plan?

260 chapters over 90 days averages 2.9 a day. This plan uses 3 chapters a day for days 1–80 and 2 a day for days 81–90.

How long does the reading take each day?

About 15 minutes. Audio New Testaments on Audible run about 18 to 21 hours in total, which is roughly 4 to 5 minutes a chapter.

What if I fall behind?

Pick up at the day you are on in the schedule. There is no need to read the missed chapters first.