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Greatest Stories Bible Reading Plan
Old Testament
1. Genesis 1:1-2:3 How It All Started
2. Genesis 2:15-3:24 Adam and Eve
3. Genesis 4:1-16 Cain and Abel
4. Genesis 6:9-22 Noah Gets to Build a Boat
5. Genesis 7:1-24 All Aboard
6. Genesis 8:1-22 A Long Wait
7. Genesis 9:1-17 Rules and Rainbows
8. Genesis 11:1-9 The Tower of Babel
9. Genesis 12:1-9; 17:1-8 Abraham
10. Genesis 18:1-15 Unusual Visitors
11. Genesis 19:15-29 Sodom and Gomorrah
12. Genesis 21:8-21 Hagar and Ishmael
13. Genesis 22:1-19 Abraham’s Painful Decision
14. Genesis 24:1-27 A Man Named Eliezar
15. Genesis 24:28-67 Isaac and Rebekah
16. Genesis 25:19-34 Jacob and Esau
17. Genesis 27:1-40 Jacob Tricks His Father
18. Genesis 28:10-22 Jacob Meets God
19. Genesis 29:14-30 Jacob’s Marriage
20. Genesis 32:1-33:16 Jacob Returns Home
21. Genesis 37:1-36 Jacob’s Children
22. Genesis 39:1-23 Joseph in Trouble
23. Genesis 40:1-23 Dreams in Prison
24. Genesis 41:1-36 Dreams in the Palace
25. Genesis 41:37-57 Joseph in Charge
26. Genesis 42:1-38 Joseph Sees His Brothers
27. Genesis 43:1-34 Back to Joseph
28. Genesis 44:1-34 Crisis in the Palace
29. Genesis 45:1-28 Finding a Lost Son
30. Genesis 49:1-33 Jacob’s Final Words
31. Exodus 1:8-2:10 Moses is Born
32. Exodus 2:11-25 Moses on the Run
33. Exodus 3:1-22 God’s Burning Bush
34. Exodus 4:1-17 Moses Isn’t Sure
35. Exodus 5:1-23 Resistance
36. Exodus 6:1-13 Rejection
37. Exodus 7:1-14 A Stubborn Ruler
38. Exodus 7:15-9:7 Five of the Ten Plagues
39. Exodus 9:8-10:29 Four More Plagues
40. Exodus 11:1-10; 12:29-36 The Ultimate Plague
41. Exodus 13:17-14:31 A Narrow Escape
42. Exodus 15:22-27; 17:1-7 God Provides Water
43. Exodus 16:1-36 God’s Unusual Food Supply
44. Exodus 18:1-27 Helpful Advice
45. Exodus 19:1-25 An Appointment With God
46. Exodus 20:1-22 The Ten Commandments
47. Exodus 32:1-29 The Gold Calf
48. Exodus 40 Instructions About God’s Tent
49. Numbers 12:1-16 Moses Under Fire
50. Numbers 13:1-14:4 Spying
51. Numbers 14:5-45 A Majority That Was Wrong
52. Numbers 21:4-9 Another Hard Lesson
53. Numbers 22:5-38 Balaam and His Donkey
54. Deuteronomy 29:1-29 God’s Actions
55. Deuteronomy 30:1-20 Moses Gives a Challenge
56. Deuteronomy 31:1-8 Moses Appoints Leaders
57. Deuteronomy34:1-12 The Death of Moses
58. Joshua 1:1-18 God Takes Over
59. Joshua 2:1-24 Spies Visit Jericho
60. Joshua 3:1-17 The Invasion of Canaan
61. Joshua 5:13-6:27 The Battle of Jericho
62. Joshua 7:1-26 Ultimate Consequences
63. Joshua 10:1-15 The Longest Day
64. Joshua 23:1-16 Joshua Warns the Leaders
65. Joshua 24:1-31 Joshua’s Last Words
66. Judges 4:4-24 Judge Deborah
67. Judges 6:1-40 Gideon Becomes a Judge
68. Judges 7:1-25 Gideon and the Midianites
69. Judges 13:1-25 The Birth of Samson
70. Judges 14:1-20 Samson’s Riddle
71. Judges 15:1-20 Samson and the Jawbone
72. Judges 16:1-21 Samson and Delilah
73. Judges 16:22-31 Samson’s Death
74. Ruth 1:1-22 Ruth and Naomi
75. Ruth 2:1-23 Ruth Meets Boaz
76. Ruth 3:1-18 Ruth Finds a Husband
77. Ruth 4:1-22 A Happy Ending
78. 1 Samuel 1:1-28 A Serious Prayer
79. 1 Samuel 3:1-21 God Calls Samuel
80. 1 Samuel 8:1-5 Samuel’s Disappointing Sons
81. 1 Samuel 8:6-21 The People Want a King
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82. 1 Samuel 9:1-21 Saul and the Lost Donkeys
83. 1 Samuel 10:1-27 Saul Becomes a King
84. 1 Samuel 14:1-23 Making a Father Proud
85. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Samuel Appoints David
86. 1 Samuel 17:1-31 David and Goliath
87. 1 Samuel 17:32-58 David Kills Goliath
88. 1 Samuel 18:1-30 Saul and David
89. 1 Samuel 20:1-42 David and Jonathan
90. 1 Samuel 24:1-22 David Spares Saul’s Life
91. 1 Samuel 25:1-42 David and Abigail
92. 1 Samuel 28:1-25 Saul and the Occult
93. 2 Samuel 5:1-12 David Becomes King
94. 2 Samuel 9:1-13 The King’s Kindness
95. 2 Samuel 11:1-27 David and Bathsheba
96. 2 Samuel 12:1-12 David and Nathan
97. 2 Samuel 12:13-25 David Confesses
98. 2 Samuel 14:1-33 Absalom Returns
99. 2 Samuel 15:1-37 Family Betrayal
100. 2 Samuel 18:1-18 The Death of Absalom
101. 1 Kings 1:5-27 Conflict Over the Throne
102. 1 Kings 1:28-53 Solomon Becomes King
103. 1 Kings 3:1-15 Solomon’s Wisdom
104. 1 Kings 3:16-28 Solomon Solves a Problem
105. 1 Kings 6:1-38 Solomon Builds a Temple
106. 1 Kings 10:1-13 Solomon and the Queen
107. 1 Kings 12:1-24 Solomon’s Unwise Son
108. 1 Kings 17:1-24 God Takes Care of Elijah
109. 1 Kings 18:16-46 The Prophets of Baal
110. 1 Kings 19:1-21 Spiritual Burnout
111. 1 Kings 21:1-29 The Stolen Vineyard
112. 1 Kings 22:29-40 The Death of King Ahab
113. 2 Kings 2:1-12 Elijah’s Chariot
114. 2 Kings 2:13-25 Elisha’s Miracles
115. 2 Kings 5:1-27 The Healing of Naaman
116. 2 Kings 11:1-21 The King Who Was a Kid
117. 2 Kings 22:1-23:3 Discover of the Lost Book
118. Ezra 3:7-13 Rebuilding the Temple
119. Nehemiah 2:1-20 Nehemiah Returns
120. Nehemiah 5:1-19 Nehemiah and the Poor
121. Nehemiah 8:1-18 Reading God’s Word
122. Esther 1:1-22 The Fall of a Queen
123. Esther 2:1-23 Becoming a Queen
124. Esther 3:1-15 The Jews in Danger
125. Esther 4:1-17 The Queen Helps
126. Esther 5:1-14 Esther Risks Her Life
127. Esther 6:1-7:10 God Protects His People
128. Job 1:1-22 The Testing of Job
129. Job 2:1-13 Job and His Friends
130. Job 38:1-41 God Speaks to Job
131. Job 42:1-17 The Rest of Job’s Story
132. Psalm 1:1-6 Two Kinds of Lives
133. Psalm 8:1-9 The Value of Humans
134. Psalm 23:1-6 A Sheep’s Song
135. Psalm 51:1-19 A Confession
136. Psalm 103:1-22 What God is Like
137. Psalm 139:1-24 How Well God Knows Us
138. Psalm 145:1-21 God For All People
139. Proverbs 4:1-27 Wise Words About Life
140. Proverbs 5:1-23 Wise Words About Sex
141. Ecclesiastes 12:1-14 A Summary of Life
142. Isaiah 6:1-13 God Chooses Isaiah
143. Isaiah 53 The Suffering Servant
144. Jeremiah 1:1-9 God Calls a Prophet
145. Jeremiah 36 The Book Burning
146. Jeremiah 38:1-13 Jeremiah in the Well
147. Ezekiel 37:1-14 A Valley of Dry Bones
148. Daniel 1:1-21 The Pressure to Conform
149. Daniel 2:1-24 A King’s Dream
150. Daniel 2:25-49 The Meaning of the Dream
151. Daniel 3:1-30 Three Friends in a Furnace
152. Daniel 5:1-30 The Writing on the Wall
153. Daniel 6:1-28 Daniel and The Lions
154. Jonah 1:1-2:10 Bending God’s Directions
155. Jonah 3:1-4:11 Wrong Motives
New Testament
156. Luke 1:1-4; John 1:1-18 Beginnings
157. Luke 1:5-25 The Angel and Zechariah
158. Luke 1:26-56 Mary and Elizabeth
159. Luke 1:57-80 John the Baptist is Born
160. Matthew 1:1-25 A Family Tree
161. Luke 2:1-20 Jesus is Born!
162. Luke 2:21-39 Jesus’ First Trip to Church
163. Matthew 2:1-12 Foreign Visitors
164. Matthew 2:13-23 Escape and Return
165. Luke 2:41-52 Jesus in the Temple Again
166. Luke 4:1-13 Temptation
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167. John 1:19-34 John the Baptist and Jesus
168. John 1:35-51 Jesus’ First Disciples
169. John 2:1-25 Jesus and Surprises
170. John 3:1-21 Jesus and Nicodemus
171. John 3:22-36; Luke 3:19-20 John in Trouble
172. John 4:1-42 Jesus Changes a Town
173. John 4:43-54 Jesus Preaching & Healing
174. Luke 4:16-30 Jesus Rejected
175. Mark 1:16-39 Jesus Calls People to Follow
176. Luke 5:1-39 Miracles and Questions
177. John 5:1-47 Jesus is God’s Son
178. Mark 2:23-3:19 Jesus and Disciples
179. Matthew 5:1-16 The Beatitudes
180. Matthew 5:17-30 Law, Anger, and Lust
181. Matthew 5:31-48 Relationships
182. Matthew 6:1-18 Doing Good Things
183. Matthew 6:19-34 Money and Worry
184. Matthew 7:1-12 Criticizing and Praying
185. Matthew 7:13-29 How Jesus Looks at Us
186. Luke 7:1-17 Jesus and Foreigners
187. Matthew 11:1-30 Jesus Describes John
188. Luke 7:36-8:3 Jesus and Women
189. Matthew 12:22-50 Troubles for Jesus
190. Mark 4:1-29 The Parable of the Soils
191. Matthew 13:24-43 More of Jesus’ Parables
192. Matthew 13:44-52 Even More Parables
193. Luke 8:22-56 Jesus in Control
194. Matthew 9:27-38 The Concerns of Jesus
195. Mark 6:1-13 Some Don’t Listen
196. Matthew 10:16-42 Preparing the Disciples
197. Mark 6:14-29 John the Baptist Killed
198. Matthew 14:13-36 Jesus’ Miracles
199. John 6:22-40 The Bread From Heaven
200. John 6:41-71 Jesus Rejected
201. Mark 7:1-37 Purity
202. Matthew 15:32-16:12 A Warning
203. Mark 8:22-9:1 Peter Identifies Jesus
204. Luke 9:28-45 Jesus is Transfigured
205. Matthew 17:24-18:6 Who’s the Greatest?
206. Mark 9:38-50 Who’s on Our Side?
207. Matthew 18:10-22 Jesus as He Teaches
208. John 7:1-31 Jesus Out in the Open
209. John 7:32-53 A Warrant for Jesus’ Arrest
210. John 8:1-20 Forgiveness and Light
211. John 8:21-59 Giver of Freedom
212. Luke 10:1-24 Seventy Messengers
213. Luke 10:25-42 Jesus Tells a Story
214. Luke 11:1-13 Jesus Teaches About Prayer
215. Luke 11:14-32 Accusations and Unbelief
216. Luke 11:33-54 Real Spirituality
217. Luke 12:1-21 Religious and Rich Fools
218. Luke 12:22-48 A Warning About Worry
219. Luke 12:49-59 A Warning About Troubles
220. Luke 13:1-21 The Kingdom of God
221. John 9:1-41 Jesus and a Blind Man
222. John 10:1-18 The Good Shepherd
223. Luke 13:22-35 The King Who Grieves
224. Luke 14:1-14 Seeking Honor
225. Luke 14:15-35 Being His Disciple
226. Luke 15:1-10 Looking and Finding
227. Luke 15:11-32 A Son Who Was Found
228. Luke 16:1-18 The Shrewd Accountant
229. Luke 16:19-31 The Rich Man
230. John 11:1-36 Lazarus Dies
231. John11:37-57 Jesus Raises Lazarus
232. Luke 17:1-19 The Ten Lepers
233. Luke 17:20-37 More About the Kingdom
234. Luke 18:1-14 Prayer
235. Mark 10:1-16 Family Matters
236. Mark 10:17-31 Jesus and the Rich Man
237. Matthew 20:1-19 Equal Pay
238. Mark 10:35-52 Serving Others
239. Luke 19:1-27 Zacchaeus
240. John 12:1-11 A Woman Anoints Jesus
241. Matthew 21:1-17 Riding Into Jerusalem
242. John 12:20-36 Why Jesus Had to Die
243. John 12:37-50 Jesus and His Message
244. Mark 11:20-33 Pray for Anything
245. Matthew 21:28-46 Two Parables
246. Matthew 22:1-14 The Wedding Feasts
247. Luke 20:20-40 Jesus Answers Questions
248. Mark 12:28-37 Questions Given & Taken
249. Matthew 23:1-39 Warnings & Grieving
250. Luke 21:1-24 Jesus Talks About the Future
251. Luke 21:25-38 Being Prepared
252. Matthew 25:1-30 More On Being Prepared
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253. Matthew 25:31-46 The Final Judgment
254. Luke 22:1-20 The Last Supper
255. John 13:1-20 Jesus Washes Feet
256. John 13:21-38 A Sad Prediction
257. John 14:1-14 Jesus is the Way
258. John 14:15-31 The Comforter
259. John 15:1-16 The Vine and the Branches
260. John 15:17-16:4 A Warning About Troubles
261. John 16:5-33 The Holy Spirit and Prayers
262. John 17:1-26 Jesus Prays
263. Mark 14:27-31 A Broken Promise
264. John 18:25-27 Jesus Betrayed
265. Matthew 26:57-75 Trial and Denial
266. Matthew 27:1-10 Judas’ Death
267. Luke 23:1-12 Two Political Trials
268. Mark 15:6-24 Sentencing and Torture
269. Luke 23:32-49 Jesus Crucified
270. Matthew 27:57-66 Jesus’ Body in a Tomb
271. John 20:1-18 Jesus is Alive
272. Matthew 28:8-15 The Resurrection
273. Luke 24:13-43 Appearances of Jesus
274. John 20:24-21:14 More Appearances
275. John 21:15-25 Jesus Talks With Peter
276. Matthew 28:16-20 The Great Commission
277. Luke 24:44-53 Jesus Says Farewell
278. Acts 1:1-11 The Departure of Jesus
279. Acts 1:12-26 First Things First
280. Acts 2:1-13 An Amazing Gift
281. Acts 2:14-40 Peter’s First Sermon
282. Acts 2:41-3:11 The Early Church
283. Acts 3:12-4:4 Peter’s Second Sermon
284. Acts 4:5-22 Hostile Reactions
285. Acts 4:23-37 Praying and Sharing
286. Acts 5:1-16 Strange Events
287. Acts 5:17-42 Arrested
288. Acts 6:1-15 Stephen
289. Acts 7:1-29 History Review 1
290. Acts 7:30-60 History Review 2
291. Acts 8:1-25 Benefits of Persecution
292. Acts 8:26-40 Unexpected Appointment
293. Acts 9:1-19 Paul Meets Jesus
294. Acts 9:20-31 Paul’s New Life
295. Acts 9:32-42 God Uses Peter
296. Acts 10:1-23 Peter Sees a Lesson
297. Acts 10:24-48 Peter Learns a Lesson
298. Acts 11:1-18 Gentiles Get a Chance
299. Acts 11:19-29 Helping One Another
300. Acts 12:1-25 A Great Escape
301. Acts 13:1-12 Paul and Barnabas
302. Acts 14:1-28 Response and Reaction
303. Acts 15:1-21 A Church Conference
304. Acts 15:22-41 The Gentiles are Accepted
305. Acts 16:1-15 Paul, Silas, and Timothy
306. Acts 16:16-40 Adventures in Jail
307. Acts 17:1-15 Two Cities
308. Acts 17:16-34 Paul in Athens
309. Acts 19:1-20 Paul in Ephesus
310. Acts 19:21-41 The Riot
311. Acts 20:1-12 Sleeping in Church
312. Acts 20:13-38 Saying Goodbye
313. Acts 21:1-17 Different Decision
314. Acts 21:18-36 Paul in Jerusalem
315. Acts 21:37-22:29 Paul Speaks
316. Acts 22:30-23:22 A Plan to Kill Paul
317. Acts 23:23-24:27 Paul in Prison
318. Acts 25:1-27 Paul Speaks to Festus
319. Acts 26:1-32 Paul Speaks to Agrippa
320. Acts 27:1-26 The Storm at Sea
321. Acts 27:27-44 The Shipwreck
322. Acts 28:1-14 The Winter on Malta
323. Acts 28:15-31 Paul in Rome
324. Romans 5:1-11 Faith Brings Joy
325. Romans 8:1-18 Truly Free From Sin
326. Romans 8:19-39 How God Loves
327. Romans 12:1-21 Living Sacrifice
328. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Real Love
329. 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 The Basic Gospel
330. 1 Corinthians 15:42-58 Destiny
331. 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 Weak Containers
332. Galatians 5:13-26 Two Different Lives
333. Ephesians 1:3-23 God’s Action
334. Ephesians 2:1-22 God’s Plan
335. Ephesians 4:1-16 Picture of the Church
336. Ephesians 6:10-20 Armor of God
337. Philippians 2:1-18 The Mind of Jesus
338. Philippians 3:1-21 Learning Joy
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339. Colossians 2:1-15 What we Have in Christ
340. Colossians 3:1-17 Christian Relationships
341. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Spiritual Reputation
342. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18 Living for God
343. 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 Encouragement
344. 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18 Final Requests
345. 1 Timothy 4:1-16 Always Going Forward
346. 1 Timothy 6:3-21 A Friend’s Final Words
347. 2 Timothy 1:1-18 Examples
348. 2 Timothy 3:1-17 Last Days
349. Titus 3:1-11; Philemon 1:4-7 Good Counsel
350. Hebrews 10:19-39 The New Life
351. Hebrews 11:1-40 A Review of Faith
352. Hebrews 12:1-13 Our Turn
353. James 1:2-27 Tough Times, Happy People
354. James 2:1-13 Valuing Other People
355. James 3:1-12 Words as Weapons
356. 1 Peter 2:1-25 Living Stones
357. 1 Peter 3:1-22 Relationships and Pain
358. 2 Peter 1:2-21 Knowing God
359. 1 John 1:1-10 The Way of Forgiveness
360. 1 John 3:1-24 God is Love
361. 1 John 5:1-21 The Life God Gives
362. 2 John 1:4-6; 3 John 1:5-8; Jude 1:17-25
363. Revelation 1:1-20 Jesus the King
364. Revelation 21:1-27 Everything Made New
365. Revelation 22:1-21 Life in the new City