Bishop Lewis has been encouraging the clergy and laity of the Virginia Conference to read the Bible in a year since 2017. Each year has featured a different way of reading.
- 2017- read the Bible straight through
- 2018- read the Bible chronologically
- 2019- read the Bible in a blended style; a mixture of Old Testament readings and New Testament each day.
- 2020-read the Bible with a thematic reading plan
- 2021- read the Bible straight through from Genesis –Revelation
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Click here to download a file that will allow you to check and track your daily readings.
READINGS FOR JANUARY 2021
January 1 | Genesis 1-3 |
January 2 | Genesis 4-7 |
January 3 | Genesis 8-11 |
January 4 | Genesis 12-15 |
January 5 | Genesis 16-18 |
January 6 | Genesis 19-21 |
January 7 | Genesis 22-24 |
January 8 | Genesis 25-26 |
January 9 | Genesis 27-29 |
January 10 | Genesis 30-31 |
January 11 | Genesis 32-34 |
January 12 | Genesis 35-37 |
January 13 | Genesis 38-40 |
January 14 | Genesis 41-42 |
January 15 | Genesis 43-45 |
January 16 | Genesis 46-47 |
January 17 | Genesis 48-50 |
January 18 | Exodus 1-3 |
January 19 | Exodus 4-6 |
January 20 | Exodus 7-9 |
January 21 | Exodus 10-12 |
January 22 | Exodus 13-15 |
January 23 | Exodus 16-18 |
January 24 | Exodus 19-21 |
January 25 | Exodus 22-24 |
January 26 | Exodus 25-27 |
January 27 | Exodus 28-29 |
January 28 | Exodus 30-32 |
January 29 | Exodus 33-35 |
January 30 | Exodus 36-38 |
January 31 | Exodus 39-40 |
READINGS FOR FEBRUARY 2021
February 1 | Leviticus 1-4 |
February 2 | Leviticus 5-7 |
February 3 | Leviticus 8-10 |
February 4 | Leviticus 11-13 |
February 5 | Leviticus 14-15 |
February 6 | Leviticus 16-18 |
February 7 | Leviticus 19-21 |
February 8 | Leviticus 22-23 |
February 9 | Leviticus 24-25 |
February 10 | Leviticus 26-27 |
February 11 | Numbers 1-2 |
February 12 | Numbers 3-4 |
February 13 | Numbers 5-6 |
February 14 | Numbers 7 |
February 15 | Numbers 8-10 |
February 16 | Numbers 11-13 |
February 17 | Numbers 14-15 |
February 18 | Numbers 16-17 |
February 19 | Numbers 18-20 |
February 20 | Numbers 21-22 |
February 21 | Numbers 23-25 |
February 22 | Numbers 26-27 |
February 23 | Numbers 28-30 |
February 24 | Numbers 31-32 |
February 25 | Numbers 33-34 |
February 26 | Numbers 35-36 |
February 27 | Deuteronomy 1-2 |
February 28 | Deuteronomy 3-4 |
READINGS FOR MARCH 2021
March 1 | Deuteronomy 5-7 |
March 2 | Deuteronomy 8-10 |
March 3 | Deuteronomy 11-13 |
March 4 | Deuteronomy 14-16 |
March 5 | Deuteronomy 17-20 |
March 6 | Deuteronomy 21-23 |
March 7 | Deuteronomy 24-27 |
March 8 | Deuteronomy 28-29 |
March 9 | Deuteronomy 30-31 |
March 10 | Deuteronomy 32-34 |
March 11 | Joshua 1-4 |
March 12 | Joshua 5-8 |
March 13 | Joshua 9-11 |
March 14 | Joshua 12-15 |
March 15 | Joshua 16-18 |
March 16 | Joshua 19-21 |
March 17 | Joshua 22-24 |
March 18 | Judges 1-2 |
March 19 | Judges 3-5 |
March 20 | Judges 6-7 |
March 21 | Judges 8-9 |
March 22 | Judges 10-12 |
March 23 | Judges 13-15 |
March 24 | Judges 16-18 |
March 25 | Judges 19-21 |
March 26 | Ruth 1-4 |
March 27 | 1 Samuel 1-3 |
March 28 | 1 Samuel 4-8 |
March 29 | 1 Samuel 9-12 |
March 30 | 1 Samuel 13-14 |
March 31 | 1 Samuel 15-17 |
READINGS FOR APRIL 2021
April 1 | 1 Samuel 18-20 |
April 2 | 1 Samuel 21-24 |
April 3 | 1 Samuel 25-27 |
April 4 | 1 Samuel 28-31 |
April 5 | 2 Samuel 1-3 |
April 6 | 2 Samuel 4-7 |
April 7 | 2 Samuel 8-12 |
April 8 | 2 Samuel 13-15 |
April 9 | 2 Samuel 16-18 |
April 10 | 2 Samuel 19-21 |
April 11 | 2 Samuel 22-24 |
April 12 | 1 Kings 1-2 |
April 13 | 1 Kings 3-5 |
April 14 | 1 Kings 6-7 |
April 15 | 1 Kings 8-9 |
April 16 | 1 Kings 10-11 |
April 17 | 1 Kings 12-14 |
April 18 | 1 Kings 15-17 |
April 19 | 1 Kings 18-20 |
April 20 | 1 Kings 21-22 |
April 21 | 2 Kings 1-3 |
April 22 | 2 Kings 4-5 |
April 23 | 2 Kings 6-8 |
April 24 | 2 Kings 9-11 |
April 25 | 2 Kings 12-14 |
April 26 | 2 Kings 15-17 |
April 27 | 2 Kings 18-19 |
April 28 | 2 Kings 20-22 |
April 29 | 2 Kings 23-25 |
April 30 | 1 Chronicles 1-2 |
READINGS FOR MAY 2021
May 1 | 1 Chronicles 3-5 |
May 2 | 1 Chronicles 6 |
May 3 | 1 Chronicles 7-8 |
May 4 | 1 Chronicles 9-11 |
May 5 | 1 Chronicles 12-14 |
May 6 | 1 Chronicles 15-17 |
May 7 | 1 Chronicles 18-21 |
May 8 | 1 Chronicles 22-24 |
May 9 | 1 Chronicles 25-27 |
May 10 | 1 Chronicles 28-29, 2 Chronicles 1 |
May 11 | 2 Chronicles 2-5 |
May 12 | 2 Chronicles 6-8 |
May 13 | 2 Chronicles 9-12 |
May 14 | 2 Chronicles 13-17 |
May 15 | 2 Chronicles 18-20 |
May 16 | 2 Chronicles 21-24 |
May 17 | 2 Chronicles 25-27 |
May 18 | 2 Chronicles 28-31 |
May 19 | 2 Chronicles 32-34 |
May 20 | 2 Chronicles 35-36 |
May 21 | Ezra 1-3 |
May 22 | Ezra 4-7 |
May 23 | Ezra 8-10 |
May 24 | Nehemiah 1-3 |
May 25 | Nehemiah 4-6 |
May 26 | Nehemiah 7 |
May 27 | Nehemiah 8-9 |
May 28 | Nehemiah 10-11 |
May 29 | Nehemiah 12-13 |
May 30 | Esther 1-5 |
May 31 | Esther 6-10 |
READINGS FOR JUNE 2021
June 1 | Job 1-4 |
June 2 | Job 5-7 |
June 3 | Job 8-10 |
June 4 | Job 11-13 |
June 5 | Job 14-16 |
June 6 | Job 17-20 |
June 7 | Job 21-23 |
June 8 | Job 24-28 |
June 9 | Job 29-31 |
June 10 | Job 32-34 |
June 11 | Job 35-37 |
June 12 | Job 38-39 |
June 13 | Job 40-42 |
June 14 | Psalm 1-8 |
June 15 | Psalm 9-16 |
June 16 | Psalm 17-20 |
June 17 | Psalm 21-25 |
June 18 | Psalm 26-31 |
June 19 | Psalm 32-35 |
June 20 | Psalm 36-39 |
June 21 | Psalm 40-45 |
June 22 | Psalm 46-50 |
June 23 | Psalm 51-57 |
June 24 | Psalm 58-65 |
June 25 | Psalm 66-69 |
June 26 | Psalm 70-73 |
June 27 | Psalm 74-77 |
June 28 | Psalm 78-79 |
June 29 | Psalm 80-85 |
June 30 | Psalm 86-89 |
READINGS FOR JULY 2021
July 1 | Psalm 90-95 |
July 2 | Psalm 96-102 |
July 3 | Psalm 103-105 |
July 4 | Psalm 106-107 |
July 5 | Psalm 108-114 |
July 6 | Psalm 115-118 |
July 7 | Psalm 119:1-88 |
July 8 | Psalm 119:89-176 |
July 9 | Psalm 120-132 |
July 10 | Psalm 133-139 |
July 11 | Psalm 140-145 |
July 12 | Psalm 146-150 |
July 13 | Proverbs 1-3 |
July 14 | Proverbs 4-6 |
July 15 | Proverbs 7-9 |
July 16 | Proverbs 10-12 |
July 17 | Proverbs 13-15 |
July 18 | Proverbs 16-18 |
July 19 | Proverbs 19-21 |
July 20 | Proverbs 22-23 |
July 21 | Proverbs 24-26 |
July 22 | Proverbs 27-29 |
July 23 | Proverbs 30-31 |
July 24 | Ecclesiastes 1-4 |
July 25 | Ecclesiastes 5-8 |
July 26 | Ecclesiastes 9-12 |
July 27 | Song of Solomon 1-8 |
July 28 | Isaiah 1-4 |
July 29 | Isaiah 5-8 |
July 30 | Isaiah 9-12 |
July 31 | Isaiah 13-17 |
READINGS FOR AUGUST 2021
August 1 | Isaiah 18-22 |
August 2 | Isaiah 23-27 |
August 3 | Isaiah 28-30 |
August 4 | Isaiah 31-35 |
August 5 | Isaiah 36-41 |
August 6 | Isaiah 42-44 |
August 7 | Isaiah 45-48 |
August 8 | Isaiah 49-53 |
August 9 | Isaiah 54-58 |
August 10 | Isaiah 59-63 |
August 11 | Isaiah 64-66 |
August 12 | Jeremiah 1-3 |
August 13 | Jeremiah 4-6 |
August 14 | Jeremiah 7-9 |
August 15 | Jeremiah 10-13 |
August 16 | Jeremiah 14-17 |
August 17 | Jeremiah 18-22 |
August 18 | Jeremiah 23-25 |
August 19 | Jeremiah 26-29 |
August 20 | Jeremiah 30-31 |
August 21 | Jeremiah 32-34 |
August 22 | Jeremiah 35-37 |
August 23 | Jeremiah 38-41 |
August 24 | Jeremiah 42-45 |
August 25 | Jeremiah 46-48 |
August 26 | Jeremiah 49-50 |
August 27 | Jeremiah 51-52 |
August 28 | Lamentations 1-3:36 |
August 29 | Lamentations 3:37-5:22 |
August 30 | Ezekiel 1-4 |
August 31 | Ezekiel 5-8 |
READINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 2021
September 1 | Ezekiel 9-12 |
September 2 | Ezekiel 13-15 |
September 3 | Ezekiel 16-17 |
September 4 | Ezekiel 18-20 |
September 5 | Ezekiel 21-22 |
September 6 | Ezekiel 23-24 |
September 7 | Ezekiel 25-27 |
September 8 | Ezekiel 28-30 |
September 9 | Ezekiel 31-33 |
September 10 | Ezekiel 34-36 |
September 11 | Ezekiel 37-39 |
September 12 | Ezekiel 40-42 |
September 13 | Ezekiel 43-45 |
September 14 | Ezekiel 46-48 |
September 15 | Daniel 1-3 |
September 16 | Daniel 4-6 |
September 17 | Daniel 7-9 |
September 18 | Daniel 10-12 |
September 19 | Hosea 1-7 |
September 20 | Hosea 8-14 |
September 21 | Joel 1-3 |
September 22 | Amos 1-5 |
September 23 | Amos 6-9 |
September 24 | Obadiah 1, Jonah 1-4 |
September 25 | Micah 1-7 |
September 26 | Nahum 1-3 |
September 27 | Habakkuk 1-3, Zephaniah 1-3 |
September 28 | Haggai 1-2 |
September 29 | Zechariah 1-7 |
September 30 | Zechariah 8-14 |
READINGS FOR OCTOBER 2021
October 1 | Malachi 1-4 |
October 2 | Matthew 1-4 |
October 3 | Matthew 5-6 |
October 4 | Matthew 7-8 |
October 5 | Matthew 9-10 |
October 6 | Matthew 11-12 |
October 7 | Matthew 13-14 |
October 8 | Matthew 15-17 |
October 9 | Matthew 18-19 |
October 10 | Matthew 20-21 |
October 11 | Matthew 22-23 |
October 12 | Matthew 24-25 |
October 13 | Matthew 26 |
October 14 | Matthew 27-28 |
October 15 | Mark 1-3 |
October 16 | Mark 4-5 |
October 17 | Mark 6-7 |
October 18 | Mark 8-9 |
October 19 | Mark 10-11 |
October 20 | Mark 12-13 |
October 21 | Mark 14 |
October 22 | Mark 15-16 |
October 23 | Luke 1 |
October 24 | Luke 2-3 |
October 25 | Luke 4-5 |
October 26 | Luke 6-7 |
October 27 | Luke 8-9 |
October 28 | Luke 10-11 |
October 29 | Luke 12-13 |
October 30 | Luke 14-16 |
October 31 | Luke 17-18 |
READINGS FOR NOVEMBER 2021
November 1 | Luke 19-20 |
November 2 | Luke 21-22 |
November 3 | Luke 23-24 |
November 4 | John 1-2 |
November 5 | John 3-4 |
November 6 | John 5-6 |
November 7 | John 7-8 |
November 8 | John 9-10 |
November 9 | John 11-12 |
November 10 | John 13-15 |
November 11 | John 16-18 |
November 12 | John 19-21 |
November 13 | Acts 1-3 |
November 14 | Acts 4-6 |
November 15 | Acts 7-8 |
November 16 | Acts 9-10 |
November 17 | Acts 11-13 |
November 18 | Acts 14-15 |
November 19 | Acts 16-17 |
November 20 | Acts 18-20 |
November 21 | Acts 21-23 |
November 22 | Acts 24-26 |
November 23 | Acts 27-28 |
November 24 | Romans 1-3 |
November 25 | Romans 4-7 |
November 26 | Romans 8-10 |
November 27 | Romans 11-13 |
November 28 | Romans 14-16 |
November 29 | 1 Corinthians 1-4 |
November 30 | 1 Corinthians 5-8 |
READINGS FOR DECEMBER 2021
December 1 | 1 Corinthians 9-11 |
December 2 | 1 Corinthians 12-14 |
December 3 | 1 Corinthians 15-16 |
December 4 | 2 Corinthians 1-4 |
December 5 | 2 Corinthians 5-9 |
December 6 | 2 Corinthians 10-13 |
December 7 | Galatians 1-3 |
December 8 | Galatians 4-6 |
December 9 | Ephesians 1-3 |
December 10 | Ephesians 4-6 |
December 11 | Philippians 1-4 |
December 12 | Colossians 1-4 |
December 13 | 1 Thessalonians 1-5 |
December 14 | 2 Thessalonians 1-3 |
December 15 | 1 Timothy 1-6 |
December 16 | 2 Timothy 1-4 |
December 17 | Titus 1-3, Philemon 1 |
December 18 | Hebrews 1-6 |
December 19 | Hebrews 7-10 |
December 20 | Hebrews 11-13 |
December 21 | James 1-5 |
December 22 | 1 Peter 1-5 |
December 23 | 2 Peter 1-3 |
December 24 | 1 John 1-5 |
December 25 | 2 John 1, 3 John 1, Jude 1 |
December 26 | Revelation 1-3 |
December 27 | Revelation 4-8 |
December 28 | Revelation 9-12 |
December 29 | Revelation 13-16 |
December 30 | Revelation 17-19 |
December 31 | Revelation 20-22 |