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Reading the Bible Through - A Time Schedule to Read The Bible Through.

    Table 1.  The total number of verses in the 1769 Authorized KJV Bible is 31,102 [1, 2].  This is roughly equivalent to other translations.  With this information, a calculation of the approximate time to read the Bible through is possible based on the approximate time allotted per day and per week.  This does not account for study time used for word searches, taking notes or reading study Bible footnotes..
    Table 2.  The total number of chapters in the Bible is 1189.  
       Assumption:  A daily and weekly habit of reading the approximate number of verses or chapters listed.
    Resources:  The Reading Plans listed below the Tables include some of the choices in Tables 1 & 2.  For instance, The "Harmony of the Gospels" below takes approximately 63 days.

Table 1.  VERSES / Week  for 52 Weeks/Year

 Verses / Day
28 verses/day
43 verses/day
85 verses/day

Time / Day [approx.]
10 min.
20 min.
30 min.

7 Days / Week.
3 years
2 years
1 years

6 Days / Week.
3.5 years (42 mo.)
2.3 years (28 mo.)
1.2 years (14 mo.)

Table 2.  CHAPTERs / Week  for 52 Weeks/Year

Chapters / Day
1 chapter/day
2 chapter/day
3 chapter/day

Time / Day [approx.]
10 min.
20 min.
30 min.

7 Days / Week.
3.3 years (40 mo.)
1.6 years (19 mo.)
1 years (12 mo.)

6 Days / Week.
3.8 years (43 mo.)
1.9 years (20 mo.)
1.2 years (14 mo.)

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'This QRC links to this Reading Plans & Charts page.Other Resources: (Print this page with chart and store it with your Bible.)
1.  This page:  Reading the Bible Through - Calculate Your Daily Time Schedule to Read It Through In 3, 2 or 1 years. [PDF ]
2. Into Thy Word Ministries Bible Reading Chart.html  1 year (52 wks.) Bible Reading Chart. [ 1 pg. PDF ]
 3. Into Thy Word Ministries Bible Reading Chart2020.html  1 year (52 wks.) Bible Reading Chart. [ 1 pg. PDF ]
5. Hint: Recomended that you purchase a chronological bible in your preferred translation to minimize page flipping.
6. >>> Harmony of The Gospels; Reading The NT Bible Based on Chronological Events.  Read the 4 gospels through simultaneously in 63 days.  [5 pgs. of events. PDF ]
     6.1.  Christ's Birth in Chronological Order. . Seven events - dates are approximate.
7. Common Phrases Found In The Bible; Do Biblical Colloquialisms Have A Secular Purpose?  Proof That Teaching The Bible To Public School Children Has A Valuable Secular Purpose For Understanding Our English Language And Our History And Our Culture!  Common Phrases From The Bible  [PDF]

Footnotes [Fact Check]:
[1]  Search 31,102 Bible verses at DuckDuckGo ;
[2]  King James Bible Facts and Statistics
[3]  King James Bible Statistics  By Nic Kizziah  https://www.biblebelievers.com/believers-org/kjv-stats.html   (Based on the 1769 Americanized edition of the original 1611 KJV.)