Gospel of John Reading Plan
WATCH: John Overview (Bookmark this page to reference back to)
August 31 – John 1
September 1 – John 2
September 2 – John 3
September 3 – John 4
September 4 – John 5
September 5 – John 6:1–35
September 6 – John 6:36–71
September 7 – John 7
September 8 – John 8:1–30
September 9 – John 8:31–59
September 10 – John 9
September 11 – John 10:1–21
September 12 – John 10:22–42
September 13 – John 11:1–37
September 14 – John 11:38–57
September 15 – John 12:1–26
September 16 – John 12:27–50
September 17 – John 13
September 18 – John 14
September 19 – John 15
September 20 – John 16
September 21 – John 17
September 22 – John 18:1–27
September 23 – John 18:28–40
September 24 – John 19:1–16
September 25 – John 19:17–42
September 26 – John 20:1–18
September 27 – John 20:19–31
September 28 – John 21
September 29 – Reflect on the entire Gospel (reread a favorite passage or journal your key takeaways)
Recommended Bibles
Bibles For Kids
The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids helps kids engage with God's Word through interactive features and educational videos.
The GO Bible helps kids explore God's Word and share His life-changing love through engaging content and an easy-to-read translation.
Bibles For Pre Teens
The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story - The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story presents the Bible in a dynamic, graphic-novel format that brings Scripture to life with bold illustrations and a fast-paced narrative. From Genesis to Revelation, it tells the unified story of God’s plan to redeem His people through Jesus Christ. Perfect for kids, teens, and visual learners, The Action Bible makes understanding and engaging with God’s Word exciting and accessible.
Bibles For Teens and Adults
NIV Foundation Study Bible - The NIV Foundation Study Bible in the world’s most popular modern-English Bible translation—the New International Version—features an approachable and easy-to-use layout, with straightforward and broad study notes that help you discover the beauty and truth of God's Word. Concise study notes provide helpful comments on passages of Scripture, while theological notes draw attention to important doctrinal content in the Bible and are indexed in the back of the Bible. Translators' footnotes offer clarification and information about the original-language texts.
ESV Journaling Study Bible - The ESV Journaling Study Bible pairs the content of a robust study Bible with extra-large, 2-inch margins that are perfect for writing observations, prayers, and more as you study God’s Word. Featuring more than 12,000 study notes adapted from the ESV Study Bible.
CSB She Reads Truth Bible - Since 2012, the global She Reads Truth community has been opening their Bibles together every day with the desire to know God and His Word. Born out of this same mission, the CSB She Reads Truth Bible seeks to help you read and understand Scripture for yourself. Featuring gospel-centered devotionals, and curated Bible reading plans that include supplemental passages for deeper understanding, this Bible invites every woman to count herself among the She Reads Truth community of “Women in the Word of God every day.”
CSB He Reads Truth Bible - The mission of He Reads Truth is “Men in the Word of God every day.” To that end, the CSB He Reads Truth Bible is, first and foremost, designed for reading. Each letterform and line of text has been carefully crafted to help you forget about the ink on the page and fall into the story of Scripture.
Bible Study Websites
Visual summaries that break down the key themes and structures of each book of the Bible. A complete and comprehensive online learning suite of videos, articles, podcasts, and online classes.
A Realistic Daily Bible Reading Plan, where we read the Bible TOGETHER. Includes reading plans, study notes, helpful background information, and a daily podcast discussing materials.
A free online tool that gives you access to multiple Bible translations, commentaries, word studies, and original languages.
A free online tool with commentaries, multiple translations, and chapter overviews. The site updates content every two weeks!
Helpful Apps
The original Bible App offers multi-media experiences, and houses the largest digital library of Christian content. Zero ads, always free. Contains thousands of reading plans, Bible translations in over 65 languages.
All the benefits of BibleProject on your mobile device.
(Scripture Memorization)
A free app that turns Scripture memorization into a game
VerseLocker is a simple and powerful app designed to help you memorize Bible verses. With customizable tools like flashcards, quizzes, and audio playback, VerseLocker makes Scripture memory engaging and effective for all ages and learning styles. Whether you're studying solo or in a group, it’s your go-to companion for hiding God’s Word in your heart.
Bible Memory App is an easy-to-use tool that helps you memorize Scripture through a proven 3-step process: Type It, Memorize It, and Master It. With features like voice recording, flashcards, and verse organization, it’s perfect for individuals, families, and groups who want to grow in God’s Word and make Bible memory a lifelong habit.
Lectio 365 is a free daily devotional app that helps you pray the Bible every day.
Multilingual Audio Bible, Music, Podcast, Multimedia Bible Teaching & Gospel Collaborations directed to “Not-Yet” or New Believers in Christ. Audio Bible reading set to music, creative explainer videos, and so much more.
Massive online video Bible study library. “Netflix Style” content for kids, teenagers and more. 100% free through the Ridge!
Helpful Youtube Channel to aid in your ability to memorize Scripture.
Family Resources
By introducing children to 41 of the “big” Bible stories, the Bible App for Kids helps them understand the overall story that the Bible is telling. Kid-friendly navigation helps them find and select whichever story they want, then reads it aloud to them in a friendly narrative style.
Join the Journey resources but tailored for family conversations to walk children through the story of the Bible.
The Jesus Storybook Bible tells the Story beneath all the stories in the Bible, pointing to Jesus as our Savior. From the Old Testament through the New Testament, as the Story unfolds, children will clearly see that Jesus is at the center of God's great story of salvation—and at the center of their story too.
Recommended Podcasts
We've all heard we need to read the Bible, and that we need to read it daily. Sometimes we open it up, and it just feels like a chore. Does it have to be like this? In this episode David, Mark, and Chan discuss ways to read scripture and form helpful practices to understand the stories God has preserved for us
A 4-episode series on the core pillars of approaching and engaging with Scripture from both a hermeneutical and spiritual perspective.
If you've ever closed your Bible and thought, "What did I just read?", this podcast is for you! In about 8 minutes a day, we’ll give you a summary and highlight reel of that day's Bible reading from our 1-year chronological plan (free on the Bible app), and you can start anytime—it's always a good time to read the Bible!
Recommended Books
Popular
30 Days To Understanding The Bible - If you've ever confused the ark of the covenant with the ark of Noah, or Jericho with Jeroboam, Max Anders' classic book, 30 Days to Understanding the Bible, is for you. In just fifteen minutes a day, you'll learn the Bible's key people, events, and doctrines to get more out of God's Word.
How (Not) To Read The Bible - For centuries, the Bible was called "the Good Book," a moral and religious text that guides us into a relationship with God and shows us the right way to live. Today, however, some people argue the Bible is outdated and harmful, with many Christians unaware of some of the odd and disturbing things the Bible says. How (Not) to Read the Bible tackles big questions like: Does the Bible degrade women? Is the Bible anti-science? How could a loving God command such violence in the Old Testament? Does the Bible endorse slavery?
How To Read The Bible For All It’s Worth - In clear, simple language, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth helps you accurately understand the different parts of the Bible—their meaning for ancient audiences and their implications for you today—so you can uncover the inexhaustible wealth of God's Word.
Eat This Book - Eat This Book challenges us to read the Scriptures on their own terms, as God’s revelation, and to live them as we read them. With warmth and wisdom Peterson offers greatly needed, down-to-earth counsel on spiritual reading – more of a “seminary-lite” read.
Memorize What Matters - 12 proven strategies to help you memorize the Bible faster and easier! Go beyond the simple "repeat over and over" method of memorizing Bible verses and learn the techniques backed by science and used by memory athletes all over the world.
The New Testament For Everyone Series - Easy to read commentary set for every book of the New Testament. Here we’ve linked a set of the four gospels discussed across six volumes. The entire set can be found on Amazon.
God’s Word For You Series - God’s Word For You books are accessible commentaries. They are designed to be read devotionally or to help with teaching or preaching a passage. Each commentary walks through a book of the Bible, paying careful attention to the text, and giving the original historical, cultural, and biblical context while offering clear and grounded application for the Christian today.
Academic
The NIV Application Commentary - The NIV Application Commentary on the Bible is a masterful blend of content written by today's top academics in a way that is compelling and easy to understand for anyone--no formal training or seminary degree required. This one-volume commentary is intended both for personal study and for teaching preparation.
The New Testament In Its World - Written for both classroom and personal use, this book brings together decades of ground-breaking research, writing, and teaching into one volume. It presents the New Testament books—along with their subjects: Jesus and the early church—within the historical and social context of Second Temple Judaism and Greco-Roman politics and culture.
Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words – Provides in-depth word studies, definitions, and explanations to increase understanding of key biblical terms in their original languages.