BIBLE READING SCHEDULE
2023-2024 Bible Reading Description
Though there are many Bible reading schedules available to the Church, each year Westgate provides a unique schedule for those who either want to follow along with the church family in their reading or who are not sure where to read on a particular day. For 2023 and 2024 we are reading through what is probably the most common and well-used schedule by the Church, written in 1842 by a young pastor for his church family. Robert Murray M’Cheyne desired that his people would all “feed in the same portion of the green pasture at the same time.” His reading calendar was laid out in such a way that the congregant would read through the Old Testament once and the New Testament and Psalms twice in one year. Here at Westgate we have expanded this same reading schedule over 2 years. For those more intimately familiar with M’Cheyne’s reading schedule, we are using his “family” reading schedule for 2023 and his “secret” (think private/personal) reading schedule for 2024. This has us reading the New Testament and Psalms once each year and the Old Testament once over 2 years. May the Lord use this schedule to, among other things, “enable us to speak more suitably to them on the Lord’s Day; and both pastor and elders will be able to drop a word of light and comfort in visiting from house to house, which will be more readily responded to.”
JANUARY |
FEBRUARY |
MARCH |
APRIL |
MAY |
JUNE |
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1 |
Gn 1 |
Mt 1 |
Gn 33 |
Mk 4 |
Ex 12:22-51 |
Lk 15 |
Lv 4 |
Ps 1-2 |
Nu 8 |
Ps 44 |
Dt 5 |
Ps 88 |
2 |
Gn 2 |
Mt 2 |
Gn 34 |
Mk 5 |
Ex 13 |
Lk 16 |
Lv 5 |
Ps 3-4 |
Nu 9 |
Ps 45 |
Dt 6 |
Ps 89 |
3 |
Gn 3 |
Mt 3 |
Gn 35-36 |
Mk 6 |
Ex 14 |
Lk 17 |
Lv 6 |
Ps 5-6 |
Nu 10 |
Ps 46-47 |
Dt 7 |
Ps 90 |
4 |
Gn 4 |
Mt 4 |
Gn 37 |
Mk 7 |
Ex 15 |
Lk 18 |
Lv 7 |
Ps 7-8 |
Nu 11 |
Ps 48 |
Dt 8 |
Ps 91 |
5 |
Gn 5 |
Mt 5 |
Gn 38 |
Mk 8 |
Ex 16 |
Lk 19 |
Lv 8 |
Ps 9 |
Nu 12-13 |
Ps 49 |
Dt 9 |
Ps 92-93 |
6 |
Gn 6 |
Mt 6 |
Gn 39 |
Mk 9 |
Ex 17 |
Lk 20 |
Lv 9 |
Ps 10 |
Nu 14 |
Ps 50 |
Dt 10 |
Ps 94 |
7 |
Gn 7 |
Mt 7 |
Gn 40 |
Mk 10 |
Ex 18 |
Lk 21 |
Lv 10 |
Ps 11-12 |
Nu 15 |
Ps 51 |
Dt 11 |
Ps 95-96 |
8 |
Gn 8 |
Mt 8 |
Gn 41 |
Mk 11 |
Ex 19 |
Lk 22 |
Lv 11-12 |
Ps 13-14 |
Nu 16 |
Ps 52-54 |
Dt 12 |
Ps 97-98 |
9 |
Gn 9-10 |
Mt 9 |
Gn 42 |
Mk 12 |
Ex 20 |
Lk 23 |
Lv 13 |
Ps 15-16 |
Nu 17-18 |
Ps 55 |
Dt 13-14 |
Ps 99-101 |
10 |
Gn 11 |
Mt 10 |
Gn 43 |
Mk 13 |
Ex 21 |
Lk 24 |
Lv 14 |
Ps 17 |
Nu 19 |
Ps 56-57 |
Dt 15 |
Ps 102 |
11 |
Gn 12 |
Mt 11 |
Gn 44 |
Mk 14 |
Ex 22 |
Jn 1 |
Lv 15 |
Ps 18 |
Nu 20 |
Ps 58-59 |
Dt 16 |
Ps 103 |
12 |
Gn 13 |
Mt 12 |
Gn 45 |
Mk 15 |
Ex 23 |
Jn 2 |
Lv 16 |
Ps 19 |
Nu 21 |
Ps 60-61 |
Dt 17 |
Ps 104 |
13 |
Gn 14 |
Mt 13 |
Gn 46 |
Mk 16 |
Ex 24 |
Jn 3 |
Lv 17 |
Ps 20-21 |
Nu 22 |
Ps 62-63 |
Dt 18 |
Ps 105 |
14 |
Gn 15 |
Mt 14 |
Gn 47 |
Lk 1:1-38 |
Ex 25 |
Jn 4 |
Lv 18 |
Ps 22 |
Nu 23 |
Ps 64-65 |
Dt 19 |
Ps 106 |
15 |
Gn 16 |
Mt 15 |
Gn 48 |
Lk 1:39-80 |
Ex 26 |
Jn 5 |
Lv 19 |
Ps 23-24 |
Nu 24 |
Ps 66-67 |
Dt 20 |
Ps 107 |
16 |
Gn 17 |
Mt 16 |
Gn 49 |
Lk 2 |
Ex 27 |
Jn 6 |
Lv 20 |
Ps 25 |
Nu 25 |
Ps 68 |
Dt 21 |
Ps 108-109 |
17 |
Gn 18 |
Mt 17 |
Gn 50 |
Lk 3 |
Ex 28 |
Jn 7 |
Lv 21 |
Ps 26-27 |
Nu 26 |
Ps 69 |
Dt 22 |
Ps 110-111 |
18 |
Gn 19 |
Mt 18 |
Ex 1 |
Lk 4 |
Ex 29 |
Jn 8 |
Lv 22 |
Ps 28-29 |
Nu 27 |
Ps 70-71 |
Dt 23 |
Ps 112-113 |
19 |
Gn 20 |
Mt 19 |
Ex 2 |
Lk 5 |
Ex 30 |
Jn 9 |
Lv 23 |
Ps 30 |
Nu 28 |
Ps 72 |
Dt 24 |
Ps 114-115 |
20 |
Gn 21 |
Mt 20 |
Ex 3 |
Lk 6 |
Ex 31 |
Jn 10 |
Lv 24 |
Ps 31 |
Nu 29 |
Ps 73 |
Dt 25 |
Ps 116 |
21 |
Gn 22 |
Mt 21 |
Ex 4 |
Lk 7 |
Ex 32 |
Jn 11 |
Lv 25 |
Ps 32 |
Nu 30 |
Ps 74 |
Dt 26 |
Ps 117-118 |
22 |
Gn 23 |
Mt 22 |
Ex 5 |
Lk 8 |
Ex 33 |
Jn 12 |
Lv 26 |
Ps 33 |
Nu 31 |
Ps 75-76 |
D 27:1-28:19 |
Ps 119:1-24 |
23 |
Gn 24 |
Mt 23 |
Ex 6 |
Lk 9 |
Ex 34 |
Jn 13 |
Lv 27 |
Ps 34 |
Nu 32 |
Ps 77 |
Dt 28:20-68 |
Ps 119:25-48 |
24 |
Gn 25 |
Mt 24 |
Ex 7 |
Lk 10 |
Ex 35 |
Jn 14 |
Nu 1 |
Ps 35 |
Nu 33 |
Ps 78:1-37 |
Dt 29 |
Ps 119:49-72 |
25 |
Gn 26 |
Mt 25 |
Ex 8 |
Lk 11 |
Ex 36 |
Jn 15 |
Nu 2 |
Ps 36 |
Nu 34 |
Ps 78:38-72 |
Dt 30 |
Ps 119:73-96 |
26 |
Gn 27 |
Mt 26 |
Ex 9 |
Lk 12 |
Ex 37 |
Jn 16 |
Nu 3 |
Ps 37 |
Nu 35 |
Ps 79 |
Dt 31 |
Ps 119:97-120 |
27 |
Gn 28 |
Mt 27 |
Ex 10 |
Lk 13 |
Ex 38 |
Jn 17 |
Nu 4 |
Ps 38 |
Nu 36 |
Ps 80 |
Dt 32 |
Ps 119:121-144 |
28 |
Gn 29 |
Mt 28 |
E 11:1-12:21 |
Lk 14 |
Ex 39 |
Jn 18 |
Nu 5 |
Ps 39 |
Dt 1 |
Ps 81-82 |
Dt 33-34 |
Ps 119:145-176 |
29 |
Gn 30 |
Mk 1 |
Ex 40 |
Jn 19 |
Nu 6 |
Ps 40-41 |
Dt 2 |
Ps 83-84 |
Jsh 1 |
Ps 120-122 |
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30 |
Gn 31 |
Mk 2 |
Lv 1 |
Jn 20 |
Nu 7 |
Ps 42-43 |
Dt 3 |
Ps 85 |
Jsh 2 |
Ps 123-125 |
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31 |
Gn 32 |
Mk 3 |
Lv 2-3 |
Jn 21 |
Dt 4 |
Ps 86-87 |
JULY |
AUGUST |
SEPTEMBER |
OCTOBER |
NOVEMBER |
DECEMBER |
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1 |
Jsh 3 |
Ps 126-128 |
Jdg 15 |
Act 19 |
1Sa 25 |
1Co 6 |
1Ki 3 |
Eph 1 |
2Ki 14 |
2Ti 4 |
1Ch 29 |
2Pe 3 |
2 |
Jsh 4 |
Ps 129-131 |
Jdg 16 |
Act 20 |
1Sa 26 |
1Co 7 |
1Ki 4-5 |
Eph 2 |
2Ki 15 |
Tit 1 |
2Ch 1 |
1 Jn 1 |
3 |
Jsh 5:1-6:5 |
Ps 132-134 |
Jdg 17 |
Act 21 |
1Sa 27 |
1Co 8 |
1Ki 6 |
Eph 3 |
2Ki 16 |
Tit 2 |
2Ch 2 |
1 Jn 2 |
4 |
Jsh 6:6-27 |
Ps 135-136 |
Jdg 18 |
Act 22 |
1Sa 28 |
1Co 9 |
1Ki 7 |
Eph 4 |
2Ki 17 |
Tit 3 |
2Ch 3-4 |
1 Jn 3 |
5 |
Jsh 7 |
Ps 137-138 |
Jdg 19 |
Act 23 |
1Sa 29-30 |
1Co 10 |
1Ki 8 |
Eph 5 |
2Ki 18 |
Philemon |
2Ch 5:1-6:11 |
1 Jn 4 |
6 |
Jsh 8 |
Ps 139 |
Jdg 20 |
Act 24 |
1Sa 31 |
1Co 11 |
1Ki 9 |
Eph 6 |
2Ki 19 |
He 1 |
2Ch 6:12-42 |
1 Jn 5 |
7 |
Jsh 9 |
Ps 140-141 |
Jdg 21 |
Act 25 |
2Sa 1 |
1Co 12 |
1Ki 10 |
Phil 1 |
2Ki 20 |
He 2 |
2Ch 7 |
2Jn 1 |
8 |
Jsh 10 |
Ps 142-143 |
Ruth 1 |
Act 26 |
2Sa 2 |
1Co 13 |
1Ki 11 |
Phil 2 |
2Ki 21 |
He 3 |
2Ch 8 |
3 Jn 1 |
9 |
Jsh 11 |
Ps 144 |
Ruth 2 |
Act 27 |
2Sa 3 |
1Co 14 |
1Ki 12 |
Phil 3 |
2Ki 22 |
He 4 |
2Ch 9 |
Jude |
10 |
Jsh 12-13 |
Ps 145 |
Ruth 3-4 |
Act 28 |
2Sa 4-5 |
1Co 15 |
1Ki 13 |
Phil 4 |
2Ki 23 |
He 5 |
2Ch 10 |
Rev 1 |
11 |
Jsh 14-15 |
Ps 146-147 |
1Sa 1 |
Ro 1 |
2Sa 6 |
1Co 16 |
1Ki 14 |
Col 1 |
2Ki 24 |
He 6 |
2Ch 11-12 |
Rev 2 |
12 |
Jsh 16-17 |
Ps 148 |
1Sa 2 |
Ro 2 |
2Sa 7 |
2Co 1 |
1Ki 15 |
Col 2 |
2Ki 25 |
He 7 |
2Ch 13 |
Rev 3 |
13 |
Jsh 18-19 |
Ps 149-150 |
1Sa 3 |
Ro 3 |
2Sa 8-9 |
2Co 2 |
1Ki 16 |
Col 3 |
1Ch 1-2 |
He 8 |
2Ch 14-15 |
Rev 4 |
14 |
Jsh 20-21 |
Act 1 |
1Sa 4 |
Ro 4 |
2Sa 10 |
2Co 3 |
1Ki 17 |
Col 4 |
1Ch 3-4 |
He 9 |
2Ch 16 |
Rev 5 |
15 |
Jsh 22 |
Act 2 |
1Sa 5-6 |
Ro 5 |
2Sa 11 |
2Co 4 |
1Ki 18 |
1Th 1 |
1Ch 5-6 |
He 10 |
2Ch 17 |
Rev 6 |
16 |
Jsh 23 |
Act 3 |
1Sa 7-8 |
Ro 6 |
2Sa 12 |
2Co 5 |
1Ki 19 |
1Th 2 |
1Ch 7-8 |
He 11 |
2Ch 18 |
Rev 7 |
17 |
Jsh 24 |
Act 4 |
1Sa 9 |
Ro 7 |
2Sa 13 |
2Co 6 |
1Ki 20 |
1Th 3 |
1Ch 9-10 |
He 12 |
2Ch 19-20 |
Rev 8 |
18 |
Jdg 1 |
Act 5 |
1Sa 10 |
Ro 8 |
2Sa 14 |
2Co 7 |
1Ki 21 |
1Th 4 |
1Ch 11-12 |
He 13 |
2Ch 21 |
Rev 9 |
19 |
Jdg 2 |
Act 6 |
1Sa 11 |
Ro 9 |
2Sa 15 |
2Co 8 |
1Ki 22 |
1Th 5 |
1Ch 13-14 |
Jas 1 |
2Ch 22-23 |
Rev 10 |
20 |
Jdg 3 |
Act 7 |
1Sa 12 |
Ro 10 |
2Sa 16 |
2Co 9 |
2Ki 1 |
2Th 1 |
1Ch 15 |
Jas 2 |
2Ch 24 |
Rev 11 |
21 |
Jdg 4 |
Act 8 |
1Sa 13 |
Ro 11 |
2Sa 17 |
2Co 10 |
2Ki 2 |
2Th 2 |
1Ch 16 |
Jas 3 |
2Ch 25 |
Rev 12 |
22 |
Jdg 5 |
Act 9 |
1Sa 14 |
Ro 12 |
2Sa 18 |
2Co 11 |
2Ki 3 |
2Th 3 |
1Ch 17 |
Jas 4 |
2Ch 26 |
Rev 13 |
23 |
Jdg 6 |
Act 10 |
1Sa 15 |
Ro 13 |
2Sa 19 |
2Co 12 |
2Ki 4 |
1Ti 1 |
1Ch 18 |
Jas 5 |
2Ch 27-28 |
Rev 14 |
24 |
Jdg 7 |
Act 11 |
1Sa 16 |
Ro 14 |
2Sa 20 |
2Co 13 |
2Ki 5 |
1Ti 2 |
1Ch 19-20 |
1Pe 1 |
2Ch 29 |
Rev 15 |
25 |
Jdg 8 |
Act 12 |
1Sa 17 |
Ro 15 |
2Sa 21 |
Gal 1 |
2Ki 6 |
1Ti 3 |
1Ch 21 |
1Pe 2 |
2Ch 30 |
Rev 16 |
26 |
Jdg 9 |
Act 13 |
1Sa 18 |
Ro 16 |
2Sa 22 |
Gal 2 |
2Ki 7 |
1Ti 4 |
1Ch 22 |
1Pe 3 |
2Ch 31 |
Rev 17 |
27 |
J 10:1-11:11 |
Act 14 |
1Sa 19 |
1Co 1 |
2Sa 23 |
Gal 3 |
2Ki 8 |
1Ti 5 |
1Ch 23 |
1Pe 4 |
2Ch 32 |
Rev 18 |
28 |
J 11:12-40 |
Act 15 |
1Sa 20 |
1Co 2 |
2Sa 24 |
Gal 4 |
2Ki 9 |
1Ti 6 |
1Ch 24-25 |
1Pe 5 |
2Ch 33 |
Rev 19 |
29 |
Jdg 12 |
Act 16 |
1Sa 21-22 |
1Co 3 |
1Ki 1 |
Gal 5 |
2Ki 10 |
2Ti 1 |
1Ch 26-27 |
2Pe 1 |
2Ch 34 |
Rev 20 |
30 |
Jdg 13 |
Act 17 |
1Sa 23 |
1Co 4 |
1Ki 2 |
Gal 6 |
2Ki 11-12 |
2Ti 2 |
1Ch 28 |
2Pe 2 |
2Ch 35 |
Rev 21 |
31 |
Jdg 14 |
Act 18 |
1Sa 24 |
1Co 5 |
2Ki 13 |
2Ti 3 |
2Ch 36 |
Rev 22 |