Reading plans · 89 days
The four Gospels, one chapter a day
All four Gospels in about three months, in the order of the Bible: Matthew (days 1 to 28), Mark (29 to 44), Luke (45 to 68) and John (69 to 89). The same life is told four times, each time with new light. Tick each day as you go. Your phone remembers your place.
1 Matthew 1: The family tree of Jesus; Joseph’s dream 2 Matthew 2: The Magi; the flight into Egypt 3 Matthew 3: John the Baptist; Jesus is baptised 4 Matthew 4: Tempted in the wilderness; the first disciples 5 Matthew 5: The Sermon on the Mount: the Beatitudes 6 Matthew 6: The Lord’s Prayer 7 Matthew 7: The house built on rock 8 Matthew 8: The leper, the centurion, the storm 9 Matthew 9: The call of Matthew 10 Matthew 10: The Twelve are sent out 11 Matthew 11: Come to me, all you that are weary 12 Matthew 12: Lord of the sabbath 13 Matthew 13: Parables of the kingdom 14 Matthew 14: Five thousand fed; walking on water 15 Matthew 15: The Canaanite woman’s faith 16 Matthew 16: You are the Messiah; the keys of the kingdom 17 Matthew 17: The Transfiguration 18 Matthew 18: The lost sheep; how often should I forgive? 19 Matthew 19: Marriage; the rich young man 20 Matthew 20: The labourers in the vineyard 21 Matthew 21: Into Jerusalem 22 Matthew 22: The wedding banquet; the greatest commandment 23 Matthew 23: A warning against hypocrisy 24 Matthew 24: Keep awake 25 Matthew 25: The ten bridesmaids; the least of these 26 Matthew 26: The Last Supper and Gethsemane 27 Matthew 27: The Crucifixion 28 Matthew 28: He has been raised; make disciples of all nations 29 Mark 1: The kingdom is near; the first healings 30 Mark 2: Through the roof: the paralysed man 31 Mark 3: The Twelve are chosen 32 Mark 4: Parables and the storm 33 Mark 5: Jairus’s daughter 34 Mark 6: Five thousand fed; walking on water 35 Mark 7: What makes us clean 36 Mark 8: Peter’s confession 37 Mark 9: The Transfiguration 38 Mark 10: Blind Bartimaeus 39 Mark 11: Into Jerusalem 40 Mark 12: The greatest commandment 41 Mark 13: Keep awake 42 Mark 14: The Last Supper and Gethsemane 43 Mark 15: The Crucifixion 44 Mark 16: He has been raised 45 Luke 1: The angel Gabriel comes to Mary; the Magnificat 46 Luke 2: The birth of Jesus; found in the Temple 47 Luke 3: John the Baptist; the family tree of Jesus 48 Luke 4: Tempted in the wilderness; at Nazareth 49 Luke 5: The great catch of fish 50 Luke 6: The Twelve are chosen; love your enemies 51 Luke 7: The widow’s son at Nain; the woman who loved much 52 Luke 8: The sower; Jairus’s daughter 53 Luke 9: Peter’s confession; the Transfiguration 54 Luke 10: The Good Samaritan; Martha and Mary 55 Luke 11: The Lord’s Prayer 56 Luke 12: The rich fool; do not worry 57 Luke 13: The narrow door 58 Luke 14: The great dinner; the cost of following 59 Luke 15: The lost sheep, the lost coin, the lost son 60 Luke 16: The rich man and Lazarus 61 Luke 17: Ten lepers made clean 62 Luke 18: Pray always; the Pharisee and the tax collector 63 Luke 19: Zacchaeus; into Jerusalem 64 Luke 20: To God the things that are God’s 65 Luke 21: The widow’s offering; by your endurance 66 Luke 22: The Last Supper; Peter’s denial 67 Luke 23: The Crucifixion; today you will be with me in Paradise 68 Luke 24: The road to Emmaus 69 John 1: The Word became flesh; the first disciples 70 John 2: The wedding at Cana 71 John 3: Nicodemus: born from above 72 John 4: The Samaritan woman at the well 73 John 5: The healing at the pool of Beth-zatha 74 John 6: I am the bread of life 75 John 7: The festival of Booths; rivers of living water 76 John 8: I am the light of the world 77 John 9: The man born blind 78 John 10: The good shepherd 79 John 11: Lazarus raised: I am the resurrection and the life 80 John 12: Anointed at Bethany; the hour has come 81 John 13: The washing of the feet 82 John 14: I am the way, and the truth, and the life 83 John 15: The vine and the branches 84 John 16: When the Spirit of truth comes 85 John 17: Jesus prays: that they may all be one 86 John 18: The arrest; before Pilate 87 John 19: The Crucifixion; his mother at the cross 88 John 20: The empty tomb; My Lord and my God! 89 John 21: Breakfast by the sea; feed my sheep
Each day, ask Who is Jesus in this chapter? Who responds to him, and how? What is he asking of me today?