Lent: 40 days with Jesus - Bible Reading Plan
Come close to Christ this Lenten season. This Bible reading plan is 46 days in length with six Sundays set aside for rest. Each day pulls Scripture from the four Gospels, focusing on Jesus' life, death, burial, and resurrection in chronological order. This is the perfect plan to prepare spiritually for the most significant Christian holiday of the year.
Day 1: Christ Comes to Us
John 1:1-18
Day 2: The Boy Jesus at the Temple
Luke 2:41-52
Day 3: John Baptizes Jesus
Mark 1:1-8
John 1:29-34
Day 4: The Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4:1-11
Day 5: The First Disciples
John 1:35-50
Day 6: Jesus' First Miracle
John 2:1-12
Day 7: Jesus Meets with Nicodemus
John 3:1-17
Day 8: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
John 4:4-29
Day 9: The Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5:1-16
Day 10: Jesus Teaches on Anger, Adultery, & Divorce
Matthew 5:21-32
Day 11: Jesus Teaches About Loving Your Enemies
Matthew 5:38-48
Day 12: Jesus Teaches in Parables and Calms a Storm
Mark 4:26-41
Day 13: Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man
Mark 5:1-20
Day 14: Jesus Heals Many People
John 5:1-15
Luke 4:38-41
Day 15: Jesus Rejected and Deserted
Mark 6:1-6
John 6:60-71
Day 16: Jesus Feeds the 5,000
John 6:1-14
Day 17: Jesus Heals in Response to Faith
Luke 8:40-56
Day 18: Jesus Teaches About the Heart
Mark 7:1-23
Day 19: The Transfiguration
Mark 9:2-13
Day 20: Jesus Causes Division
John 7:25-44
Day 21: Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman
Luke 7:36-50
Day 22: Jesus and the Woman Caught in Adultery
John 8:1-20
Day 23: Jesus Predicts Death and Teaches about Serving
Mark 10:32-45
Day 24: Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
Matthew 12:1-14
Day 25: Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead
John 11:1-7
John 11:30-44
Day 26: Jesus Heals 10 Lepers and a Blind Beggar
Luke 17:11-19
Luke 18:35-42
Day 27: Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Luke 19:28-44
Day 28: Jesus Washes his Disciples' Feet
John 13:1-17
Day 29: Jesus Predicts his Betrayal and Peter's Denial
John 13:21-38
Day 30: Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
John 14:1-20
Day 31: Jesus Promises to turn Sadness into Joy
John 16:16-33
Day 32: Jesus Anointed. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
Mark 14:1-10
Day 33: The Last Supper
Luke 22:7-27
Day 34: Jesus Predicts Peter's denial and Prays in Gethsemane
Mark 14:27-42
Day 35: Jesus Betrayed and Arrested. Peter Denies Jesus
Luke 22:47-53
Day 36: Jesus' Trail Before Pilate
Mark 15:1-20
Day 37: Jesus' Crucifixion
Matthew 27:32-44
Day 38: Jesus' Death and Burial
Matthew 27:45-56
Day 39: Jesus' Resurrection
John 20:1-18
Day 40: Jesus appears to Disciples and ascends to heaven
Luke 24:35-53
