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ABOUT THIS READING PLAN The 2021 Crossroads Daily Bible Reading Plan is about learning and understanding God’s Word. Follow the Reading Plan, and in a year you’ll have read the New Testament twice and the Old Testament once. The Bible is the Word of God, so it carries his authority and all we require for living the best lives possible. God never speaks to us in code––he’s given us his commandments in our own language, so we can know him. Through the voices of the prophets and apostles, God has revealed his will to humanity, including a way of knowing his Son Jesus, the only way to a restored and unbroken relationship with God. For the church, eagerly anticipating Jesus’s return, Scripture is how we learn to wait on the Lord and live well: in holiness, in active compassion for the widow and the orphan, in pursuit of eternal life, and in bold witness to the lost. Just like we learn anything in life, we understand the Bible best when we approach it with the right disposition, seeking to learn and to submit ourselves to what we learn from God. In reality, all pursuit of Scripture must be a pursuit of the heart of the Father, who allows us to know him by his Word. As we grapple with passages of Scripture, we wrestle to know God himself. And knowing God is the key to the full and abundant life we’ve always longed for. JANUARY FEBRUARY 1 Genesis 1; Matthew 1; Ezra 1; Acts 1 1 Genesis 33; Mark 4; Esth 9-10; Romans 4 2 Genesis 2; Matthew 2; Ezra 2; Acts 2 2 Genesis 34; Mark 5; Job 1; Romans 5 3 Genesis 3; Matthew 3; Ezra 3; Acts 3 3 Genesis 35-36; Mark 6; Job 2; Romans 6 4 Genesis 4; Matthew 4; Ezra 4; Acts 4 4 Genesis 37; Mark 7; Job 3; Romans 7 5 Genesis 5; Matthew 5; Ezra 5; Acts 5 5 Genesis 38; Mark 8; Job 4; Romans 8 6 Genesis 6; Matthew 6; Ezra 6; Acts 6 6 Genesis 39; Mark 9; Job 5; Romans 9 7 Genesis 7; Matthew 7; Ezra 7; Acts 7 7 Genesis 40; Mark 10; Job 6; Romans 10 8 Genesis 8; Matthew 8; Ezra 8; Acts 8 8 Genesis 41; Mark 11; Job 7; Romans 11 9 Genesis 9-10; Matthew 9; Ezra 9; Acts 9 9 Genesis 42; Mark 12; Job 8; Romans 12 10 Genesis 11; Matthew 10; Ezra 10; Acts 10 10 Genesis 43; Mark 13; Job 9; Romans 13 11 Genesis 12; Matthew 11; Nehemiahemiah 1; Acts 11 11 Genesis 44; Mark 14; Job 10; Romans 14 12 Genesis 13; Matthew 12; Nehemiah 2; Acts 12 12 Genesis 45; Mark 15; Job 11; Romans 15 13 Genesis 14; Matthew 13; Nehemiah 3; Acts 13 13 Genesis 46; Mark 16; Job 12; Romans 16 14 Genesis 15; Matthew 14; Nehemiah 4; Acts 14 14 Genesis 47; Luke 1:1-38; Job 13; 1 Cor. 1 15 Genesis 16; Matthew 15; Nehemiah 5; Acts 15 15 Genesis 48; Luke 1:39-80; Job 14; 1 Cor. 2 16 Genesis 17; Matthew 16; Nehemiah 6; Acts 16 16 Genesis 49; Luke 2; Job 15; 1 Cor. 3 17 Genesis 18; Matthew 17; Nehemiah 7; Acts 17 17 Genesis 50; Luke 3; Job 16-17; 1 Cor. 4 18 Genesis 19; Matthew 18; Nehemiah 8; Acts 18 18 Exodus 1; Luke 4; Job 18; 1 Cor. 5 19 Genesis 20; Matthew 19; Nehemiah 9; Acts 19 19 Exodus 2; Luke 5; Job 19; 1 Cor. 6 20 Genesis 21; Matthew 20; Nehemiah 10; Acts 20 20 Exodus 3; Luke 6; Job 20; 1 Cor. 7 21 Genesis 22; Matthew 21; Nehemiah 11; Acts 21 21 Exodus 4; Luke 7; Job 21; 1 Cor. 8 22 Genesis 23; Matthew 22; Nehemiah 12; Acts 22 22 Exodus 5; Luke 8; Job 22; 1 Cor. 9 23 Genesis 24; Matthew 23; Nehemiah 13; Acts 23 23 Exodus 6; Luke 9; Job 23; 1 Cor. 10 24 Genesis 25; Matthew 24; Esther 1; Acts 24 24 Exodus 7; Luke 10; Job 24; 1 Cor. 11 25 Genesis 26; Matthew 25; Esther 2; Acts 25 25 Exodus 8; Luke 11; Job 25-26; 1 Cor. 12 26 Genesis 27; Matthew 26; Esther 3; Acts 26 26 Exodus 9; Luke 12; Job 27; 1 Cor. 13 27 Genesis 28; Matthew 27; Esther 4; Acts 27 27 Exodus 10; Luke 13; Job 28; 1 Cor. 14 28 Genesis 29; Matthew 28; Esther 5; Acts 28 28 Exodus 11:1-12:21; Luke 14; Job 29; 1 Cor. 15 29 Genesis 30; Mark 1; Esther 6; Romans 1 30 Genesis 31; Mark 2; Esther 7; Romans 2 31 Genesis 32; Mark 3; Esther 8; Romans 3 MARCH APRIL 1 Exodus 12:22-51; Luke 15; Job 30; 1Co 16 1 Leviticus 4; Psalm 1-2; Prov. 19; Colossians 2 2 Exodus 13; Luke 16; Job 31; 2 Corinthians 1 2 Leviticus 5; Psalm 3-4; Prov. 20; Colossians 3 3 Exodus 14; Luke 17; Job 32; 2 Corinthians 2 3 Leviticus 6; Psalm 5-6; Prov. 21; Colossians 4 4 Exodus 15; Luke 18; Job 33; 2 Corinthians 3 4 Leviticus 7; Psalm 7-8; Prov. 22; 1 Thes. 1 5 Exodus 16; Luke 19; Job 34; 2 Corinthians 4 5 Leviticus 8; Psalm 9; Prov. 23; 1 Thes. 2 6 Exodus 17; Luke 20; Job 35; 2 Corinthians 5 6 Leviticus 9; Psalm 10; Prov. 24; 1 Thes. 3 7 Exodus 18; Luke 21; Job 36; 2 Corinthians 6 7 Leviticus 10; Psalm 11-12; Prov. 25; 1 Thes. 4 8 Exodus 19; Luke 22; Job 37; 2 Corinthians 7 8 Leviticus 11-12; Psalm 13-14; Prov. 26; 1 Thes. 5 9 Exodus 20; Luke 23; Job 38; 2 Corinthians 8 9 Leviticus 13; Psalm 15-16; Prov. 27; 2 Thes. 1 10 Exodus 21; Luke 24; Job 39; 2 Corinthians 9 10 Leviticus 14; Psalm 17; Prov. 28; 2 Thes. 2 11 Exodus 22; John 1; Job 40; 2 Corinthians 10 11 Leviticus 15; Psalm 18; Prov. 29; 2 Thes. 3 12 Exodus 23; John 2; Job 41; 2 Corinthians 11 12 Leviticus 16; Psalm 19; Prov. 30; 1 Timothy. 1 13 Exodus 24; John 3; Job 42; 2 Corinthians 12 13 Leviticus 17; Psalm 20-21; Prov. 31; 1 Timothy. 2 14 Exodus 25; John 4; Proverbs 1; 2 Corinthians 13 14 Leviticus 18; Psalm 22; Eccl. 1; 1 Timothy. 3 15 Exodus 26; John 5; Proverbs 2; Galatians 1 15 Leviticus 19; Psalm 23-24; Eccl. 2; 1 Timothy. 4 16 Exodus 27; John 6; Proverbs 3; Galatians 2 16 Leviticus 20; Psalm 25; Eccl. 3; 1 Timothy. 5 17 Exodus 28; John 7; Proverbs 4; Galatians 3 17 Leviticus 21; Psalm 26-27; Eccl. 4; 1 Timothy. 6 18 Exodus 29; John 8; Proverbs 5; Galatians 4 18 Leviticus 22; Psalm 28-29; Eccl. 5; 2 Timothy. 1 19 Exodus 30; John 9; Proverbs 6; Galatians 5 19 Leviticus 23; Psalm 30; Eccl. 6; 2 Timothy. 2 20 Exodus 31; John 10; Proverbs 7; Galatians 6 20 Leviticus 24; Psalm 31; Eccl. 7; 2 Timothy. 3 21 Exodus 32; John 11; Proverbs 8; Ephesians 1 21 Leviticus 25; Psalm 32; Eccl. 8; 2 Timothy. 4 22 Exodus 33; John 12; Proverbs 9; Ephesians 2 22 Leviticus 26; Psalm 33; Eccl. 9; Titus 1 23 Exodus 34; John 13; Proverbs 10; Ephesians 3 23 Leviticus 27; Psalm 34; Eccl. 10; Titus 2 24 Exodus 35; John 14; Proverbs 11; Ephesians 4 24 Numbers 1; Psalm 35; Eccl. 11; Titus 3 25 Exodus 36; John 15; Proverbs 12; Ephesians 5 25 Numbers 2; Psalm 36; Eccl. 12; Philemon 26 Exodus 37; John 16; Proverbs 13; Ephesians 6 26 Numbers 3; Psalm 37; Song 1; Hebrews 1 27 Exodus 38; John 17; Proverbs 14; Philippians 1 27 Numbers 4; Psalm 38; Song 2; Hebrews 2 28 Exodus 39; John 18; Proverbs 15; Philippians 2 28 Numbers 5; Psalm 39; Song 3; Hebrews 3 29 Exodus 40; John 19; Proverbs 16; Philippians 3 29 Numbers 6; Psalm 40-41; Song 4; Hebrews 4 30 Leviticus 1; John 20; Proverbs 17; Philippians 4 30 Numbers 7; Psalm 42-43; Song 5; Hebrews 5 31 Leviticus 2-3; John 21; Proverbs 18; Colossians 1 MAY JUNE 1 Numbers 8; Psalm 44; Song 6; Hebrews 6 1 Deut. 5; Psalm 88; Isaiah 33; Rev. 3 2 Numbers 9; Psalm 45; Song 7; Hebrews 7 2 Deut. 6; Psalm 89; Isaiah 34; Rev. 4 3 Numbers 10; Psalm 46-47; Song 8; Hebrews 8 3 Deut. 7; Psalm 90; Isaiah 35; Rev. 5 4 Numbers 11; Psalm 48; Isaiah 1; Hebrews 9 4 Deut. 8; Psalm 91; Isaiah 36; Rev. 6 5 Numbers 12-13; Psalm 49; Isaiah 2; Hebrews 10 5 Deut. 9; Psalm 92-93; Isaiah 37; Rev. 7 6 Numbers 14; Psalm 50; Isaiah 3-4; Hebrews 11 6 Deut. 10; Psalm 94; Isaiah 38; Rev. 8 7 Numbers 15; Psalm 51; Isaiah 5; Hebrews 12 7 Deut. 11; Psalm 95-96; Isaiah 39; Rev. 9 8 Numbers 16; Psalm 52-54; Isaiah 6; Hebrews 13 8 Deut. 12; Psalm 97-98; Isaiah 40; Rev. 10 9 Numbers 17-18; Psalm 55; Isaiah 7; Jas 1 9 Deut. 13-14; Psalm 99-101; Isaiah 41; Rev. 11 10 Numbers 19; Psalm 56-57; Isaiah 8:1-9:7; Jas 2 10 Deut. 15; Psalm 102; Isaiah 42; Rev.
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