I Read the Entire Bible in 90 Days... and You Can Too (30 Minutes a day)

Last semester I read the ENTIRE Bible in just 90 days, and I found out it's not as hard as you might think. In this video I give you three things I learned from reading the Bible in 90 days plus tips on how you can read the entire Bible in just 90 days as well. Sometimes you want to go slow when reading the Bible. That's what I had always been taught, and for the most part it's good advice, but sometimes reading the Bible quickly actually helps us pick up on things we would've missed, like how the Bible is a unified story that leads to Jesus. Reading the Bible quickly will help you see how all of the Bible points to Jesus, and it's a really cool thing once you see that for yourself. I also learned from this experience the value of listening to the Bible. For much of history, people learned the Bible by hearing it read aloud, and there's something powerful in hearing the Bible audibly read. Most importantly I learned that you absolutely can read the entire Bible, even in a time as short as 90 days. The crazy thing is it only takes about 30 minutes a day. Last of all, shoutout to Dr. Steven Sanchez at Moody Bible Institute for encouraging... well, requiring, me to do this.
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About me:
Hey! My name is Austin, and I'm a 21 year old guy with a passion for people. I believe the good news is that God is better than we could've ever hoped, and I love sharing this message of grace and love with anyone that will listen. I'm the former Digital Marketing and Video Production Coordinator at a large, evangelical church in Frederick, MD, and I'm currently a student at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL. When I'm not writing papers or making KZbin videos, I do freelance work as a Wedding Photographer/Videographer and social media consultant. On any given day you can find me with my nose in a book or a guitar in my hands. Want to get to know me more? Follow me and say hi on Instagram at: @austin.suggs
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[@1MinuteWithTina]

I read the ENTIRE Bible in 25 days. I'm very pleased with myself.

[@rjpaquet]

What?!?!?! Haha wow!

[@1MinuteWithTina]

@@rjpaquet Yeah. That was last year. I read it through annually. Started again yesterday 🙌

[@savedbygrace7999]

I read my bible every day without fail, have done so for years. However, I prefer to study the scriptures, to mine those little nuggets of truth that escape our attention when we merely read. The hidden mysteries that are much deeper than what we glean from the surface. I encourage everyone who has the desire to seek salvation, to diligently study God's Word, asking the Holy Spirit to reveal God's character, His Holines, and His wonderful plan of salvation for you! It's only when we have a healthy view of our utter sinfulness, and His divine nature, that we can grow in our walk with Jesus! May the Lord bless you and keep you.

[@akivaelhart1011]

I love the idea of reading through the entire Bible in 90 days! That is actually my quarantine goal and how I found your channel :)

[@GospelSimplicity]

Alan Elhart that’s fantastic! Best of luck with that goal! It’s so worth it. Glad you found the channel!

[@hukes]

First time took me longer than a year. Then I did it in one month. And now 90 days is my regular pace. I usually read daily two bibles at the same time: one is in 90 days and the other sloooowly whatever it takes me to.

[@GospelSimplicity]

That's wonderful!

[@BlessedOne-jp1cy]

That’s awesome

[@dougm3162]

That's very interesting actually

[@hukes]

@@dougm3162 And it is even more interesting when the 90-day Bible connects to the slow Bible in ways that make this connection appear as a very clear message about whatever is happening in your life. Take that coming from an atheist like myself, who questions his own atheism every day.

[@Faithandbeauty_]

I can’t wait to say “ I read the whole Bible “

[@GospelSimplicity]

You can do it!

[@carolyncj2448]

You can do it! There are people who read it monthly!

[@PraveenKumar-sr6ne]

Well? Finished? Am curious.

[@itiswritten8054]

Thank you for this. Not easy being visually. Impaired for more than 20 years. But God is good thank God for the audio Bible. Back in 2000 I started listening to my Bible cover to cover and six months and never looked back. Now I started a Bible listening group there’s about 25 of us. That do it together every six months. The Lord is amazing and so wonderful! God bless you all.

[@jubiliejoy1845]

I read through the Bible in 3 months in my early 40s. It took me 2 hours a day but it was awesome. I was homeschooling but still made time. I'm now 63 and you are inspiring me to want to do it again. I think I will start with one book of the Bible in a week and maybe if I can read long enough each day mayby going for reading the whole Bible in 6 months. Either way this video is inspiring!

[@GospelSimplicity]

That's awesome that you're planning on doing it again! Once you get back in the rhythm it becomes fairly doable. Best of luck to you with this! I'd love to hear how it goes

[@ibingejesus6064]

I love using the audio version of the Bible and following along with reading it because I get easily distracted without the combination 👍🏾.

[@allisongernheuser9523]

Thanks for sharing! I also try to “savor” my Bible reading and then I lose steam and don’t get through it. Reading the Bible in 90 days and not stressing is a really exciting idea 🤓

[@samuelgodavarthi2441]

Iam from Indian, Please share the your ideas, how to read bible in 90 days

[@gw22]

Continue to be a blessing for others.

[@AarmOZ84]

I actually did listen to the KJV Bible in 90 days. It was the first time to get through the whole Bible cover to cover. It is the best way to get through the epistles because you pick up on major theological themes over and over again (such as being saved/justified through faith alone).

[@yummygarbage]

I'm about to start. Thank you for your video. :D

[@davidheath4125]

Lit squad! Rad video! Thx!

[@blackswanrevelations]

Thanks for sharing!

[@libbylib1819]

Lay it on me! Took me a year previously, but need full refresh. As of 29/01/21 Only managed to read first five books of the OT. Started Judges yesterday. Way behind target but pressing on.

[@sarahkaminsky7720]

I've heard of a 90 day Bible reading challenge before, but never have done it. Taking your advice and printing out your PDF. Thanks Austin, really enjoyed watching this video :)

[@GospelSimplicity]

I'm so glad to hear that! I hope it goes well!

[@debisajewel5254]

Thank you for the encouragement.♥️😊🥰

[@GospelSimplicity]

Deborah Moore my pleasure!

[@RedInkTV]

Thank you for sharing your experience! I haven't tried to read the Bible through in a long time. Maybe I will now!:)

[@GospelSimplicity]

It’s my pleasure! I’d recommend it!

[@Bettysmiles]

I spend a lot of time reading the bible, very slow reader and always looking up commentaries and helpful tools to understand it better. I think if I would take away all that extra time on studying I would of already finish the entire bible by how. Thank you for sharing your experience

[@GospelSimplicity]

It’s my pleasure! I think that’s a great way to read too! If that’s what you do predominantly, I would recommend switching it up for a little and try going through entire narratives more quickly and see what you learn from it. Both ways are great for different things!

[@toniamcdonald1838]

I just found your channel and subscribed. I like how you describe reading the bible through in a few months. Thank you! 🙏🏽 I'm looking forward to trying this way. Holy Spirit, help me to stay focused. 🙏🏽✝️

[@GospelSimplicity]

Welcome to the channel!

[@justinmaddox4134]

So with just 30mins a day you can read the Bible in 90days. That means you could read the entire Bible in a 30 days by reading for an hour and a half per day.

[@GospelSimplicity]

Sounds like good math to me!

[@carolyncj2448]

Yep

[@EM-vr8ip]

Love your video, thanks for sharing! I am currently using the Grant Horner’s Bible Reading Plan and I love it! And there are free printable bookmarks available online to use with it. 😎

[@vickylin5126]

Thank you for this. Just saw this now in 2023. I saw the 30 day plan and wanted to try it, but i think 90 days is better. And thank you for the pdf. I like to listen and read at the same time as i wonder off easily just reading. Thanks again.

[@rjpaquet]

Let us know if you were able to do it!

[@pattube]

Another tip to help read the Bible is to get a reader's Bible. There are a lot of good reader's Bibles out there. Like the CSB Reader's Bible, the ESV Reader's Bible, the NIV Reader's Bible, etc. There are even multi-volume reader's Bibles that look stunning. A reader's Bible makes it aesthetically pleasing to read the Bible. It makes the Bible reading experience more like reading a novel by being single column, removing chapters and verses (or at least making chapters and verses minimal), etc. Watch Mark Ward's video about Bible typography and why it matters for far more information about all this and why reader's Bibles are such a help!

[@bellanails3838]

i just finished reading it in 90 days. the only thing with that is that you are only reading it, not studying it. So now im going to re-read it but on my time to ensure im actually listening, learning the word of God.

[@mairagullaya5788]

Thankyou brother.... Help alot .... From India ...... This is abhishek....

[@GospelSimplicity]

Maira Gullaya my pleasure!

[@sandykongaleeti2668]

Hi Abhishek I am also ap in india

[@pigetstuck]

I think this is an under-appreciated tool in theology.

[@GospelSimplicity]

You know, it's amazing how much theological debate goes on without even reading the Bible

[@pigetstuck]

@@GospelSimplicity sine scriptura

[@infantryricky6807]

A little fun fact that I'm sure you noticed while reading the Bible, is how many every day sayings we have in conversation comes from the Bible. Like "wolf in sheep's clothing," or "the blind leading the blind," or even "forbidden fruit." Here's a link to the top 50 most popular phrases... www.aggiecatholicblog.org/2013/09/top-50-most-popular-phrases-from-the-bible/

[@GospelSimplicity]

That is a fascinating thing! The KJV specifically has had a tremendous impact on the development of the English language.

[@infantryricky6807]

Me thinks thou art biased in proclaiming "the KJV specifically..." as thee favors a Protestant version Bible, being one thyself... A little KJV lingo there :-) Incidentally, all Protestant Bibles are missing 7 books that were removed, so you really can't say you read the entire Bible. Pick up a Catholic version & read those 7 books and THEN you can say you did it.

[@IamGrimalkin]

@@infantryricky6807 You can read the Apocrypha in the KJV too if you want to. A lot of modern printings leave it out (or print it as a separate book), but the KJV originally included it: although not as scripture, but more as an appendix.

[@infantryricky6807]

@@IamGrimalkin You are Correct! However, the term “Apocrypha” is what the Protestants use to describe these 7 removed books, which means “not sanctioned,” as they see it. The proper term is “Deuterocanonical” as the Catholics use, which means “not being part of the Hebrew Bible.” (Old Testament/Tora) Protestants don’t like to admit it, but It’s thanks to the Catholics that we have what we now know as the New Testament from the Council of Hippo In 393 AD & confirmed by the Council of Carthage in 397 AD which decided on what collected sacred writings were inspired scripture. Combined with the Old Testament give us the Bible... I'm so glad that I belong to the original Christian Church!

[@emmaff5]

Love this! I’ve been thinking about doing it for awhile now so thanks so much for linking a template on what to read each day :) also how did your teacher know that you read it each day..did he have you write something after each day?

[@GospelSimplicity]

My pleasure! I’m glad you’re going to give it a try! Great question. It was just on the honors system. He gave us a pdf like the one I linked to fill in as we went and then collected it on the day of the final. Interestingly though, he’s not requiring it this semester for his classes so we might have been the last class to have to do it.

[@emmaff5]

Gospel Simplicity aww thanks so much!

[@emmaff5]

Gospel Simplicity n yes I can’t wait to start :) i like the idea what you said about listening to the Bible like instead of music or when your walking! and like you siad now is such a good time to start with everything going on

[@GospelSimplicity]

Emma m absolutely! Glad you found it helpful!

[@IamGrimalkin]

I like this video because unlike a lot of introductions to whole-bible reading courses, it actually gives solid reasons why it is a good idea instead of just assuming it a priori. My main issues with whole-bible reading, though have been: -It has too much of an Old Testament focus. You spend about 4/5 of the time on the Old Testament for a year (or 90 days in this case) because the old testament has that much in terms of words. However, in terms of content, I think the New Testament, especially the gospels, is more important, even if you're re-reading passages you've already read. I think nevertheless that reading the New Testament still involves reading the Old Testament, because you should follow references to Old Testament quotations, but in that case you're still reading the New Testament, you're just using the Old Testament to assist you. -My second issue is that rigidly following a schedule can get in the way with studying the passages which god is pointing out to you at the time, or passages which are most relevant in your life, or passages relevant to ideas you've been thinking about a lot recently. Studying these passages is more likely to be useful to you at the time; but you are also more likely to remember it, apply it and connect it to your life in the future then whatever passage comes up on your schedule for the day. Although of course in your case reading the whole bible was part of that, because you needed to for your course. I've had a similar experience where I needed to read Exodus and a few bits of Numbers and Deuteronomy in a weekend so I would talk to a non-christian about it because they were connecting with the events spiritually; and I found the specific application helpful there too. So it works for long bits and short bits, and potentially the whole bible as well.

[@GospelSimplicity]

Thanks for sharing your perspective on this! I think there's definitely pros and cons, but it's an interesting thing to read through it quickly at least once in this manner

[@carolyncj2448]

Yes you can read it easily in a month too

[@thomasfolio7931]

Which entire Bible canon? I'm guessing being a Moody Bible School you are talking about the 66 book canon, not the Canon that Pre-Lutheran Protestants and the RCC holds, or the additional books that the Orthodox hold, and pretty much sure about the books also included by the Ethiopian Church... Which begs the question, do you have a video on the Canon? How and why it differs? I'm interested because I was raised a Sephardic Jew, and the Canon we accepted contained all the books of the LXX, and not the shorter Canon of the Ashkenazi, nor the additional books of the Ethiopian Jews (later influencing the Ethiopian Christians).

[@pavanteja9601]

My mother finished the Catholic Bible in 9 weeks ... just a month ago.. I want to read too..

[@GospelSimplicity]

That’s wonderful!

[@ovechkin100]

the hardest part about the bible is how dull some parts can be. Genesis and Exodus were easy to keep at...but when I got to Deuteronomy i lost all my progress and now i feel like i want to restart, and i lose motivation and then here we are again. Looking for motivation to read it hahaha.

[@GospelSimplicity]

If you want some help with the Pentateuch (first five books), I HIGHLY recommend John Sailhamer, Pentateuch as Narrative. It really helps it come alive

[@louisex5954]

I started January 1st and finished today 15th march :)

[@GospelSimplicity]

Congrats! That's fantastic

[@aimeebibletruth]

You can I read galitions James Philippians and three of Johns in one day

[@abrahamaguilar4960]

The formula is 90 day challenge + humbleness+ obedience = a atomic bomb (hyperbole)

[@melapelasrratasoypolicorru8536]

I did also back in 2008, i got so many headaches. But it gives you the recipe of creating angelic People.

[@themessenger7509]

Use bible gateway its amazing ☺ to help out and they have drama narrators as the characters and tbh its amazing god is awesome spending time with god is worth it ☺

[@themessenger7509]

www.biblegateway.com/reading-plans/

[@GospelSimplicity]

Thanks for passing this idea along! I’ve often used it to compare translations, but I’ve never tried their audio bibles. I’ll check it out!

[@themessenger7509]

@@GospelSimplicity anytime godbless you 🙏📖 and yes use the dramatized version its amazing it helps you enjoy your bible time

[@GospelSimplicity]

Cesar Torres will do! God bless you too

[@jesuschristbiblebiblestudy]

What version did you use?

[@GospelSimplicity]

Great question! For my usual Bible reading, I primarily use the ESV. This was a change I made in the last year or so. However, for this specific task of reading the Bible in 90 days, I used a variety of translations. This was in part because I really wasn’t a fan of the audio version of the ESV. I would say I used the NIV the most for this (which is the translation I grew up with) but I would mix it up sometimes just for variety. What translation do you use?

[@3VLN]

can anyone recommend a good audio kjv bible that isnt corny?

[@royalty2924Love]

The only problem I have is when I reach the genealogies. They are hard to read no lying.

[@Strongtower]

A good way to read through the genealogies is to skim through them and look for names you recognize. Also check out this book "All the Genealogies of the Bible: Visual Charts and Exegetical Commentary". That book goes over every genealogy in the Bible illustrating it with a chart and explaining it.

[@justynh1321]

No teacher should prescribe you read the Bible unless you are in a Bible course

[@mrswilbert]

The abridged version, though, right?

[@nantslydia2687]

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[@justinmckenzie4276]

Youversion is a great app that reads to you and you can follow along in the reading. Just spent 30 minutes getting through the first 12 chapters of Genesis. Not bad at all.

[@CrystalChristianStore]

Maybe in 90 days you can’t absorb all what you need. Sometimes I read just a verse in two days you know why? Because that verse can move you though another’s verses though the bible🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 the name of this hermeneutics

[@themajic1012]

Men .. you are young.. Why you don't play video games in your age ?

[@DreamingDarlin]

Because the Word of God is far better than video games! Besides, reading the Bible doesn't mean you can't enjoy other things that young people enjoy. :D