Reading plan · New Testament
Acts and the Early Church
Twenty-eight days through Acts, a chapter a day, with passages from the letters written to the churches Acts describes.
Editorial text in English. Scripture is quoted from the version you choose; references stay the same in every version.
About this plan
Acts follows the church from Jerusalem to Rome. On days where a letter can be connected with a place or moment in Acts, a short passage from it is added, with a note when the connection is debated.
- Days
- 28
- For
- Readers who want to see how the letters fit into the story of the church. About 10 minutes a day.
- Daily reading
- about 5 min a day on average, 7 min on the longest day (in WEB, at 200 words a minute)
- Covers
- Acts, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians +3
- Versions
- 322 installed versions contain every reading
Your progress
Start today or choose a start date. Progress is kept on this device; no account is needed.
Reading sequence
- Day 1The ascensionActs 13 min
- Day 2PentecostActs 25 min
- Day 3A lame man healedActs 33 min
- Day 4Boldness under threatActs 44 min
- Day 5Ananias, Sapphira and the apostlesActs 55 min
- Day 6Seven chosen; Stephen seizedActs 62 min
- Day 7Stephen's speech and deathActs 77 min
- Day 8Philip in Samaria; the EthiopianActs 84 min
- Day 9Saul meets JesusActs 95 min
- Day 10Peter and CorneliusActs 105 min
- Day 11Antioch: the first ChristiansActs 113 min
- Day 12Peter freed from prisonActs 123 min
- Day 13The first journey beginsActs 13 · Galatians 4:12–207 min
- Day 14Iconium, Lystra and DerbeActs 143 min
- Day 15The council at JerusalemActs 15 · Galatians 2:1–106 min
- Day 16PhilippiActs 16 · Philippians 1:3–116 min
- Day 17Thessalonica, Berea and AthensActs 17 · 1 Thessalonians 1:1–105 min
- Day 18CorinthActs 18 · 1 Corinthians 2:1–54 min
- Day 19EphesusActs 19 · Ephesians 1:15–236 min
- Day 20Farewell at MiletusActs 20 · 2 Corinthians 1:8–115 min
- Day 21Arrested in JerusalemActs 21 · Romans 15:22–336 min
- Day 22Paul tells his storyActs 224 min
- Day 23The plot and CaesareaActs 234 min
- Day 24Before FelixActs 24 · Philippians 1:12–265 min
- Day 25Before FestusActs 254 min
- Day 26Before AgrippaActs 264 min
- Day 27Storm and shipwreckActs 275 min
- Day 28RomeActs 28 · 2 Timothy 4:6–185 min
Stories
- Pentecost
Day 2 reads Pentecost. Acts 2:1–41
People
- Paul
Paul's journeys and letters fill most of the plan. Acts 9:1–19
Other plans
- The Book of Acts
Acts read on its own, without the letters.
Use offline
Save this plan on your device, then download the Bible books it uses in your version: Acts, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, 2 Corinthians, Romans, 2 Timothy. The study keeps only its own notes and references; the Scripture comes from the books on your device, never a second copy.