RESOURCES

CHAPTER BY CHAPTER SUMMARIES

There are 1,189 chapters within the 66 books of the Bible. We’re here to help break it down. It shouldn’t take a seminary degree to know and love God’s word.

Each chapter summary is 500 words or shorter + captures the chapter’s significant events.

Click on the underlined chapter heading to read each chapter individually, or keep scrolling on the overview page to read the entire book.

Although these overviews are helpful, they are not fully comprehensive. There is always more to discover in God’s word!

ONE PAGE OVERVIEWS

For quick reference, we have also created single page overviews of each book. These can be a great place to start before diving into deeper study.

Each overview includes a quick synopsis of the book as well as key verses and main ideas.

For each book, we have highlighted a unique characteristic of God and the book’s relationship to Jesus. The entire Bible is one big story and it all points to Jesus - we’re here to help you find him on every page.

READING PLANS + STUDY QUESTIONS

For further study, these reading plans + discussion plans are designed for small group conversations or individual reflection.

Each study varies in length, but covers the entirety of the book. This study encourages going at your own pace, allowing each session to be a day, a week, or however long you need.

These studies are best used alongside the chapter summaries, but the most important aspect of these studies is reading God’s word + opening up your Bible.

STUDIES BY SESSION LENGTH

Wanting to read the entire Bible?

Check out our “Through the Entire Bible in 200 Days” Reading Plan!

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIFIC?

USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION TO EXPLORE SCRIPTURE + FIND THE PERSON, CHAPTER, OR EVENT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR.

ONCE YOU SELECT A BOOK:

After selecting a book to study, you’ll first want to identify what type of literature you are reading by checking out the genre overview.

Next, read the book overview to understand the context, author, and intended audience.Each book also contains a one page overview with key ideas as well as a reading plan and study questions.

The chapter summaries are designed for studying along with your Bible reading.

Use these summaries to gain a broader understanding of the context while listening to a sermon, following along with a Bible study, or simply refreshing your memory. Most importantly, don’t stop here. This was never meant to be a substitute for the real thing - God is the best author and the Bible is far better than any summary.

BIBLE TRANSLATIONS:

You are welcome to use whatever translation you enjoy reading most. Although we TYPICALLY RECOMMEND THE ESV OR NIV, there are plenty of great options. Along with reading the translation you choose, we also recommend reading THE MESSAGE, which is a paraphrase written by Eugene Peterson.

The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Some of the English translations have been translated more formally in a word-by-word format, where each word of the original language is captured as literally as possible. Others are translated more dynamically in a thought-by-thought format, where each phrase is translated into a more easily readable sentence.