The Ten Lists System
Scripture interpreting Scripture
Based on Professor Grant Horner’s system, this method divides the Bible into ten distinct lists. By reading one chapter from each list every day, you read through the entire Bible at varying rates, allowing different sections of Scripture to interweave and comment on one another.
Not affiliated with Professor Horner. The system is his — we came across it, found it elegant, and built the tracker we wished existed: quiet, fast, and able to meet you in any translation on the site.
How it works
Each of the 10 lists contains different books. The lists vary in length from 28 to 250 chapters:
- List 1 — The Gospels
- List 2 — The Pentateuch
- List 3 — Romans & Epistles
- List 4 — The Epistles
- List 5 — Wisdom
- List 6 — Psalms
- List 7 — Proverbs
- List 8 — History
- List 9 — Prophets
- List 10 — Acts
Why this method works
Because each list cycles at a different rate, you’ll never read the same 10-chapter combination twice. Scripture interprets Scripture as passages from different books speak to each other in fresh ways each day.
A full cycle of all ten lists takes about 250 days. By the end of it you’ll have read Proverbs eight times, Acts nine times, and the Gospels almost three times — while reading the longer books once. The repetition at different intervals is the point.
How to use this page
- Open a chapter. Tap a card’s title to read that chapter.
- Mark a chapter done. Use the tick at the bottom of the card.
- Advance the day. When all ten are ticked, the footer button moves you to tomorrow’s reading.
- Switch translation. Every edition on the site is in the picker above.
- No account. Progress is stored on this device only.
Your progress lives on this device. If you clear browser data, it goes with it — note your start date as a backup if that matters to you.