You will benefit even more if you read the New Testament. I recommend starting with 1st John (which is ONLY 3 PAGES), then:

John
Romans
Acts
Hebrews
1Corinthians
2Corinthians
Galatians
Matthew
Then take your pick, but the 1st 3 chapters of Revelation and then the last 3 chapters are very compelling and exciting.

I recommend reading the Old Testament either after or along with the New Testament in this order:
Genesis
Exodus
Isaiah (Read chapter 53 anytime!!)
Daniel
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
Psalms
Then take your pick. These are only subjective suggestions but based on many personal conversations with ambitious readers who got bogged down going the Old Testament first route, especially losing it around Deuteronomy and Leviticus, which have a purpose but are apparently vaunting to beginning students.

Acts 17:26 – 27
From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places they should live. (27) God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each of us.

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you,
not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

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In the Lord Jesus Christ

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

John 8: 24 Jesus said “I told you that you would die in your sins, if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in you sins.”

Acts 8:12 “But when they believed Philip preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, men and women alike."

Acts 16:31 " They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."

Acts 18:8 " Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized."

Hebrews 11:6 " And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.."

of your sins

Luke 13:3 Jesus said, "… but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."

Luke 15:7 Jesus said, "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance."

Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

Acts17:30 " Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent."

2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance."

What is repentance, and how is it produced in us?

1 Peter 3:11 "He Must turn away from evil and do Good; he must seek peace and pursue it.”

2 Corinthians 7:10 "For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death."

As Lord and Christ (the Son of God)

Matthew 10:32 Jesus said, "Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven."

Mark 8:38 Jesus said, " For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

Romans 10:9, 10 " that if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."

I Timothy 6:12, 13 " Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate..."

1 John 4:14 "And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world."

~ Immersed in water

Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Mark 16:16 "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; but whoever does not believe will be condemned."

John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

Acts 2:38 " Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

Acts 2:41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

Acts 8:36-39 “As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?" 37 [“And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."] 38 And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing

Acts 16:33 " And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household."

Significance of Baptism

Romans 6:4-6 " Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin."

Galatians 3:27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

Colossians 2:12 "having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead."

1 Peter 3:20 - 21 "who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water. 21 Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,”

Persevering always.

Matthew 10:22 "And You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved."

Matthew 24:13 Jesus said, "But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved."

Romans 2:7 " to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life."

Hebrews 12:1, 2 "Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

James 1:12 " Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.."

James 5:11 " We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord's dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful."

1 Peter 2:17-20 "Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king. 18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable. 19 For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God

Living a Faithful Life means *Doing* not just thinking about it.

James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

James 2:17, 18 "Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. 18 But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."

But why? To give God the Glory!

Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

1 Peter 2:12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

As the saying goes… Actions speak louder than words…

But they do not save us… they are there to be a light to the world. So we do not do good deeds to be saved we do good *Because of our gratefulness* for Gods grace.

Eph 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith ~ and this not from yourselves, it is a gift of God ~ not by works, so that no one can boast.

Christ Is Our Example
1 Peter 2:21 For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, "