2009 Memory Verse List

There are a myriad of reasons to memorize Scripture. One of the best lists of reasons you can find is at Scripture Memory Fellowship, an organization devoted to helping people hide God's word in their hearts. I've used several of their memory books; their resources are fantastic.

I've been blessed with a quick mind and an ability to easily memorize anything except numbers (don't ask). Over the last few years, as I've read through the entire Bible several times, I've kept a list of verses and passages I'd like to memorize. You would think I'd find the time to do just that. But too many things get in the way.

This year, regular memorization of Scripture is back on my goals list. I'd like to add one new verse/s each week; it sounds ambitious, but it is doable. I've figured out when best to do the hard work of initial memorization, and a system for regular review. The list here is meant to remind me - publicly - of the commitment I've made. I may not end the year with 52 new passages memorized, but I will certainly end the year knowing more than a few.

Update: My plan for more memory work this year has been derailed, but this particular post continues to get a large number of hits...so, I've updated the list below to the verses I've already memorized, to help you all to a start. To find a verse, highlight the verse, right click, copy, go to Bible Gateway and paste the reference in the quick search field.

There may well be duplicates, as this represents several different memory programs I've used, plus others picked up elsewhere.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Galatians 2:20
Romans 12:1 - 2
John 14:21
2 Timothy 3:16 - 17
Joshua 1:8
John 15:7
Philippians 4:6 - 7
Hebrews 10:24 - 25
1 John 1:3
Matthew 18:20
Matthew 4:19
Romans 1:16
Romans 3:23
Isaiah 53:6
Romans 6:23
Hebrews 9:27
Romans 5:8
1 Peter 3:18
Ephesians 2:8 - 9
Titus 3:5
John 1:12
Revelation 3:20
Romans 10:9 - 10
1 John 5:13
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 2:12
Isaiah 41:10
Philippians 4:13
Lamentations 3:22 - 24
Numbers 23:19
Isaiah 26:3
1 Peter 5:7
Romans 8:32
Philippians 4:19
Hebrews 2:18
Psalm 119:9 - 11
Matthew 6:33
Luke 9:23
1 John 2:15 - 16
Romans 12:2
1 Corinthians 15:58
Hebrews 12:3
Mark 10:45
2 Corinthians 4:5
Proverbs 3:9 - 10
2 Corinthians 9:6 - 7
Acts 1:8
Matthew 28:19 - 20
John 13:34 - 35
1 John 3:18
Philippians 2:3 - 4
1 Peter 5:5 - 6
Ephesians 5:3
1 Peter 2:11
Leviticus 19;11
Acts 24:16
Hebres 11:6
Romans 4:20 - 21
Galatians 6:9 - 10
Matthew 5:16
1 John 5:11 - 12
John 16:24
1 Corinthians 10:13
1 John 1:9
Titus 2:11 - 13
James 4:7
1 John 3:4
Romans 5:8
John 3:14 - 16
John 5:24
John 14:6
Acts 4:12
John 10:28 - 29
1 John 5:12 - 13
Isaiah 59:2
John 8:32
Romans 6:18
Ephesians 2:10
1 John 1:9
John 15:16
John 14:2 - 3

All of the following are from Isaiah: 6:5 - 7, 7:14, 9:6, 12:2 -4, 12:5,
25:1, 26:3 - 4, 28:16, 28:29, 30:15, 30:18, 32:17, 40:8, 40:12 - 14, 40:29 - 30, 41:10, 42:8, 43:1 -3a, 43:10, 43:21, 45:6 7, 45:22, 50:4, 51:7, 52:7, 53:5 - 6,55:9 - 11, 58:11, 61:10

All of the following are from Philippians: 1:3 - 6, 1:9 - 11, 1:21, 2:5 - 6, 2:7 - 8, 2:9 - 11, 2:12 - 13, 2:14 - 16, 3:3 - 4, 3:8 - 10, 3:12 - 14, 3:20 - 21, 4:1, 4:6 - 7, 4:8 - 9, 4:11

All of the following are from Jeremiah: 10:6, 10:10, 32:17, 1:9, 5:13, 8:9, 15:16, 23:28 - 30, 5:31, 9:3, 22:29, 5:14, 20:8 - 9, 7:24, 17:9 - 10, 10:23 - 24, 33:3, 1:19, 14:7, 17:14, 9:23 - 24, 9:1, 29:11 - 13, 30:3, 31:3, 33:14 - 15, 31:33 - 34, 33:11