WHAT BIBLE VERSES ARE GOOD FOR CHRISTIANS TO MEMORIZE?
The 40 Most Important Verses Every Christian Should Know
TOP GOSPEL VERSES
The Good News of Jesus is important for Christians for us to daily remember for our identity in and gratitude towards God. Through it we enjoy the goodness of God & prepare ourselves for Gospel-sharing!
GOD’S GLORY
Psalms 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” (ESV)
THE PURPOSE OF LIFE
Mark 12:30 “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”
MAN’S SIN
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
CHRIST’S LOVE
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Romans 5:8 “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY
John 14:6 “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
1 John 2:23 “No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.”
OUR SALVATION
Romans 10:9 “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
ETERNAL LIFE
1 John 5:12-13 “Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
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Most Helpful Verses for Common Life Issues and Struggles:
Addictions: 1 Corinthians 6:12“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything."
Dating: Proverbs 12:4 “A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.”
Depression: “Mark 14:35-36 “‘Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.’”
Fear: Hebrews 13:6 So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
Forgiveness: Colossians 3:13 “bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
Heaven: John 14:3 “I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
Hell: Revelation 20:15 “And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”
Identity: Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
Romans 8:31 "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
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Love: John 13:34 "As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
Lustful Temptations: Matthew 5:28 “everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Hebrews 13:4 “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”
1 Corinthians 6:18–20 “Flee from sexual immorality…your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
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Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage: Ephesians 5:33 “However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”
1 Corinthians 7:12-15
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Money: Hebrews 13:5 “Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’"
Acts 20:35 “by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Physical, Emotional, and Relational Health: 1 Corinthians 6:20 “So glorify God in your body.”
1 Timothy 4:8 "bodily training is of some value”
Politics: 1 Timothy 2:1-2 “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”
Prayer & Fasting: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Sin: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? … And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”
Suffering, Death, & Life: Romans 8:18 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
Hebrews 9:27 “it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment”
Philippians 1:21 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain”
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Work & Retirement: Ephesians 6:7 “rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man”
Ephesians 5:15–17 “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
Worry: Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life"
Philippians 4:5–7 “The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”