Saturday, 15 November 2008
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QOTD: How Many Bible Verses Do You Know?
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How many Bible verses do you have memorized?
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I doubt that I have any memorized the way I have, say, the times table memorized. I can't recite any word-for-word, tell you the chapter and verse and also what translation I cited from.
But thinking bigger-picture, I can explain the logical flow of the book of Hebrews, for instance, or tell the story of Genesis without leaving anything major out. Or I can recite the Philippians hymn from Chapter 2, not word-for-word, but concept-for-concept.
I suspect that's where most of us are, except that most of us also have John 3:16, Jeremiah 29:11 and Philippians 4:13 memorized from the NIV or what-have-you.
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Many memorized, but when it comes to telling the Chapter/verse, that is another story, rofl, :)
Haha. I remember memorizing Bible verses during for my highschool Bible class. Unfortunately, I only remember a handful out of the whole bunch. I mean, highschool. I did it because I had to, it was for the grade not for myself.
I don't have them counted, but I have a bunch memorized. Don't knock forced memorizing, most of the verses I know were memorized as a kid in Sunday School, high school, and college. The older I get the harder it is to memorize. But it is so worth it. When trouble comes, it's those verses you were forced to memorize that come to your mind.
absolutely none.
I don't know how many. Sometimes I can't remember the chapter/verse where a passage is - but I am amazed a lot of times how God will give me a verse when I need it. Whether I am talking to someone, thinking of something, etc. A verse will automatically come to mind.
I think memorizing scripture is important, so don't misunderstand what I'm saying here. If we don't read the Bible and know what it says, we don't have much help in different areas of life! But anyway - the Pharisees had the scriptures of Moses memorized from front to back. But they just memorized it - they had no belief in it. When you are just memorizing scripture to say you know scripture, you don't get much out of it. But when the Holy Spirit gives you verses that you haven't "tried" to memorize just when you need them - it is such a sweet experience!
Do you know it or do you own it?
Job 3:2 "he said."
That's an impossible question to answer! I've memorized many...but as far as me just saying them now...I couldn't give you a list perfectly, I'd have to be reminded. I've memorized verses from SonLight clubs, Word of Life club, sunday school, summer camp, bible studies....etc. And then some on own, too. The longest passage I have memorized is only about 19 verses, and that's Psalm 139. I did memorize bible verses in Spanish too, including James 1:1-8!
@Theophilus166@xanga - John 11:35 - "Jesus wept."
all have sinned an come short of the glory of God...romans 3:23 .. had to learn tht one when i was five in school..... John 3:16-17" for God so loved the world that he gave his oly begoten son that who soever beliveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life. for god sent not his son ito the world but ht the world through im might be saved.... both of those are KJV
2 timothy 3:16... is one i say alot another is psalm 23 yeah i hate flying so i always read or say tht one......
2thess.5:18 says to be greatful in all things... good cause i tend to complain...lol
romans chapter 12 - being a living sacrifice or philippians 4:8 the whatever things are...list about our thoughts. i don't think i know a lot of scripyure because i grew up in christian school & church i think i know it cause i t not lony got inot my head but also my heart.. & it helped tht i was tested on it ....lol youth sunday school, discipliship, small groups, student leadership, helped me to grow because i had to loose & apply the word tht i had used .
when your on a mission trip & all u've got is God and a passport its helpful...lol
I remember - "Jesus wept." I spent months trying to memorize that one.
Thirteen, I just counted..... but like Justavapor I couldn't tell you all the addresses.
I've memorized lots of them including multiple full chapters of Psalms thanks to going to a private christian school. It has served me well. Although I too, have issues remembering the references sometimes!! lol.
One.
1 Corinthians 13.
Amazing verse, cheers me up when I'm not so happy. :]
my favorite verse is found in jer 29:11 "for i know the plans i have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future says the Lord".
thank God i always hear bible verses from the pastor every sermon, that way it's like i'm already memorizing them
@Theophilus166@xanga - haha i looked for it and you're right, it says "Job said" is other translation, this is in addition to what i already know: john 11:35