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Bible Memory Verses of the Week
July 12
"Do not judge, or you too will be
judged. For in the same way you judge
others, you will be judged, and with the
measure you use, it will be measured
to you." -Matthew 7:1-2
July 19
"You did not choose me, but I chose
you and appointed you to go and bear
fruit-fruit that will last. Then the Father
will give you whatever you ask in my
name." -John 15:16
July 26
"I will give thanks to the LORD
because of his righteousness and will
sing praise to the name of the LORD
Most High" -Psalm 7:17
August 2
"May the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace as you trust in him, so
that you may overflow with hope by the
power of the Holy Spirit."
-Romans 15:13
August 9
"The LORD said, "Go out and stand on
the mountain in the presence of the
LORD, for the LORD is about to pass
by."
Then a great and powerful wind tore
the mountains apart and shattered the
rocks before the LORD, but the LORD
was not in the earthquake. After the
earthquake came a fire, but the LORD
was not in the fire. And after the fire
came a gentle whisper. When Elijah
heard it, he pulled his cloak over his
face and went out and stood at the
mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, "What are
you doing here, Elijah?"
-1 Kings 19:11-13
August 16
"If any of you lack wisdom, he should
ask God, who gives generously to all
without finding fault, and it will be given
to him." -James 1:5
August 23
"But if serving the LORD seems
undesirable to you, then choose for
yourselves this day whom you will
serve, whether the gods, your
forefathers served beyond the River,
or the gods of the Amorites, in whose
land you are living. But as for me and
my household, we will serve the Lord."
-Joshua 24:15
August 30
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a
light for my path." -Psalm 119:105
September 6
"He said: "The LORD is my rock, my
fortress and my deliverer; my God is
my rock, in whom I take refuge, my
shield and the horn of my salvation. He
is my stronghold, my refuge and my
savior-from violent men you save me."
-2 Samuel 22:2-3
September 13
"Therefore God exalted him to the
highest place and gave him the name
that is above every name, that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of
God the Father." -Philippians 2:9-11
September 20
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or
vain conceit, but in humility consider
others better than yourselves. Each of
you should look not only to your own
interests, but also to the interest of
others." -Philippians 2:3-4
September 27
"Do not merely listen to the word, and
so deceive yourselves. Do what it
says." -James 1:22
October 4
"He came to that which was his own,
but his own did not receive him. Yet to
all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right
to become children of God."
-John 1:11-12
October 11
"And we know that in all things God
works for the good of those who love
him, who have been called according
to his purpose." -Romans 8:28
October 18
"For all have sinned and come short of
the glory of God." -Romans 3:23
October 25
"All this is from God, who reconciled us
to himself through Christ and gave us
the ministry of reconciliation: that God
was reconciling the world to himself in
Christ, not counting men's sins against
them. And he has committed to us the
message of reconciliation. We are
therefore Christ's ambassadors, as
though God were making his appeal
through us." -Corinthians 5:18-20
November 1
"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who
drinks this water will be thirsty again,
but whoever drinks the water I give will
never thirst. Indeed, the water I give
him will become in him a spring of
water welling up to eternal life.'"
-John 4:13-14
November 8
"No longer will a man teach his
neighbor, or a man his brother, saying,
'Know the Lord,' because they will all
know me, from the least of them to the
greatest." -Hebrews 8:11
November 15
"Delight yourself in the LORD and he
will give you the desires of your heart."
Psalm 37:4
November 22
"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and
his courts with praise; give thanks to
him and praise his name. For the
LORD is good and his love endures
forever; his faithfulness continue
through all generations."
-Psalm 100:4-5
November 29
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is
given, and the government will be on
his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
-Isaiah 9:6
December 6
"There is a time for everything, and a
season for every activity under
heaven." -Ecclesiastes 3:1
December 13
"Do not be afraid. I bring you good
news of great joy that will be for all the
people. Today in the city of David a
Savior has been born to you; he is
Christ, the Lord." -Luke 2:10-11
December 27
"He was in the world, and the world
was made by him, and the world knew
him not. He came unto his own, and his
own received him not." John 1:10-11
"Do not judge, or you too will be
judged. For in the same way you judge
others, you will be judged, and with the
measure you use, it will be measured
to you." -Matthew 7:1-2
July 19
"You did not choose me, but I chose
you and appointed you to go and bear
fruit-fruit that will last. Then the Father
will give you whatever you ask in my
name." -John 15:16
July 26
"I will give thanks to the LORD
because of his righteousness and will
sing praise to the name of the LORD
Most High" -Psalm 7:17
August 2
"May the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace as you trust in him, so
that you may overflow with hope by the
power of the Holy Spirit."
-Romans 15:13
August 9
"The LORD said, "Go out and stand on
the mountain in the presence of the
LORD, for the LORD is about to pass
by."
Then a great and powerful wind tore
the mountains apart and shattered the
rocks before the LORD, but the LORD
was not in the earthquake. After the
earthquake came a fire, but the LORD
was not in the fire. And after the fire
came a gentle whisper. When Elijah
heard it, he pulled his cloak over his
face and went out and stood at the
mouth of the cave.
Then a voice said to him, "What are
you doing here, Elijah?"
-1 Kings 19:11-13
August 16
"If any of you lack wisdom, he should
ask God, who gives generously to all
without finding fault, and it will be given
to him." -James 1:5
August 23
"But if serving the LORD seems
undesirable to you, then choose for
yourselves this day whom you will
serve, whether the gods, your
forefathers served beyond the River,
or the gods of the Amorites, in whose
land you are living. But as for me and
my household, we will serve the Lord."
-Joshua 24:15
August 30
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a
light for my path." -Psalm 119:105
September 6
"He said: "The LORD is my rock, my
fortress and my deliverer; my God is
my rock, in whom I take refuge, my
shield and the horn of my salvation. He
is my stronghold, my refuge and my
savior-from violent men you save me."
-2 Samuel 22:2-3
September 13
"Therefore God exalted him to the
highest place and gave him the name
that is above every name, that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of
God the Father." -Philippians 2:9-11
September 20
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or
vain conceit, but in humility consider
others better than yourselves. Each of
you should look not only to your own
interests, but also to the interest of
others." -Philippians 2:3-4
September 27
"Do not merely listen to the word, and
so deceive yourselves. Do what it
says." -James 1:22
October 4
"He came to that which was his own,
but his own did not receive him. Yet to
all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right
to become children of God."
-John 1:11-12
October 11
"And we know that in all things God
works for the good of those who love
him, who have been called according
to his purpose." -Romans 8:28
October 18
"For all have sinned and come short of
the glory of God." -Romans 3:23
October 25
"All this is from God, who reconciled us
to himself through Christ and gave us
the ministry of reconciliation: that God
was reconciling the world to himself in
Christ, not counting men's sins against
them. And he has committed to us the
message of reconciliation. We are
therefore Christ's ambassadors, as
though God were making his appeal
through us." -Corinthians 5:18-20
November 1
"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who
drinks this water will be thirsty again,
but whoever drinks the water I give will
never thirst. Indeed, the water I give
him will become in him a spring of
water welling up to eternal life.'"
-John 4:13-14
November 8
"No longer will a man teach his
neighbor, or a man his brother, saying,
'Know the Lord,' because they will all
know me, from the least of them to the
greatest." -Hebrews 8:11
November 15
"Delight yourself in the LORD and he
will give you the desires of your heart."
Psalm 37:4
November 22
"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and
his courts with praise; give thanks to
him and praise his name. For the
LORD is good and his love endures
forever; his faithfulness continue
through all generations."
-Psalm 100:4-5
November 29
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is
given, and the government will be on
his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
-Isaiah 9:6
December 6
"There is a time for everything, and a
season for every activity under
heaven." -Ecclesiastes 3:1
December 13
"Do not be afraid. I bring you good
news of great joy that will be for all the
people. Today in the city of David a
Savior has been born to you; he is
Christ, the Lord." -Luke 2:10-11
December 27
"He was in the world, and the world
was made by him, and the world knew
him not. He came unto his own, and his
own received him not." John 1:10-11
January 4
"For God so loved the world that he
gave his one and only son that
whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life." -John 3:16
January 11
"For I know the plans I have for you,'
declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give
you hope and a future.'"
-Jeremiah 29:11
January 18
"Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you, before you were born I set
you apart: I appointed you as a
prophet to the nation." -Jeremiah 1:5
January 25
"Hide your face from my sins and blot
out all my iniquity. Create in me a
clean heart, O God, and renew a right
spirit within me." -Psalm 51:9-10
February 1
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says
the Lord God, "who is, and who was,
and who is to come, the Almighty."
-Revelation 1:8
February 8
"And whatever you do, whether in word
or deed, do it all in the name of the
Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
Father through him." -Colossians 3:17
February 15
"We love him, because he first loved
us. " -1 John 4:19
February 22
Then Jesus came to them and said,
"All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. Therefore go
and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age."
-Matthew 28:18-20
March 1
" I will praise you, O LORD, with all my
heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will
be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing
praise to your name, O Most High."
-Psalm 9:1-2
March 8
"Now faith is the assurance of things
hoped for, the conviction of things not
seen." -Hebrews 11:1
March 15
"Therefore, since we have been
justified through faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom we have gained
access by faith into this grace in which
we now stand. And we rejoice in the
hope of the glory of God."
-Romans 5:1-2
March 22
"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my
word and believes him who sent me
has eternal life and will not be
condemned; he has crossed over from
death to life." -John 5:24
March 29
"Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you!
As the Father has sent me, I am
sending you." And with that he
breathed on them and said, "Receive
the Holy Spirit." -John 20:21-22
April 5
"They took palm branches and went
out to meet him shouting, 'Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord! Blessed is the king of
Israel.'" -John 12:13
April 12
"The Word became flesh and made his
dwelling among us. We have seen his
glory, the glory of the One and Only,
who came from the Father, full of
grace and truth." -John 1:14
April 19
"Then Jesus told him, "Because you
have seen me, you have believed;
blessed are those who have not seen
and yet have believed." -John 20:29
April 26
"Now you are the body of Christ, and
each one of you is a part of it."
-I Corinthians 12:27
May 3
"The LORD is good, a refuge in times
of trouble. He cares for those who trust
in him... " -Nahum 1:7
May 10
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If
a man remains in me and I in him, he
will bear much fruit; apart from me you
can do nothing." -John 15:5
May 17
"He has showed you, O man, what is
good. And what does the LORD
require of you? To act justly and to
love mercy and to walk humbly with
your God. " -Micah 6:8
May 24
"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit
on all people. Your sons and
daughters will prophesy, your old men
will dream dreams, your young man will
see visions." -Joel 2:28
May 31
Jesus said, "Let the little children come
to me, and do not hinder them, for the
kingdom of heaven belongs to such as
these." -Matthew 19:4
June 7
"When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he
thought, "Surely the LORD is in this
place, and I was not aware of it." He
was afraid and said, "How awesome is
this place! This is none other than the
house of God; this is the gate of
heaven." - Genesis 28:16-17
June 14
"No one lights a lamp and hides it in a
jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he
puts it on a stand, so that those who
come in can see the light." -Luke 8:16
June 21
"All those gathered here will know that
it is not by sword or spear that the
LORD saves; for the battle is the
LORD'S, and he will give all of you into
our hands." - I Samuel 17:47
June 28
"But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, 'You
are my God.' My times are in your
hands; deliver me from my enemies
and from those who pursue me. Let
your face shine on your servant; save
me in your unfailing love."
-Psalm 31:14-16
July 5
"Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in
heaven." -Matthew 5:16
"For God so loved the world that he
gave his one and only son that
whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life." -John 3:16
January 11
"For I know the plans I have for you,'
declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give
you hope and a future.'"
-Jeremiah 29:11
January 18
"Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you, before you were born I set
you apart: I appointed you as a
prophet to the nation." -Jeremiah 1:5
January 25
"Hide your face from my sins and blot
out all my iniquity. Create in me a
clean heart, O God, and renew a right
spirit within me." -Psalm 51:9-10
February 1
"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says
the Lord God, "who is, and who was,
and who is to come, the Almighty."
-Revelation 1:8
February 8
"And whatever you do, whether in word
or deed, do it all in the name of the
Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
Father through him." -Colossians 3:17
February 15
"We love him, because he first loved
us. " -1 John 4:19
February 22
Then Jesus came to them and said,
"All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. Therefore go
and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age."
-Matthew 28:18-20
March 1
" I will praise you, O LORD, with all my
heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will
be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing
praise to your name, O Most High."
-Psalm 9:1-2
March 8
"Now faith is the assurance of things
hoped for, the conviction of things not
seen." -Hebrews 11:1
March 15
"Therefore, since we have been
justified through faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom we have gained
access by faith into this grace in which
we now stand. And we rejoice in the
hope of the glory of God."
-Romans 5:1-2
March 22
"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my
word and believes him who sent me
has eternal life and will not be
condemned; he has crossed over from
death to life." -John 5:24
March 29
"Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you!
As the Father has sent me, I am
sending you." And with that he
breathed on them and said, "Receive
the Holy Spirit." -John 20:21-22
April 5
"They took palm branches and went
out to meet him shouting, 'Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord! Blessed is the king of
Israel.'" -John 12:13
April 12
"The Word became flesh and made his
dwelling among us. We have seen his
glory, the glory of the One and Only,
who came from the Father, full of
grace and truth." -John 1:14
April 19
"Then Jesus told him, "Because you
have seen me, you have believed;
blessed are those who have not seen
and yet have believed." -John 20:29
April 26
"Now you are the body of Christ, and
each one of you is a part of it."
-I Corinthians 12:27
May 3
"The LORD is good, a refuge in times
of trouble. He cares for those who trust
in him... " -Nahum 1:7
May 10
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If
a man remains in me and I in him, he
will bear much fruit; apart from me you
can do nothing." -John 15:5
May 17
"He has showed you, O man, what is
good. And what does the LORD
require of you? To act justly and to
love mercy and to walk humbly with
your God. " -Micah 6:8
May 24
"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit
on all people. Your sons and
daughters will prophesy, your old men
will dream dreams, your young man will
see visions." -Joel 2:28
May 31
Jesus said, "Let the little children come
to me, and do not hinder them, for the
kingdom of heaven belongs to such as
these." -Matthew 19:4
June 7
"When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he
thought, "Surely the LORD is in this
place, and I was not aware of it." He
was afraid and said, "How awesome is
this place! This is none other than the
house of God; this is the gate of
heaven." - Genesis 28:16-17
June 14
"No one lights a lamp and hides it in a
jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he
puts it on a stand, so that those who
come in can see the light." -Luke 8:16
June 21
"All those gathered here will know that
it is not by sword or spear that the
LORD saves; for the battle is the
LORD'S, and he will give all of you into
our hands." - I Samuel 17:47
June 28
"But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, 'You
are my God.' My times are in your
hands; deliver me from my enemies
and from those who pursue me. Let
your face shine on your servant; save
me in your unfailing love."
-Psalm 31:14-16
July 5
"Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in
heaven." -Matthew 5:16