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John 3:16

 

NIV

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.

 

NASB

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.

KJV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

NKJV

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

 

ESV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

 

TLB

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

 

ASV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

 

CEV

God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.

Short and Sweet - Verses to Memorize

Every Christian should have John 3:16 written on their hearts and I have included multiple translations for this verse, just to show how different the text can be.  The NIV alone is used for other Scripture.  You will want to memorize using the translation you are most comfortable with.

 

If you want to print out the text of verses you wish to memorize, go to Bible Gateway.  You can access your desired verses in just about any Bible translation in existence (not just English).

 

Return to Scripture Memorization. 

 

Goto Longer but Satisfying memorization.

 

The verses below are currently ordered at random.  We will be adding separate pages by topic, as our list of verses increases.

Topics:

Evangelism Verses.  (this page includes printable flash cards for multiple translations)

Verses on Comfort.

 

Verses on Prayer

 

Verses on Strength. 

Additional Verses:

 

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."

Matthew 16:24

 

Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.

1 Peter 2:11

 

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Hebrews 10:23

 

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,
who put darkness for light and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

Isaiah 5:20

 

I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.

Proverbs 4:11

 

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters

Colossians 3:23

 

More to come ...
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