| Experience tells me that you will be well equipped if you build a base
by memorizing these 20. There is another reason I chose these; if you
are like me, sometimes you struggle to remember the address of the
verse. To keep this simple, I am giving you only quotes of Jesus, so if
you forget the verse location, just say, “Jesus said...”
Furthermore, these verses are only from John and Luke. Again, if you
forget the exact address, just say, “As Jesus said in the Gospel of
John…” or simply, “As the Gospels state...” Finally, I had to pick a
translation. I selected the New King James Version.
John 3:3
Jesus
answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is
born
again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God."
John 3:18
"He who
believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God.”
John 3:36
“He who
believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe
the Son
shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."
John 5:27
“(The
Father) has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is
the Son of
Man.”
John 8:12
Then
Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who
follows Me
shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
John 8:23-24
And He
said to them, "You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die
in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in
your sins."
John 8:51
“Most
assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see
death.”
John 11:25
Jesus
said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me,
though he may
die, he shall live.”
John 14:6
Jesus
said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except
through Me.”
John 15:8
"By
this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My
disciples.”
John 18:37
Pilate
therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?"
Jesus
answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born,
and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear
witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
Luke 9:23
Then He
said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny
himself, and
take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
Luke 12:4-5
“And I
say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and
after that
have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear:
Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I
say to you, fear Him!”
Luke 12:21
"(A
fool) is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward
God."
Luke
13:3
b “Unless
you repent you will all likewise perish."
Luke 13:24-28
“Strive
to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to
enter and
will not be able. When once the Master of the house has risen up and
shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door,
saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, ‘I
do not know you, where you are from,' then you will begin to say, ‘We
ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.' But He
will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from
Me, all you workers of iniquity.' There will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in
the kingdom of God,
and yourselves thrust out.”
Luke 14:26
"If
anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and
children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My
disciple.”
Luke 16:15
And He
said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an
abomination in the sight of God.”
Luke 18:16-17
But
Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to Me,
and do not
forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you,
whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no
means enter it."
Luke 22:69
“Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of
God."
Then
they all said, "Are You then the Son of God?" So He said to them, "You
rightly say that I am."
OK, if
you want to kick it up a notch, here are the two epistle passages I find
I use more than any
others…
Romans 2:1-9
Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge
practice the same things. But we know that the judgment of God is
according to truth against those who practice such things. And do you
think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing
the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you despise
the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing
that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? But in accordance with
your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for
yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous
judgment of God, who "will render to each one according to his deeds":
eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for
glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do
not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath,
tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew
first and also of the Greek.
Romans 3:21-25
But now
the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God,
through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all [who believe]. For
there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory
of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that
is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood,
through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His
forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed.
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