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How To Memorize Scripture |
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1. Select The Particular Version you
wish to memorize. Use it exclusively when teaching from the Bible. Use the
same Bible so that your verses are always at the same place on the page. |
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2. Find Someone To Memorize With You - your spouse, a preacher, or any
other friend. Its better whenever two people memorize, then recite to each
other at scheduled times. Two people can maintain goals easier by keeping
each other on schedule. |
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Scriptures
Luke 1
- 5 Luke
6 – 11 |
Minutes
27 34 |
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3. Memorize A Few Verses Each Day. Preview the chapter, then assign certain passages for each day of the week.
Carry a pocket New Testament. Memorize during small bits of time. |
3 4 5 |
Luke 12 – 18 Luke 19 – 24 Acts 1 – 7 |
29 31 28 |
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4. Study Each Chapter The Week You Memorize
It. Check the meaning of
any difficult words or phrases. Understand each idea within the context of
its verse, chapter and book. |
6 7 8 |
Acts 8 – 14 Acts 15 – 21 Acts 22 – 28 |
31 31 29 |
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5. Visualize the Benefits that a
memorization of the New Testament will have on your effectiveness as a
teacher of God’s word. Keep such benefits before you always. |
9 10 11 |
1, 2 Timothy, Titus Ephesians, Philippians Hebrews |
24 26 35 |
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Mark 1 – 5 |
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TESTAMENT! |
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How To
Remember What You’ve Memorized |
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Mark 6 – 9 Mark 10 – 16 |
20 32 |
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1. Take Advantage of “Dead Time. Recite to yourself what you’ve
already learned, whenever walking, standing in line, waiting in offices,
driving, etc. Most people have an hour of more of such time each day. |
14 15 16 |
1, 2 Peter, Colossians Romans 1 – 11 Romans 12 – 16 1, 2 Thessalonians |
31 13 14 |
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*If you can
memorize
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2. When once a chapter has been memorized, Recite
That Chapter To Yourself once a day the week thereafter, then once a
week the month thereafter, then once a month for the rest of your life. (See
Schedule For Monthly |
17 18 19 20 |
1 Corinthians
1 – 10 1 Corinthians 11 – 16 2 Corinthians James, Galatians |
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4 to 6 verses every day and remember them, then
you can memorize the New Testament in |
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3. When once a chapter has been memorized, Write
That Chapter And Check It For Accuracy once per week for the month
thereafter, then once per year for as long as you think
necessary to maintain your accuracy. (This amounts to a chapter a day, Monday
through Friday, throughout the year.) |
21 22 23 24 25 |
Matthew 1
– 9 Matthew 10 – 14 Matthew 15 – 22 Matthew 23 – 28 Phil, Jude, 1, 2, 3 John |
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“All scripture is given by the inspiration
of God ... that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every
good work.” - 2 Timothy 3:16-17. |
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How Much Time Will This Take?
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26 |
John 1 – 6
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John 7 – 12 |
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That depends upon your memorization ability.
However, even if you do not have a photographic memory, if you are
intelligent enough, for example, to have graduated from high school, if you
use your “dead time” wisely, it should not take more than an hour per day.
Can you think of a better or more worthwhile use of your study time? |
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John 13 – 21 |
34 |
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Revelation 1 – 11 |
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Revelation 12 – 22 |
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Total Reading Time ….……. |
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Average Daily Time ……….. |
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Familiarize Yourself with the |
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Benefits Derived From Memorizing Scripture(1) Better
knowledge and understanding of scripture. (2) Personal enrichment and
guidance from God. (3) Potentially increased faith. (4) Improved ability to overcome
temptations. (5) Greater ability to serve by teaching, counseling, refuting
error, exhorting, etc. |
Note:
Whenever a month has 31 days, Mark 1 - 9 may be read in two days, with the
exception that since February has only 28 days, January and March must each
give a day to February. |
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A Plan For Memorizing The New Testament In 5 Years |
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Rationale for This Plan |
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Memorize one chapter per week in this order. Start anytime. |
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1. New Testament books whose total chapters equal
the number of weeks |
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Average |
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in the year are placed
together in annual units. |
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Books |
Chapters |
Verses |
Verses Chapter |
Words (KJV) |
Words in Verse |
of New
Testament |
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2. Certain books, because they may be grouped as
separate units, are intentionally placed together. These are . . . |
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Year I Average |
4.06 verses
daily |
28.42 verses
weekly |
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Ministerial Letters – Since this plan was
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1. |
1 Timothy |
6 |
113 |
18.33 |
2,269 |
20.08 |
1.42 |
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for preachers, it is appropriate that the
memorization of New |
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2. |
2 Timothy |
4 |
83 |
20.75 |
1,703 |
20.52 |
1.04 |
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Testament books began with 1 & 2 Timothy and
Titus. |
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3. |
Titus |
3 |
46 |
15.33 |
921 |
20.02 |
.58 |
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Books by the same author - e.g.
John, Luke, and Peter. (Books by 3. Some books, because of their similarity, are
intentionally separated |
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4. |
Ephesians |
6 |
155 |
25.83 |
3,039 |
19.61 |
1.95 |
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5. |
Philippians |
4 |
104 |
26.00 |
2,002 |
19.25 |
1.31 |
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6. |
Hebrews |
13 |
303 |
23.30 |
6,913 |
22.82 |
3.81 |
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7. |
Mark |
16 |
678 |
42.38 |
15,171 |
22.38 |
8.52 |
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Summary |
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1,482 |
28.50 |
32,018 |
21.60 |
18.63 |
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another to facilitate easier memorization and to give a more |
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Year II Average |
3.47 verses
daily |
24.29 verses
weekly |
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even spread of subject matter.
These are . . . |
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8. |
1 Peter |
5 |
105 |
21.00 |
2,482 |
23.64 |
1.32 |
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The Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke,
& John. “The gospel according to Paul,” Romans, is placed in the year
that a biographical gospel is not included. ·
Epistles on “Law and Gospel” – Romans, Galatians and Hebrews. ·
Paul’s twin prison letters – Ephesians and Colossians. 4. Notice: Most chapters in
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2 Peter |
3 |
61 |
20.33 |
1,559 |
25.56 |
.77 |
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10. |
Colossians |
4 |
95 |
23.75 |
1,998 |
21.03 |
1.19 |
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11. |
Romans |
16 |
433 |
27.06 |
9,447 |
21.82 |
5.44 |
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12. |
1
Thessalonians |
5 |
89 |
17.80 |
1,857 |
20.87 |
1.12 |
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13. |
2
Thessalonians |
3 |
47 |
15.67 |
1,042 |
22.17 |
.59 |
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14. |
1
Corinthians |
16 |
437 |
27.31 |
9,489 |
21.72 |
5.49 |
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Apostles have more than the average number of
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Summary |
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52 |
1,267 |
24.37 |
27,874 |
22.00 |
15.92 |
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Year III Average |
4.34 verses daily |
30.38 verses weekly |
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than the required weekly averages for that year,
you’ll need to advance |
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15. |
2
Corinthians |
13 |
257 |
19.77 |
6,092 |
23.70 |
3.23 |
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your memorizing schedule
beyond those chapters in order to complete 5. Since length of chapters within Luke and Acts
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16. |
James |
5 |
108 |
21.60 |
2,309 |
21.38 |
1.36 |
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Galations |
6 |
149 |
24.83 |
3,098 |
20.80 |
1.87 |
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18. |
Matthew |
28 |
1,071 |
38.25 |
23,684 |
22.11 |
13.46 |
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52 |
1,585 |
30.48 |
35,183 |
22.20 |
19.92 |
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Year IV Average |
4.01 verses daily |
28.07 verses weekly |
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memorization schedule to six years rather than five. |
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19. |
Philemon |
1 |
25 |
25.00 |
445 |
17.80 |
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6. Of course, each person may design his own plan
to correlate with his preaching, Bible class teaching materials, or personal
studies. Or, in the absence of pre-developed plans, preachers may find it
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20. |
Jude |
1 |
25 |
25.00 |
613 |
24.52 |
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21. |
1 John |
5 |
105 |
21.00 |
2,523 |
24.03 |
1.32 |
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22. |
2 John |
1 |
13 |
13.00 |
303 |
23.31 |
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23. |
3 John |
1 |
14 |
14.00 |
299 |
21.36 |
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24. |
John |
21 |
879 |
41.86 |
19,099 |
21.63 |
11.05 |
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25. |
Revelation |
22 |
404 |
18.36 |
12,000 |
29.70 |
5.08 |
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52 |
1,465 |
28.17 |
35,282 |
24.08 |
18.41 |
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Year V Average |
5.91 verses daily |
41.37 verses weekly |
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26. |
Luke |
24 |
1,151 |
47.96 |
25,944 |
22.54 |
14.46 |
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Monthly
The schedule for reading the New Testament follows
the schedule for quoting the New Testament with the exception that the gospel
of Luke and Acts of Apostles are placed first in the monthly reading but last
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27. |
Acts |
28 |
1,007 |
35.96 |
24,250 |
24.08 |
12.66 |
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Summary |
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52 |
2,158 |
41.50 |
50,194 |
23.26 |
27.12 |
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Total |
260 |
7,957 |
30.60 |
180,551 |
22.69 |
100.00% |
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Five Year Average |
4.37 verses
daily |
30.6 verses
weekly |
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memorization schedule. Times required
for reading scripture selections |
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Copyright © 1994, by author, Robert L. Waggoner, Revised: August,
2001. Permission is granted for duplication and non-profit distribution of
this material whenever unaltered. |
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Character Traits Needed for Memorizing the New Testament |
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A Strong
Desire |
Self-discipline |
Persistence |
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