28 Verses - One Great Verse to Memorize from Each Chapter of Matthew
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| Matthew 1 | 21 | She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins. |
| Matthew 2 | 2 | Where is the One who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him. |
| Matthew 3 | 8 | Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. |
| Matthew 4 | 19 | "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." |
| Matthew 5 | 6 | Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. |
| Matthew 6 | 6 | When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. |
| Matthew 7 | 12 | So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. |
| Matthew 8 | 26 | "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. |
| Matthew 9 | 36 | When he saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. |
| Matthew 10 | 28 | Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. |
| Matthew 11 | 29 | Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. |
| Matthew 12 | 34 | Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. |
| Matthew 13 | 44 | The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. |
| Matthew 14 | 36 | All who touched Him were healed. |
| Matthew 15 | 11 | What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.' |
| Matthew 16 | 26 | What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? |
| Matthew 17 | 23 | They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life. |
| Matthew 18 | 4 | Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 19 | 6 | So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate. |
| Matthew 20 | 26 | Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant. |
| Matthew 21 | 10 | When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" |
| Matthew 22 | 21 | Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's. |
| Matthew 23 | 37 | O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. |
| Matthew 24 | 42 | Keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. |
| Matthew 25 | 40 | I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me. |
| Matthew 26 | 41 | Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak. |
| Matthew 27 | 54 | When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!" |
| Matthew 28 | 19-20 | 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. |
These verses are from the New International Version, 1984. Use any version you prefer.
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