Here is a summary of the 108 most important verses of the Bible.
The list is recommended for daily review, or memorization.
The list was originally proposed by Dr. John Barnett via
here.
I have sorted the verses into Canonical Order.
Rom 3:10, Rom 3:23, Psalm 38:18, Rom 5:12, Rom 6:23, Heb 9:27, James 1:22, John 3:16, Rom 5:8, Luke 13:3, John 14:6, 1 Tim 4:15, 1 Peter 3:18, Rom 10:17, James 1:22, Acts 4:12, Prov 28:13, Rom 4:4-5, Eph 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, Acts 3:19, Acts 8:22, John 1:12, Acts 26:20, John 3:36, Rev 3:20, John 10:27-28, 1 John 5:11-13, Philip 1:6, 1 John 1:9, 2 Tim 3:16-17, Psalm 119:9-11, Rev 1:3, 2 Tim 2:15, Josh 1:8, James 4:17, Mat 21:22, Philip 4:6-7, 1 John 3:22, John 15:5, 2 Corinth 5:14-15, Coloss 3:23-24, Acts 2:42, Heb 10:25, 1 John 1:3, Rom 6:12-13, Rom 12:1-2, 1 Corinth 10:31, Mat 28:19-20, 2 Corinth 5:19-20, Mark 8:38, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinth 6:19-20, 1 Corinth 12:13, Galat 5:16-17
Joshua 1:9, Isaiah 41:10, Hebrews 13:5-6, Psalm 34:7, Psalm 91:10-11
Prov 1:33, Mat 6:33, Rom 8:32
Philip 4:19, Ephes 4:30-32, Psalm 86:5, Psalm 119:165, Isaiah 26:3, John 14:27, Psalm 103:10-12, Psalm 119:105, Prov 3:5-6, John 7:17, Psalm 27:14, Isaiah 40:31, Heb 4:16, 1 Corin 10:13, 1 Tim 2:5-6, 1 Corinth 15:57-58, Philip 4:13, 1 Corinth 6:9-10, Rev 21:8
[Jos 1:8 KJV] "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."
[Jos 1:9 KJV] "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
[Psa 27:14 KJV] "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
[Psa 34:7 KJV] "The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
[Psa 38:18 KJV] "For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin."
[Psa 86:5 KJV] "For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."
[Psa 91:10 KJV] "There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling."
[Psa 91:11 KJV] "For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways."
[Psa 103:10 KJV] "He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities."
[Psa 103:11 KJV] "For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him."
[Psa 103:12 KJV] "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us."
[Psa 119:9 KJV] "BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word."
[Psa 119:10 KJV] "With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments."
[Psa 119:11 KJV] "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."
[Psa 119:105 KJV] "NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
[Psa 119:165 KJV] "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them."
[Pro 1:33 KJV] "But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil."
[Pro 3:5 KJV] "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."
[Pro 3:6 KJV] "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
[Pro 28:13 KJV] "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."
[Isa 26:3 KJV] "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee."
[Isa 40:31 KJV] "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
[Isa 41:10 KJV] "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
[Mat 6:33 KJV] "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
[Mat 21:22 KJV] "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."
[Mat 28:19 KJV] "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
[Mat 28:20 KJV] "Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
[Mar 8:38 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
[Luk 13:3 KJV] "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
[Jhn 1:12 KJV] "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"
[Jhn 3:16 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."
[Jhn 3:36 KJV] "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."
[Jhn 7:17 KJV] "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself."
[Jhn 10:27 KJV] "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:"
[Jhn 10:28 KJV] "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."
[Jhn 14:6 KJV] "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
[Jhn 14:27 KJV] "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
[Jhn 15:5 KJV] "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
[Act 1:8 KJV] "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
[Act 2:42 KJV] "And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."
[Act 3:19 KJV] "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;"
[Act 4:12 KJV] "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
[Act 8:22 KJV] "Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee."
[Act 26:20 KJV] "But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance."
[Rom 3:10 KJV] "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"
[Rom 3:23 KJV] "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
[Rom 4:4 KJV] "Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt."
[Rom 4:5 KJV] "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."
[Rom 5:8 KJV] "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
[Rom 5:12 KJV] "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:"
[Rom 6:12 KJV] "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof."
[Rom 6:13 KJV] "Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God."
[Rom 6:23 KJV] "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
[Rom 8:32 KJV] "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"
[Rom 10:17 KJV] "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
[Rom 12:1 KJV] "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."
[Rom 12:2 KJV] "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
[1Co 6:9 KJV] " Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,"
[1Co 6:10 KJV] "Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God."
[1Co 6:19 KJV] "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"
[1Co 6:20 KJV] "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."
[1Co 10:31 KJV] "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
[1Co 12:13 KJV] "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit."
[1Co 15:57 KJV] "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
[1Co 15:58 KJV] "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."
[2Co 5:14 KJV] "For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:"
[2Co 5:15 KJV] "And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again."
[2Co 5:19 KJV] "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation."
[2Co 5:20 KJV] "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God."
[Gal 5:16 KJV] "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."
[Gal 5:17 KJV] "For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would."
[Eph 2:8 KJV] "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:"
[Eph 2:9 KJV] "Not of works, lest any man should boast."
[Eph 4:30 KJV] "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."
[Eph 4:31 KJV] "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:"
[Eph 4:32 KJV] "And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."
[Phl 1:6 KJV] "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:"
[Phl 4:6 KJV] "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
[Phl 4:7 KJV] "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
[Phl 4:13 KJV] "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
[Phl 4:19 KJV] "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
[Col 3:23 KJV] "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
[Col 3:24 KJV] "Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."
[1Ti 2:5 KJV] "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;"
[1Ti 2:6 KJV] "Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time."
[1Ti 4:15 KJV] "Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all."
[2Ti 2:15 KJV] "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
[2Ti 3:16 KJV] "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
[2Ti 3:17 KJV] "That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
[Tit 3:5 KJV] "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;"
[Heb 1:1 KJV] "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,"
[Heb 1:2 KJV] "Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;"
[Heb 1:3 KJV] "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"
[Heb 1:4 KJV] "Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."
[Heb 1:5 KJV] "For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?"
[Heb 1:6 KJV] "And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him."
[Heb 1:7 KJV] "And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire."
[Heb 1:8 KJV] "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom."
[Heb 1:9 KJV] "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."
[Heb 1:10 KJV] "And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:"
[Heb 1:11 KJV] "They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;"
[Heb 1:12 KJV] "And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail."
[Heb 1:13 KJV] "But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?"
[Heb 1:14 KJV] "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"
[Heb 4:16 KJV] "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."
[Heb 9:27 KJV] "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"
[Heb 10:25 KJV] "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."
[Heb 13:5 KJV] "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
[Heb 13:6 KJV] "So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."
[Jas 1:22 KJV] "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."
[Jas 4:17 KJV] "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."
[1Pe 3:18 KJV] "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:"
[1Jo 1:3 KJV] "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ."
[1Jo 1:9 KJV] "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
[1Jo 3:22 KJV] "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight."
[1Jo 5:11 KJV] "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son."
[1Jo 5:12 KJV] "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."
[1Jo 5:13 KJV] "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."
[Rev 1:3 KJV] "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand."
[Rev 3:20 KJV] "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."
[Rev 21:8 KJV] "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."