The ENTIRE New Testament Memorized (7,957 Bible verses!)

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Are you inspired by Jonathan's story? Leave a comment to let him know! And don't worry - you don't have to memorize such long passages like he does. You can join us with a simple one-verse-per-week clip here: www.biblememorygoal.com/52verses

[@AdamsTaiwan]

@@simonstuhl4170 Without an explanation of why you feel that way, your comment is rude and nothing more than a "drive by shooting". It does not help, but attempts to hurt.

[@AdamsTaiwan]

I went to his website, but there is nothing there. I'm interesting in the app that he made. I am a programmer too and have been thinking about writing my own app. I'm currently using OneNote for formatting verses in a way that helps me remember them.

[@agapistio]

@@simonstuhl4170 I'm curious, why do you think that I start with a false Jesus in the first place? What did I say in this interview that led you to that conclusion? Why do you think my understanding of Jesus begins with the traditions of men? For the record, I don't think at all that memorizing scripture will justify me. I believe that I am justified by God's grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, which I have received by faith. My reasons for memorizing were given in this video: to glorify God, to grow in sanctification, to encourage believers, and to witness to the lost. So I'm not sure where you might have gotten the idea that I think I am justified by memorizing scripture.

[@AdamsTaiwan]

@@simonstuhl4170 Where do you think you are going when you die and why?

[@agapistio]

@@simonstuhl4170 I wasn’t actually referencing Ephesians 2:8 there. I was quoting word for word from Romans 3:24-25. I think that you may be suffering some confusion here. I would agree with you that it is Jesus who raises the dead, few to everlasting life, most to condemnation. I would agree that Jesus is the one to whom all judgment is given. I would agree that it is God who chooses, not man. 

So I’m still a bit confused as to why you think I would hold to a false Jesus? You’ve accused me of starting with the traditions of men. Where have I done that? What are these traditions of men that I hold? It seems that you are making the argument that:

 1) it is impossible for a person to know whether or not they are saved 2) if a person claims to know that they are saved, that person is holding to a false Jesus Am I correct in understanding your accusation?

[@brandonjames6266]

A doctor dedicates years to mastering their profession. A Christian should strive for deep knowledge and understanding of the Bible. This involves not only 'living and breathing' the scriptures but also being prepared to articulate their faith clearly and apply its wisdom to everyday life."

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Well said.

[@edi8333]

Amen!

[@agapistio]

Amen!

[@latenttweet]

Everyone is different. Title doesn’t mean anything. Doctors just prescribe to mask symptoms. I’ve met very few doctors who I would call masters. Everything in the body is related. Your teeth health represents your body health. Spinal misalignment can cause organ failures. A doctor that has mastered the human body shouldn’t need to send you to “a specialist” when everything is tied together. You can spend years studying the Bible and not share the gospel with anyone. You could study the gospel like Roman’s road and memorize a few scientists and share with people everyday. Read the parable of the talents. This is about winning souls to Christ.

[@PromiseAniekwe]

​@@latenttweet2 Timothy 3 vs 16-17 - All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. When we read God's word, and allow it influence us, we'll feel the responsibility to share the gospel and not just that but it will pattern our lives in the way we out to live daily. So we need to know the bible not just to for envangelism but to know God better and to know his will for our lives.

[@The144Kth]

There’s an App called Bible Memory in which you memorize texts by typing them out. At the top of the leaderboard are some people with all the verses memorized…Then there’s Randy Skeet, an Adventist pastor who seems to have done the same thing as he never uses the Bible to look up verses while preaching.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

That’s awesome 👏

[@amourbundy1431]

I love to see pastors opening their Bibles and asking the congregation to do the same 😊

[@Jesusismyonething]

Mind blown 🤯 What a way to redeem the time!

[@agapistio]

That's amazing, and inspiring to hear!

[@ratie2893]

@@amourbundy1431he actually does ask the congregation to open their bibles as he recites it along with the members reading along

[@DobraNowinaNet]

I'm a catholic KZbinr from Poland, and I have around 340 verses memorized to the point that I can recite them anytime. It's so amazingly useful. A friend told me: "that's like 1% of all verses in the Bible!". :D Your memorizing of the entire books is a different approach but very inspiring! Thank you for these talks! All the best!

[@agapistio]

I'm glad to hear that you consider this inspiring. That's so wonderful to hear that you have so much of God's word stored up in your heart also. May the Lord bless you through that.

[@DobraNowinaNet]

@agapistio Wow, that's so nice that you responded! Thank you! May God bless you!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Well done! Keep it up, my friend.

[@andrewstotts6151]

@@agapistioI’m curious after memorizing the entire NT, which denomination are you or switched to? Thank you and God Bless!

[@samb6385]

@@andrewstotts6151valid points

[@beckyfriberg]

Love this!! I get to watch Jonathan live this out in our Barnabas Group! Each week, someone gives him a chapter and he recites it for us on video for us within 24 hours. And he is so generous with his tips and advice. So inspiring!! Thanks Jonathan!

[@ATSmith_17]

I’m new to bible memorization. What is the Barnabas group?

[@beckyfriberg]

@@ATSmith_17 Hi! Within the free Bible Memory Goal community, we have small groups available for patrons. We call these Barnabas Groups (as we encourage one another and hold each other accountable). Are you a part of the community on Circle?

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

That is awesome!

[@Zach-tx84]

It’s a small group of people who meet virtually to encourage each other in Bible memory. There is more information about it on the Bible memory goal website.

[@agapistio]

Thanks for the kind words, Becky! It's been great having you (and the others in the group) to keep me accountable and to help me out with this. It's been great seeing everyone there come together to encourage each other. I'm inspired by you all!

[@amourbundy1431]

His face radiates!!!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

👍🏻😎

[@joelblessing1532]

I literally said the same thing it’s funny you are seeing the same thing.

[@nomsanhlabathi4599]

I see it😮

[@SonOfGod-i2c]

Yeah, fr. Similar to Stephen when the scripture said his face was like the face of an angel.

[@joshua.johnson]

I wouldn’t exactly say that…

[@bigarj2]

This really inspired me greatly. My wife and I committed to memorizing one chapter from the Bible every year of our marriage.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Excellent! Keep it up.

[@agapistio]

That is wonderful! Such a great way to enrich your marriage! I'm glad to hear that you were inspired by this.

[@Freebird185-e9t]

What a precious goal!

[@marychimfwembe7120]

This has really inspired me. Thanks for sharing, I'll set goals for memorizing scriptures.

[@agapistio]

Glad to hear that you’ve been inspired! May the Lord bless you in your efforts to commit his word to mind and heart.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Glad it was inspirational for you!

[@marychimfwembe7120]

Thank you. Amen 🙏. ​@@agapistio

[@marychimfwembe7120]

I'm happy too​@@BibleMemoryGoal. I've started going through the books of the Bible. I've finished reading Genesis. I'm now starting Exodus. May the LORD grant me strength to know His word and keep it in my heart.

[@Isaak-eo6tr]

We all need to GET into the BIBLE. Christians we have been failing at reading the scriptures.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

👍🏻

[@bigarj2]

This is absolutely true!

[@4zandtheworld]

Oh man… what a great interview to wake up to. So encouraging. Totally remind me of 1 Peter 4:10-11 “Each of u should use whatever gift you have received to serve others as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever.”

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Love it, Takeshi. Have a blessed weekend, my friend!

[@agapistio]

Thanks for kind words! I'm so glad that Josh and I could be an encouragement to you! You are definitely an encouragement to me also - I love the way the scripture just flows out of you in the videos that I've seen. Such a blessing!

[@victorechavarria8598]

Thank you! Inspiring

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

You are so welcome!

[@Qbone15]

What a gift you had being able to step away from work, and what an incredible way to use it! Praying for your long-term memorization, and thank you for sharing your journey with us :)

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Yes it was!

[@agapistio]

Thanks for your encouragement, and for your prayers. I greatly appreciate that! And I agree - it has been a great gift from God to be able to do this. My prayer is that I can use it for his glory!

[@mattgunia942]

Excellent interview. Thank you. While I benefit from learning people's process of memorizing, I benefit even more from learning about the connection between memorization and faith in the lives of real people. This interview has a lot of that. Again, thanks. May God place his blessings upon the work you do.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thank you so much, Matt 🙏

[@agapistio]

I'm glad to hear that you were encouraged in that way!

[@eminencegrise1420]

2 Tim 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Exactly.

[@Weezl370]

Bet you he’s got that one memorized too

[@tangoseal1]

But memorizing doesn't mean dividing rightly. Even I can memorize word for word of a mathematics dissertation having no formal training in mathematics and not understand anything.

[@manofgod321]

I found that hard to believe at first - until I noticed the thumbnail “10 hours a day for 3 years.” Seldom have I heard of such commitment and discipline.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Amazing, right?

[@joylee7274]

Wow, it's challenging! Amazing accomplishment! So far, I am trying to memorize about 400 bible verses and reviewing them daily. I also memorized 75 verses in Hebrew. Bible memorizing strengthens my soul.

[@agapistio]

That's awesome! Well done! It is soul strengthening indeed!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

👍🏻🙏

[@jodysbamsystem1676]

4 stages of why! Had to listen to that twice! So good.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I know…so good.

[@jacobfuy]

This is really inspiring, I struggle with memorizing and I keep forgetting bible verses after a few days. It is frustrating to not be able to memorize those verses and remember them, which discourages me from memorizing. Thanks to this video, I am encouraged to give importance to God's Word and to never give up on memorizing

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I’m glad it’s inspired you!

[@agapistio]

Glad to hear that you were encouraged by this!

[@_G.n.G_]

I’ve been wanting to memorise psalms 119 since childhood. Few kids used to do it at church and I wanted to but never took the time to sit through it. Now at the age of 25 I’ve started and made so much progress. I love how it guides me accordingly when in need. I’ve also noticed, having sin in heart makes me forget and when I come clean, the memory is beyond me. Previously I used to memorise one stanza everyday now I learn new one on mondays as a part of my fast routine. I’ve also used to feel demotivated cuz they say memory in adulthood is not as good as when you are kid. But this video is very encouraging. Anyway trying my best not to rely on my memory but on the lord. One another motivating factor is being able to replicate the Bible through memory in case the enemy ever succeeds in banning the word of god. I know and remember a few memory verses through Sunday school and for some reason I remember John 1: 1-12 since childhood and once I’m done with 119, I wanna remember more chapters. Praise be to the lord.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

You can do it 👏

[@agapistio]

This is wonderful to hear! It's awesome that you are doing this. Praise God!

[@_G.n.G_]

@@agapistio Thank you so much Jonathan! You certainly are an inspiration and I praise God for people like you.

[@RebiwGiant-um8vp]

I've memorized the chapter which comes before its preceding chapter: Psalm 117. Don't go and see how long it is, please.

[@Monjagetitonya]

Wow! That’s amazing! I appreciate his dedication. I’ve memorized John up to chapter 5:18… I hopefully can get to the end of John by the end of my life. It’s always been my favorite book! Not sure I could do 10 hrs a day… but with GOD all things are possible!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Keep it up!

[@agapistio]

That's wonderful! Praise God for that! Keep up the great work!

[@natecheeseman3139]

Hi Josh, our family really enjoyed listening to you retell the story of the time we met in the airport. (By the way I think you left out the part where you were jetlagged when I asked you about James 2:4 :) I think the most important thing, and what I learned the most from this video was Jonathan's reason's for "why" he memorizes Scripture. That part was so key.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Ha! I’m glad you enjoy the story. Trust me when I say it was great to meet you and I appreciate you providing me this moment of confusion. If you don’t mind, I might use that story multiple times 🤣 It really made me think and I hope you don’t take it personally 🙏🙌

[@natecheeseman3139]

@@BibleMemoryGoal Oh absolutely, feel free to share. :) and this video really made me think. 😂

[@justinb1261]

Awesome, im currently working on Revelation as a memorized book !!! ❤ one day the whole bible !!!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Wonderful!

[@agapistio]

That's great! May the Lord bless your efforts on committing Revelation to mind and heart. And your long term goal of the whole bible!

[@tjhallett]

I enjoyed this interview. He illustrates well what I’ve come to consider the difference between having memorized something, and having something memorized. I have memorized Ephesians, but I have book 2 of the psalms memorized. One is a photograph, the other is an impressionistic painting. Well put!

[@agapistio]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! And if I'm recognizing the name right, I need to thank YOU for the impressionist painting illustration. I knew I had heard it from someone in the Bible Memory Goal community, but couldn't remember who. After watching this interview back myself, I decided to go back and search for the comment where someone said that. And I found out that it was you! So thank you very much for sharing that illustration way back in the day.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Nice!

[@herrywl]

Such inspiring interview! I am so encouraged and plan to dedicate the scripture memorization using my every free moment. Thanks for sharing!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍🏻

[@agapistio]

I'm glad to hear that you were inspired and encouraged! May the Lord bless your dedication to his word.

[@jasonpaavola2216]

This is some of the best stuff on KZbin! You guys are on to something

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks

[@samgamaliel4749]

It's really fantastic my dear brother in Christ. It's challenging and inspiring. Memorizing the life giving Word is such a blessing. 😇 Glory to the living Saviour JESUS CHRIST. ✝️🙏🏼

[@agapistio]

Amen! I'm glad you are inspired. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Amen 🙏

[@Shadow_fighter-123]

Thank you very much for sharing this. It has exposed my laziness and procrastination toward memorizing the scripture.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Hopefully it’s more inspiring than anything else.

[@Justin-ng4zg]

Just found this channel. It is encouraging to get some advice as the maintenance mode has been hard for me. Maybe more videos like this can help motivate me to reintegration it into my routine.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Will do!

[@gerharddueck688]

That's absolutely awesome, praise God. Thanks for the encouragement. I know something about the blessings to learn the scripture.

[@agapistio]

Praise God indeed! I'm glad you were encouraged!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Absolutely!

[@hablaf12]

That’s awesome! I had heard of people memorizing a book or two of the Bible but wow! I am blown away by this! I thank you for motivating me to take Scripture memorization more seriously! To God be the glory like you said!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@agapistio]

I'm glad to hear that you were motivated by this! Praise God!

[@Cornelius_BibleMemory]

Wow! I'm humbled by Jonathon's dedication! What an inspiration!🎉🎉🎉

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Absolutely!

[@agapistio]

I'm glad I could be an inspiration, and grateful to God that you could be inspired!

[@jmh6823a]

Wow! This is pretty awesome! For the last few years I've been memorizing my favorite chapters in the Bible. A few are in the Old Testament and a few are in the New Testament. Earlier this year, Congress tried to outlaw the New Testament sighting that it's anti-sematic (which is not true, of course). Thankfully, it didn't pass. However, the incident gave me a new appreciation of the New Testament and also a new determination to keep memorizing. This video very much inspires me to keep memorizing scripture 🙂

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Keep memorizing 🙌

[@agapistio]

That's so great that you've stored up a number of chapters like that. So sanctifying!

[@bbrum610]

This was great! And very good timing for me with the discussion about "archiving" past books. Ty John and Josh.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Glad you enjoyed it 😎

[@agapistio]

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad that it was good timing for you.

[@samwater9988]

Amazing, Such commitment. This motivates me to do better with my study of the word... Help me holy spirit...

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

You can do it!

[@agapistio]

Glad to hear that you were motivated by this. May the Lord help you in your study.

[@bradhagen5060]

Very impressive you radiant joy while discussing. You’ve inspired me to ramp up my memorization. I do like your explanation on using Gods word for evangelizing.

[@agapistio]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad that this could inspire you to memorize more.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Awesome!

[@SpokenEnglishBible]

Jonathan's journey is so inspirational!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I’m glad it inspired you!

[@agapistio]

Glad to hear that you have been inspired. Praise God for that!

[@cindybrown9281]

Thank you so much for this interview! It was so helpful! I recently posted a question about kissing the books goodbye and got lots of great responses. It was also really helpful to hear from someone who has actually memorized the whole New Testament and hear how he keeps up with review and to what level. Great interview! Thanks!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@agapistio]

Thanks for the kind words, Cindy. I'm glad to hear it was helpful, and I hope you are able to figure out a great system of review which works for you and keeps God's word in your mind and heart the way you want it.

[@dulcetsimone1482]

I literally tried to like the vid 4 times lol Each time I wenf to like, it was already done.... Amen!!! ❤

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Haha 😆

[@agapistio]

😁

[@jodysbamsystem1676]

Super great and inspiring! Love the impressionist, painting, illustration!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

He had such great illustrations.

[@agapistio]

Thanks for the kind words, Jody. Though I can't take credit for that impressionist painting illustration. I had heard that in the Bible Memory Goal community. Though I couldn't remember where, I've since gone back to look it up, and it was TJ that I heard it from. So he's the one who deserves the credit for that great illustration. 😃

[@ezeuzo1963]

I’m assuming he’s not married and has no kids. If so, what a way to spend your singleness! If not, I’d like to know how he managed that. I started the Bible memory goal and then lost my zeal to do it. I’ve tried to restart and then I lose my zeal again. Thus, I LOVE what he said about starting by praying which is something I have not done. Thanks for sharing this.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Correct. He says as much - he is single and this is an advantage he has.

[@agapistio]

You have assumed correctly. I have never been married and have no children. Otherwise, I can't imagine I personally would ever have been able to do this! Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad to hear that you've been motivated again, and I hope that zeal returns. I truly do believe that the best tip for memorizing scripture that I can give to anyone is to pray!

[@joannal7700]

Well done! That's so amazing! And I love the reasons for your memorising it, i love it when believers around me can give me a word in season- oh how good it is.. let my memorising increasing too.. ❤🎉

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

So true!

[@Val-LovestheLordJesus]

What an inspiration! Thank you for sharing, Jonathan!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@agapistio]

You're welcome! And I'm glad you are inspired.

[@smjmartialarts1438]

Outstanding!!!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@shawnbrewer7]

This is great! I've heard that Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon has the entire Psalter memorized in English, Greek, and Latin. #goals

[@agapistio]

Wow, that's amazing doing that in multiple languages.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

That's quite the feat.

[@AntivirusizeCorlson]

Most of all, remember Ephesians 2:8-9

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Definitely good to remember, but I think Jesus quoted a different verse when asked what was “most of all”.

[@reverendterminator]

congratulations bro! impressive

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for the comment 👍🏻

[@agapistio]

To God be the glory. I'm blessed he allowed me and enabled me to do this.

[@reverendterminator]

@@agapistio yes sir, by grace, but you put in the work! in norway an actor learned gospel of mark, and filled the theathres..stay strong brother.

[@agapistio]

@@reverendterminator And I am grateful that God gave me the the time to do the work, the ability to do the work, the opportunity to do the work, the knowledge and tools to do the work, and the desire and motivation and discipline to do the work. What do I have that has not come from him! 😃 I do thank you for the encouragement!

[@reverendterminator]

@@agapistio Amen!! I memorized the christmas story from Matthew and Luke, and probably got it 98% right when spoke it out during a service. that was like 1- 2 chapters, and that took time, so i do understand the work! May the Lord use in a strong and mighty way!

[@linak7155]

This segment has been so cool to consider! The why of memorization is an excellent point. Back in the mid-90s, I ordered a program that taught memorization. I perused through it but lost interest and set it aside. Now I am too old, and my memory fails me even with simple mundane things. I imagine discipline plays a huge part in the process.

[@agapistio]

Discipline is definitely a big part of it. But with some memory techniques and methods, even an aging memory can do much more than we might expect!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I agree with Jonathan!

[@Zach-tx84]

It’s been amazing to watch him recite scripture in our group. I’ve started a spiral notebook of the first letter of the books I’ve memorized. It’d be awesome to have the whole NT in there some day.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I know, right?

[@agapistio]

And I've been encouraged by watching you recite in our group also, Zach! I look forward to the day you have that spiral notebook filled! 😃

[@angelariker8407]

Wonderful, amazing, inspiring interview. I would love to know what Jonathan took away from the over all experience. How has his life changed from memorizing the NT?

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Great question...perhaps something to ask him in our community? :)

[@agapistio]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad to hear that you were encouraged. The list of things that I've taken away from this experience is very long! I think I'll summarize with this: my life has changed by knowing God better, and his Son Jesus Christ. This has led to a deeper understanding, and a stronger desire to live out the life that Christ desires for me to live, and I would like to say better success at doing that (though I'm still a work in progress, by his grace!) That's the short version of my answer!

[@jodysbamsystem1676]

Plate spinning! Another great illustration!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

😎😂

[@user-DavidSling]

Amazing may God bless you

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

You too 🙏

[@danielquaye8483]

Coming from someone who has the intention to memorize every verse of the Bible, this is impressive! God bless you!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Go for it 💯

[@agapistio]

Thanks for the blessing, Daniel! That's a wonderful intention. I hope the Lord blesses you with the opportunity to get there! It truly is life altering, in a wonderful and glorious way!

[@danielquaye8483]

@@agapistio Thank you 🥰

[@watchman9198]

Disappointing amount of negative comments on this video!! This is incredibly impressive! God will bless you for the time spent in his word!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Yea, online comments can be depressing :/

[@agapistio]

Thank you for the encouragement!

[@kennethzagone2638]

Really love his whys!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I agree!

[@yvonnecrozier4536]

That was awesome. Praise God! Loved your ending comment about it should change us. I get parked like that sometimes on a single verse and just glorify God... for example recently it is John 14:1 "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in Me."

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@agapistio]

Praise God indeed! And I hear you - I love just parking on a verse or two at a time, praising God for it, and seeking to understand how it should change me.

[@ScriptureMemorySystem]

Congratulations, on memorizing the New Testament! 👏

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

🙌🙌

[@agapistio]

Thank you! Glory to God for blessing me to be able to do it!

[@branscombe_]

I hope you find the love of your life soon JB, take care and God bless

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

👍🏻

[@kenyoung4610]

I liked where he emphasized while memorizing a verse look for it to change your life. That to me is the best advice, because there is a purpose behind your action. To memorize just for the sake of memorizing a text is really not proving anything. Starting with prayer, and having the desire for the scriptures to change your life for the better would be the best advice for anyone taking on this monumental effort. Thanks Jonathan for sharing your inspirational story. To God be all the glory and praise for your success!

[@agapistio]

Thanks for the kind words and encouragement! I'm glad you found it inspiring. All glory and praise to God indeed!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for sharing!

[@dr.destiny5635]

You the better man than me..❤ good job brother. Beyond Achievement

[@agapistio]

The fact that I'm *not* a good man is one of the reasons I pursued this: so that I can continually strive to be the "better man" that I am currently not. But I do thank you for the encouragement.

[@dr.destiny5635]

@agapistio it is Amazing

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

It’s not about works 👍🏻

[@dr.destiny5635]

@BibleMemoryGoal study to show yourself approved..faith without works is dead.

[@jameswilson9361]

Now go share it with others and get the gospel to the lost, get rewards built up in heaven as pure gold. Wow that's amazing bro. Amazing commitment!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Well said!

[@agapistio]

Will do! :D

[@jameswilson9361]

@agapistio You're such an inspiration to young single guys like me brother! God bless your ventures for the Lord!

[@RiddlesGang]

Thank you very much Jonathan, for encouriging us to memorise the word in this way. I'm freshly inspired!

[@agapistio]

I’m glad to hear that you have been encouraged and inspired! Praise God for that!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I’m encouraged to hear that!

[@RiddlesGang]

​@@agapistio Do you maybe have a list of more methods that you've heen using over these years of memorisation? Or would those mostly be the methods that have been explained on this channel?

[@agapistio]

@@RiddlesGang My methods would almost entirely be commonly used memory methods and techniques, the things you'd find here on this channel or over in the Bible Memory Goal community. I've found ways to take those methods and techniques and bend them into ways that suited me personally, and built a system that worked well for my life. But the methods and techniques are pretty much all the same.

[@RiddlesGang]

@@agapistio Thank you for sharing! Especially the advice about starting small I will keep in mind! I was planning to memorise Matthew, but I will continue learning the smaller chapters first now

[@majorphenom1]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏿 His grace and mercy be upon you both and your loved ones 🕊️🥛🍯

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Same to you 🙏

[@HelovesU-we4qh]

Wow! This is so inspiring! I have been putting off memorizing John 1, now I know I can do it along with some other things I need to memorize! This is going to seem weird but as I was listening to him, I have a single daughter and I am wondering if he is like the Apostle Paul or if he is open to marriage?

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Ha! Not sure how to respond to that.

[@thewalkingbible3624]

Brother Josh. Congratulations on your memory journey. I discovered your channel in 2021 and subscribed and activated the notification bell following your program till eternity. You know me very well. I pray God touches your heart look through the 17 books of the New Testament i fully memorized from Galatians Ephesians Philippians through to Jude. I'm also part actively in your community. 1 Corinthians 16:14- Let all that you do be done out of love. God bless you sir❤

[@agapistio]

That's amazing that you've memorized so many books! Praise God for that! Well done!

[@thewalkingbible3624]

@agapistio God richly bless you sir. I have heard of one good Bible memorizer named Jonathan reciting chapters after 24 hours when asked on Josh's interview. Please are you Jonathan Bradford???

[@agapistio]

@@thewalkingbible3624 yes, I’m the Jonathan Bradford from that interview.

[@thewalkingbible3624]

@@agapistio Woooooow woooooow Great speaking to you also. Very impressed meeting with a great person like you.

[@agapistio]

@@thewalkingbible3624 I’m not a great person, just a man striving to be like Jesus through knowing his word.

[@jtzutube]

WOW! That's AWESOME!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks!

[@johannesaxelsson687]

Glad to find your site, God bless you! I am intrested in the app.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I’m not sure he publishes the app, unfortunately.

[@3-Angels-Message]

Praise the Lord. An inspiration for all.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Awesome 👏

[@Mr.Watcher1]

Very inspiring ❤

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Great! 👍🏻

[@AlishaMakesMusic]

You can see the light of Christ beaming from his face! Glory to God!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Agreed!

[@nth0ny77]

Inspiring story big man. Gonna use this video to show my Muslim twin brother that Christians can also memorize scripture.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

👍🏻

[@rodsemeniuk7616]

Yes very challenging and inspiring

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

👍🏻

[@ruben346]

VERY impressive and VERY inspiring that someone would do that😮

[@agapistio]

Glad to hear that you were inspired! Thanks for the kind words.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I agree!

[@camc2175]

After watching this, I tried looking for a first letter only bible. I found one in KJV. I wonder if there is one in NASB. What a great use of his time!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Wow, I didn’t know those existed.

[@ajohnson6433]

I can only imagine his ability to evangelize when led by the Holy Spirit with this kind of resource mentally available to him now.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

So true 👍🏻

[@agapistio]

Amen!

[@imkadosh]

Brother Darío Salas memorized the entire Bible but he started since he was a small boy. He said he loved the Word of God, and was all the time in the Word to such an extent that he did not want to speak anything but the Word. If his parents wanted to talk to him about any other subject he would answer them with the Word of God. He overgrew that phase but as he grew up never stop the memorization. There were only 3 people in the world who knew the entire Bible by memory and he was one of them. A Pentecostal boy from Chile he was. He already passed away, but his videotapes are still teaching us now. No body could deceive him because he knew what the Scripture said in every book. He did not need a concordance or dictionary to recall any part of the Bible. In his teachings he would have readers to read the Bible verses he was teaching and if the reader did not read correctly the Bible verse, he would stop the the reader and ask to read again and again until the person read the correct verse because he knew what was each text. He said the Scriptue run in his veins. He also said that even though he knew the Scripture he never stopped studying because never wanted to forget what he memorized. Dr Dario Salas was a man who we Spanish speaking people love him so much because he was the best. He was so funny!! He taught sitting down and did not carry a Bible. And wrote many books and had degrees in various fields. A person who loves the Word of God is a person who becomes a sentinel a guardian a Word keeper who serves many people because the more one knows the Word the less this person is in danger of being deceived and the more people this person can help or influence. I take myself as an example. I have become a student of the Word and I take the Hebrew to study the Old Testament because I want to know what original text says, and the amount of information and enlightenment is so just incomparable… the amount of eye-opening things God said in His word makes the person memorize it without effort… it is that rich! Spending 8 hours in one sitting is nothing. God is never boring. His Word is so powerful and rich and full of excitement. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. His Word washes us and is the lamp to our feet and light to our path.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for sharing!

[@philippe-I]

Beautiful...

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

🙏

[@New_Disciple-G3101]

Thank you for this blessing 🙏🕊️🙏

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

You are so welcome

[@gabesmith9171]

This is awesome- I want to do this!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Just focus on being consistent.

[@redbarron128]

I did a memory project many years ago to memorize 1 Peter, but I had the same issue of not being able to recall chapter/verse coordinates (wasn't part of my memorization content). And I also suffered from the front loading issue, where I still to this day (almost a decade later) have pretty strong recall for the 1st chapter, but it tapers off throughout the book since when I was reviewing I would just start at the beginning and re-work through all of the book. Since then, I have been working on a mind palace approach that allows me to encode the book, chapter, and verse numbers as part of my mnemonics through the book of Ephesians! Because the mind palace system contains a physical (albeit mental) progression, I have found it to be really helpful for storing memory verses and it also makes the recall testing a lot smoother. 8)

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

That wonderful! I hope it goes well for you.

[@Christian_27]

🕊 It's Fantastic. I think it should be very hard to remember Gospels, these books are very similar. How did you handle that?

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

That’s a great question. You should join us in the community and ask!

[@agapistio]

Keeping the gospels separated was definitely one of the hardest parts, if not the hardest! There is so much similarity and overlap, yet also plenty of small differences even in the similar passages. I do find I often get them mixed up. It's going to be a lifelong process of refining my knowledge of them, and getting better at them over time.

[@gainknowledgeandinsight]

Any link of him publicly reciting the whole NT? Be awesome to see.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

No. I think he shared a bit of why he probably wouldn’t do that.

[@DeusDinheiroMatematica]

yes, his heart is in the right place. But just out of curiosity, how long would that take? (to recite) ​@@BibleMemoryGoal

[@agapistio]

Nothing like that. It would take a lot more work to get everything I have memorized up to the level of being able to recite in long stretches. I do plan to take a lot of video of reciting smaller chunks, likely a chapter at a time. We'll see when I can get started on that project.

[@agapistio]

@@DeusDinheiroMatematica If someone has everything polished enough to be able to recite the whole thing from beginning to end, I believe it would take somewhere close to 20 hours total (depending on their speaking speed)

[@gainknowledgeandinsight]

@ awesome!! 👏 thanks so much.

[@mikethomas4570]

I want to know all the commands of Jesus Christ, and obey them. This video gave me motivation to start, thanks

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Excellent 👍🏻

[@agapistio]

That's wonderful! I'm glad to hear that you were motivated!

[@Coachstacylynn]

Rejoice always

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

You did it! 😂

[@Coachstacylynn]

@BibleMemoryGoal Yes I did! 🤣🤣🤣

[@agapistio]

Amen!

[@jamesdoherty7499]

What Bible translation did he memorize and is there one Bible translation is the easiest to memorize?

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I don't know what he used. The best one is the one that you study and read on a daily basis IMO.

[@agapistio]

I memorized in the ESV. And I agree with Josh, that the best one to memorize is the one you study and read from regularly. Which is why I chose the ESV.

[@micuzzu]

so powerful!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@aggabus]

26:07 1 Thessalonians 5:16-21 KJV - 1 6 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for sharing.

[@jodysbamsystem1676]

Cadence! I do that too! But you explained it! So cool!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Yes 🙌

[@tsm7964]

Thank you! So inspiring. I heard that a Russian priest gave candy to children who memorized scripture. A boy named Nikita memorized all 4 gospels (Matt, Mk, Lk, Jn) by age 18. Later he became Prime Minister of Russia, Khrushchev.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Cool story.

[@JesusIsGod-u5i]

How do you do that to memorize things without forgetting? Can you help me to improve my memory to remember and memorize things so easily?

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I encourage you to watch through as many videos on this channel as you can 👍🏻

[@titanszs]

review

[@bentonvillefamily]

Interesting note, David Koresh of the branch davidians memorized the NT by the age 12 even having dyslexia. I believe he eventually memorized the entire Bible but I can’t remember for sure.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Didn’t know that.

[@tomservo51]

1. What did he do when memorization felt monotonousm 2. What's the biggest thing you've learned about the bible or yourself through this process.?

[@agapistio]

1 - I guess like most other good things that can become monotonous at times, alternating periods of buckling down and pushing through to reap the benefits regardless of the monotony, and periods of taking a rest to then later come back with renewed energy and enthusiasm. Thankfully, there were not many times when things got monotonous. Spending so much time in the word was mostly filled with energizing joy! 2 - I don't know if I can narrow those down to one thing as the biggest, either about the bible or myself. I will say this, (which is a big thing, even if it might not be the biggest): The more I study, know, and understand the scriptures, the more I learn how great a sinner I am, and the more I learn how great a saviour Jesus Christ is.

[@tomservo51]

@agapistio thank you

[@agapistio]

@@tomservo51 You're welcome

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Great answers!

[@jaisontpunnoose1388]

Praise God 🙏🙏🙏

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Amen!

[@randomidiot3177]

As a Muslim i absolutely congratulate him this is amazing

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

👍🏻🙏

[@titanszs]

its common for muslims to memorize the whole thing

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

@@titanszs It doesn't really matter what is "common"...how much have YOU memorized is the question.

[@titanszs]

@BibleMemoryGoal I'm not Christian I just got this video in my feed

[@SamBinNoah]

millions of muslims memories the whole Quran. and recite the whole thing in a row. one set. without any mistake. 12 hours continuesly. i don't think this guy did the same with the bible.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for sharing.

[@arunjose9390]

Can you recommend any translation for memorization? ❤

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I recommend the one you read and study most often.

[@joylee7274]

I memorize in ESV but sometimes I try to pick the best version to memorize on some verses. biblegateway has all translations.

[@marolaa4293]

The 4 whys... Glory to Jesus!

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Amen!

[@agapistio]

Amen!

[@shakeramarner3308]

Try getting on contact with a pastor Randy Skeete. He memorized the whole Bible.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for the tip.

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

What bible version did Jonathan memorized?

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

I think it was the esv.

[@chrisn9783]

What bible version are you memorizing? Version Recommendation for a beginner?

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

It’s usually best to memorize the translation that you study and read from the most!

[@stealthh4zz4rd74]

what's more important than simply remembering the dead letters is to understand what they mean and act on it. The New Testament can't contain everything we need to know and it's not its purpose, it's the holy spirit that teaches everyone individually.

[@BibleMemoryGoal]

Thanks for the comment.