Can You Finish These Bible Verses That Most Christians Know by Heart?
By: Talin Vartanian
7 min
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About This Quiz
A wide range of Bible verses are well known for their inspirational messages on love and life perspectives. In this quiz, we've compiled a list of 35 popular Bible verses that will test your knowledge!
Let's do a few warm-up exercises. What do you think is the first half of the following Bible verse: "...that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." In this type of question, you'll get a short list of possible answers, and it will be your job to guess which sentence in the list fits in the verse. The above question actually has the missing verse: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son."
Here's another one to try: "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love..." What do you think is the missing second half of this phrase? The answer is "But the greatest of these is love."
This quiz will also look at verses where you have to fill in the missing blanks, as well as figure out which words in the verse are incorrect.
Take this Bible verse quiz now to test your knowledge on popular words, phrases and inspirational messages from the Bible!
What is the second half of this Bible verse: "I can do all this through him _________."
But rejoices with the truth
In everything give thanks
Who gives me strength
The second half of this Bible verse is "who gives me strength," so the sentence should read as "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." This is from Philippians 4:13.
Which words are missing from this verse: "Whoever does not ______ does not know God, because _______ is love.”
Know, passion
Know, to sin
Love, God
The missing words in the verse are "love" and "God." Thus, the verse should read as "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love" from 1 John 4:8.
What are the missing words in this verse? "In the beginning, God created the _______ and the _________.”
Stars, moon
Sky, planets
Heavens, earth
"Heavens, earth" are the missing words in this verse. It should then be read as "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" from Genesis 1:1.
This Bible verse is from Thessalonians 5:16-18. Can you complete the missing words? "Rejoice _________; pray without ________; in everything give __________."
Always, ceasing, bread
Never, giving up, bread
Always, ceasing, love
Always, ceasing, thanks
The missing words are "always, ceasing, thanks." Thus, the verse should read as "Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks."
Fill in the missing blanks for this Bible verse from Corinthians 5:17: "Old things are _______ away; behold, all things are become ________."
Passed, new
"Passed, new" are the missing words in this Bible verse. The sentence should then read as "Old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
The first half of this verse is incorrect. "'He called to me' and gave me strength." What should be the correct first half of this verse?
I can do all this through Him
But the Lord stood with me
The first half of the verse should read as "But the Lord stood with me." Thus, the verse is "But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength" from Timothy 4:17.
What is the second half of the following verse: "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love _________."
But the greatest of these is wine.
But the greatest of these is the Lord.
But the greatest of these is love.
The second half of the verse is "But the greatest of these is love." The verse should be read as "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love" from Corinthians 13:13.
Fill in the missing blanks of this verse: "And we know that in all things ______ works for the good of those who ______ him, who have been called according to his _________."
God, love, purpose
The missing words from this verse are "God, love, purpose." Thus, the verse should read as "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" from Romans 8:28.
Two of the words in this verse are incorrect: "Ten are better than one...for if they rise, one will lift up the other." Which words are incorrect?
Better, one
Life, other
Ten, rise
"Ten, rise" are incorrectly placed in the verse. It should actually read as "Two are better than one...for if they fall, one will lift up the other" from Ecclesiastes 4:9-10.
Fill in the missing blanks in this verse: “For by _______ you have been saved through ________, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of ________.”
Grace, faith, God
The missing words in the Bible verse are "grace, faith, God." Thus, the verse should read as “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" from Ephesians 2:8.
The second half of this verse is incorrect: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; For he will be punished by the wrath of the Lord." What should be the correct second half of this verse?
And that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.
I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
The second half of the verse should read as "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” This is from John 10:10.
He shall direct your paths."
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding."
Fill in the missing blanks in this Bible verse: "The fruit of the spirit is _____, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and __________."
Love, sacrifice
Love, passion
Love, self-control
The missing words are "love, self-control." The verse should then be read as "The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" from Galatians 5:22-23.
Which words in this Bible verse are incorrect: "Death and God are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the sins thereof."
Eat, thereof
Power, tongue
Death, love
God, sins
The incorrect words in this Bible verse are "God" and "sins." The verse should be read as "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof" from Proverbs 18:21.
The word "bounty" is incorrect in this verse, "And God said, 'Let there be bounty': and there was bounty." Which word should replace "bounty"?
Food
Love
Darkness
Light
The word "light" should replace the words "bounty" in this verse. It should then read as "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light" from Genesis 1:3.
Finish this Bible verse "For I know the plans I have for you...plans to prosper you and not to harm you, _________."
Plans to give you hope and a future
The bible verse should read as "For I know the plans I have for you...plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." This is from Jeremiah 29:11.
Two of the words in this verse are incorrect "Then shall the righteous propel forth as the sun in the kingdom of the Heavens." Which words are incorrect?
Righteous, forth
Kingdom, sun
Righteous, sun
Propel, Heavens
"Propel" and "Heavens" are the two incorrect words in this verse. The correct verse is as follows: "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of the Father" from Matthew 13:43.
The first half of this verse is incorrect: "For I know that my Redeemer lives, And obtains favor from the Lord." What is the correct first-half of this verse?
With all your heart you must trust the Lord and not your own judgment
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
The correct first half of this verse is "He who finds a wife finds a good thing." The verse should be fully read as "He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord" from Proverbs 18:22.
What is the missing second half of this verse: "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, _______."
He might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters
The evidence of things not seen
He will not depart from it
The missing phrase in the verse is "he will not depart from it." The verse should be fully read as "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it" from Proverbs 22:6.
"Believe" is incorrect in the context of this verse: "Believe in the Lord always: and again I say, Believe." What is the correct word that should replace "believe?"
Rejoice
The word "rejoice" should replace the words "believe" in this verse. Thus, it should read as "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice" from Philippians 4:4.
One of the words is incorrect in the verse "In the beginning was the Light, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Can you tell which it is?
Light
"Light" is the incorrect word in this verse. It should read as "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" from John 1:1-2.
Fill in the missing blanks in this verse: "Above all else, guard your _______, for everything you do _______ from it."
Soul, comes
Heart, flows
The missing words in the verse are "heart" and "flows." Thus, it should read as "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it" from Proverbs 4:23.