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21 Bible Verses About Memories

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Summary

  • The Hebrew verb for remember, zakar, is used both of people remembering God and of God remembering or not remembering (Psalm 25:7; Isaiah 43:25; Jeremiah 31:34).
  • Deuteronomy 5:15 grounds the Sabbath in Israel’s slavery in Egypt, where Exodus 20:11 grounds it in creation.
  • The seven days of bread without yeast (Exodus 13:8) and the Jordan stones (Joshua 4:6-7) both come with words for parents to tell their children.
  • Revelation 2:5 tells the church in Ephesus to remember how far it has fallen; the NIV translates the verb as “Consider.”
  • Catholic teaching (Catechism 1363) and the Baptist Faith and Message read the “remembrance” of 1 Corinthians 11:24-25 differently.

The Bible commands memory: God’s people are told to remember what he has done, and are given a day, a set of stones and a meal to keep the memory alive. Those are the day Israel left Egypt (Exodus 13:3), the stones from the Jordan (Joshua 4:6-7) and the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:24-25). God remembers too: his covenant (Luke 1:72-73), but not sins he has forgiven (Jeremiah 31:34). The Hebrew verb for remember, zakar, appears in the psalmist’s plea…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Strong’s Hebrew 2142, זָכַר (zakar): to remember, recall, call to mind; listed at Psalm 25:7, Isaiah 43:25 and Jeremiah 31:34. biblehub.com/hebrew/2142

Strong’s Hebrew 2146, זִכָּרוֹן (zikkaron): memorial, remembrance; listed at Exodus 13:9 and Joshua 4:7. biblehub.com/hebrew/2146

Strong’s Greek 3421, μνημονεύω (mnemoneuo): to remember, call to mind; listed at Ephesians 2:11 and Revelation 2:5. biblehub.com/greek/3421

Strong’s Greek 364, ἀνάμνησις (anamnesis): remembrance, memorial; listed at Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24-25 and Hebrews 10:3. biblehub.com/greek/364

Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1363, on the memorial. vatican.va

Southern Baptist Convention. The Baptist Faith and Message (2000), on baptism and the Lord’s Supper. bfm.sbc.net

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