Memorize Exodus 20:8

Keep in memory the Sabbath and let it be a holy day.

Exodus 20:8, Bible in Basic English

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The five steps

1. Meet the verse. Hear it read aloud, then echo it phrase by phrase, with a small hand motion for each phrase.
2. Fill the gaps. About a third of the words become blanks. Say it out loud, supplying them; peek if you need to, trying is the point.
3. Half hidden. Most of the words are gone now. Say it once more at bedtime; sleep locks it in overnight.
4. First letters. Every word reduced to its first letter. Recite it with only those to guide you.
5. All by yourself. Nothing but the reference. One confident recite, then it goes into your Verse Book to come back for review.

Each step makes a fine "tonight's step" spread over five days, and nothing is locked: the numbered dots jump anywhere. How to memorize Bible verses walks through the whole method.

Why it works

Three of the most replicated findings in learning science: retrieval practice (pulling a word from memory strengthens it more than rereading it), spacing (short tries on separate days beat one long one), and sleep (a verse said at bedtime is consolidated overnight). The blanks grow in stages so that every try is hard enough to count and never so hard that you give up.

Exodus 20:8 in context

Exodus 20 presents the covenant commands after recalling Israel's liberation from Egypt. They address worship, God's name, Sabbath, family honor, life, marriage, property, truth, and desire. The people stand back in awe while Moses approaches the cloud, and instructions for simple altars follow.

Read Exodus 20:8 in its chapter · Exodus 20, in the Bible in Basic English.

Verses that keep it company

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In other translations

BSB · Berean Standard BibleKJV · King James VersionNET · New English TranslationWEB · World English BibleESV · English Standard VersionASV · American Standard (1901)YLT · Young's Literal Translation

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