Matthew 6:9-13: Printable Verse Cards (Bible in Basic English)

One verse, eight to a sheet, Letter or A4. Print at 100%, then cut along the dashes. A cover sheet with the five steps prints first.

How to learn a verseBBE

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Matthew 6:9-13 Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day bread for our needs. And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day bread for our needs. And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Let this then ___ your prayer: Our ______ in heaven, may ____ name be kept ____. Let your kingdom ____. Let your pleasure ___ done, as in ______, so on earth. ____ us this day _____ for our needs. ___ make us free ___ our debts, as ___ have made those ____ who are in ____ to us. And ___ us not be ___ to the test, ___ keep us safe ____ the Evil One.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Let ____ ____ be ____ ______: Our ______ ___ heaven, ___ ____ name ___ ____ holy. ___ ____ kingdom ____. ___ your ______ ___ done, ___ ___ heaven, ___ ___ earth. ____ ___ this ___ _____ for ___ _____. And ____ ___ free ___ ___ debts, ___ ___ have ____ _____ free ___ ___ in ____ ___ us. ___ ___ us ___ ___ put ___ ___ test, ___ ____ us ____ ____ the ____ ___.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L t t b y p: O F i h, m y n b k h. L y k c. L y p b d, a i h, s o e. G u t d b f o n. A m u f o o d, a w h m t f w a i d t u. A l u n b p t t t, b k u s f t E O.
5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 6:9-13

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

Matthew 6:9-13BBE

Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us this day bread for our needs. And make us free of our debts, as we have made those free who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.