Matthew 7:7-8: 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 7:7-8 Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you: Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you: Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Make a request, ___ it will be ______; what you are ______ for you will ___; give the sign, ___ the door will ___ open to you: ______ to everyone who _____ a request, it ____ be given; and ___ who is searching ____ get his desire, ___ to him who _____ the sign, the ____ will be open.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Make ___ ______, and ___ ____ be ______; ____ you ___ ______ for ___ ____ get; ____ ___ sign, ___ ___ door ____ ___ open ___ ___: Because ___ ______ who _____ ___ request, ___ ____ be _____; ___ he ___ ___ searching ____ ___ his ______, ___ to ___ ___ gives ___ ____, the ____ ____ be ____.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.M a r, a i w b a; w y a s f y w g; g t s, a t d w b o t y: B t e w m a r, i w b g; a h w i s w g h d, a t h w g t s, t d w b o.
5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 7:7-8

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

Matthew 7:7-8BBE

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you: Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.