1 Corinthians 13:4-7: Printable Verse Cards

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 verseBSB

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

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Love is patient, ____ is kind. It ____ not envy, it ____ not boast, it ___ not proud. It ___ not rude, it ___ not self-seeking, ___ is not easily ______, it keeps no ______ of wrongs. Love _____ no pleasure in ____, but rejoices in ___ truth. It bears ___ things, believes all ______, hopes all things, ______ all things.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Love ___ ______, love ___ ____. It ____ ___ envy, ___ ____ not _____, ___ is ___ _____. It ___ ___ rude, ___ ___ not ____-______, it ___ ___ easily ______, ___ keeps ___ ______ of ______. ____ takes ___ ______ in ____, ___ rejoices ___ ___ truth. ___ _____ all ______, ______ all ______, _____ all ______, ______ all ______.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L i p, l i k. I d n e, i d n b, i i n p. I i n r, i i n s-s, i i n e a, i k n a o w. L t n p i e, b r i t t. I b a t, b a t, h a t, e a t.
5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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

1 Corinthians 13:4-7BSB

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.