How to learn a verseDarby Bible
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 16:32 Behold, [the] hour is coming, and has come, that ye shall be scattered, each to his own, and shall leave me alone; and [yet] I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Behold, [the] hour is coming, and has come, that ye shall be scattered, each to his own, and shall leave me alone; and [yet] I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Behold, [the] hour ___ coming, and has ____, that ye shall ___ scattered, each to ___ own, and shall _____ me alone; and [___] I am not _____, for the Father ___ with me.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Behold, [___] ____ is ______, ___ has ____, ____ ye _____ ___ scattered, ____ ___ his ___, ___ shall _____ ___ alone; ___ [___] I ___ ___ alone, ___ ___ Father ___ ____ me.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.B, [t] h i c, a h c, t y s b s, e t h o, a s l m a; a [y] I a n a, f t F i w m.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 16:32
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.