Matthew 7:7-8: Printable Verse Cards (Douay-Rheims 1899)

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 verseDRA

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

Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Ask, and it _____ be given you: ____, and you shall ____: knock, and it _____ be opened to ___. For every one ____ asketh, receiveth: and ___ that seeketh, findeth: ___ to him that ______, it shall be ______.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Ask, ___ ___ shall ___ _____ you: ____, ___ you _____ ____: knock, ___ ___ shall ___ ______ to ___. ___ every ___ ____ asketh, ______: ___ he ____ ______, findeth: ___ ___ him ____ ______, it _____ ___ opened.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A, a i s b g y: s, a y s f: k, a i s b o t y. F e o t a, r: a h t s, f: a t h t k, i s 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 7:7-8DRA

Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.