1 Corinthians 13:4-7: Printable Verse Cards (Geneva Bible 1599)

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 verseGNV

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

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp: It doeth no vncomely thing: it seeketh not her owne things: it is not prouoked to anger: it thinketh not euill: It reioyceth not in iniquitie, but reioyceth in the trueth: It suffreth all things: it beleeueth all things: it hopeth all things: it endureth all things.

1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp: It doeth no vncomely thing: it seeketh not her owne things: it is not prouoked to anger: it thinketh not euill: It reioyceth not in iniquitie, but reioyceth in the trueth: It suffreth all things: it beleeueth all things: it hopeth all things: it endureth all things.
2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Loue suffreth long: ___ is bountifull: loue ______ not: loue doeth ___ boast it selfe: ___ is not puffed ___: It doeth no ______ thing: it seeketh ___ her owne things: ___ is not prouoked ___ anger: it thinketh ___ euill: It reioyceth ___ in iniquitie, but ______ in the trueth: ___ suffreth all things: ___ beleeueth all things: ___ hopeth all things: ___ endureth all things.
3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Loue ______ ____: it ___ ______: loue ______ ___: loue _____ ___ boast ___ _____: it ___ ___ puffed ___: ___ doeth ___ ______ thing: ___ ______ not ___ ____ things: ___ ___ not ______ ___ anger: ___ ______ not _____: ___ reioyceth ___ ___ iniquitie, ___ ______ in ___ ______: It ______ ___ things: ___ ______ all ______: ___ hopeth ___ ______: it ______ ___ things.
4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L s l: i i b: l e n: l d n b i s: i i n p v: I d n v t: i s n h o t: i i n p t a: i t n e: I r n i i, b r i t t: I s a t: i b a t: i h a t: i 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 13:4-7GNV

Loue suffreth long: it is bountifull: loue enuieth not: loue doeth not boast it selfe: it is not puffed vp: It doeth no vncomely thing: it seeketh not her owne things: it is not prouoked to anger: it thinketh not euill: It reioyceth not in iniquitie, but reioyceth in the trueth: It suffreth all things: it beleeueth all things: it hopeth all things: it endureth all things.