Take-home slipsMatthew 11:28-30

How to learn a verseDarby Bible

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

Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Come to me, ___ ye who labour ___ are burdened, and ___ will give you ____. Take my yoke ____ you, and learn ____ me; for I ___ meek and lowly ___ heart; and ye _____ find rest to ____ souls; for my ____ is easy, and ___ burden is light.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Come ___ ___, all ___ ___ labour ___ ___ burdened, ___ ___ will ____ ___ rest. ____ ___ yoke ____ ___, and _____ ____ me; ___ ___ am ____ ___ lowly ___ _____; and ___ _____ find ____ ___ your _____; ___ my ____ ___ easy, ___ ___ burden ___ _____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.C t m, a y w l a a b, a I w g y r. T m y u y, a l f m; f I a m a l i h; a y s f r t y s; f m y i e, a m b i l.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 11:28-30

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

How to learn a verseDarby Bible

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

Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Come to me, ___ ye who labour ___ are burdened, and ___ will give you ____. Take my yoke ____ you, and learn ____ me; for I ___ meek and lowly ___ heart; and ye _____ find rest to ____ souls; for my ____ is easy, and ___ burden is light.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Come ___ ___, all ___ ___ labour ___ ___ burdened, ___ ___ will ____ ___ rest. ____ ___ yoke ____ ___, and _____ ____ me; ___ ___ am ____ ___ lowly ___ _____; and ___ _____ find ____ ___ your _____; ___ my ____ ___ easy, ___ ___ burden ___ _____.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.C t m, a y w l a a b, a I w g y r. T m y u y, a l f m; f I a m a l i h; a y s f r t y s; f m y i e, a m b i l.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 11:28-30

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