Take-home slipsMatthew 22:37-39

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 22:37-39 And he said to him, Thou shalt love [the] Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding. This is [the] great and first commandment. And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And he said to him, Thou shalt love [the] Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding. This is [the] great and first commandment. And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And he said ___ him, Thou shalt ____ [the] Lord thy ___ with all thy _____, and with all ___ soul, and with ___ thy understanding. This ___ [the] great and _____ commandment. And [the] ______ is like it, ____ shalt love thy ______ as thyself.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ to ___, ____ shalt ____ [___] Lord ___ ___ with ___ ___ heart, ___ ____ all ___ ____, and ____ ___ thy ______. ____ is [___] _____ and _____ ______. And [___] ______ is ____ ___, Thou _____ ____ thy ______ ___ thyself.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A h s t h, T s l [t] L t G w a t h, a w a t s, a w a t u. T i [t] g a f c. A [t] s i l i, T s l t n a t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 22:37-39

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 22:37-39 And he said to him, Thou shalt love [the] Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding. This is [the] great and first commandment. And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And he said to him, Thou shalt love [the] Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding. This is [the] great and first commandment. And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And he said ___ him, Thou shalt ____ [the] Lord thy ___ with all thy _____, and with all ___ soul, and with ___ thy understanding. This ___ [the] great and _____ commandment. And [the] ______ is like it, ____ shalt love thy ______ as thyself.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___ ____ to ___, ____ shalt ____ [___] Lord ___ ___ with ___ ___ heart, ___ ____ all ___ ____, and ____ ___ thy ______. ____ is [___] _____ and _____ ______. And [___] ______ is ____ ___, Thou _____ ____ thy ______ ___ thyself.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A h s t h, T s l [t] L t G w a t h, a w a t s, a w a t u. T i [t] g a f c. A [t] s i l i, T s l t n a t.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 22:37-39

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