Take-home slipsMatthew 22:37-39

How to learn a verseKJV

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

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus said unto ___, Thou shalt love ___ Lord thy God ____ all thy heart, ___ with all thy ____, and with all ___ mind. This is ___ first and great ______. And the second ___ like unto it, ____ shalt love thy ______ as thyself.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus ____ ____ him, ____ _____ love ___ ____ thy ___ ____ all ___ _____, and ____ ___ thy ____, ___ with ___ ___ mind. ____ ___ the _____ ___ great ______. ___ the ______ ___ like ____ ___, Thou _____ ____ thy ______ ___ thyself.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J s u h, T s l t L t G w a t h, a w a t s, a w a t m. T i t f a g c. A t s i l u 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 verseKJV

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

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus said unto ___, Thou shalt love ___ Lord thy God ____ all thy heart, ___ with all thy ____, and with all ___ mind. This is ___ first and great ______. And the second ___ like unto it, ____ shalt love thy ______ as thyself.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus ____ ____ him, ____ _____ love ___ ____ thy ___ ____ all ___ _____, and ____ ___ thy ____, ___ with ___ ___ mind. ____ ___ the _____ ___ great ______. ___ the ______ ___ like ____ ___, Thou _____ ____ thy ______ ___ thyself.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J s u h, T s l t L t G w a t h, a w a t s, a w a t m. T i t f a g c. A t s i l u 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.