Take-home slipsJohn 11:25-26

How to learn a verseWEB Catholic Edition

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

John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus said to ___, “I am the ______ and the life. ___ who believes in ___ will still live, ____ if he dies. ______ lives and believes ___ me will never ___. Do you believe ____?”
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus ____ ___ her, “___ ___ the ______ ___ the ____. ___ who ______ ___ me ____ _____ live, ____ ___ he ____. ______ lives ___ ______ in ___ ____ never ___. ___ you ______ ____?”
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J s t h, “I a t r a t l. H w b i m w s l, e i h d. W l a b i m w n d. D y b t?”
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 11:25-26

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

How to learn a verseWEB Catholic Edition

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

John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies. Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus said to ___, “I am the ______ and the life. ___ who believes in ___ will still live, ____ if he dies. ______ lives and believes ___ me will never ___. Do you believe ____?”
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus ____ ___ her, “___ ___ the ______ ___ the ____. ___ who ______ ___ me ____ _____ live, ____ ___ he ____. ______ lives ___ ______ in ___ ____ never ___. ___ you ______ ____?”
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J s t h, “I a t r a t l. H w b i m w s l, e i h d. W l a b i m w n d. D y b t?”
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 11:25-26

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