Take-home slipsJohn 20:29

How to learn a verseYLT

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

John 20:29 Jesus saith to him, 'Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus saith to him, 'Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus saith to ___, 'Because thou hast ____ me, Thomas, thou ____ believed; happy those ___ having seen, and ______ believed.'
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus _____ ___ him, '______ ____ hast ____ ___, Thomas, ____ ____ believed; _____ _____ not ______ ____, and ______ ______.'
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J s t h, 'B t h s m, T, t h b; h t n h s, a h b.'
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 20:29

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

How to learn a verseYLT

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

John 20:29 Jesus saith to him, 'Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus saith to him, 'Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed; happy those not having seen, and having believed.'
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus saith to ___, 'Because thou hast ____ me, Thomas, thou ____ believed; happy those ___ having seen, and ______ believed.'
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus _____ ___ him, '______ ____ hast ____ ___, Thomas, ____ ____ believed; _____ _____ not ______ ____, and ______ ______.'
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J s t h, 'B t h s m, T, t h b; h t n h s, a h b.'
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 20:29

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