Take-home slipsMark 12:30-31

How to learn a verseYLT

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

Mark 12:30-31 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength — this [is] the first command; and the second [is] like [it], this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; — greater than these there is no other command.'

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength — this [is] the first command; and the second [is] like [it], this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; — greater than these there is no other command.'
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.and thou shalt ____ the Lord thy ___ out of all ___ heart, and out ___ thy soul, and ___ of all thine ______, and out of ___ thy strength — this [___] the first command; ___ the second [is] ____ [it], this, Thou _____ love thy neighbour ___ thyself; — greater than _____ there is no _____ command.'
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.and ____ _____ love ___ ____ thy ___ ___ of ___ ___ heart, ___ ___ of ___ ____, and ___ ___ all _____ ______, and ___ ___ all ___ ______ — this [___] ___ first ______; ___ the ______ [___] like [___], ____, Thou _____ ____ thy ______ ___ thyself; — ______ ____ these _____ ___ no _____ ______.'
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.a t s l t L t G o o a t h, a o o t s, a o o a t u, a o o a t s — t [i] t f c; a t s [i] l [i], t, T s l t n a t; — g t t t i n o c.'
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Mark 12:30-31

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:

Mark 12:30-31 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength — this [is] the first command; and the second [is] like [it], this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; — greater than these there is no other command.'

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength — this [is] the first command; and the second [is] like [it], this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; — greater than these there is no other command.'
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.and thou shalt ____ the Lord thy ___ out of all ___ heart, and out ___ thy soul, and ___ of all thine ______, and out of ___ thy strength — this [___] the first command; ___ the second [is] ____ [it], this, Thou _____ love thy neighbour ___ thyself; — greater than _____ there is no _____ command.'
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.and ____ _____ love ___ ____ thy ___ ___ of ___ ___ heart, ___ ___ of ___ ____, and ___ ___ all _____ ______, and ___ ___ all ___ ______ — this [___] ___ first ______; ___ the ______ [___] like [___], ____, Thou _____ ____ thy ______ ___ thyself; — ______ ____ these _____ ___ no _____ ______.'
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.a t s l t L t G o o a t h, a o o t s, a o o a t u, a o o a t s — t [i] t f c; a t s [i] l [i], t, T s l t n a t; — g t t t i n o c.'
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Mark 12:30-31

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