Memorizing Bible Verses: Romans 8:27-28 (ESV-English Standard Version)

An important part of keeping God’s word in your heart and having it available for when you need to quote it to fight against the devil’s temptations is to memorize scripture. There are many ways to do this including singing verses, using pneumonic devices, and old-fashioned look and don’t look as you try to say the verse. Here is a technique that I learned from memverse.com. Try it out and see if it works for you. I recommend that you focus on these two verses every day for a week before going on to the next two. My goal is that you will memorize all of Romans chapter 8. There are 39 verses, which would take you about five months at the rate that I am suggesting. Some people can memorize more rapidly, and that is great, but as I have grown older, I have difficulties with memorization, so I have set a slower pace so that those of you who have memory issues like I do will not feel discouraged.

Step 1: First read or sing or chant the verses several times.

(Verse 27) And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
(Verse 28)  And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Step 2: Now try saying the verses with words missing.

(Verse 27)  And he who ___________ our hearts knows the mind of the ___________, because the ___________ intercedes for God’s ___________ in accordance with the ___________ of God.
(Verse 28)  And we ___________ that in all things God ___________ for the good of those who ___________ him, who have been ___________ according to his purpose.

Step 3: Try saying the verses with more words missing.

(Verse 27)  ___________ he who ___________ our hearts ___________ the mind of the ___________, because the ___________ intercedes for ___________ ___________ in ___________ with the ___________ of ___________.
(Verse 28)  ___________ we ___________ that in all things ___________ ___________ for the ___________ of those who ___________ him, who have been ___________ ___________ to his ___________.

Step 4: Try saying the verses with even more words missing.

(Verse 27)  ___________ he who ___________ our ___________ ___________ the ___________ of the ___________, ___________ the ___________ ___________ for ___________ ___________ in ___________ with the ___________ of ___________.
(Verse 28)  ___________ we ___________ that ___________ all ___________ ___________ ___________ for the ___________ of ___________ who ___________ him, who ___________been ___________ ___________ to his ___________.

Step 5: Try saying the verses with only blanks.

(Verse 27)  ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________.
(Verse 28)  ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________.

Final Step: Try saying the verses without blanks: Romans 8:27-28.