Memorizing Bible Verses: Matthew 6:27-28 (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. The goal for the Lilies of the Field series is to memorize Matthew 6:25-34. This is a passage about not being worried. Instead, we are to trust God to take care of us. At two verses a week, it should take five weeks to memorize this passage, but you can work faster if you wish.

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

(Verse 27) And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 
(Verse 28)  And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 

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

(Verse 27)  And ___________ of you by being anxious can ___________ a single hour to ___________ span of life?

(Verse 28) And ___________ are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the ___________ , how they grow: they ___________ toil nor spin,  

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

(Verse 27)  And ___________ of you by being ___________ can ___________ a single ___________ to ___________ span of life?

(Verse 28) And ___________ are you ___________ about clothing? Consider the lilies of the ___________ , ___________ they grow: they ___________ toil nor ___________ ,  

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

(Verse 27)  And ___________ of you by ___________ ___________ can ___________ a ___________ ___________ to ___________ span of ___________ ?

(Verse 28) And ___________ are you ___________ about ___________ ? Consider the ___________ of the ___________ , ___________ they ___________ : they ___________ toil nor ___________ ,  

Step 5: Try saying the verses with even more words missing.

(Verse 27)  ___________ ___________ of ___________ by ___________ ___________ can ___________ a ___________ ___________ to ___________ ___________ of ___________ ?

(Verse 28) ___________ ___________ are you ___________ about ___________ ? ___________ the ___________ of the ___________ , ___________ they ___________ : they ___________ ___________ nor ___________ ,  

Step 6: Try saying the verses with only blanks.

(Verse 27)  ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ?

(Verse 28) ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ? ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ , ___________ ___________ ___________ : ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ,  

Final Step: Try saying the verses without blanks: Matthew 6:27-28.