Memorizing Bible Verses: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (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 Seasons series is to memorize Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. This is passage is famous for the concept that there are different stages in human life. It is frequently read at funerals, but it is about more than death. At two verses a weeks, it should take four 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 1) For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
(Verse 2)  a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;

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

(Verse 1)  For ___________ there is a ___________, and a time for ___________ matter under heaven: 

(Verse 2) a ___________ to be born, and a ___________ to die; a ___________ to plant, and a ___________ to pluck up what is planted;

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

(Verse 1)  For ___________ there is a ___________, and a ___________ for ___________ ___________ under heaven: 

(Verse 2) a ___________ to be ___________, and a ___________ to die; a ___________ to ___________, and a ___________ to pluck up what is ___________;

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

(Verse 1)  For ___________ ___________ is a ___________, and a ___________ for ___________ ___________ under ___________: 

(Verse 2) a ___________ to be ___________, and a ___________ to ___________; a ___________ to ___________, and a ___________ to ___________ up ___________ is ___________;

Step 5: Try saying the verses with only blanks.

(Verse 1)  ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________: 

(Verse 2) ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________; ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________, ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________;

Final Step: Try saying the verses without blanks: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2.