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memory verse

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noun

  1. a verse or passage from the Bible to be memorized, especially by members of a Sunday school.


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And as he came awake, he found that, for all the goodness of his memory, verse after verse of the angels' nonsense vanished from it.

From At the Back of the North Wind by MacDonald, George

No memory verse or golden text, once learned, should be allowed to lapse into that easy pit, a child's quick forgetfulness.

From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.

Let the lower line contain a few initial letters hinting at the memory verse concealed just above it.

From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Wells, Amos R.

Commit to memory verse 11: “I am the Good Shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”

From Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study by Moody, Dwight Lyman

Commit to memory verse 6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.”

From Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study by Moody, Dwight Lyman

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