Memorize scripture one verse at a time with flashcards that slowly hide words.
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From reading to remembering.
Lectio is a scripture memory app built on scripture flashcards. Do not try to swallow a chapter: memorize scripture one verse at a time, the way verse memory actually sticks.
■ One verse at a time
Whole chapters intimidate. Single verses invite. Lectio breaks bible memorization into cards you can hold in your head, a practice that starts small and compounds. Each lesson introduces two verses, and after three lessons a unit checkpoint reviews all six verses in that unit. Lessons open in order as you finish the one before.
■ Foundations: 10 units, 60 verses
The Foundations course starts with who you are in Christ and moves through Prayer and Strength in Trials to Jesus Christ and Sent Out. Each unit holds six verses, 60 in total.
■ Seven exercises that remove support step by step
Practice starts easy and moves toward full recall.
• Read: read the verse first.
• Fill in the blanks: pick the missing words from a word bank.
• Put it in order: arrange the pieces of the verse.
• First letters: write the verse from first-letter cues.
• Where is it written: pick the right reference for a bible verse.
• Which verse is it: match a reference to its text.
• Write from memory: type the whole verse with no cues.
Blanks grow from one to three, and first-letter cues spread from half the words to all of them. The card gradually hides words until the verse lives in memory, not on the screen.
■ Reviews that come back on schedule
Memorized verses are scheduled with a spaced repetition algorithm (FSRS), and a Daily review card at the head of your path shows how many verses are due. A verse you miss returns ten minutes later, and missed exercises repeat at the end of the session. Each unit shows a Memory gauge.
■ A record of every verse
Every bible verse you have memorized is kept in your record, next to your daily streak. You can set a streak reminder for the hour you choose.
■ Lamps
A wrong answer puts out one lamp. You have five, and they refill four hours after they run out.
■ Read the Bible and take a quiz
Lectio also includes all 66 books of the Bible to read chapter by chapter. The text is the public domain World English Bible, with the Reina-Valera 1909 text when you choose Spanish.
A bible quiz of 61 questions covers books, people, events, geography and authors.
■ A small daily practice
One verse in the morning, one before sleep. Bible memory is not built in long sessions; it is built in short, faithful repetition. Start with today's card.
■ Made for
• Anyone who wants to memorize scripture but did not know where to start
• Believers who want bible memory as a daily habit
• Small groups practicing verse memory together
• Anyone who wants to memorize and keep the words they meditate on
■ Languages
The scripture memory app is available in English, Spanish and Korean. A remove-ads purchase is available.
Today's verse is waiting. Begin memorizing.
■ LECTIO+
LECTIO+ unlocks every course, unlimited hearts, anytime practice of your weakest verses, and no ads. Choose monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial for eligible users, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled; manage or cancel them in Google Play.