MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #29 Miracles and Wonders (part 1)

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<< For help understanding the meaning, read this story from a Bible written in your language.  The story is found in:

Acts 5:11-15



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-29.txt / jf-29.mp3) V V V V


The whole church  (The whole church)

and all the others who heard of this  (and all the others who heard of this)

were terrified.  (were terrified.)

The whole church and all the others who heard of this were terrified.  (The whole church and all the others who heard of this were terrified.)

Many miracles and wonders  (Many miracles and wonders)

were being performed among the people  (were being performed among the people)

by the apostles.  (by the apostles.)

Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the apostles.  (Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the apostles.)

All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch.  (All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch.)

Nobody outside the group dared join them,  (Nobody outside the group dared join them,)

even though the people spoke highly of them.  (even though the people spoke highly of them.)

Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them.  (Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them.)

But more and more people  (But more and more people)

were added to the group of men and women  (were added to the group of men and women)

who believed in the Lord.  (who believed in the Lord.)

But more and more people were added to the group of men and women who believed in the Lord.  (But more and more people were added to the group of men and women who believed in the Lord.)

As a result of what the apostles were doing,  (As a result of what the apostles were doing,)

sick people were carried out into the streets  (sick people were carried out into the streets)

and placed on beds and mats  (and placed on beds and mats)

As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick people were carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats  (As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick people were carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats)

so that at least Peter's shadow  (so that at least Peter's shadow)

might fall on some of them  (might fall on some of them)

as he passed by.  (as he passed by.)

so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.  (so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.)


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 5:11-15 from a Bible written in your language.)

a (an)
added (to add)
all
among
and
apostle
as
at
bed
being (to be)
believed (to believe)
believer
but
by
carried (to carry)
church
dared (to dare)
doing (to do)
even
fall (to fall)
group
he
heard (to hear)
highly (high, higher, highest, highly)
in
into
join (to join)
least (less, lesser, least)
Lord = a name of Jesus
many
mat
men (man)
met (to meet)
might
miracle
more
nobody
of
on
other
out
outside
passed (to pass)
people (person)
performed (to perform)
Peter = a man’s name
placed (to place)
porch
result
shadow
sick (sick, sicker, sickest, sickly)
so
Solomon = a man’s name
some
spoke (to speak)
street
terrified (terrified, more, most terrified)
that
the
them
this
though
to
to add
to be
to believe
to carry
to dare
to do
to fall
to join
to pass
to perform
to place
to speak
together
were (to be)
what
who
whole
women (woman)
wonder