MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #32 In Trouble Again (part 2)

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Acts 5:27-32



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-32.txt / jf-32.mp3) V V V V


They brought the apostles in,  (They brought the apostles in,)

made them stand before the Council,  (made them stand before the Council,)

and the High Priest questioned them.  (and the High Priest questioned them.)

They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.  (They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.) 

We gave you strict orders  (We gave you strict orders)

not to teach in the name of this man, he said;  (not to teach in the name of this man, he said;)

but see what you have done.  (but see what you have done.)

We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man, he said; but see what you have done.  (We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man, he said; but see what you have done.)

You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem,  (You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem,)

and you want to make us responsible for his death.  (and you want to make us responsible for his death.)

You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death.  (You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death.)

Peter and the other apostles answered,  (Peter and the other apostles answered,)

We must obey God, not men.  (We must obey God, not men.)

Peter and the other apostles answered, We must obey God, not men.  (Peter and the other apostles answered, We must obey God, not men.)

The God of our ancestors  (The God of our ancestors)

raised Jesus from death,  (raised Jesus from death,)

after you had killed him  (after you had killed him)

by nailing him to a cross.  (by nailing him to a cross.)

The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.  (The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.)

God raised him to his right side  (God raised him to his right side)

as Leader and Savior,  (as Leader and Savior,)

God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior,  (God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior,)

to give the people of Israel  (to give the people of Israel)

the opportunity to repent  (the opportunity to repent)

and have their sins forgiven.  (and have their sins forgiven.)

to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven.  (to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven.) 

We are witnesses to these things  (We are witnesses to these things)

we and the Holy Spirit,  (we and the Holy Spirit,)

who is God's gift to those who obey him.  (who is God's gift to those who obey him.)

We are witnesses to these things—we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him.  (We are witnesses to these things—we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him.)


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 5:27-32 from a Bible written in your language.)

a (an)
after
all
ancestor
and
answered (to answer)
apostle
are (to be)
as
before
brought (to bring)
but
by
council
cross
death
done (to do)
for
forgiven (to be forgiven)
from
gave (to give)
gift
give (to give)
God
had (to have)
have (to have)
he
high (high, higher, highest, highly)
him
his
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
in
is
Israel = an ethnic name
Jerusalem = a place name
Jesus = a man’s name
killed (to kill)
leader
made (to make)
make (to make)
man (men)
men (men)
must
nailing (to nail)
name
not
obey (to obey)
of
opportunity
order
other
our
over
people (person)
Peter = a man’s name
priest
questioned (to question)
raised (to raise)
repent (to repent)
responsible (to be responsible)
right
said (to say)
savior (Savior = a title of Jesus)
see (to see)
side
sin
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
spread (to spread)
stand (to stand)
strict (strict, stricter, strictest, strictly)
teach (to teach)
teaching
the
their
them
these
they
thing
this
those
to
to answer
to be
to be forgiven
to be responsible
to bring
to do
to give
to have
to kill
to make
to nail
to obey
to question
to raise
to repent
to say
to see
to spread
to stand
to teach
to want
us
want (to want)
we
what
who
witness
you
your