MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #34 In Trouble Again (part 4)

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Acts 5:37-42



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-34.txt / jf-34.mp3) V V V V


After that,  (After that,)

another man appeared  (another man appeared)

during the time of the census;  (during the time of the census;)

After that, another man appeared during the time of the census;  (After that, another man appeared during the time of the census;)

he drew a crowd after him,  (he drew a crowd after him,)

but he also was killed,  (but he also was killed,)

and all his followers were scattered.  (and all his followers were scattered.)

he drew a crowd after him, but he also was killed, and all his followers were scattered.  (he drew a crowd after him, but he also was killed, and all his followers were scattered.) 

And so in this case,  (And so in this case,)

I tell you,  (I tell you,)

do not take any action against these men.  (do not take any action against these men.)

And so in this case, I tell you, do not take any action against these men.  (And so in this case, I tell you, do not take any action against these men.)

Leave them alone.  (Leave them alone.) 

If what they have planned and done  (If what they have planned and done)

is of human origin,  (is of human origin,)

it will disappear,  (it will disappear,)

If what they have planned and done is of human origin, it will disappear,  (If what they have planned and done is of human origin, it will disappear,)

but if it comes from God,  (but if it comes from God,)

you cannot possibly defeat them.  (you cannot possibly defeat them.)

but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them.  (but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them.)

You could find yourselves fighting against God.  (You could find yourselves fighting against God.) 

The Council followed his advice.  (The Council followed his advice.)

They called the apostles in,  (They called the apostles in,)

had them whipped,  (had them whipped,)

and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus;  (and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus;)

They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus;  (They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus;)

and then they set them free.  (and then they set them free.)

As the apostles left the Council,  (As the apostles left the Council,)

they were happy,  (they were happy,)

As the apostles left the Council, they were happy,  (As the apostles left the Council, they were happy,)

because God had considered them worthy  (because God had considered them worthy)

to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.  (to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.)

because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.  (because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.) 

And every day in the Temple  (And every day in the Temple)

and in people's homes  (and in people's homes)

they continued to teach and preach  (they continued to teach and preach)

the Good News about Jesus the Messiah.  (the Good News about Jesus the Messiah.)

And every day in the Temple and in people's homes they continued to teach and preach the Good News about Jesus the Messiah.  (And every day in the Temple and in people's homes they continued to teach and preach the Good News about Jesus the Messiah.)


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 5:37-42 from a Bible written in your language.)

a (an)
about
action
advice
after
again
against
all
alone (alone, more, most alone)
also
and
another
any
apostle
appeared (to appear)
as
because
but
called (to call)
cannot (= can not)
case
census
comes (to come)
considered (to consider)
continued (to continue)
could
council
crowd
day
defeat (to defeat)
disappear (to disappear)
disgrace
do (to do)
done (to do)
drew (to draw)
during
every
fighting (to fight)
find (to find)
followed (to follow)
for
free (free, freer, freest, freely)
from
God
good (good, better, best)
had (to have)
happy (happy, happier, happiest, happily)
have (to have)
he
him
his
homes
human
I
if
in
is (to be)
it
Jesus = a man’s name
killed (to kill)
leave (to leave)
left (to leave)
man (men)
Messiah = a title of Jesus
name
never
news
not
of
ordered (to order)
origin
people (person)
planned (to plan)
possibly
preach (to preach)
sake
scattered (to scatter)
set (to set)
so
speak (to speak)
suffer (to suffer)
take (to take)
teach (to teach)
tell (to tell)
temple
that
the
them
then
these
they
this
time
to
to appear
to be
to call
to come
to consider
to continue
to defeat
to disappear
to do
to draw
to fight
to find
to follow
to have
to kill
to leave
to order
to plan
to preach
to scatter
to set
to speak
to suffer
to take
to teach
to tell
was (to be)
were (to be)
what
whipped (to whip)
will
worthy (worthy, worthier, worthiest, worthily) 
you
yourselves