MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #39 Stephen is Stoned

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Acts 7:54-58



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-39.txt / jf-39.mp3) V V V V


As the members of the Council listened to Stephen,  (As the members of the Council listened to Stephen,)

they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.  (they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.)

As the members of the Council listened to Stephen, they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.  (As the members of the Council listened to Stephen, they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.)

But Stephen,  (But Stephen,)

full of the Holy Spirit,  (full of the Holy Spirit,)

looked up to heaven and saw God's glory  (looked up to heaven and saw God's glory)

and Jesus standing at the right side of God.  (and Jesus standing at the right side of God.)

But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at the right side of God.  (But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw God's glory and Jesus standing at the right side of God.)

Look, he said.  (Look, he said.)

I see heaven opened  (I see heaven opened)

and the Son of Man  (and the Son of Man)

standing at the right side of God.  (standing at the right side of God.)

Look, he said. I see heaven opened and the Son of Man standing at the right side of God.  (Look, he said. I see heaven opened and the Son of Man standing at the right side of God.)

With a loud cry  (With a loud cry)

the Council members covered their ears with their hands.  (the Council members covered their ears with their hands.)

With a loud cry the Council members covered their ears with their hands.  (With a loud cry the Council members covered their ears with their hands.)

Then they all rushed at him at once,  (Then they all rushed at him at once,)

threw him out of the city,  (threw him out of the city,)

and stoned him.  (and stoned him.)

Then they all rushed at him at once, threw him out of the city, and stoned him.  (Then they all rushed at him at once, threw him out of the city, and stoned him.)

The witnesses left their cloaks  (The witnesses left their cloaks)

in the care of a young man named Saul.  (in the care of a young man named Saul.)

The witnesses left their cloaks in the care of a young man named Saul.  (The witnesses left their cloaks in the care of a young man named Saul.) 


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 7:54-58 from a Bible written in your language.)

a (an)
all
and
anger
as
at
became (to become)
but
care (to care)
city
cloak
council
covered (to cover)
cry (to cry)
ear
full (full, fuller, fullest, fully)
furious (furious, more, most furious, furiously)
glory
God
ground (to grind)
hand
he
heaven
him
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
I
in
Jesus
left (to leave)
listened (to listen)
look (to look)
looked (to look)
loud (loud, louder, loudest, loudly)
man (men)
member
named (to name)
of
once
opened (to open)
out
right
rushed (to rush)
said (to say)
Saul = a man’s name
saw (to see)
see (to see)
side
son
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
standing (to stand)
Stephen = a man’s name
stoned (to stone)
teeth (tooth)
the
their
then
they
threw (to throw)
to
to become
to care
to cover
to cry
to grind
to leave
to listen
to look
to name
to open
to rush
to say
to see
to stand
to stone
to throw
up
with
witness
young (young, younger, youngest)