MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #44  Peter and John Go to Samaria

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Acts 8:14-17



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-44.txt / jf-44.mp3) V V V V


The apostles in Jerusalem  (The apostles in Jerusalem)

heard that the people of Samaria had received the word of God,  (heard that the people of Samaria had received the word of God,)

so they sent Peter and John to them.  (so they sent Peter and John to them.)

The apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had received the word of God, so they sent Peter and John to them.  (The apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had received the word of God, so they sent Peter and John to them.)

When they arrived,  (When they arrived,)

they prayed for the believers  (they prayed for the believers)

that they might receive the Holy Spirit.  (that they might receive the Holy Spirit.)

When they arrived, they prayed for the believers that they might receive the Holy Spirit.  (When they arrived, they prayed for the believers that they might receive the Holy Spirit.) 

For the Holy Spirit  (For the Holy Spirit)

had not yet come down on any of them;  (had not yet come down on any of them;)

they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.  (they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

For the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.  (For the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Then Peter and John  (Then Peter and John)

placed their hands on them,  (placed their hands on them,)

and they received the Holy Spirit.  (and they received the Holy Spirit.)

Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.  (Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.)
 

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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 8:14-17 from a Bible written in your language.)

and
any
apostle
arrived (to arrive)
baptized (to baptize)
been (to be)
believer
come (to come)
down
for
God
had (to have)
hand
heard (to hear)
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
in
Jerusalem = a place name
Jesus = a man’s name
John = a man’s name
Lord = a title of Jesus
might
name
not
of
on
only
people (person)
Peter = a man’s name
placed (to place)
prayed (to pray)
receive (to receive)
received (to receive)
Samaria = a place name
sent (to send)
so
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
that
the
their
them
then
they
to
to arrive
to baptize
to be
to come
to have
to hear
to place
to pray
to receive
to send
when
word
yet