MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #59  A Time of Peace

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Acts 9: 29-31



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He also talked and disputed  (He also talked and disputed)

with the Greek-speaking Jews,  (with the Greek-speaking Jews,)

but they tried to kill him.  (but they tried to kill him.)

He also talked and disputed with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to kill him.  (He also talked and disputed with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to kill him.)

When the believers found out about this,  (When the believers found out about this,)

they took Saul to Caesarea  (they took Saul to Caesarea)

and sent him away to Tarsus.  (and sent him away to Tarsus.)

When the believers found out about this, they took Saul to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.  (When the believers found out about this, they took Saul to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.)

And so it was  (And so it was)

that the church  (that the church)

had a time of peace.  (had a time of peace.)

And so it was that the church had a time of peace.  (And so it was that the church had a time of peace.)

Through the help  (Through the help)

of the Holy Spirit  (of the Holy Spirit)

it was strengthened and grew in numbers,  (it was strengthened and grew in numbers,)

as it lived in reverence for the Lord.  (as it lived in reverence for the Lord.)

Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord.  (Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord.)


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 9: 29-31 from a Bible written in your language.)

a (an)
about
also
and
as
away
believer
but
Caesarea = a place name
church
disputed (to dispute)
for
found
Greek = an ethnic name
grew (to grow)
had (to have)
he
help
him
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
in
it
Jews = an ethnic name
kill (to kill)
lived (to live)
Lord = a title of Jesus
number
of
out
peace
reverence
Saul = a man’s name
sent (to send)
so
speaking (to speak)
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
strengthened (to strengthen)
talked (to talk)
Tarsus = a place name
that
the
they
through
time
to
to be
to dispute
to grow
to have
to kill
to live
to send
to speak
to strengthen
to take
to talk
to try
took (to take)
tried (to try)
was (to be)
when
with