MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #8  Peter’s Speech (part 3)

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<< For help understanding the meaning, read this story from a Bible written in your language.  The story is found in:

Acts 2:38-42  



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-8.txt / jf-8.mp3) V V V V


Peter said to them,  (Peter said to them,)

Each one of you must turn away from your sins  (Each one of you must turn away from your sins)

and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ,  (and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ,)

so that your sins will be forgiven;  (so that your sins will be forgiven;)

and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.  (and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.)

so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.  (so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.)

For God's promise was made to you and your children,  (For God's promise was made to you and your children,) 

and to all who are far away  (and to all who are far away)

all whom the Lord our God calls to himself.  (all whom the Lord our God calls to himself.)

Peter made his appeal to them  (Peter made his appeal to them)

and with many other words  (and with many other words)

he urged them, saying,  (he urged them, saying,)

Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he urged them, saying,  (Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he urged them, saying,)

Save yourselves from the punishment  (Save yourselves from the punishment)

coming on this wicked people.  (coming on this wicked people.)

Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked people.  (Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked people.)

Many of them believed his message and were baptized,  (Many of them believed his message and were baptized,)

and about three thousand people  (and about three thousand people)

were added to the group that day.  (were added to the group that day.)

and about three thousand people were added to the group that day.  (and about three thousand people were added to the group that day.)

They spent their time in learning from the apostles,  (They spent their time in learning from the apostles,)

taking part in the fellowship,  (taking part in the fellowship,)

and sharing in the fellowship meals, and the prayers.  (and sharing in the fellowship meals, and the prayers.)


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 2:38-42 from a Bible written in your language.)

about
all
and
apostle
appeal (to appeal)
are (to be)
away
baptized (to baptize)
be (to be)
believed (to believe)
calls (to call)
children (child)
Christ = a title for Jesus
coming (to come)
day
each
far (far, farther, farthest)
fellowship
for
forgiven (to be forgiven)
from
gift
God
group
he
himself
his
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
in
Jesus = a man’s name
learning (to learn)
Lord = a title of Jesus
made (to make)
many
meal
message
must
name
of
on
one
other
our
part
people (person)
Peter = a man’s name
prayer
promise (to promise)
punishment
receive (to receive)
said (to say)
save (to save)
saying (to say)
sharing (to share)
sin
so
spent (to spend)
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
taking (to take)
that
the
their
them
they
this
thousand (1,000)
three (3)
time
to
to baptize
to be
to be forgiven
to believe
to call
to come
to learn
to make
to promise
to receive
To save
to say
to share
to spend
to take
to turn
to urge
turn (to turn)
urged (to urge)
was (to be)
were (to be)
who
whom
wicked
will
with
word
you
your
yourselves (yourself)