MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH – MORE ABOUT JESUS: #32 Jesus Gives Life to a Dead Man (part 3) << TEXT: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/majtxt/maj-32.txt >> << AUDIO: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/majmp3/maj-32.mp3 >> << 1. When you start a new lesson, PLAY THE AUDIO and READ THE TEXT in the (parenthesis) 2 or 3 times. << 2. ALWAYS REPEAT YOUR RESPONSE OUT LOUD. << 3. FIND THE MEANING of all new VOCABULARY words. << 5. Now, play the audio and RESPOND TO THE EXERCISES WITHOUT USING THE TEXT. << 6. Always SPEAK OUT LOUD and DO NOT READ THE TEXT. << 7. Because you are learning to SPEAK fluent English, you will need to practice until your PRONUNCIATION is perfect. << 8. Read the free book LEARNING SPOKEN ENGLISH http://www.FreeEnglishNow.com/lsei.html. << For help understanding the meaning, read this story from a Bible written in your language. The story is found in: John 11:45-57 V V V V MORE ABOUT JESUS (maj-32.txt / maj-32.mp3) V V V V 45 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus (Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus) when they saw this happen. (when they saw this happen.) 45 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. (Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen.) 46 But some went to the Pharisees (But some went to the Pharisees) and told them what Jesus had done. (and told them what Jesus had done.) 46 But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. (But some went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.) 47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees (Then the leading priests and Pharisees) called the high council together (called the high council together) to discuss the situation. (to discuss the situation.) 47 Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together to discuss the situation. (Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together to discuss the situation.) "What are we going to do?" they asked each other. ("What are we going to do?" they asked each other.) "This man certainly performs many miraculous signs. ("This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.) 48 If we leave him alone, (If we leave him alone,) the whole nation will follow him, (the whole nation will follow him,) and then the Roman army will come (and then the Roman army will come) and destroy both our Temple and our nation." (and destroy both our Temple and our nation.") 48 If we leave him alone, the whole nation will follow him, and then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation." (If we leave him alone, the whole nation will follow him, and then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple and our nation.") ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 49 One of the council members was Caiaphas, who was also high priest that year. He spoke up and said, "You people don't have any sense at all! 50 Don't you know it is better for one person to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed?" 51 Caiaphas did not say this on his own. As high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation. 52 Yet Jesus would not die just for the Jewish nation. He would die to bring together all of God's scattered people. V V V V MORE ABOUT JESUS (maj-32.txt / maj-32.mp3) V V V V 53 So from that time on (So from that time on) the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death. (the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death.) 53 So from that time on the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death. (So from that time on the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus' death.) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 54 Because of this plot against him, Jesus stopped going around in public. He went to the town of Ephraim, which was near the desert, and he stayed there with his disciples. 55 It was almost time for Passover. Many of the Jewish people who lived out in the country had come to Jerusalem to get themselves ready for the festival. 56 They looked around for Jesus. Then when they were in the temple, they asked each other, "You don't think he will come here for Passover, do you?" 57 The chief priests and the Pharisees told the people to let them know if any of them saw Jesus. That is how they hoped to arrest him. Scripture quotations from verses 45-48 and 53 are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations from verses 49-52 and 54-57 are from the Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission. <<>> VOCABULARY (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read John 11:45-57 from a Bible written in your language.) alone and are (to be) army asked (to ask) began (to begin) believed (to believe) both but called (to call) certainly (certain, more, most certain, certainly) come (to come) council death destroy (to destroy) discuss (to discuss) do (to do) done (to be done) each follow (to follow) from going (to go) had (to have) happen (to happen) high (high, higher, highest, highly) him if in Jesus = a man’s name Jewish = an ethnic name leader leading (to lead) leave (to leave) man (men) many miraculous (miraculous, more, most miraculous, miraculously) nation of on other our people (person) performs (to perform) Pharisee = a religious leader plot (to plot) priest Roman = an ethnic name saw (to see) sign situation so some temple that the them then they this time to to ask to be to be done to begin to believe to call to come to destroy to discuss to do to follow to go to happen to have to lead to leave to perform to plot to see to tell together told (to tell) we went (to go) were (to be) what when who whole with