MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- THE LIFE OF JESUS: #14 The Faith of a Roman Officer << TEXT: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/tljtxt/tlj-14.txt >> << AUDIO: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/tljmp3/tlj-14.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: Luke 7:1-17 1 When Jesus had finished saying all this, he went back to Capernaum. V V V V THE LIFE OF JESUS (tlj-14.txt / tlj-14.mp3) V V V V 2 Now the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. (Now the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.) 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, (When the officer heard about Jesus,) he sent some respected Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal his slave. (he sent some respected Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal his slave.) 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal his slave. (When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal his slave.) 4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to come with them and help the man. (So they earnestly begged Jesus to come with them and help the man.) "If anyone deserves your help, it is he," they said, ("If anyone deserves your help, it is he," they said,) "for he loves the Jews and even built a synagogue for us." ("for he loves the Jews and even built a synagogue for us.") "If anyone deserves your help, it is he," they said, 5 "for he loves the Jews and even built a synagogue for us." ("If anyone deserves your help, it is he," they said, "for he loves the Jews and even built a synagogue for us.") 6 So Jesus went with them. (So Jesus went with them.) But just before they arrived at the house, (But just before they arrived at the house,) the officer sent some friends to say, (the officer sent some friends to say,) "Lord, don't trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. ("Lord, don't trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.) But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, "Lord, don't trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. (But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, "Lord, don't trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.) 7 I am not even worthy to come and meet you. (I am not even worthy to come and meet you.) Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. (Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 8 I know because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, 'Go,' and they go, or 'Come,' and they come. And if I say to my slaves, 'Do this or that,' they do it." V V V V THE LIFE OF JESUS (tlj-14.txt / tlj-14.mp3) V V V V 9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. (When Jesus heard this, he was amazed.) Turning to the crowd, he said, (Turning to the crowd, he said,) "I tell you, I haven't seen faith like this in all the land of Israel!" ("I tell you, I haven't seen faith like this in all the land of Israel!") Turning to the crowd, he said, "I tell you, I haven't seen faith like this in all the land of Israel!" (Turning to the crowd, he said, "I tell you, I haven't seen faith like this in all the land of Israel!") 10 And when the officer's friends returned to his house, (And when the officer's friends returned to his house,) they found the slave completely healed. (they found the slave completely healed.) 10 And when the officer's friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed. (And when the officer's friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 11 Soon Jesus and his disciples were on their way to the town of Nain, and a big crowd was going along with them. 12 As they came near the gate of the town, they saw people carrying out the body of a widow's only son. Many people from the town were walking along with her. 13 When the Lord saw the woman, he felt sorry for her and said, "Don't cry!" 14 Jesus went over and touched the stretcher on which the people were carrying the dead boy. They stopped, and Jesus said, "Young man, get up!" 15 The boy sat up and began to speak. Jesus then gave him back to his mother. 16 Everyone was frightened and praised God. They said, "A great prophet is here with us! God has come to his people." 17 News about Jesus spread all over Judea and everywhere else in that part of the country. Scripture quotations from verses 1-10 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 11-17 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 Luke 7:1-17 from a Bible written in your language.) a (an) about all am (to be) amazed (to amaze) and anyone are (to be) arrived (to arrive) ask (to ask) at before begged (to beg) built (to build) but by come (to come) coming (to come) completely (complete, more, most complete, completely) crowd death deserves (to deserve) don't (= do not) earnestly (earnest, earnestly) even faith for found (to find) friend from go (to go) have (to have) haven't (= have not) he heal (to heal) healed (to heal) heard (to hear) help (to help) highly (high, higher, highest, highly) him his home honor house I if in is (to be) Israel = a place name it Jesus = a man’s name Jewish = an ethnic name Jews = an ethnic name just land leader like (to like) Lord = a title of Jesus loves (to love) man (men) meet (to meet) my near (near, nearer, nearest, nearly) not now of officer respected (to respect) returned (to return) Roman = an ethnic name said (to say) say (to say) seen (to see) sent (to send) servant sick (sick, sicker, sickest, sickly) slave so some such synagogue = a religious meeting place tell (to tell) that the them they this to to amaze to arrive to ask to be to beg to build to come to deserve to find to go to have to heal to hear to help to love to meet to respect to return to say to see to send to tell to turn to value trouble turning (to turn) us valued (to value) was (to be) went when where will with word worthy you your yourself