MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- THE LIFE OF JESUS: #6 Jesus Talks to a Religious Leader << TEXT: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/tljtxt/tlj-6.txt >> << AUDIO: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/tljmp3/tlj-6.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 3:1-18 V V V V THE LIFE OF JESUS (tlj-6.txt / tlj-6.mp3) V V V V 1 After dark one evening, (After dark one evening,) a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, (a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus,) a Pharisee, (a Pharisee,) 2 came to speak with Jesus. (came to speak with Jesus.) 1 After dark one evening, a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, a Pharisee, 2 came to speak with Jesus. (After dark one evening, a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, a Pharisee, came to speak with Jesus.) "Teacher," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. ("Teacher," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us.) Your miraculous signs are proof enough that God is with you." (Your miraculous signs are proof enough that God is with you.") 3 Jesus replied, "I assure you, (Jesus replied, "I assure you,) unless you are born again, (unless you are born again,) you can never see the Kingdom of God." (you can never see the Kingdom of God.") 3 Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of God." (Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of God.") 4 "What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. ("What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. ) "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?" ("How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?") 5 Jesus replied, "The truth is, (Jesus replied, "The truth is,) no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. (no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.) 5 Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. (Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.) 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, (Humans can reproduce only human life,) but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven. (but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven.) 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven. (Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven.) 7 So don't be surprised at my statement that you must be born again. (So don't be surprised at my statement that you must be born again.) 8 Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, (Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going,) so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit." (so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit.") 8 Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit." (Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit.") ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 9 "How can this be?" Nicodemus asked. 10 Jesus replied: How can you be a teacher of Israel and not know these things? 11 I tell you for certain that we know what we are talking about because we have seen it ourselves. But none of you will accept what we say. 12 If you don't believe when I talk to you about things on earth, how can you possibly believe if I talk to you about things in heaven? 13 No one has gone up to heaven except the Son of Man, who came down from there. 14 And the Son of Man must be lifted up, just as that metal snake was lifted up by Moses in the desert. 15 Then everyone who has faith in the Son of Man will have eternal life. V V V V THE LIFE OF JESUS (tlj-6.txt / tlj-6.mp3) V V V V 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, ("For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,) so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. (so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.) 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. ("For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.) 17 God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it. (God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it.) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 18 No one who has faith in God's Son will be condemned. But everyone who doesn't have faith in him has already been condemned for not having faith in God's only Son. 19 The light has come into the world, and people who do evil things are judged guilty because they love the dark more than the light. 20 People who do evil hate the light and won't come to the light, because it clearly shows what they have done. 21 But everyone who lives by the truth will come to the light, because they want others to know that God is really the one doing what they do. Scripture quotations from verses 1-8 and 16-17 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 9-15 and 18-21 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 3:1-18 from a Bible written in your language.) a (an) after again all and are (to be) as assure (to assure) at back be (to be) being believes (to believe) born (to be born) but came (to come) can can't (= can not) comes (to come) condemn (to condemn) dark (dark, darker, darkest, darkly) did (to do) don't (=do not) enough enter (to enter) eternal evening everyone exclaimed (to exclaim) explain (to explain) for from gave (to give) gives (to give) go (to go) God going (to go) has (to have) have (to have) he hear (to hear) heaven him his holy (Holy Spirit = a name) how human I in into is (to be) it Jesus = a man’s name Jewish = an ethnic name just kingdom know (to know) leader life loved (to love) man (men) mean (to mean) miraculous mother must my named (to name) never new Nicodemus = a man’s name no not of old (old, older, oldest) one only or people (person) perish (to perish) Pharisee = a religious leader proof religious replied (to reply) reproduce (to reproduce) said (to say) save (to save) see (to see) send (to send) sent (to send) sign so son speak (to speak) spirit (Holy Spirit = a name) statement surprised (to be surprised) teach (to teach) teacher tell (to tell) that the to to assure to be to be born to believe to come to condemn to do to enter to exclaim to explain to give to go to have to hear to know to love to mean to name to perish to reply to reproduce to save to say to see to send to speak to surprise to teach to tell truth unless us water we what where who will wind with without womb world you your