MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #1 The First Book

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Acts 1:1-5



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-1.txt / jf-1.mp3) V V V V


In my first book  (In my first book)

I wrote about all the things  (I wrote about all the things)

that Jesus did and taught  (that Jesus did and taught)

In my first book I wrote about all the things that Jesus did and taught  (In my first book I wrote about all the things that Jesus did and taught)

from the time he began his work  (from the time he began his work)

until the day he was taken up to heaven.  (until the day he was taken up to heaven.)

from the time he began his work until the day he was taken up to heaven.  (from the time he began his work until the day he was taken up to heaven.)

Before he was taken up,  (Before he was taken up,)

he gave instructions  (he gave instructions)

Before he was taken up, he gave instructions  (Before he was taken up, he gave instructions)

by the power of the Holy Spirit  (by the power of the Holy Spirit)

to the men he had chosen as his apostles.  (to the men he had chosen as his apostles.)

For forty days after his death  (For forty days after his death )

he appeared to them many times  (he appeared to them many times)

in ways that proved beyond doubt  (in ways that proved beyond doubt)

that he was alive.  (that he was alive.)

in ways that proved beyond doubt that he was alive.  (in ways that proved beyond doubt that he was alive.)

They saw him,  (They saw him,)

and he talked with them  (and he talked with them)

about the Kingdom of God.  (about the Kingdom of God.)

They saw him, and he talked with them about the Kingdom of God.  (They saw him, and he talked with them about the Kingdom of God.)

And when they came together,  (And when they came together,)

he gave them this order:  (he gave them this order:)

And when they came together, he gave them this order:  (And when they came together, he gave them this order:)

Do not leave Jerusalem,  (Do not leave Jerusalem,)

but wait for the gift  (but wait for the gift)

I told you about,  (I told you about,)

the gift my Father promised.  (the gift my Father promised.)

Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift I told you about, the gift my Father promised. (Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift I told you about, the gift my Father promised.)

John baptized with water,  (John baptized with water,)

but in a few days  (but in a few days)

you will be baptized  (you will be baptized)

with the Holy Spirit.

John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.  (John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.)


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 1:1-5 from a Bible written in your language.)

a (an)
about
after
alive
all
and
apostle
appeared (to appear)
as
baptized (to baptize)
be (to be)
before
began (to begin)
beyond
book
but
by
came (to come)
chosen (to choose)
day
death
did (to do)
do (to do)
doubt (to doubt)
father (Father = a name)
few (few, fewer, fewest)
first (1st)
for
forty (40)
from
gave (to give)
gift
God
had (to have)
he
heaven
him
his
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
I
in
instruction
Jerusalem = a place name
Jesus = a man’s name
John = a man’s name
kingdom
leave (to leave)
many
men (man)
my
not
of
order (to order)
power
promised (to promise)
proved (to prove)
saw (to see)
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
taken (to take)
talked (to talk)
taught (to teach)
that
the
them
they
thing
this
time
to
to appear
to baptize
to be
to begin
to choose
to come
to do
to doubt
to give
to have
to order
to promise
to prove
to see
to take
to talk
to teach
to tell
to wait
to work
to write
together
told (to tell)
until
up
wait (to wait)
was (to be)
water
way
when
will
with
work (to work)
wrote (to write)
you