MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #2  Jesus Leaves for Heaven

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Acts 1:6-9



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-2.txt / jf-2.mp3) V V V V


When the apostles met together with Jesus,  (When the apostles met together with Jesus,)

they asked him,  (they asked him,)

When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him,  (When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him,)

When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him,  (When the apostles met together with Jesus, they asked him,)

Lord, will you at this time  (Lord, will you at this time)

give the Kingdom back to Israel?  (give the Kingdom back to Israel?)

Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?  (Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?)

Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?  (Lord, will you at this time give the Kingdom back to Israel?)

Jesus said to them,  (Jesus said to them,)

The times and occasions are set  (The times and occasions are set)

by my Father's own authority,  (by my Father's own authority,)

and it is not for you to know when they will be.  (and it is not for you to know when they will be.)

Jesus said to them, The times and occasions are set by my Father's own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be.  (Jesus said to them, The times and occasions are set by my Father's own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be.)

Jesus said to them, The times and occasions are set by my Father's own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be.  (Jesus said to them, The times and occasions are set by my Father's own authority, and it is not for you to know when they will be.) 

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,  (But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,)

you will be filled with power,  (you will be filled with power,)

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power,  (But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power,)

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power,  (But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power,)

and you will be witnesses for me  (and you will be witnesses for me)

to the ends of the earth.  (to the ends of the earth.)

and you will be witnesses for me to the ends of the earth.  (and you will be witnesses for me to the ends of the earth.)

and you will be witnesses for me to the ends of the earth.  (and you will be witnesses for me to the ends of the earth.) 

After saying this,  (After saying this,)

he was taken up to heaven  (he was taken up to heaven)

as they watched him,  (as they watched him,)

and a cloud hid him from their sight.  (and a cloud hid him from their sight.)

After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.  (After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.)

After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.  (After saying this, he was taken up to heaven as they watched him, and a cloud hid him from their sight.)


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VOCABULARY  (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read  Acts 1:6-9 from a Bible written in your language.)

a (an)
after
and
apostle
are (to be)
as
asked (to ask)
at
authority
back
be
but
by
cloud
comes (to come)
earth
end
father (Father = a name)
filled (to fill)
for
from
give (to give)
he
heaven
hid (to hide)
him
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
is (to be)
Israel = an ethnic name
it
Jesus = a man’s name
kingdom
know (to know)
Lord = a title for Jesus
me
met (to meet)
my
not
occasion
of
own
power
said (to say)
saying (to say)
set (to set)
sight
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
taken (to take)
the
their
them
they
this
to
to ask
to be
to come
to fill
to give
to hide
to know
to meet
to say
to set
to take
to watch
together
up
upon
was (to be)
watched (to watch)
when
will
with
witness
you