MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- JESUS’ FOLLOWERS:  #27 Two Try to Cheat (part 1)

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Acts 5:1-5



V V V V JESUS’ FOLLOWERS  (jf-27.txt / jf-27.mp3) V V V V


But there was a man,  (But there was a man,)

who with his wife,  (who with his wife,)

sold some property that belonged to them.  (sold some property that belonged to them.)

But there was a man, who with his wife, sold some property that belonged to them.  (But there was a man, who with his wife, sold some property that belonged to them.)

But with his wife's agreement  (But with his wife's agreement)

he kept part of the money for himself  (he kept part of the money for himself)

and turned the rest over to the apostles.  (and turned the rest over to the apostles.)

But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.  (But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.)

Peter said to him,  (Peter said to him,)

Why did you let Satan take control of you  (Why did you let Satan take control of you)

and make you lie to the Holy Spirit  (and make you lie to the Holy Spirit)

by keeping part of the money you received for the property?  (by keeping part of the money you received for the property?)

Peter said to him, Why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?  (Peter said to him, Why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?)

Before you sold the property,  (Before you sold the property,)

it belonged to you;  (it belonged to you;)

and after you sold it,  (and after you sold it,)

the money was yours.  (the money was yours.)

Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours.  (Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours.)

Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing?  (Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing?)

You have not lied to people,  (You have not lied to people,)

you have lied to God.  (you have lied to God.)

You have not lied to people, you have lied to God.  (You have not lied to people, you have lied to God.)

As soon as the man heard this,  (As soon as the man heard this,)

he fell down dead;  (he fell down dead;)

and all who heard about it were terrified.  (and all who heard about it were terrified.)

As soon as the man heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified.  (As soon as the man heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified.)


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

a (an)
about
after
agreement
all
and
apostle
as
before
belonged (to belong)
but
by
control (to control)
dead
decide (to decide)
did (to do)
do (to do)
down
fell (to fall)
for
God
he
heard (to hear)
him
himself
his
holy (Holy Spirit = a name)
it
keeping (to keep)
kept (to keep)
let (to let)
lie (to lie)
lied (to lie)
make (to make)
man (men)
money
not
of
over
part
people (person)
Peter = a man’s name
property
received (to receive)
rest
said (to say)
Satan = a spirit name
sold (to sell)
some
soon
spirit (Holy Spirit = a name)
such
take (to take)
terrified (terrified, more, most terrified)
that
the
them
then
there
thing
this
to
to be
to belong
to control
to decide
to do
to fall
to hear
to keep
to let
to lie
to make
to receive
to say
to sell
to take
to turn
turned (to turn)
was (to be)
were (to be)
who
why
wife
with
you
your