MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH – MORE ABOUT JESUS: #8 Jesus Heals a Leader’s Son << TEXT: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/majtxt/maj-8.txt >> << AUDIO: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/majmp3/maj-8.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 4:43-54 43 At the end of the two days' stay, Jesus went on into Galilee. 44 He had previously said, "A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own country." 45 The Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen all his miraculous signs. 46 In the course of his journey through Galilee, he arrived at the town of Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. V V V V MORE ABOUT JESUS (maj-8.txt / maj-8.mp3) V V V V 46 In the course of his journey, (In the course of his journey,) Jesus arrived at the town where he had turned the water into wine. (Jesus arrived at the town where he had turned the water into wine.) 46 In the course of his journey, Jesus arrived at the town where he had turned the water into wine. (In the course of his journey, Jesus arrived at the town where he had turned the water into wine.) There was a government official in a nearby city whose son was very sick. (There was a government official in a nearby city whose son was very sick.) 47 When he heard that Jesus had come, (When he heard that Jesus had come,) he found Jesus and begged him to come with him to heal his son, (he found Jesus and begged him to come with him to heal his son,) who was about to die. (who was about to die.) 47 When he heard that Jesus had come, he found Jesus and begged him to come with him to heal his son, who was about to die. (When he heard that Jesus had come, he found Jesus and begged him to come with him to heal his son, who was about to die.) 48 Jesus asked, (Jesus asked,) "Must I do miraculous signs and wonders before you people will believe in me?" ("Must I do miraculous signs and wonders before you people will believe in me?") 48 Jesus asked, "Must I do miraculous signs and wonders before you people will believe in me?" (Jesus asked, "Must I do miraculous signs and wonders before you people will believe in me?") 49 The official pleaded, (The official pleaded,) "Lord, please come now before my little boy dies." ("Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.") 49 The official pleaded, "Lord, please come now before my little boy dies." (The official pleaded, "Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.") 50 Then Jesus told him, "Go back home. (Then Jesus told him, "Go back home.) Your son will live!" (Your son will live!") And the man believed Jesus' word and started home. (And the man believed Jesus' word and started home.) 51 While he was on his way, (While he was on his way,) some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. (some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well.) 51 While he was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. (While he was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well.) 52 He asked them when the boy had begun to feel better, (He asked them when the boy had begun to feel better,) and they replied, "Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!" (and they replied, "Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!") 52 He asked them when the boy had begun to feel better, and they replied, "Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!" (He asked them when the boy had begun to feel better, and they replied, "Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock his fever suddenly disappeared!") 53 Then the father realized (Then the father realized) it was the same time that Jesus had told him, "Your son will live." (it was the same time that Jesus had told him, "Your son will live." ) 53 Then the father realized it was the same time that Jesus had told him, "Your son will live." (Then the father realized it was the same time that Jesus had told him, "Your son will live.") And the officer and his entire household believed in Jesus. (And the officer and his entire household believed in Jesus.) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 54 This was Jesus' second miraculous sign in Galilee after coming from Judea. Scripture quotations 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. <<>> VOCABULARY (Suggestion: To understand the meaning better, read John 4:43-54 from a Bible written in your language.) a (an) about afternoon alive (alive, more, most alive) and arrived (to arrive) asked (to ask) at back before begged (to beg) begun (to begin) believe (to believe) believed (to believe) better (good, better, best) boy city come (to come) course die (to die) dies (to die) disappeared (to disappear) do (to do) entire father feel (to feel) fever found (to find) from go (to go) government had (to have) he heal (to heal) heard heard (to hear) him his home household I in into it Jesus = a man’s name journey Little (little, littler, littlest) live (to live) Lord = a title of Jesus man (men) me met (to meet) miraculous must my nearby news now o'clock of officer official on one over people (person) pleaded (to plead) please realized (to realize) replied (to reply) same servant sick (sick, sicker, sickest, sickly) sign some son started (to start) suddenly (sudden, more, most sudden, suddenly) that the them there they time to to arrive to ask to be to beg to begin to believe to come to die to disappear to do to feel to find to go to heal to hear to live to meet to plead to realize to start to tell to travel to turn to wonder told (to tell) town traveling (to travel) turned (to turn) very was (to be) water way well went (to go) when where while who whose wine with wonders (to wonder) word yesterday you your