MORE SPOKEN ENGLISH -- THE LIFE OF JESUS: #42 Jesus Comes Back to Life << TEXT: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/tljtxt/tlj-42.txt >> << AUDIO: http://www.HandheldEnglish.com/tljmp3/tlj-42.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: Matthew 28:1-15 and John 20:1-18 V V V V THE LIFE OF JESUS (tlj-42.txt / tlj-42.mp3) V V V V 1 Early on Sunday morning, (Early on Sunday morning,) as the new day was dawning, (as the new day was dawning,) Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to see the tomb. (Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to see the tomb.) 1 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to see the tomb. (Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to see the tomb.) 2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, (Suddenly there was a great earthquake,) because an angel of the Lord came down from heaven (because an angel of the Lord came down from heaven) and rolled aside the stone and sat on it. (and rolled aside the stone and sat on it.) 2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, because an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and rolled aside the stone and sat on it. (Suddenly there was a great earthquake, because an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and rolled aside the stone and sat on it.) 3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. (His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.) 4 The guards shook with fear when they saw him, (The guards shook with fear when they saw him,) and they fell into a dead faint. (and they fell into a dead faint.) 4 The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint. (The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.) 5 Then the angel spoke to the women. (Then the angel spoke to the women.) "Don't be afraid!" he said. ("Don't be afraid!" he said.) "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ("I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.) 6 He isn't here! (He isn't here!) He has been raised from the dead, just as he said would happen. (He has been raised from the dead, just as he said would happen.) Come, see where his body was lying. (Come, see where his body was lying.) 7 And now, go quickly and tell his disciples he has been raised from the dead, (And now, go quickly and tell his disciples he has been raised from the dead,) and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. (and he is going ahead of you to Galilee.) 7 And now, go quickly and tell his disciples he has been raised from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. (And now, go quickly and tell his disciples he has been raised from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee.) You will see him there. (You will see him there.) Remember, I have told you." (Remember, I have told you.") ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 8 The women were frightened and yet very happy, as they hurried from the tomb and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them and greeted them. They went near him, held on to his feet, and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said, "Don't be afraid! Tell my followers to go to Galilee. They will see me there." 11 While the women were on their way, some soldiers who had been guarding the tomb went into the city. They told the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 So the chief priests met with the leaders and decided to bribe the soldiers with a lot of money. 13 They said to the soldiers, "Tell everyone that Jesus' disciples came during the night and stole his body while you were asleep. 14 If the governor hears about this, we will talk to him. You won't have anything to worry about." 15 The soldiers took the money and did what they were told. The Jewish people still tell each other this story. 1 On Sunday morning while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran to Simon Peter and to Jesus' favorite disciple and said, "They have taken the Lord from the tomb! We don't know where they have put him." 3 Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 They ran side by side, until the other disciple ran faster than Peter and got there first. 5 He bent over and saw the strips of linen cloth lying inside the tomb, but he did not go in. 6 When Simon Peter got there, he went into the tomb and saw the strips of cloth. 7 He also saw the piece of cloth that had been used to cover Jesus' face. It was rolled up and in a place by itself. 8 The disciple who got there first then went into the tomb, and when he saw it, he believed. 9 At that time Peter and the other disciple did not know that the Scriptures said Jesus would rise to life. 10 So the two of them went back to the other disciples. 11 Mary Magdalene stood crying outside the tomb. She was still weeping, when she stooped down 12 and saw two angels inside. They were dressed in white and were sitting where Jesus' body had been. One was at the head and the other was at the foot. 13 The angels asked Mary, "Why are you crying?" She answered, "They have taken away my Lord's body! I don't know where they have put him." 14 As soon as Mary said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know who he was. 15 Jesus asked her, "Why are you crying? Who are you looking for?" She thought he was the gardener and said, "Sir, if you have taken his body away, please tell me, so I can go and get him." 16 Then Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to him, "Rabboni." The Aramaic word "Rabboni" means "Teacher." 17 Jesus told her, "Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God." 18 Mary Magdalene then went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord. She also told them what he had said to her. Scripture quotations from Matthew 28:1-7 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 Matthew 28:8-15 and John 20:1-18 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 Matthew 28:1-15 and John 20:1-18 from a Bible written in your language.) a (an) afraid (afraid, more, most afraid) ahead and angel are (to be) as aside be (to be) because been (to be) body came (to come) clothing come (to come) crucified (to crucify) dawning (to dawn) day dead dead (dead, deader, deadest, deadly) disciple don't (= do not) down early (early, earlier, earliest) earthquake face faint (to faint) fear (to fear) fell (to fall) for from Galilee = a place name go (to go) going (to go) great (great, greater, greatest, greatly) guard happen (to happen) has (to have) have (to have) he heaven here him his I into is (to be) isn't (= is not) it Jesus = a man’s name just know (to know) lightning like (to like) looking (to look) Lord = a title of Jesus lying (to lie) Magdalene = a woman’s name Mary = a woman’s name morning new (new, newer, newest, newly) now of on other out quickly (quick, quicker, quickest, quickly) raised (to raise) raised (to raise) remember (to remember) rolled (to roll) said (to say) sat (to sit) saw (to see) see (to see) shone (to shine) shook (to shake) snow spoke (to speak) stone suddenly (sudden, more, most sudden, suddenly) Sunday = a week-day name tell (to tell) the then there they to to be to come to crucify to dawn to faint to fall to fear to go to happen to have to know to lie to like to look to raise to remember to roll to say to see to shake to shine to sit to speak to tell told (to tell) tomb was (to be) went when where white who will with women (woman) would you