A man runs to Jesus and asks about eternal life. Jesus speaks of the commandments and tells him to sell what he has, give to the poor and follow him. The man goes away sad. Then Jesus speaks to his disciples about a camel and a rich man. Read the story in simple English, with the real verse.
10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
life
being alive; the time that a person lives
noun
commandment
a rule that someone tells you to obey
noun
possession
a thing that belongs to a person
noun
honor
to show respect to someone
verb
love
to care very much about someone
verb
sell
to give something to a person for money
verb
poor
having very little money; also the people who have very little
adjective
follow
to go after someone and go where he goes
verb
around
on all sides of something, or in every direction
adverb
rich
having a lot of money or things; the noun form means the money and things themselves
adjective
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
A man runs to Jesus and asks about eternal life. Jesus asks him why he calls him good.
Jesus speaks of the commandments, among them honoring father and mother. The man says he kept them all.
Jesus looks at the man and loves him, and tells him to sell and follow. The man goes away sad.
Jesus speaks to his disciples about a camel and a needle’s eye. They ask who can be saved.
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After 4 lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Mark 10:25 · WEB
It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
Who was the man? The Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 10:17 say he was a young ruler. In Matthew 19:20 he is called “the young man”, and in Luke 18:18 a “ruler” puts the question to Jesus.
Source: Tyndale Open Study Notes · CC BY-SA 4.0; World English Bible · Public domain
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then 4 short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
Mark 10:17 to 27, in the World English Bible: a man asks Jesus about eternal life.
He asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life (Mark 10:17).
He tells him to sell whatever he has, give to the poor, and come and follow him (Mark 10:21).
He goes away sorrowful, for he had great possessions (Mark 10:22).
He says it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom (Mark 10:25).
They ask who can be saved (Mark 10:26).
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18 sentences in simple English, with audio. The first lesson of the course needs no sign-up and no card.
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