Who
Had Jesus sent disciples like this before? The Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 11:1 say that, as he did at other times, Jesus sent two of them.
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New TestamentBeginner II · Story 4Mark 11:1-11
A Young Donkey Tied Up
Jesus comes near Jerusalem and sends two of his disciples to bring a young donkey. They find it, and the people there let them go. Jesus sits on the donkey, and many spread their garments and branches on the way. The people cry out, and Jesus enters the temple. Read the story in simple English, with the real verse.
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The words in this story
10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
mount
a mountain or a high hill
noun
donkey
a work animal like a small horse, with long ears
noun
garment
a piece of clothing
noun
temple
the big building in Jerusalem where people came to pray
noun
need
to have to have something; to be unable to do without it
verb
open
to make something not closed; also describes a place that is not closed in, with no wall or roof
verb
just
exactly; in the same way as; it can also mean only
adverb
throw
to send something through the air with your hand
verb
spread
to lay something out flat so that it covers a place
verb
cut
to take a piece off, or to divide something, with a sharp tool
verb
What you'll discover
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
Near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sends two disciples and tells them about a young donkey.
The two find the young donkey in the open street, and the people there let them go.
They bring the donkey to Jesus. Many spread their garments on the way, and others cut branches.
Some go in front and some follow, crying Hosanna. Jesus enters the temple and looks around.
Original verse
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 11:9 · WEB
Those who went in front and those who followed cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Context
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What a story looks like
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.
- The story · 20 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
- 4 lessons · a piece of the story, a tip and exercises in each one
- The original verse · the Bible text, unadapted, then the next story
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this story from?
Mark 11:1 to 11, in the World English Bible: Jesus sends two disciples for a young donkey.
What does Jesus tell the two disciples about?
A young donkey tied in the village, on which no one has sat (Mark 11:2).
What does Jesus tell the two disciples to say?
He tells them to say that the Lord needs him (Mark 11:3).
What do the people do on the way?
Many spread their garments on the way, and others cut branches from the trees (Mark 11:8).
What does the crowd cry out?
“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mark 11:9).
Where does Jesus go at the end?
He enters the temple in Jerusalem, looks around, and goes out to Bethany with the twelve (Mark 11:11).
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More stories in this course
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An angel in Nazareth, a question and a short answer: Mary and Gabriel, in English.
Story 6Luke 10
The Road to Jericho
A lawyer’s question, a road to Jericho and a Samaritan who stops: Jesus tells a story, in English.
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20 sentences in simple English, with audio. The first lesson of the course needs no sign-up and no card.
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