Five loaves and two fish
Five loaves, two fish and a big crowd: Jesus gives food to everyone. Read Matthew 14 in English with eight new words.
The words in this story
8 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
away
adverb
city
noun
place
noun
eat
verb
fish
noun
sit
verb
food
noun
basket
noun
Original verse
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After three lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Matthew 14:17 · WEB
They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”
What a story looks like
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then three 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 · 15 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
- 3 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 based on?
Matthew 14:13-21, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
8 new words, all taken from the story.
How many people ate?
The text says about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Matthew 14:17 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
