Jairus’s daughter
A father asks for help, a woman touches a coat, and a girl gets up. Read Mark 5 in English with nine new words.
The words in this story
9 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
crowd
noun
name
noun
daughter
noun
live
verb
woman
noun
year
noun
touch
verb
girl
noun
old
adjective
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.
Mark 5:41 · WEB
Taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha cumi!” which means, being interpreted, “Girl, I tell you, get up!”
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 · 16 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?
Mark 5:21-43, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
9 new words, all taken from the story.
Are two stories told together?
Yes. In the text the woman in the crowd appears on the way to the house of Jairus. This lesson keeps both, in short sentences.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Mark 5:41 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
Story 8Mark 10
The blind man of Jericho
A man by the road, a coat on the ground, and “Call him.”
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Story 1Matthew 2
The Star in the East
One star, one child, one worried king: the story of the wise men, in English.
Story 2Matthew 14
Five loaves and two fish
Five loaves, two fish, and food for everyone.
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