On the mountain
Three men go up a high mountain with Jesus, and a voice comes out of a cloud. Read Matthew 17 in English with ten new words.
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.
take
verb
mountain
noun
high
adjective
brother
noun
face
noun
like
preposition
good
adjective
voice
noun
hear
verb
eye
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 17:4 · WEB
Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
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?
Matthew 17:1-8, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
10 new words, all taken from the story.
Who are Moses and Elijah?
Two men from the Old Testament. In this story they talk with Jesus on the mountain.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Matthew 17:4 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
