Jesus is put on a cross with two criminals. The people stand and watch, and one of the two men speaks against him, while the other asks Jesus to remember him. Darkness comes over the land, and Jesus cries out and dies. Read the story in simple English, with the real verses at the end.
8 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
cross
two pieces of wood joined together; long ago people were put on it to die
noun
christ
a title meaning the one chosen by God
noun
know
to have something in your mind
verb
write
to make words on something so that people can read them (wrote: made words)
verb
under
below something; also in the power of something (under the same condemnation: having the same punishment)
preposition
remember
to keep someone or something in your mind and not forget
verb
about
near a number or a time; a little more or a little less (about the sixth hour: near the sixth hour)
preposition
die
to stop living
verb
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
Men put Jesus on a cross with two criminals, and Jesus asks his Father to forgive them.
The people stand watching, words are written over Jesus, and one of the two men insults him.
The other man asks Jesus to remember him, and Jesus says that today he will be with him in Paradise.
Darkness comes over the land; Jesus cries out to his Father and dies; the centurion calls him a righteous man.
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.
Luke 23:34 · WEB
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What happened to a prisoner’s things? Luke 23:34 says that they divided his garments among them and cast lots. The Tyndale Open Study Notes say that the prisoner’s possessions were treated as spoils of war and divided among the soldiers.
Source: World English Bible · Public domain; Tyndale Open Study Notes · CC BY-SA 4.0
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.
Luke 23:33-47, from the World English Bible: Jesus on the cross with two criminals.
Two criminals, one on his right and the other on his left (Luke 23:33).
He says: Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing (Luke 23:34).
One of them insults him and says that, if he is the Christ, he should save himself and them. The other says that Jesus has done nothing wrong and asks him to remember him (Luke 23:39-42).
Darkness comes over the whole land until the ninth hour (Luke 23:44).
He cries with a loud voice: Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. Then he breathes his last (Luke 23:46).
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