Jesus stands by the lake while a multitude hears the word of God. He enters Simon’s boat and speaks to the people from it. Then Jesus tells Simon to let down his nets, and they catch a great multitude of fish. 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.
word
a unit of language; also what someone says
noun
land
the part of the earth that is not water
noun
net
a tool made of cords tied together with holes between them, used to catch fish
noun
work
to do a job or something that needs effort (worked: did a job)
noun
catch
to take hold of something that moves, such as a fish (caught: took hold of); a catch: the fish you take
verb
answer
to say something to someone who spoke (answered: said something to him)
verb
now
at this time
adverb
fall
to go down quickly (fell: went down)
verb
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
Jesus stands by the lake, enters Simon’s boat and teaches the multitude from it.
Simon says they worked all night and caught nothing, but at Jesus’ word he will let down the net.
The net catches a great multitude of fish, and both boats begin to sink.
Simon falls at Jesus’ knees; Jesus says he will be catching people, and they leave everything and follow him.
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 5:4 · WEB
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What did the boat give Jesus? The Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 5:3 say that by sitting in the boat slightly offshore, Jesus had a platform from which to address the people without being mobbed.
Source: 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 5:1-11, from the World English Bible: the empty nets and the great catch of fish.
He enters one of the boats, which is Simon’s, and teaches the multitudes from it, a little way from the land (Luke 5:3).
Simon answers that they worked all night and caught nothing, but at Jesus’ word he will let down the net (Luke 5:5).
They catch a great multitude of fish, and the net is breaking. Their partners in the other boat come, and both boats are filled so that they begin to sink (Luke 5:6-7).
Jesus says, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.” Then they bring their boats to land, leave everything and follow him (Luke 5:10-11).
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