On the day of the Passover, Jesus sends two disciples into the city to prepare the meal. In the evening he comes with the twelve and says that one of them will betray him. At the table he takes bread and the cup, and they eat and drink. Read it in simple English, with the real verse.
10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
passover
a Jewish feast and its special meal
noun
master
a man in charge of a house or of other people
noun
body
all the parts of a person, from the head to the feet
noun
blood
the red liquid in the body
noun
covenant
a serious promise between two sides, for example between God and people
noun
prepare
to make something ready for later
verb
betray
to hurt a person who trusts you, by turning against him
verb
surely
without doubt; in the disciples’ question, it shows that they expect to hear that it is not them
adverb
bless
to say good words to God over something, or to ask for good things for a person
verb
break
to make something go into two or more pieces; ‘broke it’ means made it into pieces
verb
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
Jesus sends two disciples into the city to follow a man with water, and they prepare the Passover.
In the evening Jesus comes with the twelve and says that one of them will betray him.
As they eat, Jesus takes bread, blesses it, breaks it and gives it to them.
Jesus takes the cup, and they all drink from it. Then they go out to the Mount of Olives.
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.
Mark 14:22 · WEB
As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had blessed it, he broke it and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body.”
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What was in a Passover meal? The Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 14:13-15 say that the Passover meal included the lamb, unleavened bread, a bowl of salt water, bitter herbs, and a bowl of a fruit purée.
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.
Mark 14:12 to 26, in the World English Bible: the Passover meal of Jesus and his disciples.
“Go into the city, and there a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you.” (Mark 14:13).
He says that one of them will betray him. They ask him one by one, “Surely not I?” (Mark 14:18-19).
“Take, eat. This is my body.” (Mark 14:22).
“This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many.” (Mark 14:24).
They go out to the Mount of Olives (Mark 14:26).
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More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
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Story 11Mark 15
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23 sentences in simple English, with audio. The first lesson of the course needs no sign-up and no card.
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