Where and when
Where did people bury the dead? The unfoldingWord Translation Words say the Jews sometimes used natural caves as tombs, and sometimes dug caves into the rock in the side of a hill.
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New TestamentBeginner II · Story 2Mark 5:1-20
The Man Among the Tombs
Jesus comes to the country of the Gadarenes, where a man with an unclean spirit lives in the tombs. The man runs to Jesus, the spirits beg to go into a herd of pigs, and the people find the man clothed and in his right mind. Read the story in simple English, with the real verse at the end.
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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.
chain
a line of rings joined together, used to tie or hold something
noun
piece
one part of something that is broken or cut
noun
strength
the power of the body; being strong
noun
mind
the part of a person that thinks and decides
noun
most
greatest, above all others (in the title of God ‘the ___ High God’)
adjective
ask
to put a question to someone, or to request something
verb
beg
to ask for something in a strong way, because you need it
verb
enter
to go into a place or into something
verb
clothe
to dress someone; clothes, what a person wears
verb
begin
to start
verb
What you'll discover
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
In the tombs lives a man with an unclean spirit. No one has the strength to keep him in chains.
The man runs to Jesus and cries out. Jesus asks him, “What is your name?”
The man says his name is Legion. The spirits beg to enter the pigs, and Jesus says yes.
The people see the man clothed and in his right mind. Afraid, they ask Jesus to leave.
Jesus tells the man to go to his friends. The man tells people in Decapolis about Jesus.
Original verse
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 5:9 · WEB
He asked him, “What is your name?” He said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”
Context
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What a story looks like
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.
- The story · 18 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
- 4 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 from?
Mark 5:1 to 20, in the World English Bible: the man among the tombs.
Where does Jesus meet the man?
In the country of the Gadarenes, where the man lives in the tombs (Mark 5:1-3).
What does the man say his name is?
He says, “My name is Legion, for we are many” (Mark 5:9).
What do the spirits ask Jesus?
They beg him, “Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them” (Mark 5:12).
What does Jesus tell the man to do?
He says, “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you and how he had mercy on you” (Mark 5:19).
What does the man do after that?
He goes his way and begins to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him (Mark 5:20).
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More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
Story 3Mark 10
A Question on the Road
A man on the road, a question about eternal life, a camel and a needle: Jesus and the rich man, in English.
Story 4Mark 11
A Young Donkey Tied Up
A young donkey, a road of garments and a crowd that cries Hosanna: Jesus comes near Jerusalem, in English.
Psalm readingPsalms 118
Blessed Is He Who Comes
A cry for help and a blessing, in a few lines of English.
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18 sentences in simple English, with audio. The first lesson of the course needs no sign-up and no card.
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