The storm in the boat
A big wind, a boat full of waves and a word that makes the sea calm. Read Mark 4 in English with eight new words.
The words in this story
8 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
day
noun
leave
verb
sea
noun
sleep
verb
peace
noun
still
adjective
how
adverb
even
adverb
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.
Mark 4:39 · WEB
He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
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 · 15 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?
Mark 4:35-41, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
8 new words, all taken from the story.
Do I find “still” anywhere else?
Yes. The word “still” also appears in the Psalm 107 reading of this course, in a storm that becomes calm.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Mark 4:39 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
Story 7Mark 5
Jairus’s daughter
A father, a woman in the crowd and a girl who is twelve.
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Story 8Mark 10
The blind man of Jericho
A man by the road, a coat on the ground, and “Call him.”
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Story 1Matthew 2
The Star in the East
One star, one child, one worried king: the story of the wise men, in English.