New TestamentBeginner I · Story 17Luke 24:1-12

The Sunday Morning

On the first day of the week, women go to a tomb and find the stone away from it. Two men speak to them, and the women remember what Jesus told them. They tell the eleven, who do not believe them, and Peter runs to the tomb. Read the story in simple English, with the real verses at the end.

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A rock tomb on a hillside seen from far away at dawn, with a large round stone rolled aside from the open entrance and a small group of women standing in front of it

The words in this story

6 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.

tomb
a place where a dead person is put
noun
here
in this place
adverb
rise
to go up or to get up; ‘is risen’ means got up
verb
deliver
to hand someone over to a person’s power (deliver the Son of Man to sinners: hand him over to them)
verb
believe
to accept something as true; to trust someone
verb
run
to move fast on your feet (ran: moved fast on your feet)
verb

What you'll discover

The moments of the story, in the order they happen.

The women find the stone away from the tomb at early dawn on the first day of the week.
They do not find the body of Jesus, and two men say that he is risen.
The men tell the women to remember what Jesus told them in Galilee, and the women remember his words.
The women tell the eleven, who do not believe them; Peter runs to the tomb and goes home wondering.

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.

Luke 24:5 · WEB

Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. The men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

Context

One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.

The world of the story

What did the women have with them? Luke 24:1 says that they came bringing the spices which they had prepared.

Source: World English Bible · Public domain

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 · 21 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 passage does this story retell?

Luke 24:1-12, from the World English Bible: the women at the tomb on the first day of the week.

Who goes to the tomb?

Women go to the tomb on the first day of the week, at early dawn, bringing the spices which they had prepared (Luke 24:1).

What do the women find?

They find the stone rolled away from the tomb, and they do not find the body of the Lord Jesus (Luke 24:2-3).

What do the two men say?

They ask: Why do you seek the living among the dead? He isn’t here, but is risen. They tell the women to remember what Jesus told them in Galilee (Luke 24:5-7).

Who are the women?

Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James are named, and other women are with them (Luke 24:10).

What does Peter do?

He gets up and runs to the tomb, stoops and looks in, sees the strips of linen lying by themselves, and goes home wondering what had happened (Luke 24:12).

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