Jesus goes to a city called Nain with his disciples and a great crowd. Near the gate, a dead man is carried out, the only son of a widow. Jesus sees her, has compassion on her and tells her not to cry. Then he touches the coffin. Read the story in simple English, with the real verses at the end.
6 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
fear
the strong feeling that you have when something frightens you
noun
near
close to a place or a person
preposition
dead
not alive any more
adjective
only
one and no more; with no other of the same kind
adverb
young
not old; having lived for a short time
adjective
among
in the middle of a group of people or things
preposition
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
Near the gate of Nain, a dead man is carried out: the only son of a widow.
Many people of the city are with the widow; Jesus sees her, has compassion and says, “Don’t cry.”
Jesus touches the coffin and speaks to the young man; the dead man sits up and speaks.
Fear takes hold of all; the people glorify God, and the report about Jesus goes out through Judea.
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 7:13 · WEB
When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Don’t cry.”
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What did the woman’s son mean to her? The Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 7:12 say that this widow’s only son was her means of support and hope for the future, and that his death was a terrible loss.
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 7:11-17, from the World English Bible: Jesus and the widow’s son at Nain.
He was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her (Luke 7:12).
When the Lord sees her (Luke 7:13), he has compassion on her and says to her, “Don’t cry.”
He comes near and touches the coffin, and the bearers stand still. Then he tells the young man to arise (Luke 7:14).
Fear takes hold of all, and they glorify God. They say that a great prophet has arisen among them and that God has visited his people (Luke 7:16).
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