Through the roof
A house full of people, four friends and a hole in the roof. Read Mark 2 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.
again
adverb
people
noun
can
verb
roof
noun
sin
noun
forgive
verb
spirit
noun
heart
noun
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 2:11 · WEB
“I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
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 2:1-12, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
8 new words, all taken from the story.
Is “forgive” a hard word?
It is the key word of this story. You learn it inside the sentence Jesus says: “Your sins are forgiven.”
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Mark 2:11 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
