Walking on water
A night, a boat, a strong wind and a walk on the water: Jesus comes to his men. Read Matthew 14 in English with seven new words.
The words in this story
7 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
boat
noun
night
noun
walk
verb
water
noun
lord
noun
hand
noun
faith
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.
Matthew 14:31 · WEB
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
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?
Matthew 14:22-33, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
7 new words, all taken from the story.
Is this a different story from the loaves?
It comes right after it: the same evening, Jesus sends the people away and his men go into a boat.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Matthew 14:31 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
