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 in Review in the following Units.
again
adverb
people
noun
can
verb
roof
noun
sin
noun
forgive
verb
spirit
noun
heart
noun
Original verse
The verse that closes the Unit, in the text of the World English Bible. After three lessons, this is how you read it, with no retelling.
Mark 2:11 · WEB
“I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house.”
What a Unit looks like
First the whole Story, retold in simple English with sentence-by-sentence audio. Then three short lessons, each with a slice of the story, a Tip and exercises. At the end, the Original verse and the Celebration.
- História · 15 frases, tradução ao toque, 3 checagens sem XP
- 3 lições · um trecho, uma Dica e exercícios em cada uma
- Versículo original · o texto da Bíblia sem reconto · próxima história
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this lesson 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 the Course
More stories from the New Testament Course, in canonical order.
