Some time later, Some time later, / as the number of disciples kept growing, as the number of disciples kept growing, / there was a quarrel between there was a quarrel between / the Gree
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ders
LESSON 12 VOCABULARY
against
census
claim
consideration
defeat
disagreement
disappearance
disgrace
drawing
event
fight
follower
following
for the sake
force
human, humanly
lock
movement
nail
news
newspaper official opportunity origin, originally past
preacher repentance report sake savior stone
to be
to be completed
to be contrary
to claim
to consider
to defeat
to depend
to die out
to disappear
to draw
to fight
to follow
to force
to identify
to join
to lock
to nail
to plan
to preach
to repent
to report
to scatter
to whip unlikely while whip
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When the officials arrived, they did not find the men in prison (5:22)
When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight (5:23)
We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man (5:28)
When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they
wanted to have them put to death (5:33)
One of them was a teacher and was highly respected by all the people (5:34)
He said, "Be careful what you do to these men." (5:35)
All his followers were scattered, and his movement died out (5:36)
Do not take any action against these men Leave them alone! (5:38)
If what they planned is of human origin, it will disappear (5:38)
The Council followed his advice (5:39)
They called the men in and ordered them never again to speak, and then they set them free (5:40)
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LESSON 13: EXERCISE LESSON
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13.1 Lesson Text 6:1-15 (Acts) Repeat each sentence
Some time later, (Some time later,) / as the number of disciples kept growing, (as the number of disciples kept growing,) / there was a quarrel between (there
was a quarrel between) / the Greek-speaking Jews and the native Jews (the
Greek-speaking Jews and the native Jews.) / Some time later, as the number of
disciples kept growing, there was a quarrel between the Greek-speaking Jews and
the native Jews (Some time later, as the number of disciples kept growing, there
was a quarrel between the Greek-speaking Jews and the native Jews.)
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The Greek-speaking Jews (The Greek-speaking Jews) / claimed that their
widows were being neglected (claimed that their widows were being
neglected) / in the daily distribution of funds (in the daily distribution of
funds.) / The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that their widows were being
neglected in the daily distribution of funds (The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of funds.)
So the twelve apostles (So the twelve apostles) / called the whole group of
believers together and said, (called the whole group of believers together and
said,) / So the twelve apostles called the whole group of believers together and
said, (So the twelve apostles called the whole group of believers together and
said,) / It is not right for us to neglect the preaching of God's word (It is not right for us to neglect the preaching of God's word) / in order to handle finances (in
order to handle finances.) / It is not right for us to neglect the preaching of God's
Trang 4word in order to handle finances (It is not right for us to neglect the preaching of
God's word in order to handle finances.)
So then, friends, (So then, friends,) / choose seven men among you (choose
seven men among you) / who are known to be full of the Holy Spirit and
wisdom, (who are known to be full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom,) / So then,
friends, choose seven men among you who are known to be full of the Holy Spirit
and wisdom, (So then, friends, choose seven men among you who are known to be
full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom,) / and we will put them in charge of this
matter (and we will put them in charge of this matter.)
We ourselves, then, (We ourselves, then,) / will give our full time to prayer
and the work of preaching (will give our full time to prayer and the work of
preaching.) / We ourselves, then, will give our full time to prayer and the work
of preaching (We ourselves, then, will give our full time to prayer and the work of
preaching.)
The whole group was pleased with the apostles' proposal, (The whole group
was pleased with the apostles' proposal,) / so they chose seven men (so they
chose seven men.) / The whole group was pleased with the apostles' proposal, so
they chose seven men (The whole group was pleased with the apostles' proposal,
so they chose seven men.)
ls13b.mp3 The group presented them to the apostles, (The group presented them to
the apostles,) / who prayed and placed their hands on them (who prayed
and placed their hands on them.) / The group presented them to the
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them to the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.) / And so the word of God continued to spread (And so the word of God continued to spread.)
The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, (The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger,) / and a great number of priests accepted the faith (and a great number of priests accepted the faith.) / The
number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith (The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith.)
Stephen, a man richly blessed by God (Stephen, a man richly blessed by
God) / and full of power, (and full of power,) / performed great miracles and wonders among the people (performed great miracles and wonders among the people.) / Stephen, a man richly blessed by God and full of power, performed great miracles and wonders among the people (Stephen, a man richly blessed by God and full of power, performed great miracles and wonders among the people.)
But he was opposed by some men (But he was opposed by some men) / who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen, ( who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen,) / as it was called (as it was called) But he was opposed by some men who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen, as it was called (But he was opposed by some men who were members of the
synagogue of the Freedmen, as it was called.) / They and other Jews (They and other Jews) / from the provinces of Asia (from the provinces of Asia) / started arguing with Stephen (started arguing with Stephen.) / They and other Jews from the provinces of Asia started arguing with Stephen (They and other Jews from the provinces of Asia started arguing with Stephen.)
Trang 6But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom (But the Spirit gave Stephen such
wisdom) / that when he spoke, (that when he spoke,) / they could not refute
him (they could not refute him.) / But the Spirit gave Stephen such wisdom that
when he spoke, they could not refute him (But the Spirit gave Stephen such
wisdom that when he spoke, they could not refute him.) / So they bribed some
men to say, (So they bribed some men to say,) / We heard him speaking against
Moses and against God (We heard him speaking against Moses and against
God.) / So they bribed some men to say, We heard him speaking against Moses
and against God (So they bribed some men to say, We heard him speaking against
Moses and against God.)
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In this way (In this way) / they stirred up the people, (they stirred up the
people,) / the elders, (the elders,) / and the teachers of the Law (and the
teachers of the Law.) / In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and
the teachers of the Law (In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and
the teachers of the Law.) / They seized Stephen (They seized Stephen) / and
took him before the Council (and took him before the Council.) / They seized
Stephen and took him before the Council (They seized Stephen and took him
before the Council.) / Then they brought in some men to tell lies about him
(Then they brought in some men to tell lies about him.)
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This man, they said, (his man, they said,) / is always talking against our
sacred Temple (is always talking against our sacred Temple) / and the Law of
Moses (and the Law of Moses.) / This man, they said, is always talking against
our sacred Temple and the Law of Moses (This man, they said, is always talking
against our sacred Temple and the Law of Moses.) / We heard him say (We
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tear down the Temple (will tear down the Temple) / We heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will tear down the Temple (We heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will tear down the Temple) / and change all the customs (and change all the customs) / which have come down to us from Moses (which have come down to us from Moses.) / and change all the customs which have come down to
us from Moses (and change all the customs which have come down to us from Moses.)
All those sitting in the Council (All those sitting in the Council) / fixed their eyes on Stephen (fixed their eyes on Stephen) / and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel (and saw that his face looked like the face of an
angel.) / All those sitting in the Council fixed their eyes on Stephen and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel (All those sitting in the Council fixed their eyes on Stephen and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.)
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