Lesson 6 (Audio)


Lesson 6-1



6.1 Lesson Text 2:14-47 (Acts). Repeat each sentence.

Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles (Then Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles) / and in a loud voice began to speak to the crowd. (and in a loud voice began to speak to the crowd.) / Listen to me and let me tell you what this means. (listen to me and let me tell you what this means.) / These people are not drunk, as you suppose; (These people are not drunk, as you suppose;) / it is only nine o'clock in the morning. (it is only nine o'clock in the morning.) / These people are not drunk, as you suppose; it is only nine o'clock in the morning. (These people are not drunk, as you suppose; it is only nine o'clock in the morning.)
Jesus of Nazareth was a man (Jesus of Nazareth was a man) / whose divine authority was clearly proven to you (whose divine authority was clearly proven to you) / Jesus of Nazareth was a man whose divine authority was clearly proven to you (Jesus of Nazareth was a man whose divine authority was clearly proven to you) / by all the miracles and wonders (by all the miracles and wonders) / which God performed through him. (which God performed through him.) / by all the miracles and wonders which God performed through him. (by all the miracles and wonders which God performed through him.)
You yourselves know this, (You yourselves know this,) / for it happened here among you. (for it happened here among you.) / In accordance with his own plan (In accordance with his own plan) / God had already decided (God had already decided) / that Jesus would be handed over to you; (that Jesus would be handed over to you;) / In accordance with his own plan God had already decided that Jesus would be handed over to you; (In accordance with his own plan God had already decided that Jesus would be handed over to you;) / and you killed him by letting sinful men crucify him. (and you killed him by letting sinful men crucify him.)
But God raised him from death, (but God raised him from death,) / setting him free from its power, (setting him free from its power,) / because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner. (because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner.) / But God raised him from death, setting him free from its power, because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner. (But God raised him from death, setting him free from its power, because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner.)
My friends, I must speak to you plainly (My friends, I must speak to you plainly) / about our famous ancestor King David. (about our famous ancestor King David.) / He died and was buried, (He died and was buried,) / and his grave is here with us to this very day. (and his grave is here with us to this very day.) / He was a prophet, and he knew what God had promised him: (He was a prophet, and he knew what God had promised him:) / God had made a vow (God had made a vow) that he would make one of David's descendants (that he would make one of David's descendants) a king, just as David was. (a king, just as David was.)
David saw what God was going to do in the future, (David saw what God was going to do in the future,) / and so he spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah when he said, (and so he spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah when he said,) / He was not abandoned in the world of the dead; (He was not abandoned in the world of the dead;) / his body did not rot in the grave. (his body did not rot in the grave.)
God has raised this very Jesus from death, (God has raised this very Jesus from death,) / and we are all witnesses to this fact. (and we are all witnesses to this fact.) / He has been raised (He has been raised) to the right side of God, his Father, (to the right side of God, his Father,) / and has received from him the Holy Spirit, as he had promised. (and has received from him the Holy Spirit, as he had promised.)
What you now see and hear (What you now see and hear) / is his gift that he has poured out on us. (is his gift that he has poured out on us.) / All the people of Israel, then, are to know for sure (All the people of Israel, then, are to know for sure) / that this Jesus, whom you crucified (that this Jesus, whom you crucified) / is the one that God has made Lord and Messiah. (is the one that God has made Lord and Messiah.)
When the people heard this, (When the people heard this,) / they were deeply troubled (they were deeply troubled) / and said to Peter and the other apostles, (and said to Peter and the other apostles,) / What shall we do, brothers? (What shall we do, brothers?) / and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brothers? (and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brothers?)
Peter said to them, (Peter said to them,) / Each one of you must turn away from your sins (Each one of you must turn away from your sins) / and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, (and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ,) / so that your sins will be forgiven; (so that your sins will be forgiven;) / and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit. (and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.) / so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit. (so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.) / For God's promise was made to you and your children, (For God's promise was made to you and your children,) and to all who are far away (and to all who are far away) / all whom the Lord our God calls to himself. (all whom the Lord our God calls to himself.)
Peter made his appeal to them (Peter made his appeal to them) / and with many other words (and with many other words) / he urged them, saying, (he urged them, saying,) / Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he urged them, saying, (Peter made his appeal to them and with many other words he urged them, saying,) / Save yourselves from the punishment (Save yourselves from the punishment) coming on this wicked people. (coming on this wicked people.) / Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked people. (Save yourselves from the punishment coming on this wicked people.)
Many of them believed his message and were baptized, (Many of them believed his message and were baptized,) / and about three thousand people (and about three thousand people) / were added to the group that day. (were added to the group that day.) / and about three thousand people were added to the group that day. (and about three thousand people were added to the group that day.) / They spent their time in learning from the apostles, (They spent their time in learning from the apostles,) / taking part in the fellowship, fellowship,) / and sharing in the fellowship meals, and the prayers. (and sharing in the fellowship meals, and the prayers.)

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