LESSON 11: EXERCISE LESSON

Lesson Text 5:1-21 (Acts).

11.1a Repeat each sentence.

But there was a man, (But there was a man,) / who with his wife, (who with his wife,) / sold some property that belonged to them. (sold some property that belonged to them.) / But there was a man, who with his wife, sold some property that belonged to them. (But there was a man, who with his wife, sold some property that belonged to them.) / But with his wife’s agreement (But with his wife’s agreement) / he kept part of the money for himself (he kept part of the money for himself) / and turned the rest over to the apostles. (and turned the rest over to the apostles.) / But with his wife’s agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles. (But with his wife’s agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.)

Peter said to him, (Peter said to him,) / Why did you let Satan take control of you (Why did you let Satan take control of you) / and make you lie to the Holy Spirit (and make you lie to the Holy Spirit) / by keeping part of the money you received for the property? (by keeping part of the money you received for the property?) / Peter said to him, Why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property? (Peter said to him, Why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?)

Before you sold the property, (Before you sold the property,) / it belonged to you; (it belonged to you;) / and after you sold it, (and after you sold it,) / the money was yours. (the money was yours.) / Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours. (Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours.) / Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing? (Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing?) / You have not lied to people, (You have not lied to people,) / you have lied to God. (you have lied to God.) / You have not lied to people, you have lied to God. (You have not lied to people, you have lied to God.)

As soon as the man heard this, (As soon as the man heard this,) / he fell down dead; (he fell down dead;) / and all who heard about it were terrified. (and all who heard about it were terrified.) / As soon as the man heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified. (As soon as the man heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified.) / The young men came in, (The young men came in,) / wrapped up his body, (wrapped up his body,) / carried him out, (carried him out,) / and buried him. (and buried him.) / The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him. (The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him.)

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