LESSON 16: EXERCISE LESSON

Lesson Text: 9:22 – 31 (Acts).

16.1a Repeat each sentence.

But Saul’s preaching (But Saul’s preaching) / became even more powerful, (became even more powerful,) / But Saul’s preaching became even more powerful, (But Saul’s preaching became even more powerful,) / and his proofs (and his proofs) / that Jesus was the Messiah (that Jesus was the Messiah) / were so convincing (were so convincing) / and his proofs that Jesus was the Messiah were so convincing (and his proofs that Jesus was the Messiah were so convincing) / that the Jews who lived in Damascus (that the Jews who lived in Damascus) / could not answer him. (could not answer him.) / that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not answer him. (that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not answer him.)

After many days had gone by, (After many days had gone by,) / the Jews met together and made plans to kill Saul, (the Jews met together and made plans to kill Saul,) / but he was told of their plan. (but he was told of their plan.) / After many days had gone by, the Jews met together and made plans to kill Saul, but he was told of their plan. (After many days had gone by, the Jews met together and made plans to kill Saul, but he was told of their plan.) / Day and night they watched the city gates (Day and night they watched the city gates) / in order to kill him. (in order to kill him.) / Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. (Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.)

But one night (But one night) / Saul’s followers took him (Saul’s followers took him) / and let him down through an opening in the wall, (and let him down through an opening in the wall,) / lowering him in a basket. (lowering him in a basket.) / But one night Saul’s followers took him and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket. (But one night Saul’s followers took him and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.) / Saul went to Jerusalem (Saul went to Jerusalem) / and tried to join the disciples. (and tried to join the disciples.) / Saul went to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples. (Saul went to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples.) / But they would not believe (But they would not believe) / that he was a disciple, (that he was a disciple,) / and they were all afraid of him. (and they were all afraid of him.) / But they would not believe that he was a disciple, and they were all afraid of him. (But they would not believe that he was a disciple, and they were all afraid of him.)

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