Chapter 2 of Be not afraid is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Be not afraid is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jesus rose from the dead. It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death. The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said." All through the whole of the Bible it is "As He said." As God has said—so it will surely be.
Chapter 2 of Be not afraid is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “All through the whole of the Bible it is "As He said."”
made afraid
From this reading “The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Jesus rose from the dead.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “As God has said—so it will surely be.”
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All through the whole of the Bible it is "As He said."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading All through the whole of the Bible it is "As He said."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Jesus rose from the dead.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
made afraid
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jesus rose from the dead.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As God has said—so it will surely be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
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From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All through the whole of the Bible it is "As He said."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Jesus rose from the dead.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Jesus rose from the dead.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As God has said—so it will surely be.
a male human offspring
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading As God has said—so it will surely be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jesus rose from the dead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
in or at that place or location
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the whole of the Bible it is "As He said."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible that the Son of God should be holden of death.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading All through the whole of the Bible it is "As He said."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As God has said—so it will surely be.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The angel came down and rolled away the stone, and then told the frightened women that Jesus was not there, but was risen, "as He said."
Chapter 2 of Be not afraid by Catharine Shaw holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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