The Good Shepherd

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Good Shepherd is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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JESUS BEGINS HIS WORK One day, when the fight of Jesus with the devil in the wilderness was over, He came to Bethabara, where John was baptizing, and when John saw Jesus coming towards him, he said:

'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

The next day John saw Jesus again, and again he said the same words:

'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD!'

John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

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The Good Shepherd

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Good Shepherd is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

JESUS BEGINS HIS WORK One day, when the fight of Jesus with the devil in the wilderness was over, He came to Bethabara, where John was baptizing, and when John saw Jesus coming towards him, he said:

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'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

Line 3

The next day John saw Jesus again, and again he said the same words:

/ðə nekst deɪ dʒɑːn sɔː ˈdʒiːzəs əˈɡen ənd əˈɡen hiː sed ðə seɪm wɜːrdz/

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'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD!'

/bɪˈhoʊld ðə læm ʌv ɡɑːd/

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John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

/dʒɑːn kɔːld ˈdʒiːzəs ðə læm ʌv ɡɑːd bɪˈkɔːz hiː hæd kʌm tuː daɪ fɔːr ˈaʊər sɪnz/

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begins noun US /bɪˈɡɪnz/

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading “JESUS BEGINS HIS WORK One day, when the fight of Jesus with the devil in the wilderness was over, He came to Bethabara, where John was baptizing, and when John saw Jesus coming towards him, he said:”

behold verb US /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading “'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'”

devil noun US /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

jesus noun US /ˈdʒiːzəs/

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)

lamb noun US /læm/

young sheep

From this reading “'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'”

sin noun US /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading “'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'”

sins noun US /sɪnz/

plural of “sin” — estrangement from god

From this reading “John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.”

wilderness noun US /ˈwɪldərnəs/

(politics) a state of disfavor

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading The next day John saw Jesus again, and again he said the same words:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading JESUS BEGINS HIS WORK One day, when the fight of Jesus with the devil in the wilderness was over, He came to Bethabara, where John was baptizing, and when John saw Jesus coming towards him, he said:

AWAYadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading 'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

baptizing

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becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

BEGINSnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

BEHOLDverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading 'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

Bethabara

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calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

GODnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

JESUSnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/

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)

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

LAMBnounUS /læm/

young sheep

From this reading 'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day John saw Jesus again, and again he said the same words:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading The next day John saw Jesus again, and again he said the same words:

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

SINnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading 'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

sinsnounUS /sɪnz/

plural of “sin” — estrangement from god

From this reading John called Jesus the Lamb of God, because He had come to die for our sins.

TAKETH

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading 'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/

(politics) a state of disfavor

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading The next day John saw Jesus again, and again he said the same words:

WORKverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

WORLDnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading 'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD.'

Chapter 5 of The Good Shepherd by Anonymous holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Chapter 5 holds 61 sentences of The Good Shepherd, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

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