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The Jerusalem Sinner Saved

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?
Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?
But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.
Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.
Is not this amazing grace?
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The Jerusalem Sinner Saved

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Jerusalem Sinner Saved is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?
/bʌt wɑːz ðer nɑːt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌv ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ðɪs klɔːz ʌv ðə kəˈmɪʃən/
Line 2
Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?
/dɪd nɑːt ˈpiːtər θɪŋk juː siː ə ɡreɪt diːl ɪn ɪt ðæt hiː ʃʊd ðʌs bɪˈɡɪn wɪð ðiːz men ənd ðʌs ˈɔːfər soʊ ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli ðɪs ɡreɪs tuː iːtʃ pərˈtɪkjələr mæn ʌv ðem/
Line 3
But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.
/bʌt æz aɪ toʊld juː ðɪs ɪz nɑːt ɔːl ðiːz dʒərˈuːsələm ˈsɪnərz mʌst hæv ðɪs ˈɔːfər əˈɡen ənd əˈɡen ˈevəri wʌn ʌv ðem mʌst biː ˈɔːfərd ɪt ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər/
Line 4
Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.
/kraɪst wʊd nɑːt teɪk ðer fɜːrst rɪˈdʒekʃən fɔːr ə dɪˈnaɪəl nɔːr ðer ˈsekənd riˈpʌls fɔːr ə dɪˈnaɪəl bʌt hiː wɪl hæv ɡreɪs ˈɔːfərd wʌns ənd twaɪs ənd θraɪs tuː ðiːz dʒərˈuːsələm ˈsɪnərz/
Line 5
Is not this amazing grace?
/ɪz nɑːt ðɪs əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɡreɪs/

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amazing adjective US /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

surprising greatly

From this reading “Is not this amazing grace?”

clause noun US /klɔːz/

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence

From this reading “But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?”

denial noun US /dɪˈnaɪəl/

the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

From this reading “Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.”

Jerusalem noun US /dʒərˈuːsələm/

capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

From this reading “But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.”

rejection noun US /rɪˈdʒekʃən/

the act of rejecting something

From this reading “Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.”

repulse verb US /riˈpʌls/

force or drive back

From this reading “Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.”

sinners noun US /ˈsɪnərz/

plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)

From this reading “But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.”

thrice adverb US /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading “Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/

surprising greatly

From this reading Is not this amazing grace?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

ChristnounUS /kraɪst/

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 Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

clausenounUS /klɔːz/

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

commissionnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/

a special group delegated to consider some matter

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

denialnounUS /dɪˈnaɪəl/

the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

JerusalemnounUS /dʒərˈuːsələm/

capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

rejectionnounUS /rɪˈdʒekʃən/

the act of rejecting something

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

repulseverbUS /riˈpʌls/

force or drive back

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

sinnersnounUS /ˈsɪnərz/

plural of “sinner” — a person who sins (without repenting)

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading But, as I told you, this is not all; these Jerusalem sinners must have this offer again and again; every one of them must be offered it over and over.

twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading But was there not something of moment in this clause of the commission?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Christ would not take their first rejection for a denial, nor their second repulse for a denial; but he will have grace offered once, and twice, and thrice, to these Jerusalem sinners.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Did not Peter, think you, see a great deal in it, that he should thus begin with these men, and thus offer, so particularly, this grace to each particular man of them?

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