The Gospel of John Chapter 4 Verses 45 - 54
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Listening Practice:

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45 When he arrived in Galilee, the people there welcomed him, because they had gone to the Passover in Jerusalem and had seen everyth ing that he had done during the festival .

46 Then Jesus went back to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. A official was there whose son was sick in Capernaum.

47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to go to Capernaum and his son, who was about to die.

48 "None of you will ever beli eve unless you see miracles and ."

49 "Sir, come with me before my child dies."

50 "Go; your son will live!" The man believed Jesus' words and went.

51 On his way home his met him with the , "Your boy is going to live!"

52 He asked them what time it was when his son got . "It was one o'clock yesterday afternoon when the left him."

53 Then the father remembered that it was at that very when Jesus had told him, "Your son will live." So he and all his believed.

54 This was the second that Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee.

True or False Questions: Write True or False before each statement. If the statement is false, make a correct statement.

  1. The people in Galilee welcomed Jesus .
  2. A boy was sick with a fever in Cana .
  3. Jesus went to the man ' s house and healed the boy.
  4. The boy got better at one o ' clock .
  5. This was the second miracle that Jesus performed.

Matching exercise: Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right:

  1. fever
  2. official
  3. festival
  4. heal
  5. miracle
  • a. a public celebration or feast, usually of some special occasion
  • b. to cure, restore someone's health
  • c. an event that cannot be explained by the laws of nature
  • d. a person who works for a government or other organization
  • e. higher than normal body temperature, usually due to infection

Completion exercise: Complete these sentences with words from the exercise above: (Hint: you may need to change the form of the word.)

  1. All the passengers in a sinking boat drowned except one who was saved by a .
  2. On Norwegian in dependence day, the Norwegians i n my town hold a with singing and dancing.
  3. Labour met with management to discuss a new contract.
  4. I have a and a terrible headache.
  5. The soldier's wounds gradually .

Comprehension and discussion questions: Discuss these questions in your group or with a partner.

  1. Why did the people welcome Jesus?
  2. Whose son was sick?
  3. How serious was the sickness?
  4. What is Capernaum?
  5. What did the official ask Jesus to do?
  6. What did Jesus tell the official to do?
  7. What did the official do?
  8. Why do you think the official believed Jesus?
  9. Who told the official the good news about his son?
  10. What time did the fever leave the boy?
  11. Why did the official want to know what time the fever had left?
  12. Who believed in Jesus as a result of this miracle?
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