Lesson XII. The Captain's Servant and the Widow's Son

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
This is a storyteller's retelling from an old children's book. Read the Bible passage for God's own words.

Bible: Luke 7 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Story 14 in Part Sixth.)

1. Who sent to Jē´s̝us, asking him to cure his servant who was sick? A Centurion.

2. What was a centurion? A captain in the Rō´man army.

3. How did the centurion say that his servant could be cured without having Jē´s̝us come to his house? By Jē´s̝us speaking a word where he was.

4. What did Jē´s̝us praise in this man? His faith.

5. To what place did Jē´s̝us go at one time with his disciples? To Nā´in.

6. What did Jē´s̝us meet at the gate of the city of Nā´in? The funeral of a young man.

7. What did Jē´s̝us do to the young man who was dead? He raised him to life.

8. What did a woman do to Jē´s̝us at a supper? She washed his feet.

9. What did Jē´s̝us say to this woman? "Your sins are forgiven."

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 38. Source

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