Dutch
Een man kent de wet goed.
English translation
A man knows the law well.
Dutch · Absolute Beginner
De barmhartige Samaritaan
Adapted from The Good Samaritan
Jesus tells of a traveler who is helped by a Samaritan after others pass him by.
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Scene 1 · Absolute Beginner
Een vraag over het eeuwige leven
A question about eternal life
Dutch
Hij wil Jezus testen.
English translation
He wants to test Jesus.
Dutch
Hij vraagt wat hij moet doen om voor altijd te leven.
English translation
He asks what he must do to live forever.
Dutch
Jezus vraagt naar de wet.
English translation
Jesus asks about the law.
Dutch
De man weet het antwoord.
English translation
The man knows the answer.
Dutch
Je moet van de Heer, je God, houden.
English translation
“You must love the Lord your God.”
Dutch
Je moet dat met heel je hart doen, met al je kracht en met alles wat je denkt en voelt.
English translation
“You must do that with all your heart, with all your strength, and with everything you think and feel.”
Dutch
Je moet ook van je naaste houden, net als van jezelf.
English translation
“You must also love your neighbor as yourself.”
Dutch
Jezus zegt dat het antwoord goed is.
English translation
Jesus says that the answer is right.
Dutch
Hij zegt: ‘Doe dat en u zult leven.’
English translation
He says, “Do that, and you will live.”
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