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Russian · Intermediate

Пасхальная история

Adapted from The Easter Story

By The Bible

Jesus prays in Gethsemane, is arrested, tried, crucified, buried, and raised from the dead.

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Illustration for the scene “Sorrow in Gethsemane”

Scene 1 · Intermediate

Печаль в Гефсимании

Sorrow in Gethsemane

Russian

Иисус пришёл с учениками в место под названием Гефсимания.

English translation

Jesus came with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane.

Russian

— Посидите здесь, пока я отойду и помолюсь, — сказал он им.

English translation

“Sit here while I go over there and pray,” he told them.

Russian

С собой он взял Петра и двух сыновей Зеведея. Его охватили глубокая печаль и тревога.

English translation

He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him. Deep sorrow and anxiety came over him.

Russian

— Мне так тяжело от горя, словно я умираю, — сказал им Иисус. — Останьтесь здесь и не спите, побудьте со мной.

English translation

“I am so overwhelmed with sorrow that I feel as though I am dying,” Jesus told them. “Stay here and keep awake; stay with me.”

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