Leveled Readings / On the Freedom of a Christian (1520)
On the Freedom of a Christian (1520)
Martin Luther, On the Freedom of a Christian (1520)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none; a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to every one.”
Adapted · about grade 4
A Christian is free and ruled by no one. A Christian also serves everyone.
Adapted · about grade 7
A Christian is the freest lord of all, subject to no one; a Christian is also the most dutiful servant of all, subject to everyone.
Adapted · about grade 10
A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none; a Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all.
Used in: Was the Reformation a needed reform or a dangerous break?