Category: Mark

1 And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. 2 When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to…

24 Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Setting the Scene for Mark 9:24 In Mark chapter 9, we find Jesus and his disciples on a mountainside. The scene is set as a large crowd has gathered around them, eager to witness the teachings and miracles of…

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Setting the Scene for Mark 1:1 The scene in Mark 1:1 sets the stage for the Gospel of Mark, introducing the readers to the beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The setting is in the region…

1 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2 “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.” 3 And while he was at Bethany in the…

15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Setting the Scene for Mark 1:15 The scene in Mark chapter 1:15 takes place by the Sea of Galilee, a picturesque setting with gentle waves lapping against the shore and a clear blue sky…

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,” 3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” 4…

32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more…

1 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works…

9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. Setting the Scene for Mark 10:9 In Mark chapter 10, we find Jesus teaching a crowd of people who have gathered around Him. The scene is set in a picturesque setting, with the sun shining down on the group as they sit on the…

21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And…