Category: Mark

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…

9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. 10 And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. Setting the Scene for Mark 10:9-10 In Mark chapter 10, Jesus is teaching a group of people about marriage and divorce. The scene is set in a quiet courtyard, with the…

35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. Setting the Scene for Mark 1:35 In Mark chapter 1, we find Jesus rising early in the morning while it was still dark. The scene is set by the…

18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. Setting the Scene for Mark 10:18 In Mark chapter 10, we find Jesus surrounded by a group of people seeking his wisdom and guidance. The scene takes place in a bustling marketplace in the town of…

1 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his…

1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have…

32 “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Setting the Scene for Mark 13:32 The scene in Mark chapter 13 is set in Jerusalem, with Jesus sitting on the Mount of Olives overlooking the city. His disciples, including Peter,…

46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have…

1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even…

27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” Setting the Scene for Mark 10:27 In Mark chapter 10, we find Jesus surrounded by a group of his disciples as they journey through the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan…