Category: Mark

1 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.” 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain…

30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ Setting the Scene for Mark 12:30 In Mark chapter 12, we find Jesus engaged in a discussion with the religious leaders of his time in the temple…

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. Setting the Scene for Mark 6:3 In Mark chapter 6, we find Jesus returning to his hometown of Nazareth with his…

19 since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) Setting the Scene for Mark 7:19 In Mark chapter 7, Jesus is surrounded by a crowd of people who have gathered to hear His teachings and witness His miracles. The scene takes place in a grassy…

23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Setting the Scene for Mark 9:23 In Mark chapter 9, we find Jesus on a mountain with three of his disciples: Peter, James, and John. The scene is known as the Transfiguration, where Jesus is transfigured before them,…

36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” Setting the Scene for Mark 5:36 In Mark chapter 5, we find Jesus on his way to the house of Jairus, a synagogue leader, whose daughter is gravely ill. Jairus had come to Jesus, pleading for…

42 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Setting the Scene for Mark 9:42 In Mark chapter 9, Jesus is surrounded by a crowd of people, including…

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…