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Book 41 · Gospel

Mark

Mark presents Jesus with urgency and clarity. John prepares the way, and Jesus appears in baptism, wilderness testing, preaching, healing, and conflict. He calls disciples, teaches in parables, feeds crowds, quiets storms, restores the unclean and the afflicted, and sets his face toward Jerusalem. The Gospel keeps drawing attention to his authority, the misunderstanding around him, and the road of suffering, death, burial, and resurrection that leads to his vindication.

Within the New Testament, Mark gives a swift and concentrated account of Jesus’ ministry, especially his authority, secrecy, suffering, and resurrection. It gathers the shape of the Gospel in motion, from Galilee to the cross and the empty tomb, and presents discipleship under the pressure of fear, misunderstanding, and faithful witness.

Chapters16
Reading time~58 min·13,410 words
ThemesJesus · Kingdom · Witness · Discipleship
Opens with“This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”
Chapters

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  1. 1John Announces Jesus in Mark 1
  2. 2Jesus Forgives, Calls, and Reorders
  3. 3Jesus Confronts Opposition and Reforms Kinship
  4. 4Seed, Hearing, Growth, and Authority
  5. 5Jesus Restores the Oppressed and Dead
  6. 6Unbelief, Mission, Death, and Bread
  7. 7Tradition, Defilement, and Mercy
  8. 8Bread, Sight, and the Cross
  9. 9Mountain Glory, Faith, and Service
  10. 10Marriage, Children, Wealth, Service, and Sight
  11. 11Jerusalem Entry, Temple, and Authority
  12. 12Temple disputes, commandment, and widow
  13. 13Temple ruin, witness, and waiting
  14. 14Betrayal, prayer, trial, and denial
  15. 15Trial, Mockery, Crucifixion, and Burial
  16. 16Resurrection, witness, commission, and ascension
Outline

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  1. Chapter 1John Announces Jesus in Mark 1
    1. The Mission of John the Baptistvv. 1-11
    2. The Temptation and Preaching of Jesusvv. 12-15
    3. The First Disciplesvv. 16-20
    4. Jesus Expels an Unclean Spiritvv. 21-28
    5. Jesus Heals at Peter’s Housevv. 29-34
    6. Jesus Prays and Preachesvv. 35-39
    7. The Leper’s Prayervv. 40-45
  2. Chapter 2Jesus Forgives, Calls, and Reorders
    1. Jesus Heals a Paralyticvv. 1-12
    2. Jesus Calls Levivv. 13-17
    3. Questions about Fastingvv. 18-20
    4. The Patches and the Wineskinsvv. 21-22
    5. The Lord of the Sabbathvv. 23-28
  3. Chapter 3Jesus Confronts Opposition and Reforms Kinship
    1. Jesus Heals on the Sabbathvv. 1-6
    2. Jesus Heals the Multitudesvv. 7-12
    3. The Twelve Apostlesvv. 13-19
    4. A House Dividedvv. 20-27
    5. The Unpardonable Sinvv. 28-30
    6. Jesus’ Mother and Brothersvv. 31-35
  4. Chapter 4Seed, Hearing, Growth, and Authority
    1. The Parable of the Sowervv. 1-9
    2. The Purpose of Jesus’ Parablesvv. 10-12
    3. The Parable of the Sower Explainedvv. 13-20
    4. The Lesson of the Lampvv. 21-25
    5. The Seed Growing Secretlyvv. 26-29
    6. The Parable of the Mustard Seedvv. 30-34
    7. Jesus Calms the Stormvv. 35-41
  5. Chapter 5Jesus Restores the Oppressed and Dead
    1. The Demons and the Pigsvv. 1-20
    2. The Healing Touch of Jesusvv. 21-43
  6. Chapter 6Unbelief, Mission, Death, and Bread
    1. The Rejection at Nazarethvv. 1-6
    2. The Ministry of the Twelvevv. 7-13
    3. The Beheading of Johnvv. 14-29
    4. The Feeding of the Five Thousandvv. 30-44
    5. Jesus Walks on Watervv. 45-52
    6. Jesus Heals at Gennesaretvv. 53-56
  7. Chapter 7Tradition, Defilement, and Mercy
    1. The Tradition of the Eldersvv. 1-13
    2. What Defiles a Manvv. 14-23
    3. The Faith of the Gentile Womanvv. 24-30
    4. The Deaf and Mute Manvv. 31-37
  8. Chapter 8Bread, Sight, and the Cross
    1. The Feeding of the Four Thousandvv. 1-10
    2. The Demand for a Signvv. 11-13
    3. The Leaven of the Pharisees and of Herodvv. 14-21
    4. The Blind Man at Bethsaidavv. 22-26
    5. Peter’s Confession of Christvv. 27-30
    6. Christ’s Passion Foretoldvv. 31-33
    7. Take Up Your Crossvv. 34-38
  9. Chapter 9Mountain Glory, Faith, and Service
    1. The Transfigurationvv. 1-13
    2. The Boy with an Evil Spiritvv. 14-29
    3. The Second Prediction of the Passionvv. 30-32
    4. The Greatest in the Kingdomvv. 33-41
    5. Temptations and Trespassesvv. 42-48
    6. Good Saltvv. 49-50
  10. Chapter 10Marriage, Children, Wealth, Service, and Sight
    1. Teachings about Divorcevv. 1-12
    2. Jesus Blesses the Childrenvv. 13-16
    3. The Rich Young Manvv. 17-31
    4. The Third Prediction of the Passionvv. 32-34
    5. The Request of James and Johnvv. 35-45
    6. Jesus Heals Bartimaeusvv. 46-52
  11. Chapter 11Jerusalem Entry, Temple, and Authority
    1. The Triumphal Entryvv. 1-11
    2. Jesus Curses the Fig Treevv. 12-14
    3. Jesus Cleanses the Templevv. 15-19
    4. The Withered Fig Treevv. 20-25
    5. Jesus’ Authority Challengedvv. 27-33
  12. Chapter 12Temple disputes, commandment, and widow
    1. The Parable of the Wicked Tenantsvv. 1-12
    2. Paying Taxes to Caesarvv. 13-17
    3. The Sadducees and the Resurrectionvv. 18-27
    4. The Greatest Commandmentvv. 28-34
    5. Whose Son Is the Christ?vv. 35-37
    6. Beware of the Scribesvv. 38-40
    7. The Widow’s Offeringvv. 41-44
  13. Chapter 13Temple ruin, witness, and waiting
    1. Temple Destruction and Other Signsvv. 1-8
    2. Witnessing to All Nationsvv. 9-13
    3. The Abomination of Desolationvv. 14-23
    4. The Return of the Son of Manvv. 24-27
    5. The Lesson of the Fig Treevv. 28-31
    6. Readiness at Any Hourvv. 32-37
  14. Chapter 14Betrayal, prayer, trial, and denial
    1. The Plot to Kill Jesusvv. 1-2
    2. Jesus Anointed at Bethanyvv. 3-9
    3. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesusvv. 10-11
    4. Preparing the Passovervv. 12-16
    5. The Last Suppervv. 17-26
    6. Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denialvv. 27-31
    7. Jesus Prays at Gethsemanevv. 32-42
    8. The Betrayal of Jesusvv. 43-52
    9. Jesus before the Sanhedrinvv. 53-65
    10. Peter Denies Jesusvv. 66-72
  15. Chapter 15Trial, Mockery, Crucifixion, and Burial
    1. Jesus Delivered to Pilatevv. 1-5
    2. The Crowd Chooses Barabbasvv. 6-11
    3. Pilate Delivers Up Jesusvv. 12-15
    4. The Soldiers Mock Jesusvv. 16-20
    5. The Crucifixionvv. 21-32
    6. The Death of Jesusvv. 33-41
    7. The Burial of Jesusvv. 42-47
  16. Chapter 16Resurrection, witness, commission, and ascension
    1. The Resurrectionvv. 1-8
    2. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalenevv. 9-11
    3. Jesus Appears to Two Disciplesvv. 12-13
    4. The Great Commissionvv. 14-18
    5. The Ascensionvv. 19-20
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