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Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is the second book of the New Testament and the shortest of the four Gospels, recording the public ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ in a swift and concise narrative.
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- Mark 9Bible
Mark 9 is the chapter of the Gospel of Mark that recounts Jesus' transfiguration on a high mountain, his healing of a boy possessed by a spirit, his second prediction of his death and resurrection, and the disciples' dispute over who is the greatest, followed by his teaching on servanthood and on causing others to stumble.
- Mark 2Bible
The second chapter of the Gospel of Mark, in which Jesus forgives and heals a paralytic in Capernaum, calls Levi the tax collector, and disputes with the scribes and Pharisees over fasting and the Sabbath.
- Mark 10Bible
Mark 10 is the chapter in which Jesus, on the road up to Jerusalem, teaches about divorce, little children, wealth and eternal life, and service; foretells his passion for the third time; and restores the sight of Bartimaeus at Jericho.
- Mark 3Bible
Mark 3 records Jesus healing a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, appointing the twelve disciples, the Beelzebub controversy and his warning against blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and his teaching on his true family.
- Mark 16Bible
Mark 16 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It contains the account of the women hearing the news of Jesus' resurrection at the empty tomb (vv. 1–8) and the account of the risen Jesus appearing, sending out his disciples, and ascending into heaven (vv. 9–20). Because verses 9–20 are absent from some early manuscripts, they are enclosed in brackets in some editions of the Bible.
- Mark 4Bible
Mark 4 records Jesus teaching parables about the kingdom of God by the Sea of Galilee, including the parables of the sower, the seed growing secretly, and the mustard seed. It also records his calming of a storm while crossing the sea by boat.
- Gospel of LukeBible
The Gospel of Luke is the third book of the New Testament and one of the four Gospels, recording the life of Jesus Christ from his birth to his ascension. It is regarded as the first volume of a two-part work, continued in the Acts of the Apostles by the same author.
- Markan PriorityBible
Markan priority is a hypothesis in biblical scholarship holding that the Gospel of Mark was the first of the Synoptic Gospels to be written and that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source.
- Mark 6Bible
Mark 6 is the chapter of the Gospel of Mark that recounts Jesus' rejection in his hometown, the sending out of the Twelve, the death of John the Baptist, the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus' walking on the water, and the healing of the sick at Gennesaret.
- Mark 1Bible
Mark 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It contains the superscription announcing the beginning of the gospel, the ministry of John the Baptist, the baptism and wilderness temptation of Jesus, the calling of the first disciples, and Jesus' teaching and healing in Capernaum and throughout Galilee.
- MarkPeople
Mark is a figure of the early church who appears in the New Testament book of Acts and in the Epistles. In Acts he is called "John, whose surname was Mark," and he worked alongside Paul, Barnabas, and Peter. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of Mark.
- RufusPeople
Rufus appears in the Gospel of Mark as a son of Simon of Cyrene, the man compelled to carry the cross of Jesus. Scholars differ on whether he is the same Rufus whom Paul greets in Romans 16.
- Healing of the Deaf Man with a Speech ImpedimentBible
The healing of the deaf man with a speech impediment is a miracle in which Jesus, in the region of the Decapolis, healed a man who could not hear and could not speak properly by saying "Ephphatha." It appears only in Mark 7:31-37.
- Mark 15Bible
Mark 15 recounts how Jesus was handed over to Pilate and tried, sentenced to crucifixion in place of Barabbas, put to death at Golgotha, and buried in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea.
- Mark 13Bible
Mark 13 is the chapter in which Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and, on the Mount of Olives, teaches four disciples about the signs of the last days, the coming of the Son of Man, and the need to watch.
- Mark 7Bible
Mark 7 records Jesus' dispute with the Pharisees and scribes over the tradition of the elders, his teaching that what defiles a person comes from the heart, and his healing of the Syrophoenician woman's daughter and of a deaf man with a speech impediment.
- Mark 11Bible
Mark 11 is the chapter in which Jesus enters Jerusalem riding a colt, curses a fig tree, and drives out those who bought and sold in the temple, after which the Jewish leaders question him about the source of his authority.
- Mark 1:15Bible Verses
Mark 1:15, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel," is Jesus' first proclamation in the Gospel of Mark. It is regarded as a summary of Jesus' entire teaching, and scholars have long debated whether the kingdom of God has already come or is yet to come.
- Mark 15:33–37Bible Verses
This passage describes the moment just before Jesus died on the cross when, after three hours of darkness, he cried out in the words of Psalm 22:1, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" It is frequently discussed in connection with the suffering of Jesus, the atonement, and the relationship between the Father and the Son.