Mark

Mark 14

Chapter fourteen is the longest chapter in Mark and primarily covers Jesus’ Passover evening with his disciples. In Mark 14:3-9 Mark recorded the incident when Jesus was anointed with expensive oil. John notes that it was his friend, Mary, who did it before Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (John 12:1-8). Mark placed it here to show […]

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Mark 13

Chapter thirteen contains Mark’s version of the Olivet Discourse, Jesus’ response to the disciples’ question about the end times. The discussion was precipitated by the disciples’ admiration of the Temple grounds (Mark 13:1-4). Jesus responded that the whole thing would be torn down, so they asked when it would happen and how they would know

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Mark 12

Chapter twelve contains six separate teachings that Jesus gave in the Temple. Most of these were in response to direct challenges from the religious leaders. In the parable of the tenants (Mark 12:1-12), Jesus revealed that the religious leaders were nothing more than tenants that God had allowed to work with his people. However, whenever

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