Mark depicted Jesus’ authority over the natural world and human opponents. Disease, death, and doubt had met their match in Jesus the Son of God. Mark and the other Gospel…
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Mark’s Gospel is pointed and dense. The author compiled overlapping stories to efficiently recount Jesus’ life and ministry. In the Old Testament storyline, God called Israel to Himself and set…
Much of Mark 3-4 consists of dialectic and parabolic instruction. In Mark 5, Jesus’ teaching was coupled with signs and deeds that demonstrated His power as the Son of God.…
Jesus’ teaching in Mark 4 represents Mark’s report of Jesus’ actions throughout his Gospel. In quick succession, Jesus stacked parables on top of one another as a means of teaching…
These chapters of Mark’s Gospel record Jesus’ early ministry in Galilee and roughly parallel events recorded in Matthew 4, 8-9, and Luke 4-6. In Mark 2-3 the author emphasizes Jesus’…
Mark recorded nothing of Jesus’ birth and early years. Mark was concerned to present Jesus as a man of action. An event is completed and Mark notes that immediately another…
The final chapters of Mathew’s Gospel record Matthew’s account of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The people of Israel long awaited a deliverer like David who would rescue…
Jesus had been preparing the disciples for kingdom leadership upon His departure. When He spoke of the future, the twelve asked the Lord for specific details so they could be…
The Gospel writers recorded that Jesus gave special attention to training the twelve disciples as He made His way to Jerusalem. Jesus healed and taught many, but as he neared…
Mark 9
The closer Jesus was to the cross, the more intently He gave Himself to the twelve. Crowds enjoyed Jesus’ early ministry, but only those nearest Him would understand the significance…
Commentary Mark New Testament