The Book of Mark
Mark tells the story of Jesus at full pace, the Gospel where things happen "immediately" and the Son of God presses on toward the cross. With urgency and power he heals the sick, frees the oppressed, stills the storm, and calls ordinary people to follow. Yet his glory is hidden until, on a Roman cross, a centurion confesses what Mark has been showing all along: "Truly this man was the Son of God." It is good news for anyone weary of religion that has lost its heart.
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Whole-Book Overview
See the whole sweep of Mark, from the wilderness call to the empty tomb, tracing Jesus the Servant who came to give his life for many.
Open overview → Chapter 1The Gospel Breaks In
Mark opens at full pace as John prepares the way, the Father claims Jesus as his beloved Son, and the kingdom of God arrives in word and power.
Open study → Chapter 2Authority to Forgive Sins
Jesus forgives a paralyzed man, calls a tax collector, and explains why his new life cannot be poured into old religious forms.
Open study → Chapter 3A New Family Around Jesus
Jesus heals on the Sabbath, appoints the twelve, answers the charge that he works by Satan, and redefines family around those who do God's will.
Open study → Chapter 4Parables and the Calmed Storm
Jesus teaches the secrets of the kingdom in parables of seed and growth, then stills a storm that leaves his disciples wondering who he truly is.
Open study → Chapter 5Power Over Demons, Disease, and Death
Jesus frees a tormented man from a legion of demons, heals a suffering woman through her reach of faith, and raises a little girl from death.
Open study → Chapter 6Rejected, Yet Feeding Thousands
Jesus is dishonored in his hometown, sends out the twelve, mourns John the Baptizer, feeds a multitude, and walks across the sea to his frightened disciples.
Open study → Chapter 7Clean Hearts and Open Ears
Jesus exposes the emptiness of mere tradition, locates defilement in the heart, and shows mercy to a Gentile woman and a deaf man.
Open study → Chapter 8Who Do You Say I Am?
Jesus feeds another multitude, warns against spiritual blindness, opens a blind man's eyes, and draws Peter's great confession before foretelling the cross.
Open study → Chapter 9Glory, Faith, and Lowly Greatness
Jesus is revealed in dazzling glory on the mountain, then leads his disciples toward the cross by teaching faith, humility, and self-denial.
Open study → Chapter 10The Cost and Reward of Following
Jesus teaches on marriage, welcomes children, calls a rich man to give all, and defines greatness as serving, while a blind beggar receives his sight.
Open study → Chapter 11The King Enters Jerusalem
Jesus rides into Jerusalem to shouts of praise, cleanses the temple, curses a fruitless tree, and teaches his disciples about believing prayer and forgiveness.
Open study → Chapter 12The Great Commandment and the Cornerstone
Through parable and pointed questions, Jesus exposes hardened hearts, names the greatest commandment, and commends a poor widow's wholehearted gift.
Open study → Chapter 13Watch and Be Ready
On the Mount of Olives Jesus foretells coming trials and his return in glory, calling his followers to endure faithfully and stay awake and ready.
Open study → Chapter 14Poured Out, Betrayed, and Faithful
A woman anoints Jesus for burial, he shares the Last Supper, prays in agony at Gethsemane, and is betrayed, arrested, and denied, yet remains faithful.
Open study → Chapter 15The King Crucified
Jesus is condemned before Pilate, mocked and crucified between two criminals, and dies, while a centurion confesses him as the Son of God.
Open study → Chapter 16He Is Risen!
On the first day of the week the women find the tomb empty, hear that Jesus is risen, and the Lord sends his followers to proclaim the good news everywhere.
Open study →Study together
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