35 And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared,“‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’David himself calls him Lord. So how isContinue reading “Mark 12: 35-44….Intensive teaching in the week before the Crucifixion.”
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Mark 12: 28-34….At last a Sincere Question!
And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord yourContinue reading “Mark 12: 28-34….At last a Sincere Question!”
Mark 12: 18-27….They won’t give up!
And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. There were seven brothers;Continue reading “Mark 12: 18-27….They won’t give up!”
Mark 12: 13-17….Jesus versus two smart ‘enemies’!
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God.Continue reading “Mark 12: 13-17….Jesus versus two smart ‘enemies’!”
Mark 12: 1-12….Jesus speaks so clearly.
And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get fromContinue reading “Mark 12: 1-12….Jesus speaks so clearly.”
Mark 11: 27-33….’Don’t know’ answered by ‘will not tell!’
And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” Comment: This is a double headed questionContinue reading “Mark 11: 27-33….’Don’t know’ answered by ‘will not tell!’”
Mark 11: 12-26 A weak Jesus???
Comment: At the end verse 26 is not in the ESV or some other translations. It is a thought expressed in a nearly identical way elsewhere in scripture (eg the Lord’s Prayer!). It certainly is a strong reminder to all of us! On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. AndContinue reading “Mark 11: 12-26 A weak Jesus???”
Mark 11: 1-11….A Precis of a momentous event!
Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie itContinue reading “Mark 11: 1-11….A Precis of a momentous event!”
Mark 10: 46-52….Miraculous!
And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy onContinue reading “Mark 10: 46-52….Miraculous!”
Mark 10: 23-31….How then is it possible?
And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for aContinue reading “Mark 10: 23-31….How then is it possible?”
As I read it! 