Category Archives: Mark

Mark 6: 14-29….There is no other word for it -MURDER!

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” But whenContinue reading “Mark 6: 14-29….There is no other word for it -MURDER!”

Mark 6 1-13….“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown”

He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done byContinue reading “Mark 6 1-13….“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown””

Mark 5: 35-43….What other proofs does Mark offer?

Comment: Thinking back what has Mark suggested so far as proofs that Jesus is, as he claimed at the beginning, the Son of God? To list a few – John the Baptist fulfilled the prophecies as being the forerunner of the Messiah; Jesus was an amazing teacher, exceptional in fact; Jesus cured both those illContinue reading “Mark 5: 35-43….What other proofs does Mark offer?”

Mark 5: 21-34….A minor miracle on the way to a major miracle!

And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is atContinue reading “Mark 5: 21-34….A minor miracle on the way to a major miracle!”

Mark 5: 14-20….Jewish pigs!

The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. And thoseContinue reading “Mark 5: 14-20….Jewish pigs!”

Mark 5: 1-13….Were there a surfeit of demon possessed people in Israel?

They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain,Continue reading “Mark 5: 1-13….Were there a surfeit of demon possessed people in Israel?”

Mark 4: 35-41….Does this prove that Jesus is Divine?

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, soContinue reading “Mark 4: 35-41….Does this prove that Jesus is Divine?”

Mark 4: 21-34….A Good Teacher doesn’t teach the whole subject in the one lesson!

And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Comment: I suggestContinue reading “Mark 4: 21-34….A Good Teacher doesn’t teach the whole subject in the one lesson!”

Mark 4: 10-20….Yesterday’s Parable Explained.

And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that“‘they may indeed see but not perceive,and may indeed hear but not understand,lestContinue reading “Mark 4: 10-20….Yesterday’s Parable Explained.”