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Verse by verse, account of the book of Mark.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 1

¹The gospel of Jesus Christ; From the very beginning, the good news of the Son of God ²was recorded by Isaiah the prophet; I send my messenger before you to prepare Your way. ³The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight, Isaiah 40:3.

The ministry of John the Baptist,   Matthew 3:1,  Luke 3:3,  John 1:19.

⁴John the Baptist, baptize in the wilderness and preached a message of repentance, for the remission of sins. ⁵And multitudes of people from Judea and Jerusalem came out where John was at the Jordan river confessing their sins and they were baptized. ⁶John himself was clothed in camel's hair, tied with a belt and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁷And he preached saying; There will come One after me, that is mightier than I am, of whom I am not worthy even to be His slave. ⁸For I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist,  Matthew 3:16,  Luke 3:21,  John 1:29.

⁹In those days, Jesus also came to John to be baptized in the Jordan. ¹⁰And when Jesus had come up out of the water, the heavens opened up and the Spirit descended on Him like a dove. ¹¹Then a voice came from heaven, saying; This is My Son, whom I love and am well pleased.

Temptations of Jesus Christ in the wilderness,   Matthew 4:1,  Luke 4:1.

¹²Immediately afterwards, the Spirit led him into the wilderness. ¹³And He was in the wilderness for forty days, with the wild beasts, tempted by Satan. And afterwards the angels ministered to Him. ¹⁴Now after John the Baptist had been put into prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God.

Jesus begins His earthly ministry.

¹⁵Jesus preached the kingdom of God, saying; The time is now and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.

¹⁶As Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee, He saw Simon-Peter and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea, for they were fisherman. ¹⁷Calling to them, Jesus said; Come, follow Me and I will make you fishers of men. ¹⁸And they left their nets and followed Him. ¹⁹When Jesus had gone a bit further, He saw James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, who were in a boat mending their nets. ²⁰He called to them and they left their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the hired servants and they followed Jesus. ²¹Now they went to Capernaum and on the Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and He taught there. ²²And the people were astonished at His teaching, for He spoke as one who had authority and not as the scribes.

Jesus casts out an unclean spirit from a man in the synagogue,   Luke 4:33.

²³Now there was a man in the synagogue with an unclean spirit. When he saw Jesus, he cried out; ²⁴Saying; let us alone, what have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth, I know who You are, the Holy one of God, have you come to destroy us? ²⁵But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, saying; Be quit and come out of him. ²⁶After the unclean spirit had thrown the man into a convulsion, with a great scream it came out of the man. ²⁷All the people were amassed and they questioned among themselves, as to what new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey Him. ²⁸Jesus's fame then spread nearly overnight, throughout all of Galilee.

Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law of a fever,   Matthew 8:14,  Luke 4:38.

²⁹When they had left the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon-Peter, together with Andrew, James and John. ³⁰Now Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a fever and they quickly told Him about her. ³¹So Jesus came and took her by the hand and immediately the fever left her and she served Him.

Jesus heals all, for He bore our sickness,   Matthew 8:16,  Luke 4:40.

³²At evening, they brought to Him all that were sick, diseased and those who were demon-possessed. ³³For much of the city had gathered at the door. ³⁴And He healed many and cast out the demons, not allowing the demons to speak for they knew Him. ³⁵Early in the morning before day break, Jesus departed to a solitary place to pray. ³⁶But His disciples searched for Him. ³⁷And when they found Him, they said; everyone is looking for You. ³⁸But Jesus said; Let's go into the next town, so I can also preach there, for that is My purpose for coming out. ³⁹And Jesus preached and cast out demons throughout all of Galilee.

Jesus healed a man with leprosy,   Matthew 8:1,  Luke 5:12.

⁴⁰There came a leper to Him, kneeling down and begging, saying; if You will, You can make me clean. ⁴¹Jesus moved with compassion, stretched out His hand, touched him and said; I am willing, be clean. ⁴²As soon as He spoke, the leprosy left the man and he was made clean. ⁴³Jesus then charged Him saying; ⁴⁴Tell no man, but go your way, show yourself to the priest and give an offering as Moses commanded. ⁴⁵But the man publicized it much, insomuch as Jesus could not openly enter into the city. So Jesus stayed in desert places, but even so, the people still kept coming to Him, from all directions.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 2

¹Again He entered into Capernaum and after a few days, it was known that Jesus was there in the house. ²Many people then gathered together, insomuch that the house did not have room to receive them all and He preached the Word to them.

Jesus healed a paralytic, lowered on a bed through the roof,   Matthew 9:1,  Luke 5:17.

³They brought a paralytic to Him, on a stretcher carried by four men. ⁴But because of the great crowd they could not bring him through the door. So they uncovered the roof over where Jesus stood and let the bed that the paralytic was lying on down. ⁵When Jesus saw their faith, (a moral conviction and belief in God), He said to the paralytic; Son, your sins are forgiven you. ⁶When the scribes who were sitting there heard this, they reasoned in their hearts, ⁷And questioned why this Man had spoken blasphemy, for only God can forgive sins. ⁸But when Jesus had perceived this, He said to them; Why do you reason about these things in your heart? ⁹Which is easier to say to the paralyzed, your sins be forgiven you, or rise up and walk? ¹⁰But that you may know the Son of Man has the power on earth to forgive sins, I say to the paralytic. ¹¹Rise up, take your bed and go to your house. ¹²Immediately the man arose, took his bed and departed before all the people. And all the people were amazed and glorified God, saying, We have never seen anything like this before.

¹³Again Jesus went along the sea and the multitudes followed Him and He taught them. ¹⁴As Jesus passed by, He saw Matthew, the tax collector, sitting at the tax booth. Jesus said to him; Follow Me and Matthew arose and followed Him. ¹⁵As Jesus and His disciples were dining at Matthew's house, they also sat with other tax collectors and other less than reputable people, (sinners), who also followed Jesus. ¹⁶Now when the scribes and the Pharisees saw Him eating with lesser class people, (tax collectors and sinners), they questioned His disciples as to why He eats with sinners? ¹⁷But Jesus heard this and said to them; Those who are well have no need of a physician, but rather they that are sick; I have not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.

¹⁸Now the disciples of John the Baptist and the disciples of the Pharisees were observing a fast and they questioned why Jesus and His disciples did not also do likewise? ¹⁹Jesus answered; Do the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is still with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. ²⁰But the day will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them and in those days they shall then fast.

Parable of new ways vs. old ways,   Matthew 9:16,  Luke 5:33.

²¹No man sews a new (un-shrunken) piece of cloth on an old garment, for the patch will tear away and the tear of the garment will be worse than before. ²²Nor does anyone put new wine, (the new covenant) into an old wineskin (the structure of the law), for the wineskin will burst, the wine will be lost and the skin will be ruined, but new wine must go into a new wineskin.

²³Now on the coming Sabbath, Jesus and His disciples walked through the grain fields. And His disciples were eating some of the grain. ²⁴When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Jesus; why do Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day? ²⁵But Jesus replied to them; Have you not read what David did and those with him when they were in need? ²⁶That they went into the house of God and ate the showbread, which is only lawful for the priests to eat, 1^st Samuel 21:1-6. ²⁷Therefore, the Sabbath has been made for man and not man for the Sabbath! ²⁸And the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 3

Jesus heals a man with a withered hand, on the Sabbath,   Matthew 12:9,  Luke 6:6.

¹Jesus entered the synagogue and there was a man with a withered hand. ²Now the Pharisees watched Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might bring an accusation against Him. ³And Jesus called to the man with the withered hand, saying; Stand here in the midst. ⁴He then turned and said to the Pharisees; Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil? To save life or to kill? But, they did not answer Him. ⁵After He had looked at them in anger, being grieved because of the hardness of their hearts. He said to the man; Stretch out your hand and as the man did, his hand was restored whole as the other. ⁶After seeing this the Pharisees took counsel, with the Herodians, (another religious group), as how they might kill Jesus.

⁷Jesus then along with His disciples withdrew to the sea coast and multitudes from Galilee and Judea followed Him. ⁸Along with great multitudes from Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan river and from Tyre and Sidon came to Him when they heard of the great things He was doing. ⁹Jesus then had His disciples keep a small boat ready for His use, least the crowd should mob Him. ¹⁰For He healed many, that all who had afflictions pressed against Him so as to touch Him. ¹¹And when the unclean spirits, saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, saying; You are the Son of God! ¹²But He charged them not to make Himself known.

Jesus calls and appoints His twelve disciples,   Luke 6:12.

¹³Jesus then went up on a mountain and called twelve disciples to Him and each one came to Him. ¹⁴And He ordained the twelve, that they should be with Him and that He might send them out to go and preach. ¹⁵Having authority and power to heal the sick and able to cast out demons.

¹⁶He gave Simon the name of Peter. ¹⁷He gave James and John the son of Zebedee, the name: 'Sons of Thunder'. ¹⁸He called Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanite ¹⁹and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

²⁰The multitude then came together, so much so that they did not even have time to eat. ²¹Now when Jesus' family and close friends heard about all of this, they came to bring Him back home, for they thought He had gone crazy. ²²The scribes also said that He has a demon and He is casting out demons by the power of the prince of demons, (Beelzebub).

²³So Jesus called the scribes to Himself and speaking in parables, said to them; How can Satan cast out Satan? ²⁴If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand, ²⁵nor can a house stand if a house is divided against itself. ²⁶And if Satan is divided and comes against himself, he cannot stand, but will surly come to an end. ²⁷A man cannot enter a strong man's house to plunder his goods, without first binding up the strong man. And then he can plunder his house. ²⁸Truly, I say to you, All sins will be forgiven man and the blasphemies that he speaks, ²⁹However the man who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall never find forgiveness and is liable to eternal condemnation. ³⁰Because you have accused Him of being connected with evil.

My mother and brothers are they who do the will of God,   Matthew 12:48,  Luke 8:20.

³¹Because, the Pharisees had said, He has a demon. His mother and brother's stood outside the door and called for Him. ³²And the multitude sitting around Him relayed the message to Jesus, that His mother and brothers were seeking Him. ³³But Jesus replied, saying; Who is My mother and My brothers? ³⁴And as He looked about the crowd, He said; Here is my mother and my brothers. ³⁵Whoever does the will of God, they are My brothers, sisters and mother.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 4

¹Jesus again went by the sea shore and a great multitude gathered. So great was the multitude that He got into a boat and taught from there, while the whole multitude was on the shore facing the sea. ²From there He taught them many things through parables.

Parable of the sower and the four types of ground,   Matthew 13:1,  Luke 8:4.

³ Behold, a sower went out to sow seed.

• ⁴Some seed fell on the wayside and the birds came and ate the seed up.
• ⁵Some seed fell on stony places and it sprang up quickly, for it had no depth of earth. ⁶But when the sun came out it became scorched and withered away, because it had no root.
• ⁷Some seed fell among thorns and as the thorns grew, the seed was choked out and it yielded no fruit.
• ⁸But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop of thirty, sixty and a hundred fold.

⁹When He had spoken this, He said; He who has ears, (and is willing to hear), let him hear and understand. ¹⁰But when He was alone, those who were close to Him along with His twelve disciples came to Him and asked what the parable meant? ¹¹And He said; It has been given to you that you may know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to them who are outside of the kingdom, all these things are done in parables. ¹²That seeing they may see but not perceive; and hearing they may hear but yet not understand; Least they should turn from their ways and their sins be forgiven them, Isaiah 6:9. ¹³Then He said to them; If you do not understand this parable, then how will you understand any of the other parables?

The parable of the sower, explained,   Matthew 13:18,  Luke 8:9.

¹⁴The sower sows the Word of God.

• ¹⁵When anyone hears the Word of the kingdom and does not understand it, it is as if the wicked one snatched away what was sown in their heart. (this is the seed that fell on the wayside).
• ¹⁶He who immediately receives the Word with great joy. ¹⁷Yet when tribulation and persecution comes, because he has no root or foundation in himself, he immediately stumbles because of the Word. (this is the seed that fell on stony places).
• ¹⁸He who receives the Word, with thorns mixed in it, are they who hear the Word. ¹⁹But they allow the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches and other worldly desires to choke out the Word and it becomes unfruitful. (this is the seed that fell among thorns).
• ²⁰But he who receives the seed on good ground, is he who hears the Word and understands and accepts it, he then produces much fruit. (this is the seed that fell on good ground).

Parable of the lamp stand,   Matthew 5:14,  Luke 8:16.

²¹Is a lamp bought to be put under a bed, No! But, rather to be put on a lampstand. ²²For all that is hidden will be made known and all that is kept in secret will be revealed by the light. ²³If any man is willing to hear this, let him also understand! ²⁴Take care in what you listen to. For the measure of thought you give such a thing, will be the measure of virtue and knowledge that comes back to you, and even more will be given. ²⁵For he who has, even more will be given to him, but he who has not, even what little he has will be taken away from him.

Parable of the germinating seed.

²⁶The kingdom of God is as a man that plants a field. ²⁷He sleeps by night and rises by day and the seed sprouts and grows, he does not know how. ²⁸For the earth itself brings forth fruit, first the blade then the ear and then the full grain in the ear. ²⁹And when the fruit has come, immediately he puts in the sickle for the harvest has come.

Parable of the mustard seed, the smallest among seeds,   Matthew 13:31,  Luke 13:18.

³⁰To what can we liken the kingdom of God and with what parable can it be explained? ³¹It is as a mustard seed, that is the smallest of all seeds. ³²And when it is sown in the earth, it becomes greater than all the other herbs. Having great branches, so that the birds of the air are able to nest in its branches.

³³With many such parables Jesus spoke to them, as each was able to comprehend. ³⁴However He only spoke to the people through parables. But, when He was alone, He explained and expounded on all things to His disciples.

Jesus calms the storm on the sea,   Matthew 8:23,  Luke 8:22.

³⁵The same day, when evening had come, He said to His disciples, Let us cross over the lake to the other side. ³⁶After Jesus sent away the multitude, the disciples took Him with them in the boat. ³⁷Now when the boat was approximately in the mist of the sea, a great storm of hurricane proportion arose. And the waves were coming over the side of the boat and the boat was taking on water. ³⁸Fearing for their lives, the disciples woke up Jesus, who was sleeping in the stern of the boat. And they said to Him; Teacher, do you not care if we perish? ³⁹So Jesus arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea; Peace, be still! And there was a great calm. ⁴⁰Then He said to His disciples; Why are you so timid and fearful? How is it that you have no faith, (a moral conviction and belief in God)? ⁴¹And they were all filled with great awe and fear, and they questioned among themselves, Who this could be, for even the winds and the sea obey Him?

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 5

Jesus healed a man called Legion,   Matthew 8:28,  Luke 8:26.

¹When they had come over to the other side, into the country of Gadarenes. ²As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man came to Him from out of a tomb, having an unclean spirit. ³The man dwelt among the tombs, for no man could bind him even with chains. ⁴For when they had bound him in chains and shackles, he pulled apart the chains and had broken the shackles and no one could restrain or tame him. ⁵Day and night he stayed in the tombs crying out and cutting himself with stones. ⁶But when he saw Jesus, he ran and worship Him. ⁷Crying out; What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torment me. ⁸Jesus said to him; You unclean spirit come out of him. ⁹Jesus then said to the man; What is your name? And he answered; my name is Legion, for we are many. ¹⁰The unclean spirit then begged Jesus, that He would not send them out of that region. ¹¹Now on the hillside a great herd of swine was grazing. ¹²And all the demons begged that they might be sent into the herd of swine. ¹³At once, Jesus granted them leave and the unclean spirits entered into the swine. And the entire herd, that numbered about two thousand, ran down a steep slope and drowned themselves in the sea. ¹⁴The people who fed the swine, then gave report of what had happened in the city. And others also came out from the city to see what had happened. ¹⁵When they saw Jesus and the man that had been demon possessed, now clothed and in his right mind, they were scared. ¹⁶And those who had witnessed what had happened told the others of the man who had been demon-possessed and about the pigs. ¹⁷The people of that region then began to plead with Jesus to depart from their region. ¹⁸And when Jesus had stepped into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might go with Him. ¹⁹But Jesus said to the man; Go home to your family, relatives and friends and tell them of the things the Lord has done for you and how He had compassion on you. ²⁰And after Jesus had departed, the man began to proclaim all what Jesus had done for him and all men marvel.

Jesus raises Jairus's daughter from the dead,   Matthew 9:18,  Luke 8:41.

²¹When they had come over to the other side, a great multitude was there to meet Him, by the shore. ²²Now when Jairus a ruler of the synagogue saw Jesus, he fell at His feet. ²³And pleaded with Him, saying; My little daughter is at the point of death, please come and lay Your hands on her, that she will be healed and live. ²⁴So Jesus went with him, while still being followed by a very large crowd and as they were walking the crowds kept on thronging Him. At that moment:

Woman with an issue of blood, healed by her faith,   Matthew 9:20,  Luke 8:43.

²⁵A woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years. ²⁶Having spent all that she had and having suffered many things from many physicians, but was no better yet rather grew worse. ²⁷When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him and touched the hem of His garment. ²⁸For she knew in her heart that if she could but touch His clothes, she would be made whole. ²⁹And when she touched Him, immediately she felt in her body that she was healed. ³⁰And Jesus knowing that virtue had gone out of Him. turned about and said; Who touched My clothes? ³¹But His disciples questioned Him, saying; many people are pressing against You and You say, who touched Me? ³²But Jesus kept on looking around to see, the woman who had touched Him. ³³The woman then with fear and trembling came and fell at His feet and confessed the complete truth. ³⁴And He said to her; Daughter, your faith, (a moral conviction and belief in God) has made you whole, go in peace and be healed of your infliction.

³⁵As they were speaking, some came to inform Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, that his daughter was dead and not to trouble the Teacher any further. ³⁶As soon as Jesus heard this, He said to Jairus; Do not fear, but keep on believing. ³⁷Jesus then permitted no man to follow Him, except Peter, James and John. ³⁸When Jesus had come to the house, He saw people mourning and wailing. ³⁹And when He had come in, He said to them; Why are you weeping and making all this commotion? For the girl is not dead, but asleep. ⁴⁰And they laughed at Him. But, when He had put all of them outside the house, Jesus together with her father and mother and the three that were with Him, went to where the girl was lying. ⁴¹He took the child by the hand and said to her; Little girl, I say to you arise. ⁴²Immediately the girl rose up and they were astonished, for the girl was about twelve years old. ⁴³Jesus then charged the parents, not to tell anyone and to give her some food to eat.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 6

Jesus could not do many works in His own country due to their unbelief,   Matthew 13:54.

¹Jesus then returned to His home country with His disciples. ²Now on the Sabbath day, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many that heard Him were astonished, wondering where He had acquired all this wisdom and the ability to do these mighty works? ³Saying to themselves; is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary and His brothers, James, Joses, Juda, Simon and sisters are here with us, is He not just like us? And they took offense. ⁴Jesus replied to their thoughts and said; A prophet is given honor everywhere except in his home country and by his own family. ⁵There He could do few mighty works, except to lay hands and heal a few of their sick. ⁶And He marveled at their unbelief and lack of faith in Him. Yet, He still went around their villages teaching and preaching.

Jesus sent out His twelve Apostles,   Matthew 10:1,  Luke 9:1.

⁷He then sent His twelve disciples out as His representatives, two by two, giving them power over unclean spirits. ⁸Instructing them, He said; Take nothing for your journey, but a staff only. No bag, no bread no money nor an extra set of clothes. ⁹Go with sandals on your feet and do not to take two tunics. ¹⁰And in whatever place you enter, stay there for your duration. ¹¹Whoever shall not receive you or hear you, shake off the dust from your feet when you depart, as a testimony against them. I tell you, in the day of judgment, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that city.

¹²The disciples then went out preaching that men should repent, ¹³As they also cast out many demons, anointed with oil and healed many who were sick.

Herod put John the Baptist in prison and beheads him,   Matthew 14:1.

¹⁴When the news of the mighty works Jesus and His disciples were doing reached king Herod. The king thought that this was John the Baptist raised from the dead, because of the mighty powers at work in Him. ¹⁵Others said Jesus was Elijah and others said, He is a prophet. ¹⁶But Herod still believed it was John, whom he had beheaded. ¹⁷For He had put John in prison for the sake of his brother's wife, that he had married. ¹⁸Because John had told Herod that it was not right that he should have his brother's wife! ¹⁹Therefore the wife was very enraged at John and wished to kill him. ²⁰But Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and a holy man. And Herod kept John under guard in prison and would gladly hear him. ²¹But when it was Herod's birthday, a feast was prepared for his nobles and high officials and Herod's brother's wife sought her opportunity to have John killed.

²²On that day Herod's brother's wife's daughter, danced for Herod and pleased him. So Herod offered the girl whatever, she wished. ²³Giving her his sworn oath, that he would give to her whatever, she asked, up to half of his kingdom. ²⁴She immediately consulted with her mother as what to ask for? And she was told to ask for the head of John the Baptist. ²⁵So she came at once back to Herod and said; I wish you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter. ²⁶Herod was grieved at this request, but because of the oath he had given her and to save face with his guests, he did not want to refuse her. ²⁷Immediately he sent for an executioner and commanded that John be beheaded in prison. ²⁸When John's head was brought back on a platter and given to the girl, she then gave it to her mother. ²⁹When John's disciples heard about this, they came and took the body and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰As the twelve apostles returned to Jesus, they told Him of all the things they had done and taught. ³¹And He encouraged them to go to a remote place to rest, for many were still coming to them, insomuch as they had no leisure time even to eat. ³²So they departed by boat to a desert place. ³³But the people saw them departing and many who knew of Him, ran to the place where they were going and came to Him there.

Jesus feeds the five thousand,   Matthew 14:13,  Luke 9:11,   John 6:1.

³⁴When they landed, they saw a great multitude of people and Jesus was moved with compassion. Because the people were like sheep having no shepherd and He taught them many things. ³⁵Now as the day was coming to an end, His disciples said to Him; This is a desert place and the hour is late. ³⁶Send the people away, so they can go into the surrounding towns and buy food, for they have nothing here to eat. ³⁷But Jesus replied; You give them something to eat. The disciples said to Him; shall we go and buy bread for all of them? ³⁸But Jesus asked them; How many loaves of bread do you have, go and see? And they answered and said; Five loaves and two fishes. ³⁹Then Jesus told the disciples to have the people sit down on the grass. ⁴⁰So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. ⁴¹And when He took the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven, blessed the food and broke it and divided up the food among the disciples. ⁴²And all the people ate and were filled. ⁴³After the meal, the disciples gathered up twelve hand baskets full of food fragments. ⁴⁴And those who ate were about five thousand men.

Jesus walks on the water,   Matthew 14:22,  John 6:14.

⁴⁵Immediately afterwards Jesus insisted that His disciples get into a boat and go to the other side, to the city of Bethsaida, while He sent the people away. ⁴⁶And when the multitude was sent away, Jesus then departed to a mountain to pray. ⁴⁷Now when evening had come, the boat the disciples were in was in the mist of the sea and Jesus was alone on the land. ⁴⁸And Jesus saw them struggling hard, rowing against the wind. Approximately, at 4:00am Jesus came to them walking on the sea and He acted as if He intended to pass by them. ⁴⁹When they all saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled and believed it to be a ghost and cried out. ⁵⁰Immediately Jesus said to them; It is I, be of good cheer, do not be afraid. ⁵¹Then He stepped into the boat and the winds ceased. And they were greatly amazed beyond measure. ⁵²For they did not comprehend the miracle of the loaves, for their hearts were hardened.

Jesus heals all who touched Him, at Gennesaret,   Matthew 14:34.

⁵³When they had crossed over they came to the land of Gennesaret. ⁵⁴And when they came out of the boat immediately the people there recognized Him. ⁵⁵They ran throughout the whole region, carrying those who were sick in beds to whatever village or city He was in. ⁵⁶And laid the sick in the streets and begged Him to touch them. And as many as Jesus touched were made whole.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 7

¹Then a group of scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, came to Him. ²And when they saw some of the disciples eating bread with defiled common hands, having not ceremonially cleansed their hands, they found fault. ³For the tradition of the Pharisees and the Jews was to perform a ceremonial washing before they could eat. ⁴For they do not eat, unless they have washed and they hold to many other ceremonial washing, such as cup, pitchers, bowls and tables. ⁵So the Pharisees asked Jesus; why don't Your disciples follow the tradition of the elders, for they eat bread with unclean hands? ⁶Jesus answered them and said; Truly, Isaiah prophesied about you when he wrote; these people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. ⁷In vain and without profit they worship Me, keeping and holding to the commandments of men., Isaiah 29:13.

⁸You put aside the commandment of God and hold fast to the tradition of men, the drippings of pots and cups. And many other ceremonial things that you do. ⁹You actually set aside the commandment of God, to keep your own tradition? ¹⁰Moses said, honor your father and mother and he who curses mother or father shall be put to death. ¹¹But you say to them, whatever profit you might have gained through me, is offered as a gift to God. ¹²Then you no longer do anything for your father or mother. ¹³By doing so you are making the Word of God of no effect, following the traditions that you do.

¹⁴Now when Jesus had called all the people to Himself, He said; Listen to Me all of you and understand! ¹⁵Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him. But, what comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. ¹⁶Whoever is willing to hear Me, let him also understand.

¹⁷When Jesus had entered into a house, His disciples asked Him to explain this parable. ¹⁸And He said to them; Do you not yet perceive, do you not understand that what enters a man from the outside, cannot defile a man. ¹⁹For it does not enter his heart, but into his stomach and then is purged out, thereby rendering all meats pure. ²⁰Rather, what comes out of the heart of a man is what defiles a man. ²¹From within mans heart come evil thoughts, adulteries, fornication, murders, ²²theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. ²³All these evils come from within a man and defile him.

²⁴After this Jesus went to the border of Tyre and Sidon and entered into a house wishing no one to know where He was, but He could not be hidden.

Jesus heals a Canaanite woman's daughter from Tyre and Sidon,   Matthew 15:21.

²⁵A woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of Jesus and she came and fell down at His feet. ²⁶The woman was a Gentile and she begged Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. ²⁷But Jesus said to her; Let the children of Israel be filled first, for it is not proper to cast the children's bread to the dogs. ²⁸Yet she in turn replied; Yes Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat from the children's crumbs. ²⁹He then said to her; For this saying, go your way, the demon has left your daughter. ³⁰And when she had come to her house, she found the demon had gone out of her daughter. ³¹Jesus then departed from there and went to the coastal area of Decapolis.

They brought one to Him who was deaf and had a speech impediment.

³²And they brought to Him a man that was deaf and had a speech impediment and they begged Him to put His hand on him. ³³Jesus then took him aside, put His fingers in his ears, spit on the ground and touched his tongue. ³⁴Looking up to heaven, He said; Be opened! ³⁵Immediately his ears were opened, his tongue was loosed and he spoke plainly. ³⁶Jesus then commanded them, to tell no one. But, the more He commanded them, the more they proclaimed it. ³⁷And the multitude was astonished. Saying He does all things well, He makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 8

Jesus feeds the four thousand, with seven loaves and a few small fish,   Matthew 15:32.

¹There was again a great multitude and there was nothing to eat. Jesus then called His disciples and said to them; ²I have compassion on the multitude for they have been with Me three days now and there is nothing left to eat. ³If I send them away hungry, they may faint on the road, for some of them have come a long way. ⁴But His disciples said to Him; How could anyone provide bread for this many people here in this desolate area? ⁵Jesus asked them; How many loafs do you have and they answered, seven. ⁶Then Jesus commanded the people to sit down on the grass. He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them. Giving them to His disciples, to set before all the people. ⁷They also had a few small fish and blessing them, they were set before the people. ⁸all the people then ate and were filled. And after the meal, more than seven large baskets of fragments were taken up. ⁹Now they who had eaten were about four thousand. ¹⁰And immediately He entered into a boat with His disciples and came into the region of Dalmanutha.

¹¹They then came to the district of Dalmanutha, there the Pharisees met Him, testing Him and asking Him for a sign from heaven. ¹²Upon hearing this, He sighed deeply in His spirit and said; Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation. ¹³And He left them, entering again into the boat and departing for the other side. ¹⁴Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, for they had only one loaf in the boat with them. ¹⁵Jesus then said to them; Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees. ¹⁶And the disciples reasoned together, that it was because they had brought no bread with them. ¹⁷But when Jesus knew their reasoning, He said to them; Why are you reasoning it is because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive and understand, are your hearts still yet hardened? ¹⁸Having eyes do you not see and having ears do you not hear and understand. ¹⁹Do you not remember the five loaves among the five thousand and how many baskets were taken up? They said to Him twelve. ²⁰Or the seven loafs among the four thousand and how many baskets were taken up? And they said to Him; Seven. ²¹How is it then that you do not understand?

Jesus heals a blind man from Bethsaida.

²²When they had come to Bethsaida, a blind man was brought to Him. And the people begged Him to touch the man. ²³Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spat on the man's eyes and laid His hands on him. Jesus asked the man; Do you see anything? ²⁴The man looked up and said, I see men walking around as trees. ²⁵Jesus then put His hands again on his eyes and had the man look up and he was restored, seeing everything clearly. ²⁶Then He sent the man away to his house, saying; Do not go back to the town or tell any man in the town about this.

Jesus asks His twelve, who do people say that I am?   Matthew 16:13,  Luke 9:18.

²⁷Jesus then went into the towns of Caesarea Philippi and while on the road He asked His disciples; Who do men say that I am? ²⁸They answered Him; some say You are John the Baptist, while others say You are Elijah, or one of the prophets. ²⁹Jesus then said to them; But, who do you say that I am? Peter spoke, saying; You are the Christ, the Messiah. ³⁰And Jesus charged them to tell no man this.

³¹Jesus then began to teach the twelve saying; The Son of Man must suffer many things, being rejected by the elders, the chief priests and scribes. They will put Him to death and after three days, He will rise again. ³²He spoke of this openly among the twelve, but as He did, Peter took Him aside and rebuked Him. ³³But Jesus turned about and said to Peter; Get behind Me, Satan, For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of man.

³⁴When Jesus had called the multitude to Him, along with the twelve, He said to them; Whomever chooses to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow Me. ³⁵For whoever wishes to save his temporal earthly life will actually lose it, but whosoever shall lose this earthly life for My sake and the good news of the gospel shall save his spiritual life. ³⁶For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and looses his own soul? ³⁷For what can a man give as a ransom in return for His soul? ³⁸Therefore, whoever is ashamed of Me, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man shall also be ashamed of him, when He comes in the glory of His father with the Holy angels.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 9

¹Jesus spoke to the twelve and the multitude, saying; Truly, I say, that some of you standing here shall not taste death, until they see the kingdom of God come in its power.

The transfiguration of Jesus Christ,   Matthew 17:1,  Luke 9:27.

²Six days after this, Jesus took Peter, James and John, up on a high mountain and He was transfigured before them. ³Jesus took on a glowing splendor and His garments became whiter than has ever been seen on earth. ⁴There appeared to the three disciples, Elijah and Moses and they were talking with Jesus. ⁵Peter then spoke up, saying; Master, it is good that we are here, let us make three tabernacles, one for You, one for Moses and one for Elijah. ⁶Peter said this out of fright, for they were greatly afraid and he knew not what to say. ⁷Right then a cloud overshadowed them and a voice came from it, saying; This is My beloved Son, Hear Him! ⁸After this, as they look around and they were again alone with Jesus.

⁹As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them and said; Do not tell any man what you have just seen, until the Son of Man rises from the dead. ¹⁰The three kept this among themselves, questioning between themselves what rising from the dead meant. ¹¹Then they asked Him; why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? ¹²Jesus answered them, Elijah truly does come first to restore all things. And it is written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be despised? ¹³But I tell you, Elijah has already come and they did to him as they desired, which is also written of him.

Jesus's disciples failed to cast out an unclean spirit,   Matthew 17:14,  Luke 9:37.

¹⁴When Jesus came to the rest of His disciples, He saw a great crowd and the scribes debating with them. ¹⁵As soon as the crowd saw Jesus, they were greatly amazed, for His face yet glowed and they ran to greet Him. ¹⁶Jesus then inquired of the scribes, as to their discussion with His disciples. ¹⁷And a man within the multitude answered, saying; Teacher, I brought my son, who has a mute spirit. ¹⁸Whenever it grabs him, it throws him down and convulses him, then he foams at the mouth and falls into a mindless stupor. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so.

¹⁹Jesus spoke and said; How long shall I bear with this faithless generation? Bring him to Me. ²⁰When the boy saw Jesus, immediately the spirit grabbed him, threw him to the ground and he begin to foam at the mouth. ²¹Jesus then asked the father; How long has it been since this first came upon him? And he answered; ever since he was a small child. ²²And often it will throw him in the fire or water, intending to kill him. But, if You can do anything, have compassion and help us. ²³Jesus replied; If I can? All things are possible to him who believes. ²⁴Immediately the father of the child said weeping; Lord, I do believe, help my unbelief.

²⁵And when Jesus noticed the crowd of people come running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit saying to it; Deaf and dumb spirit, I charge you to come out of him and enter into him no more. ²⁶After the spirit had cried out and severely convulsed the boy, it came out of the boy, Leaving him as dead. ²⁷But Jesus took the boy by the hand, lifted him up and the boy arose. ²⁸Now when Jesus and His disciples were alone in a house, His disciples asked Him; why they could not cast out the spirit? ²⁹And Jesus answered; This kind comes out only through prayer and fasting.

³⁰Then they departed from there and passed through Galilee and did not wish to be known. ³¹For He taught His disciples. Saying to them; The Son of Man is being delivered into the hands of men, they shall kill Him and He shall rise the third day. ³²But they did not understand this saying and they were afraid to ask Him.

The greatest in the kingdom of heaven,   Matthew 18:1,  Luke 9:46.

³³When they had come into Capernaum. Jesus asked them; What were you discussing among yourself while on the road? ³⁴But they remained silent. For they had been talking among themselves as who would be the greatest. ³⁵Jesus then sat down and call the twelve to Him, saying; If any man desires to be first, he shall be last and servant to all. ³⁶Then He set a little child in the mist of them and taking the child into His arms, He said to them; ³⁷Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me and he that receives Me, also receives the Father, who sent Me.

³⁸John then spoke, saying; Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Your name, but he did not follow us, so we forbid him from doing so. ³⁹But Jesus replied; Do not forbid him! Any man who does a miracle in My name, cannot soon afterwards speak evil of Me. ⁴⁰For he who is not against us is for us. ⁴¹Even he who offers a cup of water to you, because you belong to Christ, shall not lose his reward.

⁴²But whosoever offends one of these little ones, that believes in Me, it would have been better for him if he had perished in the sea. ⁴³If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off, for it is better to enter into life maimed, then having two hands and entering into hell. ⁴⁴where the worm does not die and the fire is never quenched. ⁴⁵Likewise if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter into life lame than to have two feet and be cast into hell. ⁴⁶where the worm does not die and the fire is never quenched. ⁴⁷Or if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be cast into hell fire. ⁴⁸where the worm does not die and the fire is never quenched.

⁴⁹Everyone shall be salted with fire. ⁵⁰Salt is beneficial, but if the salt looses its saltiness, how can you then season a sacrifice with it? Have salt within yourself and live in peace with one another.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 10

Jesus taught in the land of Judea and healed the people,   Matthew 19:1.

¹Jesus then left there and came to the coast of Judea by the far side of the Jordan river. There the multitudes came to Him and as He was accustomed, He taught them. ²The Pharisees also came to Him, intending to trap Him, asking; if it is lawful for a man to put away his wife? ³Jesus said to them; What did Moses command you? ⁴And they said; Moses allowed us to write a certificate of divorce and separate from her.

⁵But Jesus replied; Because of the hardness of your hearts, he gave you this precept. ⁶But from creation, God made them male and female, Genesis 1:27. ⁷For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and permanently be joined to his wife, ⁸and the two shall no longer be two but one flesh, Genesis 2:24. ⁹Therefore what God has joined together let no man separate. ¹⁰When the disciples were alone with Him, they asked Him about this same matter. ¹¹Jesus replied; Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her. ¹²And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

¹³Now young children were being brought to Him continually, so that He might touch them, but His disciples were rebuking those who were bringing them. ¹⁴And when Jesus knew of this, He was indignant and said: Allow the little children to come to Me, for such is the kingdom of God. ¹⁵Truly, I tell you; whomever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall by no means enter it. ¹⁶And He then took the children up in His arms, placed His hands on them and blessed them.

Question of inheriting eternal life, by a rich young ruler,   Matthew 19:16,  Luke 18:18.

¹⁷As He was leaving that place, a man ran up to Him and knelt down. Asking Him; Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? ¹⁸Jesus replied; Why do you call Me good? There is only One who is good and that is God. ¹⁹You know the commandments, do not commit adultery⁽⁷⁾, do not kill⁽⁶⁾ or steal⁽⁸⁾, do not give false witness, nor defraud others ⁽⁹⁾, but honor your father and mother⁽⁵⁾. ²⁰The man answered; all these things I have kept from my youth. ²¹Then Jesus, looking at him with love and compassion, said; You lack one thing, sell all you have and give the money to the poor, you will then have treasure in heaven, then come take up your cross and follow Me. ²²At hearing this, the man's countenance fell and he went away sad, for he had great possessions.

²³Jesus then looked about and said to His disciples; With great difficulty is it for they who have riches and cling to them, to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁴And His disciples were astonished at His Words, But Jesus spoke again, saying; Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁵It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for they that trust in their own riches to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶His disciples were astonished at His Words and said to each other; Who then can be saved? ²⁷Jesus looked at them and said; With men it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

²⁸Peter, replied; We have left all to follow You. ²⁹And Jesus said; Truly, I say to you, whoever has left house, brethren, parents, wife, children or lands for My sake and the Gospels. ³⁰That man shall receive a hundredfold in this current age, houses, brethren, mother, children or lands with persecutions and in the world to come eternal life. ³¹But many who are first shall be last and the last shall be first.

³²As Jesus was leading the way going up to Jerusalem, the disciples were amazed, yet at the same time they were afraid. Jesus again told His twelve of things to come, saying; ³³We are going to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the religious leaders, they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles. ³⁴They will mock Him, whip Him, spit on Him and shall kill Him. And on the third day He shall rise again.

³⁵Then James and John, the two brothers of Zebedee came to Him and requested that He do as they desire. ³⁶And he said to them; What do you wish Me to do for you? ³⁷They said to Him; Grant us that we may sit on Your right and on Your left, when You come into your glorious kingdom. ³⁸But Jesus said to them; You do not know what you ask, are you able to drink from the cup that I drink of and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? ³⁹They said to Him; Yes, we are able. Jesus answered them and said; You shall indeed drink from the cup I drink from and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with. ⁴⁰But to sit on My right and on My left is not Mine to give, rather it will be given to those for whom it has been prepared for.

⁴¹When the other disciples heard this, they were very indignant with James and John. ⁴²But Jesus called them to Himself and said; You realize that those who govern over nations, exercise lordship and authority over the people. ⁴³But it shall not be among you. Whoever desires to become great among you, shall be your servant. ⁴⁴And whoever desires to become first, shall be servant of all. ⁴⁵For, the Son of Man has not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.

Jesus heals a blind man on the road to Jericho,   Matthew 20:29,  Luke 18:35.

⁴⁶As they passed through Jericho and as they were leaving a great multitude of people followed. And there was a man (blind Bartimaeus), on the road side, begging. ⁴⁷When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, he began to cry out; Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ⁴⁸Many people rebuked him, telling him to be quiet, but he cried out all the more. ⁴⁹Jesus then stopped walking and called the blind man. ⁵⁰Then, blind Bartimaeus, throwing aside his white cane, rose up and came to Jesus. ⁵¹Jesus then spoke; What shall I do for you? Bartimaeus answered; My Lord, that I may receive my sight. ⁵²Jesus then said to him; Go your way, your faith, (a moral conviction and belief in God), has made you whole. Immediately, he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 11

Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem,   Matthew 21:1,  Luke 19:29,   John 12:12.

¹As they approached Jerusalem, near the mount of Olives. Jesus instructed two of His disciples to; ²Go into the village, there you shall find a colt that has not yet been ridden on, untie it and bring it to Me. ³If anyone questions you, tell them that; the Lord has need of it. ⁴So they did as instructed, found the colt and untied it. ⁵As they were untying the colt, they were questioned why they were doing so. ⁶And they replied as Jesus had instructed them and they were allowed to precede. ⁷When they had brought the colt to Jesus, they put their outer garments on it and Jesus sat on it. ⁸As they came into Jerusalem, many people spread their garments on the road, while others scattered leafy branches which they had cut from the fields and they spread them on the road. ⁹And all the people who surrounded Him cried out for joy, saying; Hosanna, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! ¹⁰Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest, Psalm 118:26. (The word Hosanna means, save us now).

Jesus curses the fig tree and it withers and dies,   Matthew 21:18.

¹¹As Jesus came into Jerusalem, He entered into the temple and looked around. Seeing that it was now late, He and His disciples went outside the city to Bethany. ¹²The next day as they came back into the city, Jesus being hungry ¹³saw a fig tree far off with leaves on it and He expected to find figs on it. But, when He had come to it, He found nothing on it but leaves, for it was not yet the season for figs. ¹⁴He said to it; May no man eat of your fruit ever again, forever! And His disciples also heard this.

After cleansing the temple, He healed the blind and lame,   Matthew 21:12,  Luke 19:45.

¹⁵When they had come into Jerusalem Jesus went into the temple area, There He drove out those who bought and sold, in the temple and overturned the tables of the money changers, ¹⁶nor would He allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple. ¹⁷He then taught the people, saying; It is written; My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it into a den of thefts, Isaiah 56:7, Jeremiah 7:11. ¹⁸When the scribes and the chief priest heard this, they sought how they might destroy Him, for they feared Him, because all the people were amassed at His doctrine. ¹⁹And when evening had come, He again left the city.

²⁰In the morning He and His disciples were coming back into the city, they passed by the fig tree and saw that it was dried up from the roots. ²¹Peter remembering the previous day when Jesus had cursed it and he commented on this. ²²Jesus replied; Always, have faith, (a moral conviction and belief) in God. ²³For truly, I tell you, whoever says to this obstacle, be removed and does not waiver in his heart, but believes that it shall come to pass, he shall have whatever he says. ²⁴Therefore, Whatever thing you ask, when you pray, believe that you receive it and you shall have it. ²⁵And when you pray, if you have something against anyone, forgive the matter, so that your Father in Heaven will also forgive you of your trespasses. ²⁶But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.

²⁷As Jesus entered into the temple, the scribes and chief priest came up to Him. ²⁸Asking Him; by what authority do you do these things and who gave you this authority? ²⁹But Jesus replied; I will ask you one question and if you answer Me, I will also answer you. ³⁰The baptism of John the Baptist, was it of heaven or of man? ³¹They reasoned among themselves that if they said from heaven, He will say; why did you then not believe Him. ³²But if we say of men, we fear the people, for they all count John as a prophet. ³³So they answered and said; We do not know. Jesus, likewise, said; Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 12

Parable of the vineyard owner and the wicked servants,   Matthew 21:33,  Luke 20:9.

¹Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a place for the winepress and built a tower for it. He then leased it out to be worked by hired men and went to a far country. ²At the time of the harvest, he sent his servant to receive some of the fruit of the vineyard. ³But the hire men beat the servants and sent them away empty handed. ⁴Again he sent another servant, but they wounded him with stones and sent him away in shame and disgrace. ⁵Again he sent other servants, but they either killed or beat them. ⁶Last of all he sent his one beloved son, thinking; they will respect my son. ⁷But the hired men said to themselves, This is the heir, let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours. ⁸So they killed the son and cast him out of the vineyard. ⁹Therefore, what do you think the owner of that vineyard will do, shall he not come and destroy those wicked men? And give the vineyard to others. ¹⁰Have you not read the scripture; The stone that the builders have rejected has become the chief cornerstone. ¹¹This was the Lord's doing and it is marvelous in our eyes, Psalm 118:22. ¹²Upon hearing this, the Jewish leaders knew that He had spoken the parable against them and they wished to take hold of Him, but they feared the people.

The Pharisees attempt to test Jesus,   Matthew 22:19,  Luke 20:22.

¹³The scribes and chief priest then sent others to trap Him in His Words. ¹⁴Saying to Him; Teacher, we know that You are sincere and not moved by partiality, teaching the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? ¹⁵Should we pay taxes or not? Jesus knowing their motive for asking the question, said; Why do you test Me? Bring Me a coin that I may see it. ¹⁶When they had brought a coin. Jesus said; Whose image and inscription is this? And they said to Him; Caesar's. ¹⁷Jesus replied to them; Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's. And they marveled at this.

¹⁸Then came the religious group of the Sadducees, (that believes there is no resurrection), to test Him. ¹⁹Saying; Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if a married man dies, leaving his wife with no children, his brother should take her for a wife and raise up children for his brother, Deuteronomy 25:5-6. ²⁰Now there were seven brothers, the first brother took her for his wife and died, leaving no children. ²¹The second brother then took her, he also died, leaving no children. As likewise, so did the third brother, ²²all the way to the seventh brother, thus all the brothers had her and they all died, leaving no children. Last of all the woman also died. ²³Now in the resurrection, whose wife will she be, since all seven brothers had her as their wife?

²⁴Jesus answered them, saying; You are in error, because you do not know the scriptures, nor the power of God! ²⁵For when they are raised from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in heaven. ²⁶Now as for the regarding the dead, Have you not read the book of Moses, how through the burning bush, God spoke to Moses, saying; I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? ²⁷He is the God of the living, not of the dead. Therefore, you are very much in error.

²⁸After hearing this, one of the scribes who also heard the Sadducees' reasoning among themselves and knowing that Jesus answered well, asked Him; Which is the first commandment of all? ²⁹Jesus answered; The first and foremost of all the commandments is, Israel has but one Lord, the God of Israel. ³⁰And you shall love the Lord God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. This is the first commandment of all. ³¹And the second is like unto it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There are no other commandments greater than these.

³²Upon hearing this, the scribe said to Him; Well said Teacher, You have spoken the truth. For there is but one God and there is no other than He, ³³And we are to love God with all our heart, understanding, soul and strength and love our neighbor as one's self, this is better than giving offerings and sacrifices. ³⁴When Jesus saw that the man answered wisely and from his heart. He said; You are not far from the kingdom of God. After that, no man dared to ask Him another question.

³⁵As Jesus taught in the temple, He put forth this question: The scribes say that Christ is the son of David. ³⁶But David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, said; The Lord said to my Lord, sit at My right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet, Psalm 110. ³⁷Since David himself called him Lord, how then can He be a son of his? And all the common people listened with interest.

³⁸Continuing on He said to them; Beware of the scribes, whom love to parade themselves around in long robes, receiving public acknowledgements in the market places. ³⁹And they take the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at public activities. ⁴⁰While they take advantage of widows and cover it up through their office. They shall receive a greater condemnation.

Widow woman put two mites in the offering,   Luke 21:1-4.

⁴¹Jesus was sitting near the treasury and watching many people putting their offering in and many who were rich put in much. ⁴²Then a poor widow woman came and dropped in two half pennies, that make one cent. ⁴³Jesus then called His disciples to Himself and said; Truly, I tell you, that this poor widow has given more than all who have given into the treasury. ⁴⁴For the others have given out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty gave all that she had.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 13

Jesus comments on the temple building,   Matthew 24:1,  Luke 21:5,   John 2:18.

¹As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, Teacher, Look at and appreciate this magnificent building with all of its stone work! ²But Jesus answered him and said; Even this great building, there will not be one stone left placed upon another.

Jesus teaching on the endtimes,   Matthew 24:4,  Luke 21:8.

³As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the temple. Peter, James, John and Andrew came to Him in private and said; ⁴Tell us when these things will be? And what the sign of their fulfillment will be? ⁵Jesus said to them; Beware, that no man deceives you. ⁶For many shall come in My name, saying; I am the Christ and shall deceive many. ⁷You shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, but do not be alarmed, it is necessary that such things take place, however, the end is not yet. ⁸Nations shall rise against nation, there shall be earthquakes, famines and calamities, this is the beginning of the birth pains. ⁹But be on guard, for they shall deliver you up and you shall be beaten in their synagogues and brought before rulers and kings for My sake, yet it shall be as a testimony against them. ¹⁰For the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ¹¹But when they deliver you up, do not be preoccupied in thought for your defense, for whatever words you need to speak will be given to you that hour by the Holy Spirit. For it will not be you who speaks but the Holy Spirit through you. ¹²And brothers shall betray brothers to the death, fathers against sons and children will rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death. ¹³And you shall be hated by all men, for My name's sake, but he that endures until the end shall be saved.

¹⁴When you see the abomination, that was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the office, where it ought not be, let that person understand and flee to the mountains, Daniel chapter 11. ¹⁵Let he that is in the house, not gather anything up. ¹⁶Nor he who is in the field turn back for any of his possessions. ¹⁷But do have pity on those who are pregnant or those with dependent children, in those days. ¹⁸And pray that your flight might not be in winter. ¹⁹For in those days there will be great tribulations such as has not even been from the beginning of creation. ²⁰And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved. But, the days have been shortened for the elect's sake. ²¹So if any man tells you that the Christ is here, don't believe him. ²²For false christ's and false prophets will arise and they shall show signs and wonders to lead even the elect astray, if that were possible. ²³But be on your guard, Now, I have warned you in advance. ²⁴In those days, after the tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, the moon shall not shine. ²⁵The stars shall drop from the heavens and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶Then the Son of Man shall be seen coming in the clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷He shall then send His angels and gather His elect from the ends of the earth.

Parable of the fig tree,   Matthew 24:32,  Luke 21:29.

²⁸Learn this parable of the fig tree. As soon as its branches become tender and it put forth leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹So when you see these things come to pass, know that it is also near. ³⁰Truly I tell you, this generation shall not pass away, until all these things have been fulfilled. ³¹Heaven and earth will pass away, but My Words will not pass away. ³²Of that day, no man or angel nor the Son knows of it, only the Father in heaven. ³³So be on guard, watch and pray, for you do not know when the time is. ³⁴It is like unto a man going on a journey, who gave his servant's authority and assigned each one their own work, commanding the doorkeeper to keep watch. ³⁵Therefore watch, for you do not know when the master will return, it could be in the evening, at midnight, or in the morning. ³⁶Least he comes and finds you asleep. ³⁷so I say to all of you, watch!

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 14

¹The Passover Feast was now two days away and the chief priests and scribes were seeking to arrest Jesus, so that they might kill Him. ²However, they did not want to do this during the feast day, least there be a riot among the people.

A Woman anoints Jesus with oil from an alabaster bottle,   Matthew 26:6,  Luke 7:36.

³As Jesus was in Bethany, reclining at the table eating a meal at the house of Simon the leper. A woman was there with an alabaster jar of very costly, precious and pure perfume. And she came and poured all of it on the head of Jesus. ⁴Now some who were there were indignant and viewed this as a huge waste. ⁵Saying this perfume could have been sold for approximately one years working wages and given to the poor, thus they reproved her sharply. ⁶But Jesus spoke up and said; Let her be and don't trouble her, for she has done a good work, a beautiful and praiseworthy thing to Me. ⁷For you will always have the poor with you and can do a good work for them whenever you wish to, but you will not always have Me. ⁸She has done what she could and has anointed My body for My burial. ⁹Truly, I tell you wherever this gospel is preached, what she has done shall also be spoken of as a memorial to her.

¹⁰At this time, Judas Iscariot one of the twelve disciples went to the chief priests in order that he might betray Jesus to them. ¹¹The chief priests welcomed this news and they promised money in return. So from then on, Judas was preoccupied with how he could betray Jesus.

The last supper, keeping the Passover,   Matthew 26:17,  Luke 22:14,   John 13:1.

¹²On the first day of the week of the feast of unleavened bread, when it was customary to kill the Passover lamb, the disciples asked Jesus; where they should prepare the Passover? ¹³He then sent two of His disciples out, saying; Go into the city, there will be a man with a pitcher of water, follow him. ¹⁴The house that he enters, say to the master of that house; The Teacher says, He shall eat of the Passover with His disciples in your guest room. ¹⁵He will then show you a large upper room all furnished and prepared, make that place ready for us. ¹⁶And his disciples went out and found everything just as Jesus had said.

¹⁷When evening came, Jesus came in with the twelve disciples. ¹⁸As they ate the Passover Jesus said; Truly, I tell you that one of you who eats with Me, will betray Me. ¹⁹This greatly grieved the twelve and one after another asked if it were they? ²⁰Jesus answered; It is the one who dips his bread in the same cup with Me. ²¹It shall happen to the Son of Man as scripture says, but woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man. It would be better for that man if he had not been born!

²²As they ate, Jesus took bread, blessed it and broke it. Then He gave it to them saying; Take eat, this is My body. ²³He then took the cup and when He had given thanks for the cup, He gave it to them and they all drank of it. ²⁴And He said; This is My blood of the new covenant, that is shed for many. ²⁵Truly, I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink of it anew in the kingdom of God.

²⁶After they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

²⁷There Jesus spoke, saying; Tonight, all of you shall be offended of Me and stumble, for it is written; I will smite the shepherd and the sheep shall scatter, Zechariah 13:7. ²⁸But after I have risen, I will go before you into Galilee. ²⁹Peter, then spoke and said; even if all be offended, I will not be. ³⁰But, Jesus said to Him; Truly, I say to you, that this day, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times. ³¹But Peter spoke again more intensely, saying; even if I must die with You, I will not deny You and all the other disciples said, likewise.

³²Then they came to a place called Gethsemane and He told His disciples to sit and wait for Him while He prays. ³³And taking Peter, James and John with Him, He became deeply troubled and depressed. ³⁴Then He said to them; My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death, stay here and keep watch. ³⁵He then went a little further and fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. ³⁶Saying; Father, all things are possible with You, take away this cup from Me; nevertheless, not what I want, but Your will. ³⁷Going back to the three disciples, He found them sleeping. And said to Peter; Are you asleep? Could you not watch with Me for one hour? ³⁸Watch and pray, least you enter into temptation, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. ³⁹Again Jesus went away and prayed, speaking the same Words. ⁴⁰When He returned, He again found them asleep, for their eyes were heavy and they did not know why or how to answer Him. ⁴¹And when He had also returned a third time, He said to them; Are you still sleeping and resting, Enough! The hour has come, for the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴²Raise and we shall be going, My betrayer is here.

Jesus betrayed by Judas Iscariot and arrested,   Matthew 26:47,  Luke 22:47,  John 18:1.

⁴³Immediately, Judas one of the twelve, came leading a mass of people with swords and clubs, having come from the chief priests, scribes and elders. ⁴⁴Now Judas had given the crowd a signal, that the One he greets with a kiss, is Jesus. You are then to seize Him and lead Him away safely. ⁴⁵As soon as Judas came up, he walked up to Jesus, saying; Master and he kissed Him. ⁴⁶The multitude then laid their hands on Jesus and took Him. ⁴⁷But one who stood by, (Peter, John 18:10) drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear. ⁴⁸Then Jesus said; Have you come with swords and clubs as you would do so for a thief, to take Me? ⁴⁹I taught you dally in the temple and you did not take Me, but this has happened so that the scriptures might be fulfilled. ⁵⁰Then all of His disciples forsook Him and fled. ⁵¹Now there was a certain young man, a follower of Jesus, having a linen cloth around his body. And the men within the mob seized him ⁵²and he fled from them naked, (this man is believed to be Mark, who wrote this accounting of the Gospel).

⁵³The crowd then took Jesus to where the high priest and all the chief priests, elders and the scribes were assembled. ⁵⁴And Peter followed from afar off, even into the courtyard of the high priest and sat there warming himself by the fire with the servants of the high priest. ⁵⁵Now all the chief priests and their council sought for testimony against Jesus, so as to put Him to death, but none was found. ⁵⁶For many spoke against Him, however their testimony did not agree. ⁵⁷Certain men then gave false witness against Him saying; ⁵⁸We heard Him say, He would destroy this temple, that was made with hands and within three days He would build another one that was not made by hands. ⁵⁹But, not even with this testimony did any of their testimonies agree. ⁶⁰The high priest then stood up and spoke to Jesus; Do you have nothing to say, concerning what these men speak against You? ⁶¹But Jesus remained silent, answering nothing. Again the high priest said to Him; Are you the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed? ⁶²Jesus replied; I am, and you will all see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.

⁶³At hearing this, the high priest tore his clothes, (showing his grief) and said; there is no need for further witnesses! ⁶⁴You have all heard His blasphemy, what do you say? And they all agreed that He was deserving of death. ⁶⁵Some begin to spit on Him, they put a blindfold on Him and beat Him, saying to Him; Prophesy, as they continued to beat Him.

⁶⁶Now, as Peter was in the courtyard, there came one of the servant girls of the high priest. ⁶⁷When she saw Peter warming himself by the fire, she said to him; you were also with Jesus of Nazareth. ⁶⁸But Peter denied it, saying; I do not know the Man, or understand what you are saying and he then went out onto the porch and a rooster crowed. ⁶⁹The maidservant saw Peter again and said to those who stood by; This man is one of them. ⁷⁰Again Peter denied it, disowning Jesus. But, a little while later, the men that stood by Peter begin to say; Surely, you are one of them, for you are a Galilean and your speech gives you away. ⁷¹This time Peter began to swear and curse, saying; I know not this Man that you speak of. ⁷²Right then the rooster crowed again for the second time. And Peter recalled the words Jesus had said to him, Before the rooster crows twice you will deny Me three times. And Peter broke down and wept.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 15

Jesus Christ delivered over to Pontius Pilate,   Matthew 27:1,  Luke 23:1,  John 18:28.

¹First thing in the morning the chief priests, the elders, the scribes and the whole council came together for a meeting. Afterwards, they bound Jesus and delivered Him up to Pontius Pilate, (the reigning Roman procurator of Judea). ²Pilate asked Jesus, if He was the king of the Jews? And Jesus replied; It is as you say.

³Now the chief priests accused Him of many things, but Jesus did not answer a word. ⁴Pilate then spoke to Him saying; have you no answer? Hear the many charges they have against You. ⁵But Jesus remained silent and Pilate marveled at this.

⁶Now at the feast time, Pilate was accustomed to release a prisoner, whomever the people requested. ⁷And there happened to be a prisoner named Barabbas, who was a rebellious murderer. ⁸Then the multitude asked Pilate to do according to their custom. ⁹So Pilate asked them, shall I release to you, the King of the Jews? ¹⁰For Pilate knew that the reason the chief priests had delivered Jesus over to him was out of envy. ¹¹But the chief priest stirred up the people and persuaded them to have Barabbas released. ¹²Pilate then asked; what shall I do with the Man you call the king of the Jews? ¹³And they shouted back at him; Crucify Him! ¹⁴Pilate asked; of what evil has this Man done? But, they shouted back, all the more; Crucify Him, now!

Crucifixion of Jesus Christ,   Matthew 27:26,  Luke 23:26,  John 19:17.

¹⁵Pilate, wishing to appease the people, released Barabbas to them and delivered Jesus to have Him whipped and then to be crucified. ¹⁶The the soldiers, then brought Jesus into the palace courtyard and the entire detachment gathered together. ¹⁷They dressed Him in a purple robe and placed a crown of thorns around His head. ¹⁸Then they began to salute Him as King of the Jews. ¹⁹Striking Him on the head with a reed, spitting on Him and bowing their knee to Him, Isaiah 50:6. ²⁰When they had finished mocking Him, they put His own clothes back on Him and led Him out to be crucified.

²¹On the way to the crucifixion mount, they forced a man passing by, named Simon a Cyrenian, to carry His cross. ²²And they brought Him to Golgotha, (meaning: Place of the Skull). ²³They then gave Him wine to drink mixed with myrrh, (to temporary deaden the pain,) but Jesus refused to drink it. ²⁴After they crucified Him, the soldiers divided up His garments, casting lots for them, to determine what each man should take, Psalm 22:18. ²⁵It was about 9:00am when they crucified Him. ²⁶And they nailed an inscription over His head that read; THE KING OF THE JEWS.

²⁷Along with Jesus, they also crucified two thefts, one on either side of Him. ²⁸This was to fulfill the scripture that reads; He was numbered with the lawless, Isaiah 53:12. ²⁹Those who passed by blasphemed Him, saying; You who said You could destroy the temple and build it again in three days. ³⁰Save Yourself now and come down from the cross! ³¹Also the chief priests and the scribes mocked Him saying; He saved others but He cannot save himself. ³²Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, so that we can see and believe. And even the thefts who were crucified with Him, reviled Him.

³³Now at noon darkness covered the whole land for three hours. ³⁴And at that time Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying; My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? ³⁵At hearing this, some standing by said, He is calling Elijah. ³⁶While one filled a sponge with vinegar, put the sponge on a reed and gave it to Him to drink. But, the others said, Let Him alone, let see if Elijah comes to take Him down. ³⁷Jesus then cried out again with a loud voice and breathed His last.

³⁸Right at that moment the veil in the temple was torn from the top to the bottom. ³⁹When the Roman soldier, standing before Him, saw the way in which He died, he said; Truly, this was the Son of God. ⁴⁰Also certain women looking on from afar, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, Joses and Salome. ⁴¹Whom followed and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, along with many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

⁴²Now when evening had come, because it was the day of the preparation, the day before the Sabbath. ⁴³Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable and respected man among the council, took courage and disregarding the consequences, went to Pilate and requested the body of Jesus. ⁴⁴Pilate, wondering if Jesus was already dead, called a soldier to find out. ⁴⁵And being told, He was dead, Pilate marveled at the quickness of the death and gave the body to him. ⁴⁶Joseph then took Him down from the cross, wrapped Him in fine linen, placed Him in a tomb and rolled a stone over the opening of the tomb. ⁴⁷And both Mary's, observed where He lay.

Gospel of Mark: Chapter 16

¹Now when the Sabbath was passed, Both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, came to the tomb bringing sweet spices to anoint the body with. ²It was the first day of the week, early in the morning when the sun had risen. ³But on their way to the tomb they were wondering, who would roll away the stone in front of the tomb? ⁴But as they approached the tomb and looked up, they saw that the large stone was already rolled back. ⁵Entering into the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side and clothed in a long white garment and they were amassed and stuck with terror. ⁶But he spoke to them, saying; Do not be afraid, you seek Jesus of Nazareth that was crucified, He is not here, He is risen, come see the place where they laid Him. ⁷Go your way and tell His disciples and Peter, that He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.

⁸They then went out quickly, in a state of bewilderment and spoke to no one along the way for they were both afraid. ⁹Jesus that day first appeared to Mary Magdalene, whom He had cast seven demons out of. ¹⁰When she had come to His disciples, they were in a state of mourning and weeping. ¹¹And when they heard that Jesus lives and was seen, they did not believe it. ¹²After this, He appeared to two of them, as they were walking to another country, Luke 24:13-33. ¹³These two also returned to Jerusalem and told His disciples, but nether did they believe them.

¹⁴After this He appeared to the eleven apostles, as they all were eating together and reproved them for their unbelief and hardness of heart. Because they did not believe those who had seen Him. ¹⁵And He spoke to them, saying; Go into all lands, preaching the gospel to everybody. ¹⁶He that believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he that does not believe shall be damned. ¹⁷And these signs shall follow them that believe; they shall cast out demons and speak with new tongues. ¹⁸They shall take up serpents, if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them, they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover.

¹⁹After the Lord had spoken these things to them, He was received up into heaven, seated at the right hand of God. ²⁰And they went forth preaching the gospel everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming His Word with signs following.