Mark 12;1-8 1.  And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a pit for the wine press, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country.2.  When the time came, he...

Mark 11; 29-33 29.  Jesus said to them, “I will ask you a question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.30.  Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me.”31.  And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he...

Mark 11;27-29 27.  And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priest and the scribes, and the elders came to him,28.  And they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?“29....

Mark 11;24&25 24.  Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and you will.25.  And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” Our prayers reveal to what extent our...

Mark 11;20-23 20.  As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 21.  And Peter remembered, and said to him, “Master, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered.“22.  And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.23.  Truly, I say to you, whoever...

Mark 11;17-19 17.  And he taught, and said to them, “ Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’?  But you have made it a den of robbers.“18.  And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy...

Mark 11;15-17 15.  And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money, changers, and the seats of those who sold pigeons;16.  and he would not allow anyone to...

Mark 11;12-14 12.  On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.13.  And seeing in the distance, a fig tree and leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the...

Mark 11;7-11 7.  And they brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.8.  And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches, which they had cut from the fields.9.  And those who went before, and those who followed, cried out,...

Mark 11;1-6 1.  And when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,2.  and Said to them, “Go Into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one...

Mark 10;48-52 48.  And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David have mercy on me!”49.  And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”  And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; rise, he is calling you.“50.  And throwing off...

Mark 10;46-48 46.  And they came to Jericho; and he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind bigger, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.47.  And when he heard that it w as Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, “Jesus, son...

Mark 10;41-45 41.  And when the disciples heard it, (that James and John wanted to sit on Jesus’ right and left hand in the coming kingdom) they began to be indignant at James and John.42.  And Jesus called them to himself and said to them,  “You know that those who are...

Mark 10;36-40 36.  And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you? “37. And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand, and one at your left, in your glory.”38. But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are...

Mark 10;35 35.  And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” Jesus had only moments before just told the disciples he was going to Jerusalem to be killed and on the...

Mark 10;32-34 32.  And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, 33. sayin, “Behold, we are going up...

Mark 10;28-31 28.  Peter began to say to him, “Lo, we have left everything and followed you.”29.  Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel,30....

Mark 10;23-27 23.  And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God.”24.  And the disciples were amazed at his words.  But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust...

Mark 10;19-22 (Jesus said)19.  You know the commands:  ‘Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and your mother.’”20.  And he, (the man) said to him, “Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth.”21.  And Jesus looking upon...

Mark 10;17&18 17.  And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do the inherit eternal life?”18.  And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good?  No one is good but God alone. The...

Mark 10;16 16.  And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands upon them. There is truly something divine in a loving physical embrace.  Hugging, full body hugs with arms wrapped around another, sends a spiritual comfort from one heart and soul to another. Likewise, a deliberate touch of...

Mark 10;13-15 13.  And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them.14. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.15.  Truly,...

Mark 10;10-12 10.  And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter.11.  And said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her;12.  and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” With these words Jesus is underscoring the truth of how marriage...

Mark 10;1-9 1.  And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again, as his custom was, he taught them.2.  And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”3....

Mark 9;47-50  47b.  …it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell,48.  where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.49.  For every one will be salted with fire.50.  Salt is good; but if the salt...

Mark 9;43-48 43.  And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.(44. same as verse 48.)45.  And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off;...

Mark 9;42 42.  “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. This single saying of Jesus can not be too carefully considered. The words, “little ones”...

Mark 9;38-41 38.  John said to him, “Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us. 39.  But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon after...

Mark 9;36&37 36.  And he took a child, and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,37.  “Whoever receives one such child in my name; receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.” To ‘receive a child...

Mark 33-35 33.  And they came to Caperna-um; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”34.  But they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.35.  And he sat down and called the twelve; and...

Mark 9;30-32 30.  They went on from there and passed through Galilee.  And he would not have anyone know it;31.  for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and where he is killed, after...