Mark 6;33-35a 33.  Now many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them.34.  As he landed he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he...

Mark 6;30-32 30.  The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught.31.  And he said to them,  “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while.”  For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.32.  And they went away...

Mark 6;19-29 19.  And Herodias had a grudge against him, and wanted to kill him.  But she could not,20.  for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe.  When he heard him, he was much perplexed; and yet he heard him gladly.21.  But...

Mark 6;14-19 14.  King Herod heard of it; for Jesus’ name had become known.  Some said, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him.”15.  But others said, “It is Elijah.”  And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of...

Mark 6;7- 7.  And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.8.  He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts;9.  But to wear...

Mark 6;4-6 4.  And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.”5.  And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick people and healed them.6....

Mark 6;1-3 1.  He went away from there and came to his own country; and his disciples followed him.2.  And on the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get all this?  What is the wisdom given to...

Mark 5;41-43 41.  Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha Cumi”; which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”42.  And immediately the girl got up and walked; for she was twelve years old.  And immediately they were overcome with amazement.43.  And he strictly charged them that no one...

Mark 5;37-40 37.  And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.38.  When they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, he saw a tumult, and people weeping and wailing loudly.39.  And when he had entered, he said to them,...

Mark 5;35&36 35.  While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some one who said, “Your daughter is dead.  Why trouble the Teacher any further?”36.  But ignoring what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” Jesus had been delayed in going...

Mark 5:25-34 25.  And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years,26.  and who had suffered much under many physicians, and spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.27.  She had heard reports about Jesus, and came up behind him...

Mark 5;21-24 21.  And when Jesus had crossed again to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him; and he was beside the sea.22.  Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he fell at his feet,23.  and besought him, saying, “My little...

Mark 5;18-20 18.  And as he (Jesus) was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him.19.  But he refused, and said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you,...

Mark 5;11-17 11.  Now a great herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside;12.  and they (the many demons possessing the man) begged him (Jesus), “Send us to the swine, let us enter them.”13.  So he gave them leave.  And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and...

Mark 5;1-10 1.  They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.2.  And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,3.  who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him...

Mark 4;39-41 39.  And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”  And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.40.  He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?”41.  And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, “Who...

Mark 4;35-38 35.  On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36.  And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat.  And other boats were with him.37.  And a great storm of wind arose,...

Mark 4;33&34 33.  With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it;34.  he did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything. In Luther’s small Catechism we hear in the Explanation of the Second Article of...

Mark 4;30-32 30.  And he said,  “With what shall I compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?31.  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth;32.  yet, when it is sown...

(Note from yesterday’s 2/14 devotional/commentary, (Mark 4;24&25) I should have included this verse concerning the hearing/receiving of the Word of Life and the necessity for it to both come into us AND flow out of us.)“On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed,  ‘If anyone thirst,...

Mark 4;24&25 24.  And he said to them, “Take heed what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you.25.  For to him who has will more be given; and from him who has not, even what he has will be...

Mark 4;21-23 21.  And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not on a stand?22.  For there is nothing hid, except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret, except to come to light.23.  If any man has...

Mark 4;20 20.  But those that were sown upon good soil are the ones who hear the Word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold. To “hear the Word”  and  ‘accept it”  is receiving a ‘living thing’ into your mind, heart, soul, and spirit. This “living and active” (Hebrews...

Mark 4;18&19 18.  And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the Word,19.  but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Another way to understand “the cares of...

Mark 4;14-17 14.  The sower sows the Word.15.  And these are the ones along the path, where the Word is sown; when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which is sown in them. Many people today are hardened against having Christ Jesus as their Lord.  The idea of surrendering themselves...

Mark 4;10-13 10.  And when he was alone, those who were about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables.11.  And he said to them, “To you it has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables;12.  so that they may indeed...

Mark 4;4-9. 4.  As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.5.  Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil;6.  and when the sun rose it was scorched,...

Mark 4;2&3 2.  And he taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:3.  “Listen!  A sower went out to sow. The term ‘parable’ means ‘to set beside’.  It is using a comparison of something common and understood to illustrate the truth of things not well understood....

Mark 4;1 1.  Again he began to teach beside the sea.  And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. What is it about being near a large...

Mark 3;31-35 31.  And his mother and his brethren came; and standing outside they sent to him and called him.32.  And a crowd was sitting about him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brethren are outside, asking for you.”33.  And he replied, “Who are my mother and my...

Mark 3;28-30 28.  “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter;29.  but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—30.  for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.” Please take time to...