Category: Gospel of Mark
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Introduction to the Gospels
They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples gathered twelve baskets full of broken pieces of bread and fish. The number of those that ate was 5000 men. (Mark 6:42-44 TBA) Introduction In this post we continue with our exploration of the New Testament by looking at the four Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke,…
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Did Jesus Name the Wrong High Priest? Mark 2:26
Did Jesus Name the Wrong High Priest?Mark 2:26 and the Problem of Abiathar. Mark 2:26 vs. 1 Samuel 21:1 25 And he [Jesus] said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of…
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Inerrant Language (Part 1)
Then very early in the morning on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at sunrise. (Mark 16:2) Introduction In the previous post I commented on inerrancy which is the belief that the Bible is without error in all it teaches. To state it another way, the Bible tells the truth…
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Transliteration
And Jesus was saying, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Please remove this cup from me. But don’t act based on what I want, but on what you want.” (Mark 14:36) Transliteration is the process of converting a word from the alphabet letters of one language to similar-sounding alphabet letters of another language.…
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Fish
34 As Jesus left the boat, he saw a huge crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Then he began to teach them many things. 35 It had now become late in the day, so his disciples came to him and said, “This place is desolate, and it…
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Christ
55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they could not find any. 56 For many were falsely testifying against him, but their testimonies did not agree. 57 Some who appeared were falsely testifying saying, 58 “We heard him saying,…
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Basket
42 They all ate and were satisfied. 43 Afterward the disciples gathered twelve baskets full of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of those that ate was 5000 men. (Mark 6:42-44). 8 Then the people ate and were satisfied, and they filled seven baskets with the broken pieces that were left over.…
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Millstone
But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble would be better off if he had been thrown into the sea with a heavy millstone hung around his neck. (Mark 9:42) Word Focusheavy millstoneμύλος ὀνικός / mylos onikos<Hear It> In this verse from the Gospel of Mark, Jesus warns his…
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Good News
Here begins the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Mark 1:1) Word FocusGood Newsεὐαγγέλιονeuangelion<Hear It> Mark is a storyteller. His story in the New Testament about what Jesus did and said is simple, but vivid. It begins by stating that his account presents the Good News (εὐαγγέλιον / euangelion) about Jesus Christ.…
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