Category: Gospel of Mark

Mark 11:1-11 The Triumphal Entry (Palm Sunday) 11:1-10pp – Mt 21:1-9; Lk 19:29-38 11:7-10pp – Jn 12:12-15 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you…

Mark 10:32-34 Jesus Again Predicts His Death 10:32-34pp – Mt 20:17-19; Lk 18:31-33 They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. “We are…

Mark 10:1-12 Divorce 10:1-12pp – Mt 19:1-9 Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them. Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his…

Who Is the Greatest? Mark 9:30-37 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three…

Mark 9:2-13 The Transfiguration 9:2-8pp – Lk 9:28-36 9:2-13pp – Mt 17:1-13 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them….

Mark 8:27-30 Peter’s Confession of Christ 8:27-29pp – Mt 16:13-16; Lk 9:18-20 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” “But what…

Mark 8:1-13 ​Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will…

Mark 7:24-30 The Faith of a Syrophoenician (Gentile) Woman Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was…

Mark 7:1-23 Clean and Unclean The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were “unclean,” that is, unwashed. (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial…

Feeding of the 5000 and Walking on Water Mark 6:30-44 Feeding of the Five Thousand The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going,…