Paying Taxes to Caesar 12:13-17pp – Mt 22:15-22; Lk 20:20-26 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they…
Parable of the Tenants
Mark 11:27-33 The Authority of Jesus Questioned (Tuesday of Holy Week) 11:27-33pp – Mt 21:23-27; Lk 20:1-8 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked….
Triumphal Entry and Temple Turmoil
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…
Dying to Self and Serving Others
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…
Controversies: Divorce, Children, Riches
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…
Greatest in the Kingdom
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…
Transfiguration and Spiritual Warfare
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….
Confession 1: “You are the Messiah”
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…
Bread and Signs
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…
Gentile Faith, and healing of Deaf and Blind
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…