Tag Archives: Mark

Lord of the Sabbath

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 2:23-28 Parallel Texts: Matthew 8:1-8; Luke 6:1-5 Mark has shifted the scene to the countryside. Jesus and the disciples, and apparently some Pharisees, are walking through grain fields on the Sabbath. They are hungry and the disciples pluck a … Continue reading →

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You Should be Fasting!

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 2:18-22 Parallel Texts: Matthew 9:14-17; Luke 5:33-39 The next scene Mark jumps to is one in which we find both John’s disciples and the Pharisees fasting, while Jesus and His disciples are going on as normal. Curious about this, … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Sinners

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 2:13-17 Parallel Texts: Matthew 9:9; Luke 5:27-28 Still in Galilee, Jesus calls another disciple, and this time He has a questionable choice: Levi (Matthew) the tax collector. Tax collectors are none too popular in our day, but back then … Continue reading →

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Jesus Meets His Critics

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 2:1-12 Parallel Texts: Matthew 9:2-8; Luke 5:17-26 In this passage, Jesus has returned to Capernaum from His Kingdom Tour, and the people are excited to have Him back in town. During this period, Capernaum is His ‘home base’. As the crowd … Continue reading →

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Ready aaannnd…ACTION!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness Mark 1:12-13 Parallels Texts: Matthew 4: 1-11; Luke 4:1-13 Jesus Returns to Galilee Mark 1:14 Parallel Texts: Matthew 4:12; Luke 3:19-20; John 4:1-4 Jesus Teaches in Galilee Mark 1:15 Parallel Texts: Matthew 4:17; Luke 4:14-15 … Continue reading →

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Jesus is baptized

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 1:9-11 Parallel texts: Matthew 3:13-17; Like 3:21-22 Mark continues the action, after having described briefly the ministry of John the Baptist, here comes Jesus down from Nazareth to be baptized by John. Since John was operating near Jerusalem, Jesus … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: Mark Got to Write a Gospel?

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Don Merritt

How did that happen? Unlike Matthew and John, Mark was not an eyewitness to most of the scenes he described, in fact there is only circumstantial evidence that he was present at any of them. He was not an apostle, … Continue reading →

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Mark Begins With John the Baptist

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 1:1-8 Gospel Parallels: Matthew 3:1-12; Luke 3:1-18 As you can see, Mark doesn’t get into the birth of Christ, or the genealogies or anything else, he jumps in right where the action begins with John the Baptist preparing the … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Mark

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Don Merritt

Having completed Jude and James, it’s time to move on here… what do I write about? I’ve quite enjoyed just going through New Testament books with you over the past few months, so that seemed natural enough to continue, and … Continue reading →