Gospel of Mark

Meet Mark's Gospel as the fast-moving proclamation of Jesus, the arrival of God's kingdom, the call to follow on the way, and the triumph of God through the cross and resurrection.

The kingdom of God arrives with divine authority in the proclamation, baptism, and early ministry of Jesus.

Jesus demonstrates authority to forgive sins, welcomes outsiders to the table, and reveals the true purpose of the Sabbath.

Jesus heals on the Sabbath, refutes accusations of demonic power, and defines true kinship as doing the will of God.

Jesus teaches the mysteries of God's reign through agricultural parables and displays divine authority over wind and waves.

Jesus crosses boundaries to deliver a tormented man in the Decapolis, heal a woman with chronic bleeding, and raise Jairus's daughter.

Jesus faces rejection in his hometown, commissions the Twelve in vulnerability, mourns John the Baptist, feeds five thousand, and walks on water.

Jesus exposes religious hypocrisy, defines defilement as originating within the heart, and heals in Gentile Tyre and Decapolis.

Peter confesses Jesus as the Messiah, but Jesus immediately reveals that the Son of Man must suffer, die, and rise, calling disciples to take up the cross.

Jesus reveals his heavenly glory on the mountain, heals a tormented boy whose father prays with mixed faith, and defines greatness through servanthood.

Jesus teaches on covenant marriage, welcomes little children, challenges the rich young man, and proclaims the Son of Man as a ransom for many.

Jesus enters Jerusalem as the humble King, enacts prophetic judgment on a fruitless fig tree, cleanses the temple, and defends his authority.

Jesus tells the Parable of the Tenants, answers traps regarding taxes and the resurrection, proclaims the Great Commandment, and honors a poor widow.

Jesus predicts the destruction of the Jerusalem temple, warns against false messiahs and setting dates, and calls disciples to watchful endurance.

A woman anoints Jesus for burial, Jesus institutes the new covenant meal, prays in agony at Gethsemane, is betrayed by Judas, and denied by Peter.

Jesus stands before Pilate, is condemned, mocked by Roman soldiers, crucified at Golgotha, and confessed as the Son of God by a Roman centurion.

Mary Magdalene and the women discover the empty tomb, hear the angel's announcement of the risen Christ, and leave readers facing the call to faithful witness.