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The author is John Mark, a man who failed yet came back.
The early church met in John Mark's mother’s home (Acts 12:11-12). He interviewed Peter. He did missionary work with Paul and Barnabas.
But then, for some reason, returned home early.
He failed.
This was such a problem that Paul and Barnabas end up splitting up because of an argument concerning Mark’s abandonment (Acts 15:36–41).
But God forgives and restores. He did with Mark, and Mark came back to be a valuable friend to Paul. He was such an important part of Paul’s life he was personally mentioned in Paul’s final letters (2 Timothy 4:11).
This book presents Jesus more by what He does than what He says.
It's a very short Gospel but it is top-heavy with Jesus moving, healing, reacting, answering, and even giving life to those who were dead. It's also quick when talking about Christ’s actions. Mark uses the Greek word "euthus" which means "immediately." Mark uses this word over 40 times in his gospel. Its use gives Mark’s gospel an explosive sense of motion and immediacy.
Mark reaches out to those readers outside the Jewish faith. He speaks to Romans, who know and appreciate power, so he focuses on the terms “power” and "authority." Throughout this book you see Christ’s power over demons, illness, nature, and death. Mark doesn't talk about genealogies, he explains Hebrew and Aramaic terms (6:27; 12:15,42; 15:16,39) and even uses the Roman standard of time (6:48, 13:35) rather than the Jewish sunrise-to sunset method of time.
The early church met in John Mark's mother’s home (Acts 12:11-12). He interviewed Peter. He did missionary work with Paul and Barnabas.
But then, for some reason, returned home early.
He failed.
This was such a problem that Paul and Barnabas end up splitting up because of an argument concerning Mark’s abandonment (Acts 15:36–41).
But God forgives and restores. He did with Mark, and Mark came back to be a valuable friend to Paul. He was such an important part of Paul’s life he was personally mentioned in Paul’s final letters (2 Timothy 4:11).
This book presents Jesus more by what He does than what He says.
It's a very short Gospel but it is top-heavy with Jesus moving, healing, reacting, answering, and even giving life to those who were dead. It's also quick when talking about Christ’s actions. Mark uses the Greek word "euthus" which means "immediately." Mark uses this word over 40 times in his gospel. Its use gives Mark’s gospel an explosive sense of motion and immediacy.
Mark reaches out to those readers outside the Jewish faith. He speaks to Romans, who know and appreciate power, so he focuses on the terms “power” and "authority." Throughout this book you see Christ’s power over demons, illness, nature, and death. Mark doesn't talk about genealogies, he explains Hebrew and Aramaic terms (6:27; 12:15,42; 15:16,39) and even uses the Roman standard of time (6:48, 13:35) rather than the Jewish sunrise-to sunset method of time.
QUOTES ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF MARK
John MacArthur: “Mark demonstrated the humanity of Christ more clearly than any of the other evangelists, emphasizing Christ’s human emotions (1:41; 3:5; 6:34; 8:12; 9:36;), His human limitations (4:38; 11:12; 13:32), and other small details that highlight the human side of the Son of God (e.g., 7:33, 34; 8:12; 9:36; 10:13–16).”
John MacArthur: “Mark presents Jesus as the Suffering Servant of the Lord (10:45). His focus is on the deeds of Jesus more than His teaching, particularly emphasizing service and sacrifice.”
Matthew Henry: “Mark’s gospel ... much shorter than Matthew’s, ... insisting chiefly on his miracles. 2. It is very much a repetition of what we had in Matthew; many remarkable circumstances being added to the stories there related, but not many new matters.”
Who wrote this book? Although the author is not explicitly named in the book, the early church fathers unanimously agreed that the Gospel of Mark was written by John Mark, a cousin of Barnabas.
Date of Writing: The Gospel of Mark is believed to have been written between A.D. 50 to 70.
Why was it written? Mark wanted to present Jesus as a Suffering Servant, a King of action who died for His people.
The Gospel of Mark is filled with action. Right off the bat, the story begins with John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus. By the end of the first chapter, Jesus had already cast out two demons, healed a woman on her death bed, and healed a man with leprosy! The other Gospels—Matthew, Luke, and John—tend to focus on the chronological events of Jesus’ ministry. Mark did not see the point in including meaningless details in an attempt to tell a story. Instead, Mark found value in Jesus’ actions—His miracles and service. Mark’s portrayal of Jesus is a man of action and service who led by example. While His teachings were also good, actions speak louder than words, and no one’s actions speak louder than those of Jesus Christ.
John MacArthur: “Mark demonstrated the humanity of Christ more clearly than any of the other evangelists, emphasizing Christ’s human emotions (1:41; 3:5; 6:34; 8:12; 9:36;), His human limitations (4:38; 11:12; 13:32), and other small details that highlight the human side of the Son of God (e.g., 7:33, 34; 8:12; 9:36; 10:13–16).”
John MacArthur: “Mark presents Jesus as the Suffering Servant of the Lord (10:45). His focus is on the deeds of Jesus more than His teaching, particularly emphasizing service and sacrifice.”
Matthew Henry: “Mark’s gospel ... much shorter than Matthew’s, ... insisting chiefly on his miracles. 2. It is very much a repetition of what we had in Matthew; many remarkable circumstances being added to the stories there related, but not many new matters.”
Who wrote this book? Although the author is not explicitly named in the book, the early church fathers unanimously agreed that the Gospel of Mark was written by John Mark, a cousin of Barnabas.
Date of Writing: The Gospel of Mark is believed to have been written between A.D. 50 to 70.
Why was it written? Mark wanted to present Jesus as a Suffering Servant, a King of action who died for His people.
The Gospel of Mark is filled with action. Right off the bat, the story begins with John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus. By the end of the first chapter, Jesus had already cast out two demons, healed a woman on her death bed, and healed a man with leprosy! The other Gospels—Matthew, Luke, and John—tend to focus on the chronological events of Jesus’ ministry. Mark did not see the point in including meaningless details in an attempt to tell a story. Instead, Mark found value in Jesus’ actions—His miracles and service. Mark’s portrayal of Jesus is a man of action and service who led by example. While His teachings were also good, actions speak louder than words, and no one’s actions speak louder than those of Jesus Christ.
We're looking at a Gospel with a unique approach to showing you who Jesus is.
Abbott's Illustrated New Testament commentary says:
"It Is a Gospel of Activity and Energy. There is no story of his infancy, but he starts with "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ". He portrays the active career of Jesus on earth. He, however, lays emphasis upon the works rather than the words of Jesus.
Few discourses of any length and only four of the fifteen parables of Matthew are given and those in the briefest form, while eighteen of the miracles are given in rapid review. The rapid succession is indicated by one Greek word, translated by the seven words "immediately", "anon", "forthwith", "by and by", "as soon as", "shortly", and "straightway", which occur forty-one times in this gospel.
The last meaning, straightway, is truest to the Greek idea and may be called Mark's characteristic word. It indicates how with the speed of a racer he rushed along ... It moves as the scenes of a moving picture show."
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Abbott's Illustrated New Testament commentary says:
"It Is a Gospel of Activity and Energy. There is no story of his infancy, but he starts with "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ". He portrays the active career of Jesus on earth. He, however, lays emphasis upon the works rather than the words of Jesus.
Few discourses of any length and only four of the fifteen parables of Matthew are given and those in the briefest form, while eighteen of the miracles are given in rapid review. The rapid succession is indicated by one Greek word, translated by the seven words "immediately", "anon", "forthwith", "by and by", "as soon as", "shortly", and "straightway", which occur forty-one times in this gospel.
The last meaning, straightway, is truest to the Greek idea and may be called Mark's characteristic word. It indicates how with the speed of a racer he rushed along ... It moves as the scenes of a moving picture show."
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OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF MARK AS ASSEMBLED BY THE RESEARCH TEAM OF DIEGO CARRASCO AND ALEX ROW, using the site preachingsource.com as their main source.
Outline of the Gospel of Mark
Outline of the Gospel of Mark
- Before Christ’s Ministry (Mark 1:1-13)
- John the Baptist preaches in the wilderness to prepare the way for Christ (1:1-8)
- Jesus baptized by John (1:9-11)
- Jesus fasts in the wilderness and is tempted by Satan (1:12-13)
- The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee (1:14-3:6)
- Jesus preaches about the Kingdom of God (1:14-15)
- Jesus calls the first four disciples (1:16-20)
- Jesus drives a demon out from a man (1:21-28)
- Jesus heals Simon Peter’s mother-in-law from a sickness (1:20-31)
- Jesus heals many people after the sun goes down (1:32-34)
- Jesus prays before heading out to preach (1:35-39)
- Jesus heals a man with leprosy (1:40-45)
- Jesus heals a paralytic (2:1-12)
- Jesus calls Levi to be a disciple (2:13-17)
- Jesus is questioned about fasting (2:18-22)
- The disciples harvest grain on the Sabbath (2:23-28)
- Jesus heals a man with a deformed hand on the Sabbath (3:1-6)
- The End of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee (3:7-6:13)
- Many follow Jesus at the Sea of Galilee (3:7-12)
- Jesus chooses the twelve disciples (3:13-19)
- Jesus declares the unforgivable sin (3:20-30)
- Jesus’ mother and brothers ask for him, 3:31-35
- The parable of the sower, 4:1-20
- The parable of the hidden lamp, 4:21:25
- The parable of the growing seed, 4:26-29
- The parable of the mustard seed, 4:30-32
- Jesus’ use of parables, 4:33, 34
- Jesus calms a storm, 4:35-41
- Jesus heals a Gadarene demoniac, 5:1-20
- Jairus’ daughter and the woman who touched Jesus’ garment, 5:21-43
- Jesus is rejected at Nazareth, 6:1-6
- The mission of the twelve, 6:7-13
- The ministry outside Galilee, 6:14-8:26
- Herod Antipas kills John the Baptist, 6:14-29
- Jesus feeds the five thousand, 6:30-44
- Jesus walks on the water, 6:45-52
- Jesus heals the sick in Gennesaret, 6:53-56
- The things that defile come from the heart, 7:1-23
- Jesus heals the daughter of a Syrophoenician woman, 7:24-30
- Jesus heals a deaf and dumb man, 7:31-37
- Jesus feeds the four thousand, 8:1-10
- The Pharisees demand a sign, 8:11-13
- Jesus warns about the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod, 8:14-21
- Jesus heals a blind man at Bethsaida, 8:22-26
- The journey to Jerusalem, 8:27-10:52
- Peter confesses Christ at Caesarea Philippi, 8:27-30
- Jesus foretells his death the first time, 8:31-38
- The transfiguration, 9:1-8
- The coming of Elijah, 9:9-13
- Jesus heals a boy with an unclean spirit, 9:14-29
- Jesus foretells his death a second time, 9:30-32
- Jesus explains who is the greatest, 9:33-37
- He that is not against us is for us, 9:38-41
- Jesus warns about hell, 9:42-50
- Marriage and divorce, 10:1-12
- Jesus blesses little children, 10:13-16
- The rich young ruler, 10:17-22
- Jesus warns about the danger of riches, 10:23-31.
- Jesus foretells his death a third time, 10:32-34.
- The request of James and John, 10:35-45
- Jesus heals blind Bartimaeus, 10:46-52
- The ministry in Jerusalem, 11:1-13:37
- The triumphal entry, 11:1-11
- The cursing of the fig tree, 11:12-14
- Jesus cleanses the temple, 11:15-19
- The lesson from the withered fig tree, 11:20-26
- Jesus’ authority questioned, 11:27-33
- The parable of the wicked husbandman, 12:1-12
- Jesus questioned about paying taxes to Caesar, 12:13-17
- Jesus questioned about the resurrection, 12:18-27
- Jesus questioned about the great commandment, 12:28-34
- Jesus asks a question about David’s son, 12:35-37
- Jesus denounces the scribes, 12:38-40
- The widow’s offering, 12:41-44
- The destruction of the temple and signs before the end, 13:1-8
- Tribulation foretold, 13:9-13
- The abomination of desolation, 13:14-23
- The coming of the Son of Man, 13:24-27
- The lesson from the fig tree about the end time, 13:28-31
- No one knows the day and hour, 13:32-37
- The death of Christ, 14:1-15:47
- The leaders plot against Jesus, 14:1, 2
- Jesus anointed at Bethany, 14:3-9
- Judas agrees to betray Jesus, 14:10, 11
- The last supper, 14:12-25
- Peter’s denial foretold, 14:26-31
- Jesus prays in Gethsemane, 14:32-42
- The betrayal and arrest of Jesus, 14:43-50
- An unnamed young man who fled, 14:51, 52
- Jesus is brought before the council, 14:53-65
- Peter denies Jesus, 14:66-72
- Jesus is brought before Pilate, 15:1-5
- Jesus sentenced to die, 15:6-15
- The soldiers mock Jesus, 15:16-20
- The crucifixion of Jesus, 15:21-41.
- The burial of Jesus, 15:42-47
- The resurrection, 16:1-8
- Epilogue: the disputed ending, 16:9-20
- Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene, 16:9-11
- Jesus appears to two disciples, 16:12, 13
- Jesus commissions the eleven, 16:14-18
- The ascension, 16: 19, 20
MARK 1 Verse by verse
Mark 1:1-5 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.'” John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
This starts off a "new era", moving on from the First Testament (Covenant) and moving into a who new part of history. The new step is seen as starting with the ministry of John the Baptist. According to the Scriptures in the book of Luke, the writings known as the Law and the Prophets continued until the ministry of John the Baptist. (Luke 16:16.)
"Gospel"? What does that word mean? The announcement of news during war time or other great administrative proclamations was the Greek word for gospel meaning “good news,” this book tells of worldwide good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
If you were not Jewish you might be puzzled as to why John Mark is referring to "Prophets"? Mark, we believe, was writing from Rome, and for all kinds of readers (not just Jewish) so he briefly mentions that these were old Jewish writings that predicted a Messiah to come.
Mark 1:1-5 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You. The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.'” John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
This starts off a "new era", moving on from the First Testament (Covenant) and moving into a who new part of history. The new step is seen as starting with the ministry of John the Baptist. According to the Scriptures in the book of Luke, the writings known as the Law and the Prophets continued until the ministry of John the Baptist. (Luke 16:16.)
"Gospel"? What does that word mean? The announcement of news during war time or other great administrative proclamations was the Greek word for gospel meaning “good news,” this book tells of worldwide good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
If you were not Jewish you might be puzzled as to why John Mark is referring to "Prophets"? Mark, we believe, was writing from Rome, and for all kinds of readers (not just Jewish) so he briefly mentions that these were old Jewish writings that predicted a Messiah to come.