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Continued exegesis on this passage: Translation 32 “But as for that day or hour no one knows it—neither the Messengers in heaven, nor the Son—except the Father. 33 Look! Stay-awake! For you don't kn...

Below is a bit of exegesis on this passage: A Translation 28 “Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 29 So als...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 13. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 13. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

21 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him. 22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 13. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 13. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 13. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 13. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

@ndelpha Thank you. Seeing it makes a huge difference and gives perspective.

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 13. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 13. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 13. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 13. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

In these episodes, Jay Smith, Travis Bruno, and Jimmy Doyle discuss Mark 13.

This week’s Year in the Gospels readings are from Mark chapter 13: Monday: Mark 13:1-8Tuesday: Mark 13:9-13Wednesday: Mark 13:14-20Thursday: Mark 13:21-27Friday: Mark 13:28-37 Full Text of Mark...

This week’s readings are all from Matthew 1-4. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Matthew 1-4. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 12. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 12. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 12. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 12. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 12. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 12. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 12. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 12. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 12. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 12. Full readings of each day’s smaller segments of the readings ...

This week’s Year in the Gospels readings are from Mark chapter 11: Monday: Mark 12:1-12Tuesday: Mark 12:13-17Wednesday: Mark 12:18-27Thursday: Mark 12:28-34Friday: Mark 12:35-44 Full Text of Ma...

In these episodes, Jay Smith, Travis Bruno, and Jimmy Doyle discuss Mark 12 Part 1, Mark 12:1-27 Part 2, Mark 28-44

In these episodes, Jay Smith, Travis Bruno, and Jimmy Doyle discuss Mark 11 Part 1 Part 2

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 11. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 11. Full readings of day’s smaller segments of the readings will ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 11. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 11. Full readings of day’s smaller segments of the readings will ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 11. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 11. Full readings of day’s smaller segments of the readings will ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 11. Click here to see a full listing of each day’s reading and the full chapter of Mark 11. Full readings of day’s smaller segments of the readings will ...

"Riding on a Donkey" Jesus is likely intentionally choosing to fulfill biblical Messianic expectations by riding a donkey; and as is typical, Mark weaves passages from the Hebrew scriptures into his n...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapter 11. Click here to see a full listing of each day's reading and the full chapter of Mark 11. Full readings of day’s smaller segments of the readings will ...

This week's Year in the Gospels readings are from Mark chapter 11: Sunday: Mark 11 Monday: Mark 11:1-10 Tuesday: Mark 11:11-14 Wednesday: Mark 11:15-19 Thursday: Mark 11:20-25 Friday: Mark 11:27-33...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Reading: Now when the other ten heard this, they be...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Reading: They were on the way, going up to Jerusale...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Reading: Then Jesus looked around and said to his d...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Reading: In the house once again, the disciples ask...

This is the first time in the Gospel of Mark that Jesus has left the Galilee and the other regions to the north (the Decapolis, the Tetrarchy of Philip, and Phoenicia). Now Jesus is going south into t...

@travisbruno3 Travis you asked: ...what kind of prayer does Jesus mean here? What was prayer to Jews and these disciples during this time? Just "talking to God" as we say it? Or something else? The...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Reading Then Jesus left that place and went to the ...

Daily Readings Sunday: Mark 10 Monday: Mark 10:1-9 Tuesday: Mark 10:10-22 Wednesday: Mark 10:23-31 Thursday: Mark 10:32-40 Friday: Mark 10:41-52 Full Text of Mark 10 Then Jesus left that p...

Better late than never? The podcasts for Week 07 of Year in the Gospels are finally out. This week Shelley Johnson joined us. Unfortunately, we had some connection problems with her Zoom feed, and we ...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the we...

@dfraser Donna, Jesus never answers that question in Mark. However, in Matthew there is some clarification: As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the we...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the we...

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the we...

Podcast is coming out later this week.

This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 8-9. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day’s readings. Each day’s segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the we...

This week's readings are from the Gospel of Mark chapters 8-9. Daily Readings Sunday: Mark 8-9 Monday: Mark 8:1-13 Tuesday: Mark 8:14-30 Wednesday: Mark 8:31-9:8 Thursday: Mark 9:9-27 Friday: M...

@vltaylor1136 Fixed now. Thanks for catching that!

@vltaylor1136 For some reason it is not showing up on the sidebar. but it is posted:

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 7. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week....

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 7. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week....

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 7. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week....

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 7. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week....

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 7. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week....

This week's readings are from the Gospel of Mark chapter 7. Daily Readings SUNDAY: Mark 7 MONDAY: Mark 7:1-8 TUESDAY: Mark 7:9-13 WEDNESDAY: Mark 7:14-23 THURSDAY: Mark 7:24-30 FRIDAY: Mark 7:31-...

Below are resources for the Gospel of Mark chapter 7. Read-Scripture.Com Podcast Part 1 | Mark 7:1-23 Part 2 | Mark 7:24-37 Jesus' Locations and Journeys in Mark 7 Here's a map of Jesu...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 6. Click here to see a full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. ...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 6. Click here to see a full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. ...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 6. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week....

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 6. Click here to see the full reading and a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week....

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 6. Click here for the full chapter or to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the we...

Daily Readings Sunday: Mark 6Monday: Mark 6:1-6Tuesday: Mark 6:7-16Wednesday: Mark 6:17-29Thursday: Mark 6:30-44Friday: Mark 6:45-56 Full Text of Mark 6 Now Jesus left that place and came to ...

This week's readings are from Mark chapter 5. A complete list of this week's readings can be found here. Today's Reading While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house ...

@amberhocker and @shelley-johnson Amber and Shelley, what are some things that stand out to you and that you love from the reading?

This week's readings are from Mark chapter 5. A complete list of this week's readings can be found here. Today's Reading Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve y...

(Post image: Jerash in modern-day Jordan. Jerash was biblical Geresa.) On the last night of our Holy Land trip in 2014, our guide sat us down for a wrap-up, sending us off with these words, “The pil...

This week's readings are from Mark chapter 5. A complete list of this week's readings can be found here. Today's Reading Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, a...

This week's readings are from Mark 5. A complete list of this week's readings can be found here. Today's Reading When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered ar...

Daily Readings Sunday: Mark 5Monday: Mark 5:1-13Tuesday: Mark 5:14-20Wednesday: Mark 5:21-24Thursday: Mark 5:25-34Friday: Mark 5:35-43 Full Text of Mark 5 So they came to the other side of th...

PODCASTS Mark 5.1-20 Mark 5.21-43 VIDEOS

This week's readings are all from Mark chapters 3-4. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Rea...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapters 3-4. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Rea...

@sailing-bum: I suspect in those ancient times, the term "family" was interpreted only in the biological sense and the expansion of love and care to the outside world might have been cause for fear a...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapters 3-4. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Rea...

Some notes: When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” There are two possibilities in terms of this passage either "they said" refers to Jesus'...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 3. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Readin...

If it is helpful to anyone, here are LUMO videos for this week's readings, using the ESV as narration for dramatic representations of the Gospels. They can be good for watching and/or for listening to...

@vltaylor1136, Looking forward to seeing your thoughts, Vickie!

This week's readings are all from Mark chapters 3-4. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Rea...

Daily Readings This week’s readings are all from Mark chapters 3 and 4: Monday: Mark 3:1-12Tuesday: Mark 3:13-27Wednesday: Mark 3:28-4:9Thursday: Mark 4:10-25Friday: Mark 4:26-41 Full Text of...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 2. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Reading: ...

PASSAGES: Mark 2:23-28 || Matthew 12:1-8 || Luke 6:1-5 Mark Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick some heads of wheat as they made their way. So...

PASSAGES: Mark 2:13-17 || Matthew 9:9-13 || Luke 5:27-32 Mark 2:13-17 Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them. As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of...

Here are two resources for today's reading for further context and insight: Mark 2:3-17 and Meals This is a post that discusses what a first-century meal might have been like as Jesus was 'lying-aroun...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 2. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Reading: ...

In Jesus' context meals were not at tables with chairs. Meals were most often with people lying on the floor on pallets or slightly raised benches that would have been called "couches." The food may h...

Today's reading is from Mark 2:13-17. Click here to see a list of each day's readings for the Week 2. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Read...

This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 2. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Today's Reading...

The Greek word for "to forgive" (afiēmi) has many uses. It means "to let go, throw, hurl, cast, send forth...throw away, abandon, unburden...release...", just as a start. As an example of how this wo...

In Mark 2:2 in the NET and several other versions the Greek laleis as "preach": “…and he preached the word to them.” (Mark 2:2 NET) “…And he was preaching the word to them.” (Mark 2:2 ESV) “…and he...

It may seem strange to us that Jesus first offers forgiveness to the paralytic brought to Jesus for healing by the paralytic's friends. Below is insight from Jewish sources regarding the connection be...

In the Greek of Mark 2:2, Jesus is really chatting/speaking with people in the house rather than "preaching" to them, as some translations have (including the NET). Here's a post on the details. A bet...

This week's readings are all from Mark 2. Click here to see a list of each day's readings. Each day's segments of the readings will be posted on this site during the week. Below is the full text for ...

@amberhocker Thanks!

Introductory Podcast for the Year in the Gospels, the Gospel of Mark, and Mark chapter one. Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast | PocketCast | Castro NOTE: If embedde...

Daily Readings This week's readings are all from Mark chapter 2: Sunday: Mark 2 Monday: Mark 2:1-5 Tuesday: Mark 2:6-12 Wednesday: Mark 2:13-17 Thursday: Mark 2:18-22 Friday: Mark 2:23-28 Saturda...

@amberhocker wrote: But I was also thinking, bc it mentions James and John leaving their father in the boat, and I feel like in this more tribal culture (it’s still then I think) it’s a pretty huge d...

@vltaylor1136 wrote: I love how action packed the Gospel of Mark is with rapid fire comments. In my ESV bible the word "Immediately" is used 4 times in today's verses and in verse 28, Mark uses the w...

Posted by: @travisbruno3 Why do you think it was the spirit? 👀 Travis, what are your thoughts?

Posted by: @amberhocker Something that stuck out to me and I went back and didn’t see anymore info. on it is that the Spirit drove Jesus out into the wilderness. Why?! I guess in my quick reads or ma...

@travisbruno3 I also think that there is a radically new thing that happens in the world (and from within Judaism) with the coming of Jesus. Old perspectives are transformed and even turned on their ...

@shelley-johnson Yes, I believe this would be the case. According to tradition, Mark's intended primary audience was Roman. If so, I think those readers/listeners have been familiar with Roman Imperia...

@okiebull13 Yes. Also, you can find the full passage for Week 1, broken down into the daily readings, and discussion on this week's reading here.