Category: A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 16
What does Mark Chapter 16 mean? He is risen! Jesus has finished His three years of ministry and training for His disciples. He has faced the cross and taken the sins of the world. Now He has risen, just as He said He would. After the crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 15
What does Mark Chapter 15 mean? After three years of public ministry and a week of successful debates with the Jewish civil and religious leadership (Mark 11:27—12:37), Jesus has allowed Himself to be captured. The Jewish council is triumphant; soon they will see Jesus dead. The disciples are in hiding,…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 14
What does Mark Chapter 14 mean? The final chapter before Jesus’ crucifixion starts with Mark’s characteristic “sandwiched” stories, which devolve to pure tragedy. While Jewish leaders and Judas prepare for His betrayal, Jesus concentrates—still—on teaching the disciples the truth about Himself, themselves, and what the Jewish Messiah really is. The…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 13
What does Mark Chapter 13 mean? Jesus’ teaching recorded in Mark 13 is called “The Olivet Discourse” because He and the disciples are on the Mount of Olives, east of the temple. In the discourse, Jesus prophesies about the fate of the temple, Jerusalem, and the end times. The religious and civil…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 12
What does Mark Chapter 12 mean? Jesus spends this entire chapter explaining that the Jewish religious and civil leaders are not nearly as wise or honorable as they claim to be. Their lack of understanding about what God values and intends for the world leads them to reject the truth…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 11
What does Mark Chapter 11 mean? For the final time Jesus goes to Jerusalem, and He will not be ignored. His first three acts are disruptive; He asserts His authority (Mark 11:1–11), curses a fig tree—a symbol of Israel—(Mark 11:12–14, 20–25), and attacks the temple money-making industry (Mark 11:15–19). Once He…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 10
What does Mark Chapter 10 mean? Where Luke and John give an extensive account of Jesus’ teaching between Galilee and Perea, Mark skips ahead to the action. He leaves out Jesus’ exhortation to forgive seventy-times-seven (Matthew 18:15–35), the Feast of Tabernacles (John 7:11–31), controversial teachings in Jerusalem (John 8:12–59; Luke 11:14–36),…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 9
What does Mark Chapter 9 mean? In Mark 9, among other things, Jesus teaches the disciples about leadership in His kingdom. Leadership starts with knowing whom you follow. Jesus is the Son of God (John 1:14), due all the honor and glory of God. He is Daniel’s Son of Man (Daniel…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 8
What does Mark Chapter 8 mean? Mark 8 runs in a loose parallel of Mark 6:31–7:37. Jesus performs a mass feeding (Mark 8:1–9; Mark 6:31–44), publicly disagrees with the religious leaders (Mark 8:10–21; Mark 7:1–23), and performs a healing miracle that the Old Testament associates with the Messiah (Mark 8:22–26; Mark 7:31–37). Jesus had taken…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 7
What does Mark Chapter 7 mean? Mark chapter 7 includes accounts of teaching, debating, and miracles. In all the stories, Jesus emphasizes the importance of God’s moral standards over man’s tradition, setting the stage for the culture of the church that will live in the truth that Jesus has fulfilled…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 6
What does Mark Chapter 6 mean? After ramping up the scope of His miracles by calming a storm, exorcising a legion of demons, healing a woman without intent, and raising a dead girl (Mark 4:35—5:43), Jesus takes the Twelve to His hometown of Nazareth. Jesus sees several different reactions to…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 5
What does Mark Chapter 5 mean? The last story included in chapter 4 combines with all of Mark chapter 5 to reveal that Jesus is even more powerful than the twelve imagined. They have reached the other side of the Sea of Galilee, after Jesus displayed His authority over a…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 4
What does Mark Chapter 4 mean? The focus of Mark’s Gospel is Jesus’ actions. Only here and in Mark 13:3–37 does this book spend significant time recording Jesus’ teaching. In the previous chapter, Mark explores the different reactions people have to Jesus, His teachings, and His miracles. The Pharisees (Mark 3:1–6, 22), Herodians…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 3
What does Mark Chapter 3 mean? In Mark chapters 1 and 2, Jesus established His authority over disease, injury, demons, and the Sabbath. In Mark chapter 3, He faces people’s reactions as His ministry and influence continue to grow. Pharisees plot His death. His family thinks He’s insane. Demons are…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 2
What does Mark Chapter 2 mean? The second chapter of Mark includes four stories of Jesus declaring His authority. To this point, He has revealed His authority over demons (Mark 1:23–26, 32), physical disease (Mark 1:29–34, 40–42), and traditional teachers who timidly interpret Scripture according to the teachings of past rabbis (Mark…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 1
What does Mark Chapter 1 mean? The book of Mark is attributed to John Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (Colossians 4:10), who deserted Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary trip (Acts 13:13). Mark was quickly reconciled with Barnabas (Acts 15:37–39) and eventually renewed his friendship with Paul (2 Timothy…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Gospel of Mark, (ESV) with Irv Risch
Survey of Mark Book Type: The second book of the four gospels; the second book of the New Testament; the forty-first book of the Bible. Author: Mark has unanimously been noted as the author since its earliest quotations in the second century. However, his name is not specifically mentioned in the book.…
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