1  He went away from there [going inland and uphill] and came to his hometown   [Nazareth] , and his disciples followed him.  2  And on...

[Meanwhile, back to our other story that we may well have forgotten!] 35  While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house...

[The theme of human despair and helplessness encountering Jesus continues in Mark 5.] 21  And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat...

14  The herdsmen fled [in fear] and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened .  [Was...

1  They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. [The exact location is not known, but it is near the...

[The uniqueness of Jesus’ authority is now taken a step further by Mark’s first recorded nature-miracle. As God blew across the Red Sea...

30  And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?  31  It is like a grain of mustard...

26  And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.  27  He sleeps and rises night and day, and the...

21  And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?  22  For nothing is hidden...

10  And  when he was alone , those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. [The teaching was in public; now the follow...