

Mark 11:27-33, The Authority of Jesus Challenged
[Jesus is teaching in the Court of the Gentiles, which he has just cleaned out, but we learn nothing of his teaching but of his deepening...
Aug 61 min read


Mark 11:20-26, The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree
20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 21 And Peter remembered and said to...
Aug 51 min read


Mark 11:15-19, Jesus Cleanses the Temple
15 And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple [the Court of the Gentiles] and began to drive out those who sold and those...
Aug 42 min read


Mark 11:12-14, Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree [the fig tree and the...
Aug 11 min read


Mark 11:1-11, The Triumphal Entry
[Chapters 11 & 12 are the Jerusalem days. Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem is a deliberately staged demonstration full of symbolic actions...
Jul 313 min read


Mark 10:46-52, Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus [the son of Timaeus, as...
Jul 302 min read


Mark 10:35-45, The Request of James and John
35 And James and John [likely Jesus’ cousins] , the sons of Zebedee [whose wife Salome was Mary’s sister] , came up to him and said to...
Jul 292 min read


Mark 10:32-34, Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time
32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed...
Jul 281 min read


Mark 10:23-31, The Rich Young Man Part II
23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “ How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!...
Jul 252 min read


Mark 10:17-22, The Rich Young Man Part I
[All three synoptic gospels include this story.] 17 And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and...
Jul 242 min read



