Mark
An overview of every chapter in Mark, chapter by chapter.
| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Mark 1 | The Beginning of the Good News: John the Baptist Prepares the Way; The Baptism of Jesus; Who is This Jesus?: Introduction to Jesus’ Ministry - A Summary of Jesus’ Message; The First Disciples; Jesus’ Healing Miracles: Jesus Casts Out an Evil Spirit; Jesus Heals Many People; Jesus Preaches in Galilee; Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy |
| Mark 2 | Controversy Stories: Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man; Jesus Calls Notorious Sinners; A Discussion about Fasting; A Discussion about the Sabbath |
| Mark 3 | Controversy Stories: Jesus Heals on the Sabbath; Expansion of Jesus’ Ministry: Crowds Follow Jesus; Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles; Jesus, His Family, and Satan: Jesus’ Family Thinks He is Crazy; The source of Jesus’ Power’ The true Family of Jesus |
| Mark 4 | Jesus Teaches in Parables: Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed; Jesus’ Purpose for Teaching in Parables; Interpretation of the Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed; Parable of the Map; Parable of the Growing Seed; Parable of the Mustard Seed; A Summary of Jesus’ Parable Ministry; Jesus is Lord Over All: Jesus Calms the Storm |
| Mark 5 | Jesus is Lord Over All: Jesus Exercises Authority Over Demons; Jesus Heals in Response to Faith |
| Mark 6 | Jesus is Misunderstood: Jesus Is Rejected at Nazareth; Jesus Sends out the Twelve Disciples; Herod and the Death of John the Baptist; Jesus Feeds Five Thousand; Jesus Walks on Water; Jesus Heals the Sick |
| Mark 7 | Jesus is Misunderstood: Jesus Teaches about Inner Purity; The Faith of a Gentile Woman; Jesus Heals a Deaf man |
| Mark 8 | Jesus is Misunderstood: Jesus Feeds Four Thousand; Pharisees Demand a Miraculous Sign; Yeats of the Pharisees and Sadducees; Jesus Heals a Blind Man; Preparing for Jerusalem: Ministry Outside Galilee - Peter’s Declaration of Faith; Jesus First Predicts His Death; Teachings About Discipleship |
| Mark 9 | Preparing for Jerusalem: Teachings About Discipleship (continued); The Transfiguration; Jesus Discusses Elijah; Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy; Jesus Again Predicts His Death; The Greatest in the Kingdom; Various Teachings of Jesus |
| Mark 10 | On the Way of Jerusalem: Jesus Leaves of Galilee; Jesus’ Teaching about Divorce and Marriage; Jesus Blesses the Children; The Rich Man; The Rewards of Discipleship; Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection; Jesus Teaches about Serving Others; Jesus Heals Bartimaeus, a Blind Beggar |
| Mark 11 | Jesus’ Ministry in Jerusalem: Jesus Confronts the Leaders in Jerusalem - Jesus’ Messianic Entry into Jerusalem; Jesus Curses the Fig Tree - Part 1; Jesus Clears the Temple; Jesus Curses the Fig Tree - Part 2; Controversies in Jerusalem: Jesus’ Authority is Challenged |
| Mark 12 | Controversies in Jerusalem: Parable of the Evil Tenant Farmers; Taxes for Caesar; Discussion about Life in the Resurrection; The Most Important Commandment; Whose Son is the Messiah?; Jesus Criticizes the Teachers of Religious Law; The Widow’s OFfering |
| Mark 13 | Jesus Speaks about the Future: Jesus Predicts Future Events; False Messiahs; The Coming of the Son of Man; Watch for the Master’s Return |
| Mark 14 | The Death and Resurrection of Jesus: The Plot to Kill Jesus; Jesus Anointed at Bethany; Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus; The Last Supper; Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial; Jesus Prays in Gethsemane; Jesus is Betrayed and Arrested; Jesus’ Trial before the Jewish High Council; Peter Denis Jesus |
| Mark 15 | The Death and Resurrection of Jesus: Jesus’ Trial before Pilate; Jesus is Sentenced to Death; The Soldiers Mock Jesus; The Crucifixion; The Death of Jesus; The Burial of Jesus |
| Mark 16 | The Death and Resurrection of Jesus: Jesus is Raised from the Dead *Note:* “The most ancient manuscripts of Mark conclude with verse 16:8. Later manuscripts add one or both of the following endings: Shorter Ending of Mark; Longer Ending of Mark” |