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An account of the life of Jesus from his baptism to the discovery of his empty tomb. Often held to be the earliest gospel, written by John Mark, and using Peter as a primary source.
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In Mark 11:17, what is the proper context to drive the correct understanding of the phrase, "but you have made it a den of theives?
Mark 11:15-17 (MEV):
15 And they came to Jerusalem. Jesus went into the temple and began to
drive out those who sold and bought in the temple, and He overturned
the tables of the moneychangers ...
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Are the exhortations on vigilant life in Lk 12 and Mk 13 the same?
Jesus says in Luke 12:37-38( NKJV): .................................. ..... . ..... .................................. .......................................>Blessed are those ...
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Are there any linguistic (especially Greek) cues on how Mark 10:18 is to be interpreted?
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
This can either be interpreted as confirming or disconfirming Christ's divinity. Are there any cues from ...
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Bethsaidia or Capernaum?
In Mark 6:45 Mark states that they are headed to Bethsaida
While John 6:17 states that they were headed to Capernaum
Also were they not already in Bethsaida? Also you'll notice that in Mark 6:53 and ...
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Why does Jesus repeat the predicament of Old Wine-skin in Mk 2:22?
Jesus says in Mk 2:22(DARBY):
And no one puts new wine into old skins; otherwise the wine bursts the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine is to be put into ...
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Does Mark Imply that Certain Scribes of the Pharisees Followed Christ? (Mark 2:15-16) [closed]
In the majority of manuscripts we see a conjunction ignored by the NA28.
This conjunction is present in the absolute majority of manuscripts, including 01 and even the 4th century P88. There is one ...
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Is there significance to there being “twelve” baskets of leftovers in the Jewish region and “seven” in the gentile?
John 6:1-14 (The western side of the Sea of Galilee is predominantly a Jewish region)
After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 Then a great multitude ...
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Why did the demon-possessed Gadarene bow down before Jesus?
Mark 5:5-13 (NASB):
5 Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and cutting himself with stones. 6 Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down ...
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Why does no historian speak of the torn veil and how do we reconcile it with scripture?
There are three gospel accounts that mention the torn veil:
Matthew 27:51 NKJV - Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn
in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were
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Does the Alexandrian Text of Mark 2:4 Contain an Error?
In Mark 2:4, the NA28 prints the following reading:
καὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι προσενέγκαι αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον
“And not being able to bring [him] to Him because of the crowd…”
However, this appears to raise a ...
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Is τὰ in Mark 2:2 indicating people or things?
Mark 2:2 NA28: καὶ συνήχθησαν πολλοὶ ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν, καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον.
I'm striving to have a precisely thorough translation. Is the neuter plural article here ...
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"... where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched" - Is Jesus' description of Hell (Gehenna) literal or figurative?
Mark 9:47-49:
47 And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, 48 ‘where their worm does not ...
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Why was Pilate surprised that Jesus was already dead?
The Bible claims Pilate marveled that Jesus was already dead late on the afternoon of the crucifixion (Mark 15:43-44).
Mark 15:43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for ...
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In John 11:45–53 , Mark 14:1-2, Matthew 26:1–5 and Luke 22:1-2, who plots to kill Jesus, for what reason and not on what day(s)?
[Jhn 11:45-53 NASB95] [45] Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him. [46] But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had ...
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What is God's Kingdom with power '? [duplicate]
Mk 9:1-3 :
And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”After six days Jesus took Peter, James ...
