New Testament · 16 chapters
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Mark follows Jesus’ ministry with urgency, showing his authority alongside the disciples’ repeated misunderstandings. The story centers on the suffering Messiah and the call to follow him in costly trust and service.
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Chapter 1.
John prepares the way, and Jesus begins his ministry after baptism and temptation. Calling disciples, teaching, healing, and prayer establish the pattern of his work.
Read chapter 28 versesChapter 2.
Jesus’ authority to forgive, his fellowship with outsiders, and his approach to fasting and Sabbath provoke questions. The conflicts reveal a ministry that challenges established expectations.
Read chapter 35 versesChapter 3.
Sabbath healing deepens opposition, and Jesus appoints the twelve. Accusations about his power lead to teaching about the Spirit and the family that does God’s will.
Read chapter 41 versesChapter 4.
Parables describe hearing the word and the growth of God’s kingdom. Jesus then calms a storm, leaving the disciples to ask who he is.
Read chapter 43 versesChapter 5.
Jesus restores a man oppressed by evil spirits, heals a woman with chronic bleeding, and raises Jairus’s daughter. Fear and faith recur across these encounters.
Read chapter 56 versesChapter 6.
Jesus faces rejection in his hometown and sends out the twelve. John’s death, the feeding of a crowd, and Jesus walking on water reveal contrasting responses to divine power.
Read chapterChapter 7.
Jesus challenges traditions about purity and teaches that evil comes from within. Encounters with a Gentile woman and a deaf man extend the picture of his mercy.
Read chapter 38 versesChapter 8.
Jesus feeds another crowd and warns the disciples about their lack of understanding. Peter identifies him as the Messiah, but Jesus explains that his path leads through suffering.
Read chapter 50 versesChapter 9.
The transfiguration reveals Jesus’ glory, followed by a difficult healing and another prediction of his death. Teaching on humility and stumbling others challenges the disciples’ ambitions.
Read chapter 52 versesChapter 10.
Jesus addresses marriage, welcomes children, and confronts attachment to wealth. He teaches servant leadership on the road to Jerusalem and restores Bartimaeus’s sight.
Read chapter 33 versesChapter 11.
Jesus enters Jerusalem and confronts the temple’s misuse. The fig tree and disputes over authority frame a growing conflict with the city’s leaders.
Read chapter 44 versesChapter 12.
A vineyard parable exposes the leaders’ opposition, and Jesus answers questions about taxes, resurrection, and the greatest commandment. A poor widow’s offering reveals costly devotion.
Read chapter 37 versesChapter 13.
Jesus warns about the temple’s destruction, deception, persecution, and coming upheaval. The disciples are called to remain alert rather than presume they know the timing.
Read chapter 72 versesChapter 14.
Jesus is anointed, shares the final meal, and prays before his arrest. His trial and Peter’s denial show both determined hostility and failing discipleship.
Read chapter 47 versesChapter 15.
Pilate hands Jesus over for crucifixion after public pressure. Jesus is mocked, dies on the cross, and is buried by Joseph of Arimathea.
Read chapter 20 versesChapter 16.
Women find the tomb empty and hear that Jesus has risen. The KJV chapter also records appearances, the disciples’ commission, and Jesus’ ascension.
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