The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, “Why does...

People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” ...

“Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the...

He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts...

The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating...

Read Mark 6:45 - 52 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. [Mark 6:48 NIV] From...

Read Mark 6:30 - 44 They all ate and were satisfied, [Mark 6:42 NIV] From <https://www.bible.com/en-GB/bible/111/MRK.6.NIV> [Photo by...

Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by...

Read Mark 6:14-29) But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!” [Mark 6: 16 NIV] From...

Read Mark 6:6b - 12 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. [Mark...

Read Mark 6:1-6. He was amazed at their lack of faith. [Mark 6:6 NIV] [Photo by Ross Sneddon on Unsplash.] Jesus clearly expected these...

Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23He pleaded earnestly with him, “My...

Read Mark 5: 25-29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. [Mark 5:29 NIV] This...

Read Mark 5:1-20 [Photo by Amber Kipp on Unsplash.] Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region. [Mark 5:17] What...

They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” [Mark 4:41 NIV] [Photo by Tengyart on...

Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed,...

[Photo by Karren McPherson.] He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day,...

[Photo by Karren McPherson] He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its...

Read Mark 4: 1- 8 and 9-20 for more commentary on the parable. See end of blog for quotation. This is a very well-known parable and it...

He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so...