Gospel of Mark, 21 - CHRIST AND BEELZEBUB (MARK 3:20-27)
"And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on Him: for they said, He is beside Himself. And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the devils casteth He out the devils. And He called them unto Him, ...read
Gospel of Mark, 22 - "ETERNAL SIN" (MARK 3:28,29)
"Verily I say unto you, All their sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and their blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: but whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath never forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin." MARK 3:28, 29 (R.V.)
HAVING first shown that His works cannot be ascribed to Satan, Jesus proce ...read
Gospel of Mark, 23 - THE FRIENDS OF JESUS (MARK 3:31-35)
"And there come His mother and His brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto Him, calling Him. And a multitude was sitting about Him; and they say unto Him, Behold, Thy mother and Thy brethren without seek for Thee. And He answereth them, and saith, Who is My mother and My brethren? And looking round on them which sat round about Him He saith ...read
Gospel of Mark, 24 - THE PARABLES (MARK 4:1,2,10-13)
"And again He began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto Him a very great multitude, so that He entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. And He taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in His teaching. . . .
"And when He was alone, they that were about Him with the ...read
Gospel of Mark, 25 - THE SOWER (MARK 4:3-9,14-20)
"Hearken: Behold the sower went forth to sow: and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it. And other fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no roo ...read
Gospel of Mark, 26 - THE SOWER cont. (MARK 4:3-9,14-20)
Now because the sense of sin and duty and atonement have not done their sobering work, the feelings, so easily quickened, are also easily perverted: "When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble." These were not counted upon. Neither trouble of mind nor opposition of wicked men was included in the holiday sc ...read
Gospel of Mark, 27 - LAMP AND STAND (MARK 4:21-25)
"And He said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed? and not to be put on the stand? For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light. If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear. And He said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with wha ...read
Gospel of Mark, 28 - THE SEED GROWING SECRETLY (MARK 4:26-29)
"And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth; and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how. The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickl ...read
Gospel of Mark, 29 - THE MUSTARD SEED (MARK 4:30-34)
"And He said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth, yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the ...read
Gospel of Mark, 30 - FOUR MIRACLES (MARK 4:39)
"And there was a great calm." MARK 4:39 (R.V.)
"Behold, him that was possessed with devils, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion." v. 15 (R.V.)
"Who touched Me?" v. 31 (R.V.)
"Talitha cumi." v. 41 (R.V.)
THERE are two ways, equally useful, of studying Scripture, as there are of regarding the other book of ...read
Gospel of Mark, 31 - THE TWO STORMS (MARK 4:35-41)
"And on that day, when even was come, He saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side. And leaving the multitude, they take Him with them, even as He was, in the boat. And other boats were with Him. And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling. And He Himself was in the ste ...read
Gospel of Mark, 32 - THE DEMONIAC OF GADARA (MARK 5:1-20)
"And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and ...read
Gospel of Mark, 33 - THE MEN OF GADARA (MARK 5:14-20)
"And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with devils sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him ...read
Gospel of Mark, 34 - WITH JAIRUS (MARK 5:21-43)
"And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto Him: and He was by the sea. And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing Him, he falleth at His feet, and beseecheth Him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray Thee that Thou come ...read
Gospel of Mark, 35 - WITH JAIRUS cont. (MARK 5:21-43)
The disciples wondered at His question: they knew not that "the flesh presses but faith touches;" but as He continued to look around and seek her that had done this thing, she fell down and told him all the truth. Fearing and trembling she spoke, for indeed she had been presumptuous, and ventured without permission. But the chief thing was that she ...read
Gospel of Mark, 36 - REJECTED IN HIS OWN COUNTRY (MARK 6:1-6)
"And He went out from thence; and He cometh into His own country; and His disciples follow Him." MARK 6:1-6 (R.V.)
WE have seen how St. Mark, to bring out more vividly the connection between four mighty signs, their ideal completeness as a whole, and that mastery over nature and the spiritual world which they reveal, grouped them resolutely toge ...read
Gospel of Mark, 37 - THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE (MARK 6:7-13)
"And He called unto Him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and He gave them authority over the unclean spirits; and He charged them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse; but to go shod with sandals: and, said He, put not on two coats. And He said unto ...read
Gospel of Mark, 38 - HEROD (MARK 6:14-29)
"And King Herod heard thereof; for His name had become known: and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets. But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen. For Herod himself had ...read
Gospel of Mark, 39 - BREAD IN THE DESERT (MARK 6:30-46)
"And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told Him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. And He saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they went away in the boat to a d ...read
Gospel of Mark, 40 - UNWASHEN HANDS (MARK 6:53-7:13)
"And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. . . . Making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do." MARK 6:53-7:13 (R.V.)
THERE is a condition of mind which readily accepts the temporal blessings of religion, and yet neglects, and perhaps ...read
G.A. Chadwick