Gospel of Mark, 81 - THE AGONY cont. (MARK 14:34-42)
Once more, Jesus returns to His disciples, but no longer to look for sympathy, or to bid them watch and pray. The time for such warnings is now past: the crisis, "the hour" is come, and His speech is sad and solemn. "Sleep on now and take your rest, it is enough." Had the sentence stopped there, none would ever have proposed to treat it as a questi ...read
Gospel of Mark, 82 - THE ARREST (MARK 14:43-52)
"And straightway, while He yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now he that betrayed Him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is He; take Him, and lead Him away safely. And when he was come, straightway he came to ...read
Gospel of Mark, 83 - BEFORE CAIAPHAS (MARK 14:53-65)
"And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and there come together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. And Peter had followed Him afar off, even within, into the court of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire. Now the chief priests and the whole council sough ...read
Gospel of Mark, 84 - THE FALL OF PETER (MARK 14:66-72)
"And as Peter was beneath in the court, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest; and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and saith, Thou also wast with the Nazarene, even Jesus. But he denied, saying, I neither know, nor understand what thou sayest: and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And the maid saw him, and ...read
Gospel of Mark, 85 - PILATE (MARK 15:1-20)
"And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried Him away, and delivered Him up to Pilate."
". . . And they lead Him out to crucify Him." MARK 15:1-20 (R.V.)
WITH morning came the formal assembly, which St. Mark dismisses in a single verse. ...read
Gospel of Mark, 86 - CHRIST CRUCIFIED (MARK 15:21-32)
"And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear His cross. And they bring Him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. And they offered Him wine mingled with myrrh: but He received it not. And they crucify Him, and pa ...read
Gospel of Mark, 87 - THE DEATH OF JESUS (MARK 15:33-41)
"And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, He calleth Elijah. And one ran, a ...read
Gospel of Mark, 88 - CHRIST RISEN (MARK 16:1-18)
"And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb when the sun was risen. And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the tomb? and looking up, th ...read
Gospel of Mark, 89 - THE ASCENSION (MARK 16:19-20)
"So then the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen." MARK 16:19-20 (R.V.)
WE have reached the close of the great Gospel of the energies of Jesu ...read
G.A. Chadwick