\NormalFont\ShortTitle{MARK}
{\MTB This book is the Gospel that Mark wrote. We call this book
\par }{\MT Mark

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH Mark 1:1-8
\par }{\SH The good message about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, began when John, the Baptizer, as was prophesied long ago, announced the coming of Jesus.
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1-2}◄{\ADD{
This
is/I
want
to
tell
you}}►
the
good
message
about Jesus Christ,
the
Son
of
God (OR,
the
man
who
was
also
God).
{\ADD{
What
I
want
to
tell
you}}
begins
just
like
the
prophet
Isaiah
{\ADD{
said
it
would
begin,
when}}
he
wrote
{\ADD{
these
words
that
God
said
to Jesus:}}
\par }{\PI Listen!
I
am
sending
my
messenger
ahead
of
you.
He
will
prepare
{\ADD{
people
for}}
your
{\ADD{
coming}}.
\VS{3}He
will
call
out
to
people
{\ADD{
who
pass
by
where
he
is}}
in
the
desolate
area, “As
people improve
and
straighten
out
pathways
{\ADD{
before
an
important
official
arrives}} [MET],
make
{\ADD{
yourselves}}
ready [DOU]
{\ADD{
in
order
that
you
will
be
prepared
when}}
the
Lord
{\ADD{
comes}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}{\ADD{
The
messenger
that
Isaiah
predicted
was}}
John.
{\ADD{
People
called
him}} ‘The Baptizer’.
In
the
desolate
area
near
the
Jordan
River
he
kept
telling
people, “If
you
want
God
to
forgive
you
for
having
sinned,
you
must
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior
{\ADD{
before
you
ask
me
to}} baptize
{\ADD{
you}}.”
\VS{5}A
great
number [HYP]
of
people
who
lived
in
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
city}}
and
{\ADD{
elsewhere}}
in
the
Judea
{\ADD{
district}}
were
going
out
to
where
John
was.
There,
{\ADD{
after
hearing John’s
message}},
they
{\ADD{
responded
by}}
confessing
the
sinful
things
{\ADD{
that
they
had
done}}.
Then
they
were
being baptized
by
John $\{$John
was baptizing
them$\}$
in
the
Jordan
River.
\VS{6}John
wore
{\ADD{
rough}}
clothes
made
of
camel’s
hair.
And
{\ADD{
as
the
prophet
Elijah
had
done}},
he
wore
a
leather
belt
around
his
waist;
and
what
he
ate
was
{\ADD{
only}}
grasshoppers
and
honey
{\ADD{
that
he
found}}
in
that
desolate
area.
\VS{7}He
was
preaching, “Very
shortly
a
man
will
come
who
is
very
great.
I
{\ADD{
am
nothing
compared
to
him.
Because
he
is
so
superior
to
me}},
I
am
not
even
worthy
to
{\ADD{
serve
him
like
a
slave}}
by
stooping
down
and
untying
his
sandals.
\VS{8}I
used
{\ADD{
only}}
water
when
I baptized
you
{\ADD{
because
you
said
that
you
wanted
to
change
your
lives}},
but
he
will
put
his
Holy
Spirit
{\ADD{
within}}
you
{\ADD{
to
truly
change
your
lives}}.”
\par }{\SH God
showed Jesus
to
be
the
Son
of
God
by
God’s
Spirit
descending
upon
him;
by
Himself,
God
the
Father,
declaring
it;
by
Satan
testing
him;
and
by
the
angels
taking
care
of
him.
\par }{\SR Mark 1:9-13
\par }{\PP \VS{9}During
that
time
{\ADD{
when
John
was
preaching}},
Jesus
came
from
Nazareth
{\ADD{
town}},
which
is
in
Galilee
{\ADD{
district}}.
He
went
to
{\ADD{
where
John
was
preaching}}
and
he
was baptized
by
John $\{$John baptized
him$\}$
in
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}.
\VS{10}Immediately
after
{\ADD{
Jesus}}
came
up
out
of
the
water,
he
saw
heaven
opened
up
{\ADD{
and
he
saw}}
the
Spirit
{\ADD{
of
God}}
descending
on
himself.
He
came
in
the
form
of
a
dove.
\VS{11}And
{\ADD{
God}} [MTY]
spoke
to
him
from
heaven
saying, “You
are
my
Son,
whom
I
love
dearly.
I
am
very
pleased
with
you.”
\VS{12}◄Then/Right
away►
the
Spirit
{\ADD{
of
God}}
sent
Jesus
into
the
desolate
area.
\VS{13}He
was
there
for 40
days.
During
that
time,
he
was
tempted
by
Satan $\{$Satan
tempted
him$\}$.
There
were
wild
animals
{\ADD{
there}}
also.
But
angels
took
care
of
him.
\par }{\SH After
John
was
arrested,
Jesus
came
and
preached
the
good
message
that
came
from
God.
\par }{\SR Mark 1:14-15
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Later,
after
John
was
put
in
prison $\{$after
{\ADD{
soldiers}}
put
John
in
prison$\}$
{\ADD{
because
he
had
rebuked
the
governor Herod Antipas
for
his
sins}},
Jesus
went
to
Galilee
{\ADD{
district}}.
There
he
was
preaching
the
good
message
{\ADD{
that
came}}
from
God.
\VS{15}He
was
repeatedly
saying, “Now
is
the
time
when
God
will
begin
to
rule
people’s
lives
{\ADD{
in
a
new
way}}.
{\ADD{
So}}
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior!
Believe
the
good
message
{\ADD{
in
order}} ◄{\ADD{
to
belong
to
him/to
become
those
whose
lives
he
will
rule}}►!”
\par }{\SH Jesus
showed
his
authority
when
he
summoned
four
men,
and
they
immediately
went
with
him.
\par }{\SR Mark 1:16-20
\par }{\PP \VS{16}{\ADD{
One
day}},
while
Jesus
was
walking
along
by
Galilee
Lake,
he
saw
{\ADD{
two
men}},
Simon
and
Simon’s
{\ADD{
younger}}
brother, Andrew.
They
were
casting
their
{\ADD{
fishing}}
net
into
the
lake.
They
{\ADD{earned
money
by}}
catching
{\ADD{
and
selling}}
fish.
\VS{17}Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
Just
like
you
have
been}}
gathering
fish,
come
with
me
and
I
will
{\ADD{
teach}}
you
how
to
{\ADD{
gather
people
to
become
my
disciples}}” [MET].
\VS{18}Immediately
they
abandoned
{\ADD{
the
work
that
they
were
doing
with}}
their
nets,
and
they
went
with
him.
\VS{19}After
they
had
gone
on
a
little
further,
Jesus
saw
{\ADD{
two
other
men}},
James
and James’
{\ADD{
younger}}
brother,
John.
They
were
the
sons
of
{\ADD{
a
man
named}}
Zebedee.
They
were
both
in
a
boat
mending
{\ADD{
fishing}}
nets.
\VS{20}As
soon
as
Jesus
saw
them,
he
told
them
that
{\ADD{
they
should
leave
their
work
and
to
come
with
him}}.
So
they
left
their
father,
{\ADD{
who
remained}}
in
the
boat
with
the
hired
servants,
and
they
went
away
with
Jesus.
\par }{\SH People
were
amazed
as
a
result
of
Jesus expelling
a demon
from
a
man.
\par }{\SR Mark 1:21-28
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\ADD{
Later}}
Jesus
{\ADD{
and
those
disciples}}
arrived
at
Capernaum
{\ADD{
town}}.
On
the
next ◄Sabbath/Jewish
rest
day►,
after
Jesus
had
entered ◄the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place►,
he
began
teaching
{\ADD{
the
people
who
had
gathered
there}}.
\VS{22}They
were
continually
amazed
at
the
way
he
taught.
{\ADD{
He
did}}
not
{\ADD{
just
teach
what
others
had
taught}},
like
the
men
who
teach
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
did.
{\ADD{
They habitually
just
repeated
what
other
people
had
taught}}.
Instead,
he
taught
with
{\ADD{
his
own}}
authority.
\VS{23}Suddenly,
{\ADD{
while
he
was
teaching}},
a
man
{\ADD{
appeared}}
in
their
worship
place
who
had
an
evil
spirit
in
him,
and
he
shouted,
\VS{24}“Jesus,
from
Nazareth
{\ADD{
town,
since}}
we
{\ADD{
evil
spirits}}
have
nothing
in
common
with
you, ◄{\ADD{
do
not interfere
with
us}}!/what
do
you
want
with
us
{\ADD{
evil
spirits}}?► [RHQ] ◄Do
not
destroy
us
{\ADD{
now}}!/Have
you
come
to
destroy
us
{\ADD{
now}}?► [RHQ]
I
know
who
you
are.
I
know
that
you
are
the
holy
one
{\ADD{
who
has
come}}
from
God!”
\VS{25}Jesus
rebuked
{\ADD{
the
evil
spirit}},
saying, “Be
quiet!
And
come
out
{\ADD{
of
the
man}}!”
\VS{26}The
evil
spirit
shook
the
man
hard.
He
screamed
loudly,
and
then
he
came
out
of
the
man
{\ADD{
and
left}}.
\VS{27}All
{\ADD{
the
people
who
were
there}}
were
amazed.
As
a
result,
they discussed
this
among
themselves,
{\ADD{exclaiming}}, “◄This
is
{\ADD{
amazing}}!/What
is
this?► [RHQ]
Not
only
does
he
teach
in
a
new
and
authoritative
way,
but
also
the
evil
spirits
obey
him
{\ADD{
when}}
he
commands
{\ADD{
them}}!”
\VS{28}The
people
very
soon
told
{\ADD{
many
others}}
throughout
the
whole
Galilee
district
what
Jesus
{\ADD{
had
done}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
healed Simon’s
mother-in-law.
\par }{\SR Mark 1:29-31
\par }{\PP \VS{29}After
they
left ◄the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place►,
{\ADD{
Jesus,
Simon
and Andrew}},
along
with
James
and
John
went
directly
to
Simon
and Andrew’s
house.
\VS{30}Simon’s
mother-in-law
was
lying
in
bed
because
she
had
a
{\ADD{
high}}
fever.
Right
away
someone
told
Jesus
about
her
{\ADD{
being
sick}}.
\VS{31}He
went
to
her,
and
helped
her
up
by
taking
hold
of
her
hand.
She
recovered
{\ADD{
at
once}}
from
the
fever,
and
then
she
{\ADD{
got
up
and}}
served
them
{\ADD{
some
food}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
healed
many
people
and
expelled
many
evil
spirits
from
people.
\par }{\SR Mark 1:32-34
\par }{\PP \VS{32}That
evening,
after
the
sun
had
gone
down
{\ADD{
and
restrictions
about
travel
on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day}}►
{\ADD{
were
ended}},
some
people
brought
to
Jesus
many
people
who
were
sick
and
others
whose
lives
evil
spirits
were controlling.
\VS{33}{\ADD{
It
seemed
as
though}}
everyone [HYP, MTY]
{\ADD{
who
lived
in}}
the
town
was
gathered
at
the
doorway
{\ADD{
of Simon’s
house}}.
\VS{34}Jesus
healed
many
people
who
were
ill
with
various
diseases.
He
also
expelled
many
demons
{\ADD{
from
people}}.
He
did
not
allow
the
demons
to
tell
people
{\ADD{
about
him}},
because
they
knew
that
he
{\ADD{
had
come
from
God,
and
for
various
reasons
he
did
not
want
everyone
to
know
that
yet}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
traveled
throughout
Galilee,
preaching
and expelling
evil
spirits
from
people.
\par }{\SR Mark 1:35-39
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Jesus
got
up
very
early
{\ADD{
the
next
morning}}
while
it
was
still
dark.
He
left
{\ADD{
the
house}}
and
went
away
{\ADD{
from
the
town}}
to
a
place
where
there
were
no
people.
Then
he
prayed
there.
\VS{36}Simon
and
his
companions
searched
for
him.
When
they
found
him,
{\ADD{
wanting
him
to
go
back
to
town
to
help
other
people}},
they
said
to
him,
\VS{37}“{\ADD{
Come
back
to
the
town
with
us,
because}}
many [HYP]
people
{\ADD{
in Capernaum}}
are
looking
for
you!”
\VS{38}He
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
No}},
let’s
go
on
to
the
neighboring
towns
in
order
that
I
can
preach
there
also,
because
the
reason
that
I
came
{\ADD{
into
the
world}}
was
to
{\ADD{
preach
to
people}}
in
many
places!”
\VS{39}So
they
went
throughout
Galilee
{\ADD{
district.
As
they
did
so,
each ◄Sabbath/Jewish
rest
day}}►
he
preached
in ◄synagogues/Jewish
meeting
places►.
He
was
also expelling
evil
spirits
{\ADD{
from
people}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
cured
a
leper
and
arranged
for
him
to
be
able
to
associate
with
people
again.
\par }{\SR Mark 1:40-45
\par }{\PP \VS{40}{\ADD{
One
day}}
a
man
who
had
{\ADD{
a
bad
skin
disease
called}}
leprosy
came
to
Jesus.
He
knelt
down
in
front
of
Jesus
and
then
he
pleaded
with
him
saying, “{\ADD{
Please
heal
me,
because
I
know}}
you
are
able
to
heal
me
if
you
want
to!”
\VS{41}Jesus
felt
very
sorry
for
him.
{\ADD{
So
he
ignored
the religious
laws
about
coming
close
to
people
who
had
that
disease}}.
He
reached
out
his
hand
and
touched
the
man.
Then
he
said
to
him, “Since
I
am
willing
{\ADD{
to
heal
you}},
be
healed $\{$I
heal
you$\}$
{\ADD{
now}}!”
\VS{42}Immediately
the
man
was
healed!
He
was
no
longer
a
leper!
\VS{43}Jesus
spoke
sternly
to
him
before
he
sent
him
away.
\VS{44}What
Jesus
said
was, “Go
to
a local
priest
and
show
yourself
to
him
{\ADD{
in
order
that
he
may
examine
you
and verify
that
you
are
healed}}.
Then,
{\ADD{
after
the
priest
tells
the local
people}},
they
will
know
{\ADD{
that
you
have
been
healed,
and
you
will
be
able
to
associate
with
them
again}}.
Make
sure
that
you
do
not
tell
others
{\ADD{
about
what
happened}}
Then
go
to
{\ADD{
Jerusalem
and
take
to
the
priest
what
Moses
commanded
that
people
who
have
been
healed
from
leprosy
should
offer,
in
order
that
he}}
may
offer
it
{\ADD{
as
a
sacrifice
to
God}}.”
\VS{45}The
man
went
{\ADD{
and
presented
himself
to
the
priest.
But
then}}
he
began
to
tell
many
people
about
{\ADD{
how
Jesus
had
healed
him}} [DOU].
As
a
result,
Jesus
was
no
longer
able
to
enter
any
town
publicly
{\ADD{
because
the
crowds
would
surround
him}}.
Instead,
he
remained
outside
{\ADD{
the
towns}}
in
places
{\ADD{
where
no
people
lived}}.
But
people
kept
coming
to
him
from
all
over
that
region.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH By healing a paralyzed man Jesus demonstrated his authority to forgive sins as well as to heal.
\par }{\SR Mark 2:1-12
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
Jesus
and
his
disciples}}
returned
to
Capernaum
{\ADD{
town}}.
A
few
days
later,
because
it
was $\{$people$\}$
heard
that
Jesus
was
in
{\ADD{
his}}
house,
\VS{2}many
people
gathered
there.
As
a
result,
{\ADD{
after
the
people
filled
the
house}},
there
was
no
longer
space
to
stand
{\ADD{
in
the
house
or
outside}}
around
the
doorway.
Jesus
preached
{\ADD{
God’s}}
message
to
them.
\VS{3}Some
people
came
to
the
house
bringing
to
Jesus
a
man
who
was
paralyzed.
He
was
carried
by
four
men $\{$Four
men
carried
{\ADD{
him}}$\}$
{\ADD{
on
a
sleeping pad}}.
\VS{4}They
were
not
able
to
bring
the
man
to
Jesus
because
there
was
a
crowd
there.
So
they
{\ADD{
went
up
the
steps
to
the
flat
roof
and}}
removed
{\ADD{
some
of}}
the tiles
{\ADD{
above}}
where
Jesus
was.
Then,
after
they
made
a
{\ADD{
big}}
hole
in
the
roof,
they
lowered
{\ADD{
by
ropes}}
the
sleeping pad
on
which
the
paralyzed
man
lay.
They
lowered
{\ADD{
it
through
the
hole,
down
in
front
of
Jesus}}.
\VS{5}After
Jesus
perceived
that
the
men
believed
{\ADD{
that
he
could
heal
this
man}},
he
said
to
the
paralyzed
man, “My
friend,
{\ADD{
I}}
forgive
your
sins!”
\VS{6}There
were
some
men
who
taught
{\ADD{
the
Jewish}}
laws
sitting
there.
They
started
thinking
like
this:
\VS{7}“◄Who
does
this
man
think
he
is,
talking
like
that/This
man
shouldn’t
talk
like
that!► [RHQ]? ◄He
is insulting
God!/Does
he
think
he
is
God?► [RHQ] ◄No
person
can
forgive
sins!/Who
can
forgive
sins?► [RHQ]
Only
God
can
forgive
sins!”
\VS{8}Jesus sensed
that
they
were deliberating
like
that
within
themselves.
So
he
said
to
them, “◄You
should
not
question
within
yourselves
{\ADD{
whether
I
have
the
right
to
forgive
this
man’s
sins}}!/Why
do
you
question
{\ADD{
whether
I
have
the
right
to
forgive
this
man’s
sins}}?► [RHQ]
\VS{9}It
is
{\ADD{
not risky}} [RHQ]
for
someone
to
tell
the
man
who
is
paralyzed, ‘Your
sins
are
forgiven $\{${\ADD{
I}}
forgive
your
sins$\}$,’
{\ADD{
because
no
one
can
prove
that
it
has
happened}}.
But
no
one
would
say
to
him, ‘Get
up,
pick
up
your
stretcher,
and
then
walk away’,
{\ADD{
unless
he
really
had
the
power
to
heal
him,
because
people
can
easily
see
whether
it
happens
or
not}}.
\VS{10}So
I
{\ADD{
will
do
something}}
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
{\ADD{
God}}
has
authorized
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
to
forgive
sins
on
earth
{\ADD{
as
well
as
to
heal
people}}.”
Then
he
said
to
the
paralyzed
man,
\VS{11}“To
you
I
say, ‘Get
up!
Pick
up
your
sleeping pad!
And
then
go
home!’ ”
\VS{12}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:12 }
COL 5:1}
The
man
stood
up
immediately!
He
picked
up
the
sleeping pad,
and
then
he
went
away,
while
all
the
people
{\ADD{
there}}
were
watching.
They
were
all
amazed,
and
they
praised
God
and
said, “We
have
never
before
seen
anything
like
{\ADD{
what
happened}}
just
now!”
\par }{\SH Jesus
invited
Levi
to
be
his
disciple
and
refuted
those
who objected
to
his associating
with
such
people.
\par }{\SR Mark 2:13-17
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Jesus
left
{\ADD{Capernaum
town
again
and
walked
with
his
disciples}}
alongside
{\ADD{
Galilee}}
lake.
A
large
crowd
came
to
him.
Then
he
taught
them.
\VS{14}As
he
walked
on
further,
he
saw
a
man
named
Levi,
whose
other
name
was Matthew,
and
whose
father’s
name
was Alpheus.
He
was
sitting
in
his
office
where
he
collected
taxes
{\ADD{
for
the Roman
government}}.
Jesus
said
to
him, “Come
with
me
{\ADD{
and
become
my
disciple}}!”
So
he
got
up
and
went
with
Jesus.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\ADD{
Later}},
Jesus
was
eating
a
meal
in
Levi’s
house.
Many
men
who
collected
taxes
and
{\ADD{
other}}
people
who
were
{\ADD{
considered
to
be}}
sinning
regularly
were
eating
with
Jesus
and
his
disciples.
{\ADD{
This
was
not surprising}},
for
there
were
many
people
like
this
who
were
going
{\ADD{
everywhere}}
with
Jesus.
\VS{16}The
{\ADD{
men
who
taught
the
Jewish}}
laws
{\ADD{
who
were
there}}
and
who
were
members
of
the
Pharisee
{\ADD{sect}}
saw
that
Jesus
was
eating
with
men
who
collected
taxes
and
{\ADD{
others
who
were
considered}} $\{${\ADD{
whom
they
considered}}$\}$
{\ADD{
to
be}}
sinners.
So
they
said
to
his
disciples, “◄It
is
disgusting
that
he
eats
with
{\ADD{
such
disgusting}}
men
as
those
who
collect
taxes,
and
with
{\ADD{
other}}
sinners!/Why
is
it
that
he
eats
with
{\ADD{
such
disgusting}}
men
as
those
who
collect
taxes,
and
with
{\ADD{
other}}
sinners?►” [RHQ]
\VS{17}After
Jesus
heard
{\ADD{
what
they
were
saying}},
he
said
to
the
men
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws, “People
who
{\ADD{
consider
that
they}}
are
well
do
not
seek
a
doctor.
On
the
contrary,
it
is
those
who
are
sick
{\ADD{
who
seek
a
doctor}} [MET]!”
{\ADD{
This
he
said
to indicate
that
it
was
those
who
knew
that
they
had
sinned
who
were
coming
to
him
in
order
that
he
might
help
them spiritually}}.
And
he
said, “I
did
not
come
to
invite
people
{\ADD{
who
think
that}} [IRO]
they
are
righteous
{\ADD{
to
come
to
me
and
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior}}.
On
the
contrary,
I
came
{\ADD{
from
heaven
to
invite}}
people
who
{\ADD{
know
that
they}}
are
sinners,
{\ADD{
in
order
that
they
might
turn
from
their
sins
and
come
to
me}}.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
told
them
it
was inappropriate
for
his
disciples
to
show
sorrow
by
fasting
while
he
was
with
them,
and
that
requiring
people
to
perform rituals
like
fasting
was inconsistent
with
the
new
way
of
life
he
was
bringing.
\par }{\SR Mark 2:18-22
\par }{\PP \VS{18}The
disciples
of
John
{\ADD{
the Baptizer}}
and
some
men
who
belonged
to
the
Pharisee
{\ADD{sect}}
used
to
abstain
from
food
{\ADD{
to
show
that
they
wanted
to
please
God}}.
One
day,
some
people
came
{\ADD{
to
Jesus}}
and
asked
him
{\ADD{critically}}, “The
disciples
of
John
and
the
Pharisees ◄fast/abstain
from
food►
{\ADD{
from
time
to
time}},
but
your
disciples
do
not.
{\ADD{
We
think
they
should
abstain
from
food
also.
What
do
you
say
about
that}} [RHQ]?”
\VS{19}{\ADD{
Jesus
wanted
them
to
understand
that
it
was
not
appropriate
for
his
disciples
to
show
sorrow
by abstaining
from
food
while
he
was
still
with
them}}.
So
he
said
to
them, “When
a
man
is
marrying
a
woman,
his
friends
will
certainly
not
abstain
from
food
while
he
is
still
with
them,
will
they [RHQ]?
No.
During
the
time
that
he
is
with
them,
they
will
not
abstain
from
food
{\ADD{
because
they
are
happy
together}}.
\VS{20}But
some
day,
he
will
be
taken
away $\{$his
{\ADD{
enemies}}
will
take
him
away$\}$
from
them.
Then,
in
those
days,
they
will
abstain
from
food,
{\ADD{
because
they
will
be
sad}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\ADD{
Jesus
wanted
to
show
that
those
who
desire
to
live
in
accordance
with
his
new
message
should
not
try
to
continue
to
obey
the
old religious traditions
like
fasting.
So
he
also
said
to
them}}, “People
do
not
sew
a
patch
of unshrunken
cloth
on
an
old
garment
{\ADD{
in
order
to
mend
a
hole}}.
If
they
did
that,
{\ADD{
when
they
washed
the
garment,
the
patch
would
shrink}}
and
the
new
{\ADD{
piece
of
cloth}}
would
tear
off
more
of
the
old
cloth.
As
a
result,
the
hole
would
become
bigger!
\VS{22}{\ADD{
Similarly}},
people
do
not
put
newly
{\ADD{
squeezed}}
grape
juice
into
old
skin
bags
{\ADD{
to
store
it}}.
If
they
did
that,
that
juice
will
burst
the
skin
bags
{\ADD{
because
they
would
not
stretch
when
the
wine ferments
and expands}}.
As
a
result
both
the
wine
and
the
skin
bags
would
be
ruined!
On
the
contrary,
people
must
put
new
wine
into
new
skin
bags!” [MET]
\par }{\SH When
the Pharisees
complained
about Jesus’
disciples plucking
grain
on
the
Sabbath
day,
Jesus
replied
that
there
was Scriptural precedent
for ignoring religious
laws
if
there
was
a physical
need,
and
that
he
is
the
one
to
decide
what
people
should
do
on
the
Sabbath.
\par }{\SR Mark 2:23-28
\par }{\PP \VS{23}On
one ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►
Jesus
was
walking
through
some
grain
fields
with
his
disciples.
As
they
were
walking
along
{\ADD{
through
the
grain
fields}},
the
disciples
were plucking
some
of
the
heads
of
grain.
{\ADD{
They
rubbed
them
in
their
hands
to
remove
the
chaff,
and
were
eating
the
grain.
The
laws
of
Moses
permitted
people
to
do
that
if
they
were
hungry}}.
\VS{24}{\ADD{
Some
of}}
the
Pharisees
{\ADD{
saw
them
doing
what
they
considered
to
be
work.
So
they}}
said
to
him, “Look! ◄They
should
not
be
doing
on
our ◄Sabbath
day/day
of
rest►
{\ADD{
work}}
that
our
laws
forbid!/Why
are
they
doing
on
our ◄Sabbath
day/day
of
rest►
{\ADD{
work}}
that
our
laws
forbid?► [RHQ]”
\VS{25}{\ADD{
Jesus
wanted
to
show
them
that
the
record
in
the Scriptures indicated
that
God
permitted
people
to
disobey
certain religious
laws
when
they
needed
food}}.
So
he
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
It
is
written
in
the Scriptures}}
what
{\ADD{
our
revered ancestor,
King}}
David,
did
when
he
needed
food,
and
both
he
and
the
men
with
him
were
hungry.
You
have
read
about
that,
but ◄{\ADD{
you
do
not
think
about
what
it implies./why
do
you
not
think
about
what
it implies}}?► [RHQ]
\VS{26}During
the
time
Abiathar
was
high
priest,
David
entered
the
big
tent
{\ADD{
where
people
worshipped}}
God
{\ADD{
and
asked
for
some
bread.
The
high
priest
gave
him
some}}
of
the
loaves
of
bread.
That
bread
was
the
bread
he
had
presented
to
God.
It
was
permitted
in
one
of
Moses’
laws
that
only
the
priests
could
eat
that
bread!
But
David
ate
some
of
it.
Then
he
also
gave
some
of
it
to
the
men
who
were
with
him.
{\ADD{
But
God
did
not
consider
that
was
wrong!}}”
\VS{27}Jesus
said
to
them
further, “{\ADD{
God}}
established ◄the
day
of
rest/the
Sabbath
day►
{\ADD{
to
help}}
people!
He
did
not
create
people
to
{\ADD{
obey
rules
about}} ◄the
Sabbath/the
day
of
rest►!
\VS{28}And
{\ADD{
think
about
this}}:
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
So
I
have
the
authority
{\ADD{
to
determine
what
is
right
for
my
disciples
to
do}} ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►!”

\par }\Chap{3}{\SH After Jesus healed a man with a withered arm on the Sabbath, Jewish leaders began to plan to kill him.
\par }{\SR Mark 3:1-6
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
On
another}} ◄{\ADD{
Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest}}►,
Jesus
entered ◄the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place►
again.
There
was
a
man
there
whose
hand
was
shriveled.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
Some
men
of
the Pharisee sect}}
watched
him
carefully
in
order
to
see
whether
he
would
heal
the
man ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►.
They
did
this
in
order
that
{\ADD{
if
he
healed
the
man}},
they
would
accuse
him
of disobeying
{\ADD{
their
Jewish
laws,
because
he
worked}} ◄{\ADD{
on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day}}►.
\VS{3}Jesus
said
to
the
man
whose
hand
was
shriveled, “Stand
up
here
in
front
of
everyone!”
{\ADD{
So
the
man
stood
up}}.
\VS{4}Then
Jesus
said
{\ADD{
to
the Pharisees}}, “Do
the
laws
{\ADD{
that
God
gave
Moses}}
permit
people
to
do
good ◄{\ADD{
on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day}}►,
or
do
they
permit
people
to
do
evil?
Specifically,
do
his
laws
permit
us
to
save
a
person’s
life ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
or
{\ADD{
do
they
permit
us}}
to
let
him
die
{\ADD{
by
refusing
to
help
him}}?”
But
they
did
not
reply.
\VS{5}He
looked
around
at
them
angrily.
He
was
very
distressed
that
they
were
stubbornly
{\ADD{
not
wanting
to
help
the
man}}.
So
he
said
to
the
man, “Reach
out
your
hand!”
When
the
man
reached
out
his
withered
hand,
his
hand
became
all
right
again!
\VS{6}Then
the
Pharisees
{\ADD{
decided
to
get
rid
of
Jesus.
So}}
after
they
left
{\ADD{
the
meeting
house}},
they
{\ADD{
immediately
met
with
some
of}}
the
Jews
who
supported Herod
{\ADD{Antipas,
who
ruled
Galilee
district}}.
Together
they
planned
how
they
could
kill
Jesus.
\par }{\SH Many
people
came
from
various
areas
to
hear
Jesus,
because
he
had
healed
many.
\par }{\SR Mark 3:7-12
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Jesus
and
his
disciples
left
{\ADD{
that}}
town
and
went
to
an
area
further
along
{\ADD{
Galilee
Lake
in
order
to
get
away
from
the
people}}.
But
a
great
crowd
of
people
followed
him.
They
were
people
who
came
from
Galilee
{\ADD{
district}},
\VS{8}from
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
city}},
from
{\ADD{
other
towns
of}}
Judea
{\ADD{
district}},
from
Idumea
{\ADD{
district}},
from
{\ADD{
the
region
on}}
the
{\ADD{
east}}
side
of
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}},
and
from
{\ADD{
the
region}}
around
Tyre
and
Sidon
{\ADD{
cities}}.
This
great
crowd
of
people
came
to
him
because
they
heard
about
what
he
was
doing.
\VS{9-10}Because
he
had
healed
many
people,
many
{\ADD{
other}}
people
who
had
various
illnesses
pushed
forward
in
order
that
by
touching
him
{\ADD{
they
would
come
well}}.
So
he
told
his
disciples
that
they
should
get
a
small
boat
ready
for
him
{\ADD{
to
get
in
and
teach
from
it}}.
He
wanted
to
do
this
in
order
that
the
crowd
would
not
crush
him
{\ADD{
when
they
pushed
forward
to
touch
him}}.
\VS{11}Whenever
the
evil
spirits
saw
Jesus,
{\ADD{
they
caused
the
people
whom
they
controlled}}
to
fall
down
in
front
of
Jesus
{\ADD{
in
recognition
of Jesus’
power}}.
Then
they
exclaimed, “You
are ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►!”
\VS{12}He
commanded
the
{\ADD{
evil
spirits}}
strongly
that
they
should
not
tell
anyone
who
he
was.
\par }{\SH Jesus
appointed
the
twelve apostles.
\par }{\SR Mark 3:13-19
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Jesus
went
{\ADD{
with
many
other
people}}
up
into
the
hills.
After
he
picked
out
{\ADD{
from
among
them}}
the
men
whom
he
wanted
{\ADD{
to
accompany
him}},
they
came
{\ADD{
close}}
to
him.
\VS{14}He
appointed
twelve
men
in
order
that
they
might
be
with
him
and
in
order
that
he
might
send
them
out
to
preach.
He
called
them apostles.
\VS{15}He
also
gave
them
power
in
order
that
they
might
expel
evil
spirits
{\ADD{
from
people}}.
\VS{16}These
were
the
twelve
men
he
appointed:
Simon,
to
whom
he
gave
the
{\ADD{
new}}
name
Peter;
his
{\ADD{
younger}}
brother Andrew;
\VS{17}James,
{\ADD{
the
son}}
of
Zebedee,
and
John,
the
{\ADD{
younger}}
brother
of
James,
to
{\ADD{
both
of}}
whom
he
added
the
{\ADD{
new}}
name, ‘Men
who
are
like Thunder’.
{\ADD{
because
of
their
fiery
zeal}};
\VS{18}Philip; Bartholomew;
Levi,
whose
other
name
was
Matthew;
Thomas;
{\ADD{
another}}
James,
the
son
of Alphaeus; Thaddeus;
{\ADD{
another}}
Simon,
who
was
a
{\ADD{
member
of
the
party
that
wanted}}
to
overthrow
{\ADD{
the Roman
government}};
\VS{19}and
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
{\ADD{
Town}}).
He
was
the
one
who
{\ADD{
later}} ◄betrayed
Jesus/helped Jesus’
enemies
seize
him►.
\par }{\SH Jesus
explained
why
their
claim
that
he
was expelling
evil
spirits
by Satan’s
power
was ridiculous,
and
that
such
a
claim
was
an unforgivable
sin.
\par }{\SR Mark 3:20-30
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Jesus
{\ADD{
along
with
his
disciples}}
went
to
the
house
where
he
was
staying
{\ADD{
in Capernaum.
Again
a
crowd
gathered
where
he
was}}.
There
were
many
people crowding
around
him,
so
that
he
and
his
disciples
had
no
time
when
they
could
eat
or
{\ADD{
when
they
could
do
anything
else}}.
\VS{21}After
his
relatives
heard
about
this,
they
went
to
take
him
home
{\ADD{
with
them}}
because ◄some
people/they►
were
saying
that
he
was insane.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}{\ADD{
Around
that
time}}
some
men
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
came
down
from
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
city.
They
heard
that
Jesus
was expelling
demons}}.
So
they
were
telling
{\ADD{
people}}, “Beelzebub,
who
rules
the
evil
spirits,
controls
him.
He
is
the
one
who enables
this
man
to
expel
evil
spirits
{\ADD{
from
people}}!”
\VS{23}Jesus
summoned
those
men.
{\ADD{
Then
he
spoke
to
them}}
in
parables
{\ADD{
to
enable
them
to
realize
that
Satan
would
not
oppose
his
own
evil
spirits.
He
also
wanted
them
to
realize
that
by expelling
evil
spirits,
he
was demonstrating
that
he
was
much
more
powerful
than
Satan}}.
So
he
said, “◄{\ADD{
It
is ridiculous}}
to suggest
that
Satan
would
expel
his
own
{\ADD{
evil
spirits}}!/Why
would
Satan
expel
his
own
{\ADD{
evil
spirits}}?► [RHQ]
\VS{24}If
{\ADD{
people
who
live
in
the
same}}
country
are
fighting
one
another,
they
will
cease
to
be
a
single
group
under
one
ruler.
\VS{25}And
if
{\ADD{
people
who
live
in
the
same}}
house
fight
each
other,
they
will
certainly
not
remain
{\ADD{
as
one
family}}.
\VS{26}Similarly,
if
Satan
and
his
{\ADD{
evil
spirits}}
were
fighting
one
another,
instead
of
remaining
strong,
he
would
become
powerless.
\VS{27}Contrary
to
{\ADD{
what
you
say
about
me}},
someone
can
enter
the
house
of
a
strong
man
{\ADD{
like
Satan}}
and
carry
off
his
possessions
only
if
he
first
ties
up
the
strong
man.
Then
{\ADD{
and
only
then}}
will
he
{\ADD{
be
able
to}}
steal
the
things
in
that
man’s
house.”
\VS{28}{\ADD{
Jesus
also
said}}, “Consider
this
carefully!
People
may
sin
in
many
ways
and
they
may
speak evilly
about
God,
but
{\ADD{
if}}
they
{\ADD{
then
are
sorry
and
ask
God
to}}
forgive
{\ADD{
them}},
{\ADD{
God}}
will
forgive
them
for
doing
that.
\VS{29}But
if
anyone
speaks
evil
words
about
what
the
Holy
Spirit
{\ADD{
does}},
{\ADD{
God}}
will
never
forgive
that.
That
person’s
guilt
will
remain
with
him
forever.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}{\ADD{
Jesus
told
them
that}}
because
{\ADD{
they
refused
to
admit
that
the
Holy
Spirit
was
helping
him
to
expel
demons.
Instead}},
they
were
saying, “An
evil
spirit
is controlling
him!”
\par }{\SH Jesus
told
them
that
those
who
obey
God
are
as
dear
to
him
as
his
close
relatives.
\par }{\SR Mark 3:31-35
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Jesus’
mother
and
{\ADD{
younger}} siblings
arrived.
While
they
stood
outside,
they
sent
{\ADD{
someone
inside}}
in
order
to
call
him
{\ADD{
outside}}.
\VS{32}A
crowd
was
sitting
around
Jesus.
One
of
them
said
to
him, “Listen/Hey,
your
mother
and
your
{\ADD{
younger}}
brothers
and
sisters
are
outside,
and
they
are
wanting ◄to
see/to
talk
with►
you!”
\VS{33}Jesus
replied
to
them, “◄{\ADD{
I
will
tell
you
something
about}}
my
mother
and
my
brothers.{\ADD{/Do
you
know
whom
I
consider
to
be
like}}
my
mother
and
my
brothers?►” [RHQ]
\VS{34}After
he
looked
around
at
{\ADD{
the
disciples}}
who
were
sitting
around
him
{\ADD{
in
a
circle}},
he
said, “Look
here!
I
{\ADD{
love
these
men
as
much
as}}
I
{\ADD{
love}}
my
mother
and
my
brothers.
\VS{35}Those
who habitually
do
what
God
wants
are
{\ADD{
as
dear
to
me}} [MET]
as
my
brother,
my
sister,
or
my
mother!”

\par }\Chap{4}{\SH Jesus taught the crowds by parables about the various ways that people who hear his message react.
\par }{\SR Mark 4:1-25
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Another
time
Jesus
began
to
teach
{\ADD{
people}}
alongside
Lake
{\ADD{
Galilee.
As
he
was
doing
that,
a
very
large
crowd
gathered
around
him.
Because
people
were jostling
him}},
he
got
into
a
boat
in
the
lake
{\ADD{
so
that
he
could
speak
to
the
crowd
better.
Then
he
sat
in
it
and
began
to
teach
the
crowd
from
the
boat}}.
At
the
same
time,
the
crowd
was
on
the
shore
close
to
the
lake.
\VS{2}Then
he
taught
them
many
parables.
While
he
was
teaching
them,
he
told
them
{\ADD{
this}}:
\VS{3}“Consider
{\ADD{
well
the
meaning
of
this illustration}}:
A
man/farmer
went
out
{\ADD{
to
his
field}}
to
sow
{\ADD{
some
seeds}}.
\VS{4}As
he
was
scattering
them
{\ADD{
over
the
soil}},
some
{\ADD{
of
the}}
seeds
fell
on
the
path.
Then
some
birds
came
and
ate
those
seeds.
\VS{5}Other
{\ADD{
seeds}}
fell
on
ground
where
there
was
not
much
soil
{\ADD{
on
top
of}}
rock.
Very
soon
the
{\ADD{
seeds}}
sprouted
because
{\ADD{
the
sun
warmed}}
the
moist
soil
quickly
where
it
was
not
deep.
\VS{6}But
after
the
sun
shone
{\ADD{
on
those
young
plants}},
they
became
scorched.
Then
they
withered
because
they
did
not
have
{\ADD{
deep}}
roots.
\VS{7}As
the
farmer
sowed,
other
{\ADD{
seeds}}
fell
on
{\ADD{
ground
that
contained
roots
of}} thorny
plants.
{\ADD{
The}}
seeds
{\ADD{
grew,
but}}
the thorny
plants
also
grew
up
and
crowded
out
{\ADD{
the}}
good
{\ADD{
plants.
So
the
plants}}
produced
no
grain.
\VS{8}But
as
the
farmer
sowed,
other
{\ADD{
seeds}}
fell
on
good
soil.
As
a
result,
they
sprouted,
they
grew
well,
and
then
they
produced
{\ADD{
plenty
of}}
grain.
{\ADD{
Some}}
plants
bore 30
{\ADD{
grains}}.
{\ADD{
Some}}
bore 60
{\ADD{
grains}}.
{\ADD{
Some}}
bore 100
{\ADD{
grains}}.”
\VS{9}Then
Jesus
said, “If
you
want
to
understand
this [MTY],
you
should
consider
{\ADD{
carefully
what
I
have
just
said}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}{\ADD{
Later}},
when
only
the
twelve
{\ADD{
disciples}}
and
a
few
{\ADD{
other}}
people
were
with
him,
they
asked
him
about
the
parables.
\VS{11}He
said
to
them, “People
have
not
understood
before
{\ADD{
the
new
message}}
about
how
God
wants
to
rule
people’s
lives.
It
is
to
you
that
this
is
being
made
known $\{$that
I
am
making
this
known$\}$.
But
I
tell
about
this
{\ADD{
only}} ◄in
parables/figuratively►
to
those
who
have
not
{\ADD{
yet
invited
God
to
rule
their
lives}}.
\VS{12}As
a
result
{\ADD{
it
is
true
what
a
prophet
has
written}},
\par }{\PI Although
they
see
{\ADD{
what
I
do}},
they
do
not
perceive
{\ADD{
what
it
means}} [DOU].
Although
they
hear
{\ADD{
what
I
say}},
they
do
not
understand
{\ADD{
what
it
means}} [DOU].
So
they
do
not ◄repent/turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior►
in
order
that
they
would
be
forgiven $\{${\ADD{
God}}
would
forgive
them$\}$.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}He
also
said
to
them, “◄{\ADD{
I
am
disappointed
that}}
you
do
not
understand
this illustration!/Can
you
not
understand
this illustration?► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
If
you
do
not
understand}}
this, ◄you
will
certainly
not
understand
any
of
the
{\ADD{
other}} illustrations!/how
will
you
understand
any
of
the
{\ADD{
other}} illustrations?► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
Nevertheless,
I
will
explain
it
to
you}}.
\VS{14}{\ADD{
In
the illustration
that
I
told
you}},
the
man
who
sows
{\ADD{
seeds represents
someone
who}}
declares
God’s
message [DOU].
\VS{15}{\ADD{
Some
people
are
like}}
the
path
on
which
{\ADD{
some
of}}
the
seeds
fell.
When
they
hear
{\ADD{
the
message}},
Satan
comes
at
once
and
causes
them
to
forget
what
they
have
heard.
\VS{16}{\ADD{
Some
people
are
like
the
ground
where
the
soil
was
not
very
deep
over}}
rock.
When
they
hear
{\ADD{
God’s}}
message,
they
immediately
accept
it
with
joy.
\VS{17}But,
because
{\ADD{
the
message
does
not
penetrate
deeply}} [MET]
{\ADD{
into
their
hearts/inner
beings,
they}}
believe
it
for
{\ADD{
only
a
short
time.
They
are
like
the
plants
that}}
did
not
have
deep
roots.
When
others
treat
such
people
badly
or
cause
them
to
suffer
because
{\ADD{
they
believe}},
those
people
{\ADD{
who
are
suffering}}
soon
stop believing
God’s
message.
\VS{18}{\ADD{
Some
people
are
like}}
the
{\ADD{
soil
that
had
roots
of}} thorny
weeds
in
it.
{\ADD{
Although}}
those
people
hear
{\ADD{
God’s}}
message,
\VS{19}they
desire
to
be
rich,
and
they
desire
to
own
many
other
things.
So
they
worry
{\ADD{
only}}
about
material
things.
The
result
is
that
they
forget
{\ADD{
God’s}}
message
and
they
do
not
do
{\ADD{
the
things
that
God
wants
them
to
do}}.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
But
some
people}}
are
like
the
good
soil.
They
hear
{\ADD{
God’s}}
message
and
they
accept
it
{\ADD{
and
they
believe}}
it.
{\ADD{
Then
they
do
the
things
that
God
wants
them
to
do.
They
are
like
the
good
plants
that
produced}} 30, 60
or 100
{\ADD{
grains}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}He
also
told
them
{\ADD{
another
parable}},
saying, “◄People
certainly
do
not
{\ADD{
light}}
an
oil
lamp
and
then
bring
it
{\ADD{
in
the
house}}
in
order
that
it
may
be
put $\{$someone
may
put
it$\}$
under
a
container
or
under
a
bed./Would
anyone
{\ADD{
light}}
an
oil
lamp
and
then
bring
it
{\ADD{
in
the
house}}
in
order
that
it
may
be
put $\{$someone
may
put
it$\}$
under
a
container
or
under
a
bed?► [RHQ] ◄No,
{\ADD{
they
light
it}}
in
order
that
it
may
be
put $\{$someone
may
put
it$\}$
in
a
place
{\ADD{
where
it
lights
the
house}}.{\ADD{/Wouldn’t
they
light
it}}
in
order
that
it
may
be
put $\{$someone
may
put
it$\}$
in
a
place
{\ADD{
where
it
lights
the
house}}?► [RHQ]
\VS{22}{\ADD{
Similarly}},
there
are
some
{\ADD{
parts
of
God’s
message}}
that
people
do
not
know.
{\ADD{
But
he
intends
that}}
people
will
understand
all
the
things
that
they
do
not
know
{\ADD{
now}}.
\VS{23}If
you
want
to
understand
this,
you
should
consider
{\ADD{
carefully}}
what
you
{\ADD{
have
just
heard}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Then
he
said
to
them, “Consider
carefully
what
you
hear
{\ADD{
me
say
to
you}},
for
{\ADD{
God}}
will
let
you
{\ADD{
understand}}
to
the
same
degree
that
you
{\ADD{
consider
what
I
say}}.
{\ADD{
He}}
will
let
you
{\ADD{
understand}}
even
more
than
that.
\VS{25}Those
who
{\ADD{
consider
what
I
say}}
and
understand
it,
{\ADD{
God}}
will
enable
them
to
understand
more.
But
those
who
do
not
{\ADD{
consider
carefully
what
I
say}},
they
will
forget
even
what
they
already
know.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
told
them
two
parables
to
show
them
how
the
number
of
people
who
will
submit
to
God’s
rule
over
their
lives
will
greatly
increase.
\par }{\SR Mark 4:26-34
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Jesus
also
said, “God
{\ADD{
has
the
power
to
change}}
people
who
let
him
rule
their
lives.
I
{\ADD{
will illustrate
how
that
can
happen}} [MET].
A
man
planted
seeds
in
the
ground.
\VS{27}Afterwards
he
slept
each
night
and
rose
each
day
{\ADD{
without
worrying
about
the
seeds}}.
{\ADD{
During
that
time}}
the
seeds
sprouted
and
grew
in
a
way
that
he
did
not
understand,
because
by
itself
the
soil
{\ADD{
caused
the
plants
to
grow
and
produce
grain}}.
\VS{28}First
the
stalks
{\ADD{
appeared}}.
Then
the
heads
{\ADD{
appeared}}.
Then
the
full
kernels
in
the
heads
{\ADD{
appeared}}.
\VS{29}As
soon
as
the
grain
was
ripe
he
sent
{\ADD{
people}} [MTY]
to
harvest
it
because
it
was
time
to
harvest
{\ADD{
the
grain}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}{\ADD{
Jesus
told
them}}
another
{\ADD{
parable.
He}}
said, “I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
how
the
{\ADD{
number
of
people}}
whose
lives
God
rules
in
a
new
way
{\ADD{
will
continue
to
grow}} (OR,
each
continue
to
have
more
and
more
influence
in
this
world).
I
hope [RHQ]
that
this illustration
will
show
this
{\ADD{
to
you}}.
\VS{31}{\ADD{
You
know
what
happens
to}}
mustard
seeds
when
we
plant
them.
Though
mustard
seeds
are
among
the
smallest
of
seeds,
{\ADD{
here
in
Israel}}
they
become
large
plants.
\VS{32}After
they
are
planted,
they
grow
up
and
become
larger
than
the
other
garden
plants.
They
put
out
big
branches
so
that
birds
are
able
to
make
nests
in
their
shade.”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}Jesus
used
many
such illustrations
when
he
talked
to
the
people
about
God.
If
they
were
able
to
understand
{\ADD{
some,
he
kept
telling
them
more}}.
\VS{34}He
always
used
parables
when
he
spoke
to
them.
But
he
explained
all
{\ADD{
the illustrations}}
to
his
own
disciples
when
he
was
alone
with
them.
\par }{\SH While
Jesus
and
his
disciples
crossed
the lake
in
a
boat
and
while
Jesus
slept,
a
storm
arose,
so
the
disciples
woke
him
and
he
calmed
the
storm.
\par }{\SR Mark 4:35-41
\par }{\PP \VS{35}On
that
same
day,
when
the
sun
was
setting,
Jesus
said
to
{\ADD{
his
disciples}}, “Let’s
cross
over
to
the
opposite
side
of
{\ADD{Lake
Galilee
in
the
boat}}.”
\VS{36}So
they
left
the
crowd,
{\ADD{
got
in}}
the
boat
where
Jesus
{\ADD{
already}}
was,
and
left.
{\ADD{
Other
people}}
went
with
them
in
other
boats.
\VS{37}A
strong
wind
came
up
and
the
waves
started
coming
into
the
boat!
The
boat
was
soon
nearly
full
{\ADD{
of
water}}!
\VS{38}Jesus
was
in
the
back
part
of
the
boat.
He
was
sleeping,
{\ADD{
with
his
head}}
on
a
cushion.
So
they
woke
him
up
and
said
to
him, “Teacher! ◄You
ought
to
be
concerned
that
we
are
about
to
die!/Are
you
not
concerned
that
we
are
about
to
die?► [RHQ]”
\VS{39}So
Jesus
got
up
and
rebuked
the
wind.
Then
he
said
to
the
lake, “Be
quiet!
Be
still! [DOU]”
The
wind
{\ADD{
immediately
}}stopped
blowing
and
then
{\ADD{
the
lake}}
became
very
calm.
\VS{40}He
said
to
the
disciples, “◄{\ADD{
I
am
disappointed
that}}
you
are
afraid
{\ADD{
like
that}}!/Why
are
you
afraid
{\ADD{
like
that}}?► [RHQ]
Do
you
not
yet
believe
{\ADD{
that
I
can
protect
you}}?”
\VS{41}They
were
very
awestruck.
They
said
to
one
another, “{\ADD{
Not
only
do
the
demons
obey
this
man,
but
}}
even
the
wind
and
the
waves
obey
him! “◄What
kind
of
man
is
he?/This
man
is
{\ADD{
not
like
ordinary
}}
people!► [RHQ]”

\par }\Chap{5}{\SH Jesus expelled evil spirits from a Gerasene man and then allowed them to enter a herd of pigs, which then ran down a hill and drowned. As a result, the local people asked Jesus to leave the area.
\par }{\SR Mark 5:1-20
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Jesus
and
his
disciples
arrived
on
the
{\ADD{
east}}
side
of
Lake
{\ADD{
Galilee.
They
landed
near}}
where
the Gerasene
{\ADD{
people
lived}}.
\VS{2}There
was
a
man
in
that
region
whom
evil
spirits
controlled.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
Because
that
man
was
violent
and
people
were
afraid
of
him}},
they
had
tied
him
up
many
times.
{\ADD{
As
he
grew
more
violent}},
no
one
was
able
to
tie
him
up
any
longer,
not
even
with
chains,
\VS{4}because
the
chains
would
be
broken
by
him $\{$he
would
break
the
chains$\}$
whenever
he
was
bound $\{$they
bound
him$\}$
with
them.
The
iron
shackles
would
also
be
smashed
by
him $\{$He
would
also
smash
the
iron
shackles$\}$
whenever
they
were
fastened $\{$they
fastened
them$\}$
{\ADD{
on
his
feet}}.
\VS{5}He
lived
in
one
of
the
caves
{\ADD{
where
they
bury
dead
people}}.
During
both
night
and
day
he
would scream
among
the
caves
and
in
the
hills.
He
would
also
cut
himself
with
{\ADD{
sharp}}
stones.
{\ADD{
That
day}}
he
came
out
of
the
caves.
\VS{6}As
Jesus
{\ADD{
and
his
disciples
got}}
out
of
the
boat,
that
man
saw
Jesus
from
a
distance.
He
immediately
ran
to
Jesus,
and
then
he
knelt
before
him.
\VS{7-8}Jesus
said
to
the
evil
spirit, “You
evil
spirit,
come
out
of
this
man!”
{\ADD{
But
the demon
did
not
leave
quickly}}.
It
shouted
very
loudly, “Jesus,
I
{\ADD{
know
that
you
are
the}} ◄Son
of/man
who
is
also►
God,
so ◄we
have
nothing
in
common./what
do
we
have
in
common?► [IDM, RHQ]
{\ADD{
So
leave
me
alone}}
I
ask
you
to
promise,
knowing
God
is
listening,
that
you
will
not torture
me
{\ADD{
now}}!”
\VS{9}{\ADD{
So,
in
order
to
expel
the demon
more
easily}},
Jesus
asked
him, “What
is
your
name?”
He
replied, “My
name
is
Crowd/Mob
because
there
are
many
of
us
{\ADD{
evil
spirits
in
this
man}}.”
\VS{10}Then
the
evil
spirits fervently
kept
begging
Jesus
that
he
not
send
them
out
of
the
region.
\VS{11}{\ADD{
At
the
same
time}},
a
large
herd
of
pigs
was ◄grazing/rooting
for
food►
nearby
on
the
hillside.
\VS{12}So
the
evil
spirits
pleaded
with
Jesus, “Allow
us
to
go
to
the
pigs
in
order
that
we
might
enter
them!”
\VS{13}He
permitted
them
{\ADD{
to
do
that}}.
So
the
evil
spirits
left
the
man
and
entered
the
pigs.
The
herd,
{\ADD{
which
numbered}}
about 2,000,
rushed
down
the
cliff
into
the
lake,
and
drowned
in
the
lake.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}The
men
who
had
been
tending
the pigs
ran
and
reported
in
the
town
and
the
countryside
{\ADD{
what
had
happened.
Many
people}}
went
to
see
what
had
happened.
\VS{15}They
came
to
{\ADD{
the
place
where}}
Jesus
{\ADD{
was}}.
Then
they
saw
the
man
whom
evil
spirits
had
{\ADD{
previously}}
controlled.
He
was
sitting
there
with
clothes
on
and mentally
sound.
{\ADD{
As
a
result}},
they
became
afraid
{\ADD{
because
they
thought
that
Jesus
might
destroy
more
of
their
property}}. (OR,
{\ADD{
they
realized
that
Jesus
must
be
very
powerful}}.)
\VS{16}The
people
who
had
seen
what
had
happened
described
what
had
happened
to
the
man
whom
the
evil
spirits
{\ADD{
previously}}
controlled.
They
also
described
{\ADD{
what
had
happened
to}}
the
pigs.
\VS{17}Then
the
people
pleaded
with
Jesus
to
leave
their
region.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}As
Jesus
got
in
the
boat
{\ADD{
in
order
to
leave}},
the
man
whom
the
evil
spirits
{\ADD{
previously}}
controlled
begged
Jesus, “{\ADD{
Please
let
me}}
go
with
you!”
\VS{19}But
Jesus
did
not
let
him
{\ADD{
go
with
him}}.
On
the
contrary,
he
said
to
him, “Go
home
to
your
family
and
tell
them
how
much
the
Lord
{\ADD{
God}}
has
done
for
you,
and
tell
them
how
{\ADD{
God}}
was
kind
to
you.”
\VS{20}So
the
man
left
{\ADD{
and
traveled
around}}
the
Ten
Towns
{\ADD{
district}}.
He
told
people
how
much
Jesus
had
done
for
him.
All
the
people
{\ADD{
who
heard
what
the
man
said}}
were
amazed.
\par }{\SH Jesus
cured
a
woman
who
had
been
suffering
from hemorrhaging,
and
brought Jairus’
daughter
back
to
life.
\par }{\SR Mark 5:21-43
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Jesus
{\ADD{
and
his
disciples}}
went
in
a
boat
back
around
Lake
{\ADD{
Galilee}}
to
where
they
were
before.
When
they
arrived
at
the
shore
of
the
lake,
a
large
crowd
gathered
around
Jesus.
\VS{22}One
of
the
men
who presided
over
a ◄synagogue/Jewish
meeting
place►,
whose
name
was
Jairus,
came
there.
When
he
saw
Jesus,
he
prostrated
himself
at
his
feet.
\VS{23}Then
he
pleaded
with
Jesus
earnestly, “My twelve-year
old
daughter
is
{\ADD{
sick
and}}
nearly
dead!
{\ADD{
Please}}
come
{\ADD{
to
my
house}}
and
place
your
hands
on
her
in
order
that
she
will
be
healed $\{$to
heal
her$\}$,
so
that
she
will
not
die!”
\VS{24}So
Jesus
{\ADD{
and
the
disciples}}
went
with
him.
\par }{\PP A
large
crowd
followed
{\ADD{
Jesus}}
and
{\ADD{
many}}
pushed
close
to
him.
\VS{25}There
was
a
woman
{\ADD{
in
the
crowd}}
who
had vaginal bleeding [EUP]
{\ADD{
every
day}}
for
twelve
years.
\VS{26}She
had
suffered
much
while
many
doctors
{\ADD{
treated
her}}.
But
although
she
had
spent
all
{\ADD{
her
money}}
to
pay
the
doctors,
she
had
not
been
helped $\{$they
had
not
helped
her$\}$.
Instead,
she
had
become
worse [EUP].
\VS{27}After
she
heard
that
Jesus
{\ADD{
healed
people}},
she
came
{\ADD{
to
where
he
was
and
pushed}}
in
the
crowd
{\ADD{
close}}
behind
Jesus.
\VS{28}She
did
that
because
she
was
thinking, “If
I
{\ADD{
touch
him
or}}
even
if
I
touch
his
clothes,
I
will
be
healed $\{$his
power
will
heal
me$\}$.”
So
she
touched Jesus’
clothes.
\VS{29}At
once
her bleeding
stopped.
At
the
same
time,
she sensed
that
she
had
been
cured
of $\{$that
{\ADD{
he}}
had
cured$\}$
her
illness.
\VS{30}Jesus
{\ADD{
also}}
immediately sensed
that
his
power
had
healed
someone.
So
he
turned
around
in
the
crowd
and
asked, “Who
touched
my
clothes?”
\VS{31}{\ADD{
One
of}}
his
disciples
replied, “You
can
see
that
many
people
are crowding
close
to
you!
{\ADD{Probably
many
people
touched
you}}!
So ◄why
do
you
ask ‘Who
touched
me?’{\ADD{/We
are
surprised}}
that
you
ask ‘Who
touched
me?’ [RHQ]►”
\VS{32}But
Jesus
kept
looking
around
in
order
to
see
the
one
who
had
done
it.
\VS{33}The
woman
was
very
afraid
and
trembling.
{\ADD{
She
thought
that
Jesus
might
be
angry
because
she
had
violated
the
law
that
women
who
had
such
a}}
sickness
{\ADD{
should
not
touch
other
people.
But}}
she
knew
{\ADD{
that
Jesus
had
healed
her}}.
So
she
prostrated
herself
before
him.
Then
she
told
him
truthfully
{\ADD{
about
what
she
had
done}}.
\VS{34}He
said
to
her, “◄Ma’am/Young
lady►,
because
you
have
believed
{\ADD{
that
I
could
heal
you}},
I
{\BD{
have}}
healed
you.
You
may
go
home
with
peace
{\ADD{
in
your
heart/innner
being}},
{\ADD{
because
I
promise
that
}}
you
will
not
be
sick
{\ADD{
this
way
anymore}}.”
\par }{\PP \VS{35}While
Jesus
was
still
speaking
{\ADD{
to
that
woman}},
some
people
arrived
who
had
come
from Jairus’
house.
They
said
{\ADD{
to Jairus}}, “Your
daughter
has
{\ADD{
now}}
died.
So ◄it
is
useless
that
you
bother
the
teacher
any
longer
{\ADD{
by
urging
him
to
go
to
your
house}}!/why
do
you
bother
the
teacher
any
longer
{\ADD{
by
urging
him
to
go
to
your
house}}?► [RHQ]”
\VS{36}But
when
Jesus
heard
what
these
men
said,
he
said
to Jairus, “Do
not
think
that
the
situation
is
hopeless!
Just
keep
believing
{\ADD{
that
she
will
live}}!”
\VS{37-38}Then
he
allowed
only
{\ADD{
his
three
closest
disciples}}, Peter, James,
and John,
to
go
with
him
{\ADD{
to Jairus’
house}}.
He
did
not
allow
any
other
people
to
go
with
him.
After
they
arrived
near
the
house, Jesus
saw
that
the
people
there
were
in
turmoil.
They
were
weeping
and
wailing [DOU]
loudly.
\VS{39}He
entered
the
house
and
then
he
said
to
them,
knowing
that
{\ADD{
he
was
going
to
cause
her
to
live
again}}, “◄Do
not
make
such
a
disturbance!/Why
are
you
making
such
a
disturbance?► [RHQ]
Stop
crying,
for
the
child
is
not
dead!
On
the
contrary,
she
is
{\ADD{
only}}
sleeping [HYP, EUP]!”
\VS{40}The
people
laughed
at
him,
{\ADD{
because
they
knew
that
she
was
dead}}.
But
he
sent
all
the
other
people
outside
the
house.
Then
he
took
the
child’s
father
and
mother
and
the
{\ADD{
three
disciples}}
who
were
with
him.
He
went
into
{\ADD{
the
room}}
where
the
child
was
{\ADD{
lying}}.
\VS{41}He
took
hold
of
the
child’s
hand
and
said
to
her
{\ADD{
in
her
own
language}}, “Talitha,
Koum!”
That
means, “Little
girl,
get
up!”
\VS{42}At
once
the
girl
got
up
and
walked
around. ({\ADD{
It
was
not
surprising
that
she
could
walk}},
because
she
was
twelve
years
old.)
{\ADD{
When
this
happened,
all
who
were
present}}
were
very
astonished.
\VS{43}Jesus
ordered
them
strictly, “Do
not
tell
anyone
about
{\ADD{
what
I
have
done}}!”
Afterwards
he
told
them
that
something
to
eat
should
be
brought
to
the
girl $\{$that
they
should
bring
the
girl
something
to
eat$\}$.

\par }\Chap{6}{\SH Jesus taught in the synagogue, and the people who heard him were amazed and offended.
\par }{\SR Mark 6:1-6a
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Jesus
left
{\ADD{Capernaum
city
and
went
to
his
hometown, Nazareth}}.
His
disciples
went
with
him.
\VS{2}◄On
the
Sabbath/On
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
{\ADD{
he
entered}}
the
Jewish
worship
house
and
taught
{\ADD{
the
people}}.
Many
who
were
listening
to
him
were
astonished.
{\ADD{
But
some}}
were
saying, “{\ADD{
This
man
is
just
an
ordinary
person
like
we
are!
So ◄we
cannot
believe
that}}
this
man
{\ADD{
is
able
to
teach
us}}
about
these
things
and
that
he
has
been
made
very
wise $\{$that
{\ADD{
God}}
has
made
him
very
wise$\}$
and
that
he
is
performing
such
miracles!{\ADD{/how
is
it
that}} [RHQ]
this
man
{\ADD{
is
able
to
teach
us}}
about
these
things
and
that
he
has
been
made
very
wise $\{$that
{\ADD{
God}}
has
made
him
very
wise$\}$
and
that
he
is
performing
such
miracles?► [RHQ]
\VS{3}◄{\ADD{
We
know
that}}
he
is
{\ADD{
just
an
ordinary}}
carpenter!/Isn’t
he
{\ADD{
just
an
ordinary}}
carpenter [RHQ]?►
{\ADD{
We
know
him
and
his
family!
We
know}}
Mary
his
mother! ◄{\ADD{
We
know}}
his
{\ADD{
younger}}
brothers
James,
Joses,
Judas
and
Simon!/Are
not
his
{\ADD{
younger}}
brothers
James,
Joses,
Judas
and
Simon?► [RHQ]
And ◄his
{\ADD{
younger}}
sisters
also
live
here
in
this
town!/do
not
his
{\ADD{
younger}}
sisters
also
live
here
in
this
town?► [RHQ]”
So
they
despised
him.
\VS{4}Jesus
{\ADD{
knew
that
they
refused
to
believe
in
him}}.
So
he
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
It
is
certainly
true
that}}
people
honor
{\ADD{
me
and
other}}
prophets
{\ADD{
in
other
places,
but}}
not
in
our hometowns!
Even
our
relatives
and
the
people
who
live
in
our
own
houses
do
not
honor
us!”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}{\ADD{
So}},
although
he
healed
a
few
sick
people
there
by
touching
them,
he
{\ADD{
decided}}
not
to
perform
many
{\ADD{
other}}
miracles
{\ADD{
in Nazareth}}
because
the
people
there
did
not
believe
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
\VS{6}He
was
amazed
that
they
did
not
believe
{\ADD{
in
him}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
began
to
send
out
his
disciples two-by-two
and
gave
them
power
and
instructions.
\par }{\SR Mark 6:6b-13
\par }{\PP Jesus
{\ADD{
and
his
disciples}}
went
from
town
to
town
{\ADD{
in
that
region}}
teaching
{\ADD{
the
people}}.
\VS{7}{\ADD{
One
day}}
he
summoned
the
twelve
{\ADD{
disciples}},
and
then
he
{\ADD{
told
them
that}}
he
was
going
to
send
them
out two-by-two
{\ADD{
to
teach
people
in
various
towns}}.
He
gave
them
power
{\ADD{
to
expel}}
evil
spirits
{\ADD{
from
people}}.
\VS{8-9}He
also
instructed
them
to
wear
sandals
and
to
take
along
a
walking
stick
when
they
were
traveling.
He
told
them
not
to
take
food,
nor
a
bag
{\ADD{
in
which
travelers
carry
supplies}},
nor
any
money
for
their
journey.
He
also
did
not
allow
them
to
take extra
clothing.
{\ADD{
He
wanted
the
people
who
heard
their
message
to
give
them
what
they
needed}}.
\VS{10}He
also
instructed
them, “After
you
enter
a
town,
{\ADD{
if
someone
invites
you
to
stay
in
his
house}},
go
into
his
house.
Eat
and
sleep
in
that
same
home
until
you
leave
that
town.
\VS{11}Wherever
the
people
do
not
welcome
you
and
wherever
the
people
do
not
listen
to
you,
shake
off
the
dust
from
your
feet
as
you
leave
{\ADD{
that
place}}.
By
doing
that,
you
will
warn
them
{\ADD{
that
God
will
punish
them
for rejecting
your
message}}.”
\VS{12}{\ADD{
So}}
after
the
disciples
went
out
{\ADD{
to
various
towns}},
they
were
preaching
that
people
should
stop
their
sinful
behavior.
\VS{13}They
were
also expelling
many
evil
spirits
{\ADD{
from
people}},
and
they
were
anointing
many
sick
people
with
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
and
healing
them.
\par }{\SH King Herod
heard
about
Jesus
and
wondered
if
he
was
John
the Baptizer,
come
back
after
King Herod
had
ordered
John
to
be
executed
due
to
the insistence
of
his
wife, Herodias.
\par }{\SR Mark 6:14-29
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\ADD{
King}}
Herod
{\ADD{Antipas}}
heard
about
{\ADD{
what}}
Jesus
{\ADD{
was
doing}},
because
many
people
were
talking
{\ADD{
about
it.
Some}}
people
were
saying
{\ADD{
about
Jesus}}, “{\ADD{
He
must
be}}
John
the Baptizer!
He
has
come
back
to
life!
That
is
why
he
{\ADD{
has
God’s}}
power
to
perform
these
miracles!”
\VS{15}Others
were
saying
{\ADD{
about
Jesus}}, “He
is
{\ADD{
the
former
prophet}}
Elijah,
{\ADD{
whom
God
promised
to
send
back
again}}.”
Others
were
saying
{\ADD{
about
Jesus}}, “{\ADD{
No}},
he
is
a
{\ADD{
different}}
prophet,
like
one
of
the
{\ADD{
other}}
prophets
{\ADD{
who
lived
long
ago}}.”
\VS{16}Having
heard
{\ADD{
what
the
people
were
saying,
King}}
Herod
{\ADD{Antipas}}
himself
repeatedly
said, “The
man
{\ADD{
performing
those
miracles}}
must
be
John!
I
{\ADD{
commanded
my
soldiers
to}}
cut
off
his
head,
but
he
has
come
back
to
life
again
{\ADD{
to
get
revenge
for
my
killing
him}}!”
\VS{17}The
reason
{\ADD{
King
Herod
concluded
that
John
wanted
revenge
is
as
follows:
Some
time
before
this}},
Herod
married
Herodias,
while
she
was
{\ADD{
still}}
the
wife
of
his
{\ADD{
younger}}
brother,
Philip.
\VS{18}John
kept
telling
Herod, “{\ADD{
God’s}}
law
does
not
permit
you
to
marry
the
wife
of
your
brother
{\ADD{
while
he
is
still
alive}}.”
Then,
because Herodias
{\ADD{
urged
him
to
put
John
in
prison}},
Herod
himself
sent
{\ADD{
soldiers
to
John}}.
They
seized
John
and
put
him
in
prison.
\VS{19}But
because
Herodias
wanted
to
get
{\ADD{
further}}
revenge
on
John,
she
wanted
{\ADD{
someone}}
to
execute
him.
But
she
could
not
do
that
because
{\ADD{
while
John
was
in
prison}}, Herod
kept
John
safe
{\ADD{
from
her}}.
\VS{20}Herod
did
this
because
he
respected/feared
John,
because
he
knew
that
he
was
a
righteous
and
holy
man.
The
king
did
not
know
what
he
should
do,
but
he
liked
to
listen
to
him.
\VS{21}But
{\ADD{Herodias
was
able
to
have
someone
execute
John
when
they
honored/celebrated}}
the
day
when
Herod
was
born.
On
that
day,
he
invited
the
{\ADD{
most
important}}
government
officials,
the
{\ADD{
most
important}}
army
leaders,
and
the
most
important
men
in
Galilee
{\ADD{
district}}
in
order
that
they
might
eat
{\ADD{
and
celebrate
with
him}}.
\VS{22}{\ADD{
While
they
were
eating}}, Herodias’
daughter
came
into
the
room
and
danced,
and
that
pleased
{\ADD{
King}}
Herod
and
his
guests.
So
the
king
said
to
her, “Ask
me
for
whatever
you
desire
and
I
will
give
it
to
you!”
\VS{23}He
said
to
her, “Whatever
you
ask,
I
will
give
it
to
you!
I
will
give
you
up
to
half
of
what
I
own
and
rule,
if
you
ask
for
it.
May
God
punish
me
{\ADD{
if
I
do
not
do
what
I
have
promised}}!”
\VS{24}The
girl
immediately
left
the
room
and
went
to
her
mother.
She
{\ADD{
told
her
what
the
king
had
said,
and}}
asked
her, “What
shall
I
ask
for?”
Her
mother
replied, “{\ADD{
Ask
the
king
to
give
you}}
the
head
of
John
the Baptizer!”
\VS{25}The
girl
quickly
entered
the
room
again.
She
went
to
the
king
and
she
requested, “I
want
you
to
command
someone
to
{\ADD{
cut
off}}
the
head
of
John
the Baptizer
{\ADD{
and}}
give
it
to
me
at
once
on
a
platter,
{\ADD{
so
that
my
mother
can
know
he
is
dead}}!”
\VS{26}The
king
became
very
distressed
{\ADD{
when
he
heard
what
she
asked
for}},
because
he
knew
John
was
a
very
righteous
man (OR,
because
he
now
knew
that
he
should
not
have
made
that
promise
to
her).
But
he
could
not
refuse
{\ADD{
what
she
requested
because}}
he
had
promised
{\ADD{
that
he
would
give
her
anything
she
asked
for}},
and
because
his
guests
{\ADD{
had
heard
him
promise
that}}.
\VS{27}So
the
king
at
once
ordered
the
man
who
executes
prisoners
to
go
and
{\ADD{
cut
off}} John’s
head
and
bring
it
{\ADD{
to
the
girl}}.
That
man
went
to
the
prison
and
cut
off John’s
head.
\VS{28}He
{\ADD{
put
it
on}}
a
platter,
brought
it
back,
and
gave
it
to
the
girl.
The
girl
took
it
to
her
mother.
\VS{29}After John’s
disciples
heard
{\ADD{
what
happened}},
they
went
{\ADD{
to
the
prison}}
and
took John’s
body
and
then
they
buried
{\ADD{
it
in
a
burial
cave}}.
\par }{\SH The apostles
returned
to
Jesus
to
report
what
they
had
done.
Then
they
all
went
off
to
a
lonely
place,
but
many
people
followed
them.
\par }{\SR Mark 6:30-34
\par }{\PP \VS{30}The
{\ADD{
twelve}} apostles
returned
to
Jesus
{\ADD{
from
the
places
to
which
they
had
gone}}.
They
reported
to
him
what
they
had
done
and
what
they
had
taught
{\ADD{
to
people}}.
\VS{31}He
said
to
them, “Come
{\ADD{
with
me}}
to
a
place
where
no
people
are
living,
in
order
that
we
can
be
alone
and
rest
a
little
while!”
{\ADD{
He
said
this}}
because
many
people
were
continually
coming
to
them
and
going
{\ADD{
away
again}},
with
the
result
that
{\ADD{
Jesus
and}}
his
disciples
did
not
have
time
to
eat
{\ADD{
or
do
anything
else}}.
\VS{32}So
they
went
away
by
themselves
in
a
boat
to
a
place
where
no
people
were
living.
\VS{33}{\ADD{
But
many}}
people
saw
them
leaving.
They
also
recognized
{\ADD{
that
they
were
Jesus
and
the
disciples,
and
they
saw
where
they
were
going}}.
So
they
ran
{\ADD{
ahead
on
land}}
from
all
the
{\ADD{
nearby}}
towns
to
the
place
{\ADD{
where
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
going}}.
They
{\ADD{
actually}}
arrived
there
before
{\ADD{
Jesus
and
the
disciples}}.
\VS{34}As
Jesus
{\ADD{
and
his
disciples}}
got
out
of
the
boat,
Jesus
saw
this
large
crowd.
He
felt
sorry
for
them
because
they
were
{\ADD{
confused}},
like
sheep
that
do
not
have
a
shepherd.
So
he
taught
them
many
things.
\par }{\SH When
it
became
late
in
the
afternoon
the
people
became
hungry
and
there
was
no
place
to
obtain
food;
as
a
result,
Jesus miraculously
provided
food
for
them.
\par }{\SR Mark 6:35-44
\par }{\PP \VS{35}Late
{\ADD{
in
the
afternoon}},
the
disciples
came
to
him
and
said, “This
is
a
place
where
no
people
live
and
it
is
very
late.
\VS{36}{\ADD{
So
}}
send
the
people
away
in
order
that
they
may
go
to
the
surrounding farms
and
villages
in
order
that
they
can
buy
for
themselves
something
to
eat!”
\VS{37}But
he
replied, “{\ADD{
No}},
you
{\ADD{
yourselves}}
give
them
something
to
eat!”
They
replied, “◄We
could
not
buy
enough
bread
to
feed
{\ADD{
this
crowd}},
even
if
we
had
as
much
money
as
a
man
earns
by
working 200
days!/How
could
we
buy
enough
bread
to
feed
{\ADD{
this mob}},
even
if
we
had
as
much
money
as
a
man
earns
by
working 200
days?►” [RHQ]
\VS{38}But
he
replied
to
them, “How
many
loaves
of
bread
do
you
have?
Go
and
find
out!”
They
{\ADD{
went
and}}
found
out
and
then
they
told
him, “We
have
{\ADD{
only}}
five
flat
loaves
and
two
{\ADD{
cooked}}
fish!”
\VS{39}He
instructed
{\ADD{
the
disciples
to
tell}}
all
the
people
to
sit
down
on
the
green
grass.
\VS{40}So
the
people
sat
in
groups.
There
were 50
people
in
some
groups
and 100
people
in
other
groups.
\VS{41}Jesus
took
the
five
flat
loaves
and
the
two
fish.
He
looked
up towards
heaven
and
thanked
{\ADD{
God}}
for
them.
Then
he
broke
the
loaves
and
fish
into
pieces
and
kept
giving
them
to
the
disciples
in
order
that
they
would
distribute
them
to
the
people.
\VS{42}Everyone
ate
{\ADD{
this
food}}
until
they
all
had
enough
to
eat!
\VS{43}The
disciples
then
collected
twelve
baskets
full
of
pieces
{\ADD{
of
bread}}
and
of
the
fish
{\ADD{
that
were
left
over}}.
\VS{44}There
were approximately 5,000
men
who
ate
the
bread
{\ADD{
and
fish.
They
did
not
even
count
the
women
and
children}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
sent
his
disciples
ahead
of
him
to Bethsaida
by
boat
while
he
stayed
to
pray.
Later
he
saw
that
they
were
in
difficulty
due
to
a
wind
blowing
against
them,
so
he
went
to
them,
walking
on
the
water.
\par }{\SR Mark 6:45-52
\par }{\PP \VS{45}Right
away
Jesus
told
his
disciples
to
get
into
the
boat
and
then
go
ahead
of
him
to Bethsaida
{\ADD{
town,
which
was}}
further
around
{\ADD{Lake
Galilee.
He
stayed
and}}
dismissed
the
many
people
who
were
there.
\VS{46}After
he
said goodbye
to
the
people,
he
went
up
into
the
hills
in
order
to
pray.
\VS{47}When
it
was
evening,
the
{\ADD{disciples’}}
boat
was
in
the
middle
of
the
lake
and
Jesus
was
by
himself
on
the
land.
\VS{48}He
saw
that
the
wind
was
{\ADD{
blowing}}
against
them
as
they
rowed.
As
a
result,
they
were
having
great
difficulty.
He
approached
them
early
in
the
morning,
when
it
was
still
dark,
by
walking
on
the
water.
He
intended
to
walk
by
them.
\VS{49}They
saw
him
walking
on
the
water,
but
they
thought
that
he
was
a
ghost.
They
screamed
\VS{50}because
they
all
were
terrified
when
they
saw
him.
But
he
talked
to
them.
He
said
to
them, “Be
calm!
Do
not
be
afraid,
{\ADD{
because}}
it
is
I!”
\VS{51}He
got
into
the
boat
{\ADD{
and
sat
down}}
with
them
and
the
wind
{\ADD{
immediately
}}stopped
blowing.
They
were
completely
amazed
{\ADD{
about
what
he
had
done}}.
\VS{52}{\ADD{
Although
they
had
seen
Jesus
multiply}}
the
{\ADD{
bread
and
the
fish}},
they
did
not
understand
{\ADD{
from
that
how
powerful
he
was,
as
they
should
have}}.
They
did
not
think
clearly
about
it.
\par }{\SH As
soon
as
Jesus
and
his
disciples
reached
land
and disembarked,
people
began
to
come
to
Jesus,
bringing
sick
people
in
order
that
he
might
heal
them,
and
he
healed
all
who
touched
him.
\par }{\SR Mark 6:53-56
\par }{\PP \VS{53}After
they
went
further
around
{\ADD{Lake
Galilee
in
a
boat,
they
came
to
the
shore
at
Gennesaret
town}}.
Then
they
tied
up
the
boat
there.
\VS{54}As
soon
as
they
got
out
of
the
boat,
{\ADD{
the
people
there}}
recognized
Jesus.
\VS{55}So
they
ran
throughout
the
whole
district
{\ADD{
in
order
to
tell
others
that
Jesus
was
there}}.
Then
the
people
{\ADD{
placed}}
those
who
were
sick
on stretchers
and
carried
them
to
any
place
where
they
heard
{\ADD{
people
say}}
that
Jesus
was.
\VS{56}In
whatever
village,
town
or
other
place
where
he
entered,
they
would
bring
to
the marketplaces
those
who
were
sick.
Then
the
{\ADD{
sick
people}}
would
beg
Jesus
to
let
them
touch
{\ADD{
him
or}}
even
the
edge
of
his
clothes
{\ADD{
in
order
that
Jesus
might
heal
them}}.
All
those
who
touched
{\ADD{
him
or
his
robe}}
were
healed.

\par }\Chap{7}{\SH Some Pharisees and scribes criticized Jesus about his disciples disobeying the traditions of the elders. Jesus replied, showing that their attitudes and practices were mistaken.
\par }{\SR Mark 7:1-23
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
One
day
some}}
Pharisees
and
some
men
who
teach
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
gathered
around
Jesus.
They
had
come
from
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
to
investigate
him}}.
\VS{2-4}The Pharisees
and
all
of
the
{\ADD{
other}}
Jews
{\ADD{
strictly}}
observe
the traditions
that
their
ancestors
{\ADD{
taught.
For
example,
they
refuse
to}}
eat
until
they
first
wash
their
hands
{\ADD{
with
a
special
ritual}},
especially
after
they
{\ADD{
return}}
from
{\ADD{
buying
things
in}}
the marketplace.
{\ADD{
They
think
that
God
will
be
angry
with
them
if
they
do
not
do
that,
because
some
person
or
thing
unacceptable
to
God
might
have
touched}} ◄{\ADD{
them/the
things
they
bought}}►.
There
are
many
other
such
{\ADD{traditions}}
that
they
accept
and
try
to
obey.
Specifically,
they
wash
{\ADD{
in
a
special
way}}
their
cups,
pots,
kettles,
containers,
and
beds
{\ADD{
in
order
that
using
these
things
will
not
make
God
reject
them}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}That
day,
those
Pharisees
and
men
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
saw
that
some
of
his
disciples
were
eating
food
with
hands
that
they
had
not
washed
{\ADD{
using
the
special
ritual}}.
So
they
questioned
Jesus,
saying, “{\ADD{
Your}}
disciples
disobey
the
traditions
of
our
ancestors! ◄You
should
not
{\ADD{
let
them}}
eat
food
if
they
have
not
washed
their
hands
{\ADD{
using
our
special
ritual}}!/Why
do
you
{\ADD{
let
them}}
eat
food
if
they
have
not
washed
their
hands
{\ADD{
using
our
special
ritual}}?► [RHQ]”
\VS{6}Jesus
said
to
them, “Isaiah
{\ADD{
rebuked
your
ancestors}},
and
his
words
describe
very
well
you
people
who
only
pretend
to
be
good!
He
wrote
these
words
{\ADD{
that
God
said}}:
\par }{\Q These
people
speak
{\ADD{
as
if
they}}
honor
me,
but
they [SYN]
really
do
not
think
about
honoring
me
at
all.
\VS{7}It
is
useless
for
them
to
worship
me,
because
they
teach
only
what
people
have
commanded
{\ADD{
as
if
I
myself
had
commanded
them}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}You,
{\ADD{
like
your
ancestors}},
refuse
{\ADD{
to
do}}
what
God
has
commanded.
Instead,
you
follow
only
the
traditions
that ◄others/your
ancestors►
have
{\ADD{
taught}}.”
\VS{9}Jesus
also
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
You
think}} [IRO]
that
you
are
clever
in
refusing
to
do
what
God
commanded
just
so
that
you
can
obey
your
own
traditions!
\VS{10}{\ADD{
For
example,
our
ancestor}}
Moses
{\ADD{
wrote
God’s}}
command, ‘Honor
your
fathers
and
your
mothers’.
He
also
wrote, ‘{\ADD{
The
authorities
must}}
execute
a
person
who
speaks
evil
about
his
father
or
mother.’
\VS{11-12}But
you
{\ADD{
teach
people
that
it
is
all
right
that
people
no
longer
must
help
their
parents.
You
teach
people
that
it
is
all
right
if
people}}
give
their
things
to
God
{\ADD{
instead
of
giving
them
to
their
parents}}.
You
allow
them
to
say
to
their
parents, ‘What
I
was
going
to
give
to
you
{\ADD{
to
provide
for
you,
I
have
now
promised
to}}
give
to
God.
So
I
{\ADD{
cannot
any
longer
help
you}}!’
As
a
result,
you
are
{\ADD{
actually
telling
people}}
that
they
no
longer
have
to
help
their
parents!
\VS{13}And,
by
doing
that,
you
disregard
what
God
commanded!
You
teach
your
own
traditions
to
others
{\ADD{
and
tell
them
strongly
that
they
should
obey
them}}
And
you
do
many
other
things
like
that.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Then
Jesus
again
summoned
the
crowd
{\ADD{
to
come
closer.
Then}}
he
said
to
them
{\ADD{figuratively}}, “All
of
you
people
listen
to
me!
{\ADD{
Try
to}}
understand [DOU]
{\ADD{
what
I
am
about
to
tell
you}}.
\VS{15-16}Nothing
that
people
eat
causes
{\ADD{
God
to}}
consider
them
to
be
unacceptable.
On
the
contrary,
it
is
that
which
comes
from
people’s ◄inner
beings/hearts►
that
causes
God
to
reject
them.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}After
Jesus
had
left
the
crowd
and
then
entered
a
house
with
the
disciples,
they
asked
him
about
the
parable
{\ADD{
that
he
had
just
spoken}}.
\VS{18}He
replied, “◄{\ADD{
I
am
disappointed
that}}
you
also
do
not
understand
{\ADD{
what
it
means}}!/Why
can
you
not
understand
{\ADD{
what
it
means}}?► [RHQ] ◄You
ought
to
understand
that
nothing
that
{\ADD{
enters
us
from}}
outside
can
cause
{\ADD{
God
to}}
consider
us
unacceptable
to
him./Can
you
not
understand
that
nothing
that
{\ADD{
enters
us
from}}
outside
of
us
can
cause
{\ADD{
God
to}}
consider
us
unacceptable
to
him?► [RHQ]
\VS{19}Instead
of
entering
{\ADD{
and
ruining}}
our
minds/souls,
it
goes
into
our
stomachs,
and
afterwards
the
refuse
passes
out
{\ADD{
of
our
bodies}}.”
By
saying
this,
Jesus
was
declaring
that
people
{\ADD{
can
eat}}
any
food
without
causing
{\ADD{
God}}
to
reject
them.
\VS{20}He
also
said, “It
is
the
{\ADD{
thoughts
and
actions}}
that
come
from
within
people
that
cause
{\ADD{
God}}
to
consider
them
unacceptable
to
him.
\VS{21}Specifically,
it
is
people’s
innermost
being
{\ADD{
that
causes
them
to}}
think
things
that
are
evil;
they
act immorally,
they
steal
{\ADD{
things}},
they
commit
murder.
\VS{22}They
{\ADD{
commit}}
adultery,
they
are
greedy,
they
{\ADD{
act}}
maliciously,
they
deceive
{\ADD{
people}}.
They
{\ADD{
act}} indecently,
they
envy
{\ADD{
people}},
they
speak
evil
about
others,
they
are
proud,
and
they
{\ADD{
act}}
foolishly.
\VS{23}People
think
{\ADD{
these
thoughts}}
and
then
they
do
these
evil
actions,
and
that
is
what
causes
{\ADD{
God
to}}
consider
them
unacceptable
to
him.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
went
to
the
region
around
Tyre
to
be
away
from
people,
but
they
learned
of
it,
and
a
woman
came
to
ask
him
to
expel
an
evil
spirit
from
her
daughter.
\par }{\SR Mark 7:24-30
\par }{\PP \VS{24}After
Jesus
{\ADD{
and
his
disciples}}
left
{\ADD{
Galilee
district}},
they
went
to
the
region
around
Tyre.
While
he
stayed
at
a
certain
house,
he
desired
that
no
one
know
{\ADD{
it}},
but
people
soon
found
out
{\ADD{
that
he
was
there}}.
\VS{25}A
certain
woman,
whose
daughter
had
an
evil
spirit
{\ADD{
within
her}},
heard
about
Jesus.
At
once
she
came
to
him
and
prostrated
herself
at
his
feet.
\VS{26}This
woman
{\ADD{
was
not
a
Jew.
Her
ancestors
came}}
from
Greece
{\ADD{
country}},
but
she
was
born
in
{\ADD{
the
region
around}} Phoenicia
{\ADD{
town}}
in
Syria
district.
She
pleaded
with
Jesus
that
he
expel
the
evil
spirit
from
her
daughter.
\VS{27}But
he
{\ADD{
wanted
to
see
how
strongly
she
believed
in
him.
So, suggesting
that
he
should
help
the
Jews
first
and
not
the non-Jews
whom
some
Jews
called
dogs}} [MET],
{\ADD{
he}}
spoke
to
her
saying, “First
let
the
children
eat
all
they
want,
because
it
is
not
good
for
someone
to
take
the
food
{\ADD{
the
mother
has
prepared}}
for
the
children
and
then
throw
it
to
the
{\ADD{
little}}
dogs.”
\VS{28}But
{\ADD{
to
show
that
she
believed
that non-Jews
could
also
receive
help
from
God}} [MET],
she
replied
to
him, “Sir,
{\ADD{
what
you
say
is}}
correct,
but
even
the
{\ADD{
little}}
dogs,
which
lie
under
the
table,
eat
the
crumbs
that
the
children
{\ADD{
drop}}.”
\VS{29}{\ADD{
Jesus}}
said
to
her, “Because
of
what
you
have
said,
{\ADD{
you
have
shown
me
that
you
believe
in
what
I
can
do
for
you}}.
So
I
will
help
you.
Now
you
may
go
{\ADD{
home,
because
I
have
caused}}
the
evil
spirit
to
leave
your
daughter.”
\VS{30}The
woman
returned
to
her
house
and
saw
that
her
child
was
lying
{\ADD{
quietly}}
on
the
bed
and
that
the
evil
spirit
had
left.
\par }{\SH When
Jesus
went
back
to Lake
Galilee,
some
people
brought
a deaf-mute
man
to
Jesus
and
asked
him
to
heal
the
man,
which
he
did.
\par }{\SR Mark 7:31-37
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Jesus
{\ADD{
and
his
disciples}}
left
the
region
around
Tyre
{\ADD{
city}}
and
went
{\ADD{
north}}
through
Sidon
{\ADD{
city}},
then
{\ADD{
toward
the
east}}
through
the
district
of
the
Ten
Towns,
and
then
{\ADD{
south}}
to
{\ADD{
the
towns
near}}
Lake
Galilee.
\VS{32}{\ADD{
There}},
people
brought
to
him
a
man
who
was
deaf
and
who
could
hardly
talk.
They
begged
{\ADD{
Jesus}}
to
lay
his
hands
on
him
{\ADD{
in
order
to
heal
him}}.
\VS{33}{\ADD{
So
Jesus}}
took
him
away
from
the
crowd
{\ADD{
in
order
that
the
two
of
them
could
be}}
alone.
Then
he
put
{\ADD{
one
of}}
his
fingers
into
{\ADD{
each
of}}
the
man’s
ears.
After
he
spat
{\ADD{
on
his
fingers}},
he
touched
the
man’s
tongue
{\ADD{
with
his
fingers}}.
\VS{34}Then
he
looked
up
toward
heaven,
he
sighed
{\ADD{
because
he
was
concerned
for
the
man}},
and
then
{\ADD{
in
his
own
language}}
he
said
to
the
man’s
{\ADD{
ears}}, “Ephphatha”,
which
means, “Be
opened $\{$Open
up$\}$!”.
\VS{35}At
once
the
man
could
hear
plainly [MTY].
He
also
began
to
speak
clearly
because
{\ADD{
what
was
causing
him
to
be
unable
to
speak}}
was
healed $\{$Jesus
healed
{\ADD{
what
was
causing
him
to
be
unable
to
speak}}$\}$.
\VS{36}Jesus
told ◄{\ADD{
the
people/his
friends}}►
not
to
tell
anyone
{\ADD{
what
he
had
done}}.
But,
although
he
ordered
them
{\ADD{
and
others}}
repeatedly
{\ADD{
not
to
tell
anyone
about
it}},
they
kept
talking
about
it
very
much.
\VS{37}{\ADD{
People
who
heard
about
it}}
were
utterly
amazed
and
were
saying
{\ADD{enthusiastically}}, “Everything
he
has
done
is
wonderful!
{\ADD{
Besides
doing
other
amazing
things}},
he enables
deaf
people
to
hear!
And
he enables
those
who
cannot
speak
to
speak!”

\par }\Chap{8}{\SH Again Jesus provided food miraculously for a great crowd who gathered to hear him and became hungry.
\par }{\SR Mark 8:1-10
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}During
those
days,
a
large
crowd
of
people
gathered
again.
{\ADD{
After
they
had
been
there
a
couple
days}},
they
had
no
food
to
eat.
So
Jesus
summoned
the
disciples
{\ADD{
to
come
closer}}
and
then
he
said
to
them,
\VS{2}“This
is
the
third
day
that
these
people
have
been
with
me,
and
they
have
nothing
{\ADD{
left}}
to
eat,
so
now
I
feel
very
sorry
for
them.
\VS{3}Furthermore,
if
I
send
them
home
{\ADD{
while
they
are
still}}
hungry,
{\ADD{
some
of}}
them
will
faint
on
the
way
home,
because
some
of
them
have
come
from
far
away.”
\VS{4}{\ADD{
Knowing
that
he
was suggesting
that
they
give
the
people
something
to
eat,
one
of}}
his
disciples
replied, “◄We
cannot
possibly
find
food
to
satisfy
this
crowd,
here
in
this
place
where
no
people
live!/How
can
we
find
food
to
satisfy
this
crowd,
here
in
this
place
where
no
people
live?►” [RHQ]
\VS{5}Jesus
asked
them, “How
many
loaves
of
bread
do
you
have?”
They
replied, “{\ADD{
We
have}}
seven
{\ADD{
flat
loaves}}.”
\VS{6}Jesus
commanded
the
crowd, “Sit
down
on
the
ground!”
{\ADD{
After
they
sat
down}},
he
took
the
seven
loaves,
he
thanked
{\ADD{
God
for
them}},
he
broke
them
{\ADD{
into
pieces}}
and
started
giving
them
to
his
disciples
in
order
that
they
might
distribute
them
{\ADD{
to
the
people}}.
\VS{7}{\ADD{
They
found
that}}
they
{\ADD{
also}}
had
a
few
small
{\ADD{
dried}}
fish.
So
after
he
thanked
God
for
these,
he
told
the
disciples, “Distribute
these
also.”
{\ADD{
After
they
distributed
the
bread
and
fish
to
the
crowd}},
\VS{8}the
people
ate
this
food
and
they
had
plenty
{\ADD{
to}}
satisfy
{\ADD{
them}}.
{\ADD{
The
disciples}}
collected
the
pieces
of
food
that
were
left
over.
{\ADD{
They
filled}}
seven
large
baskets
full
of
those
pieces.
\VS{9}{\ADD{
They estimated
that}}
there
were
about 4,000
people
{\ADD{
who
ate
on
that
day}}.
\VS{10}Then
Jesus
dismissed
the
crowd.
Immediately
after
that,
he
got
into
the
boat
along
with
his
disciples,
and
they
went
{\ADD{
around Lake
Galilee}}
to
Dalmanutha
district.
\par }{\SH Jesus
rebuked
those
who
insisted
on
him
performing
more
miracles,
and
rebuked
the
disciples
when
they
worried
about
not
having
enough
food
with
them.
\par }{\SR Mark 8:11-21
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\ADD{
In
those
days
some}}
Pharisees
came
to
Jesus.
They
asked
him
{\ADD{
to
perform}}
a
miracle
{\ADD{
that
would
show
that}}
God
{\ADD{
had
sent
him}}.
They
wanted
to
{\ADD{
find
a
way
by
which
they
could}} convince
the
people
to
reject
him.
{\ADD{
So}}
they
started
to
argue
with
him.
\VS{12}Jesus
sighed
quietly
to
himself,
and
then
he
said, “I
am
disgusted
that [RHQ],
{\ADD{
even
though}}
you
people
have
seen
how
I
{\ADD{
have
healed
people}},
you
keep
asking
me
to
perform
miracles!
Note
this:
Such
a
miracle
will
certainly
not
be
shown $\{$I
will
certainly
not
show
such
a
miracle$\}$
{\ADD{
just}}
for
you
people!”
\VS{13}Then
he
left
them.
\par }{\PP He
got
into
the
boat
again,
along
{\ADD{
with
his
disciples}},
and
they
went
further
around
{\ADD{Lake
Galilee}}.
\VS{14}The
disciples
had
forgotten
to
bring
along
{\ADD{
enough}}
food.
Specifically,
they
had
only
one
flat
loaf
of
bread
with
them
in
the
boat.
\VS{15}{\ADD{
As
they
were
going}},
Jesus
warned
them
against
{\ADD{
the attitudes
the
Pharisees
and
Herod Antipas
had, attitudes
that
were
having
a
bad
effect
on
other
people.
He
did
this
by
telling
them
a
parable}}.
He
said, “Be
careful!
Beware
of
the
yeast
of
the
Pharisees
and
the
yeast
of
Herod!”
\VS{16}{\ADD{
The
disciples misunderstood
him}}.
So
they
said
to
one
another, “{\ADD{
He
must
have
said
that}}
because
we
have
no
bread.”
\VS{17}Jesus
knew
{\ADD{
what
they
were
discussing
among
themselves}}.
So
he
said
to
them, “◄{\ADD{
I
am
disappointed
that
you
are}}
discussing
about
your
not
having
enough
bread!/Why
are
you
discussing
about
your
not
having
enough
bread?► [RHQ] ◄You
should
understand
by
now
{\ADD{
that
I
can
provide miraculously
for
you
if
you
need
food!/Why
do
you
not
yet
perceive
or
understand
that
I
can
provide miraculously
for
you
if
you
need
food}}?► [RHQ] ◄You
are
not
thinking!/Why
are
you
not
thinking?► [RHQ]
\VS{18}◄I
am
also
disappointed
that,
although
you
have
eyes,
you
do
not
{\ADD{
understand
what
you}}
see!/Why
is
it
that,
although
you
have
eyes,
you
do
not
{\ADD{
understand
what
you}}
see?► [RHQ]
You
have
ears,
but
you
do
not
understand
{\ADD{
what
I
say}} [RHQ]!”
{\ADD{
Then
he
asked}}, “Do
you
not
remember
{\ADD{
what
happened}}
\VS{19}when
I
broke
{\ADD{
only}}
five
loaves
{\ADD{
and
fed}}
the 5.000
people [RHQ]?
{\ADD{
Not
only
was
everyone
satisfied,
but
there
was
food
left
over}}
How
many
baskets
full
of
pieces
of
bread
{\ADD{
that
were
left
over}}
did
you
collect?”
They
replied, “We
collected
twelve
baskets
full.”
\VS{20}Then
he
asked, “When
I
broke
the
seven
loaves
in
order
to
{\ADD{
feed}}
the 4,000
people,
{\ADD{
again
when
everyone
had
plenty
to
eat}},
how
many
large
baskets
{\ADD{
of
pieces
of
bread
that
were
left
over}}
did
you
collect?”
They
replied, “{\ADD{
We
collected}}
seven
{\ADD{
large
baskets
full}}.”
\VS{21}Then
he
kept
saying
to
them, “◄{\ADD{
I
am
disappointed
that}}
you
do
not
understand
yet
{\ADD{
that
you
should
never
worry
that
you
do
not
have
enough
food}}!/Why
do
you
not
understand
yet
{\ADD{
that
you
should
never
worry
that
you
do
not
have
enough
food}}?►” [RHQ]
\par }{\SH Jesus
healed
a
blind
man.
\par }{\SR Mark 8:22-26
\par }{\PP \VS{22}They
arrived
{\ADD{
in
the
boat}}
at Bethsaida
{\ADD{
town}}.
People
brought
to
Jesus
a
blind
man
and
earnestly
requested
that
Jesus
touch
him
{\ADD{
in
order
to
heal
him}}.
\VS{23}Jesus
took
the
hand
of
the
blind
man,
led
him
outside
the
town,
he
put
his
saliva
on
the
man’s
eyes,
he
put
his
hands
on
the
man,
and
then
he
asked
him, “Do
you
see
anything?”
\VS{24}The
man
looked
up
and
then
he
said, “{\ADD{
Yes}},
I
see
people!
They
are
walking
around,
but
I
cannot
see
them
{\ADD{
clearly}}.
They
look
like
trees!”
\VS{25}Then
Jesus
again
touched
the
eyes
of
the
blind
man.
The
man
looked
intently
and
at
that
moment
he
was
completely
healed!
He
could
see
everything
clearly.
\VS{26}Jesus
said
to
him, “Do
not
go
into
the
town!
{\ADD{
First
go
straight
home
and
tell
the
people
there
about
what
I
did}}!”
Then
he
sent
the
man
to
his
home.
\par }{\SH On
the
way
to
the
villages
near
the
city
of Caesarea Philippi,
Jesus
asked
his
disciples
what
people
were
saying
about
who
he
was
and,
then,
what
they
thought.
\par }{\SR Mark 8:27-30
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Jesus
and
the
disciples
{\ADD{
left Bethsaida
town
and
went
to
the
villages
near
Caesarea
Philippi
town}}.
On
the
way
he
questioned
them, “Who
do
people
say
that
I
{\ADD{
really}}
am?”
\VS{28}They
replied, “{\ADD{
Some
people
say}}
that
you
are
John
the Baptizer,
{\ADD{
who
has
come
back
to
life
again}}.
Others
say
{\ADD{
that
you
are
the
prophet}}
Elijah
{\ADD{
who
has
returned
from
heaven
as
God
promised}}.
And
others
say
that
you
are
one
of
the
{\ADD{
other
former}}
prophets
{\ADD{
who
has
come
back
to
life
again}}.”
\VS{29}He
asked
them, “What
about
you?
Who
do
you
say
that
I
am?”
Peter
replied
to
him, “{\ADD{
We
believe
that}}
you
are
the
Messiah!”
\VS{30}Then
Jesus
warned
them
strongly
that
they
should
not
tell
anyone
{\ADD{
yet
that
he
was
the
Messiah}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
spoke
plainly
to
his
disciples
about
his
coming
death
and resurrection.
\par }{\SR Mark 8:31-33
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Then
Jesus
began
to
teach
them, “{\ADD{
Even
though}}
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
it
is
necessary
that
I
suffer
very
much.
It
is
also
necessary
that
I
be
rejected
by
the
elders,
the
chief
priests,
and
the
men
who
teach
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws $\{$that
the
elders,
the
chief
priests,
and
the
men
who
teach
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
reject
me$\}$,
and
that
I
be
killed $\{$they
kill
me$\}$.
But
on
the
third
day
{\ADD{
after
I
am
killed
I}}
will
become
alive
again.”
\VS{32}He
said
this
to
them
clearly.
But
Peter
took
Jesus
aside
and
then,
{\ADD{
because
he assumed
that
the
Messiah
would
never
die}},
he
started
to
rebuke
Jesus
{\ADD{
for
talking
about
dying}}.
\VS{33}Jesus
turned
around
and
looked
at
his
disciples.
Then
he
rebuked
Peter,
saying, “Stop
thinking
like
that!
Satan
{\ADD{
is
causing
you
to
talk
like
that!
Instead}}
of
wanting
what
God
wants
{\ADD{
me
to
do,
you
are
wanting}}
me
to
do
{\ADD{
only}}
what
{\ADD{
most}}
people
{\ADD{
would
want
me
to
do}}.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
explained
to
the
crowd
and
his
disciples
what
is
required
if
anyone
wants
to
be Jesus’
disciple.
\par }{\SR Mark 8:34—9:1
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Then
he
summoned
the
crowd
along
with
his
disciples
{\ADD{
so
that
they
might
listen
to
him}}.
He
told
them, “If
any
one
{\ADD{
of
you}}
wants
to
be
my
disciple,
you
must
not
do
{\ADD{
only}}
what
you
yourself
want
to
do.
Specifically,
you
must
{\ADD{
be
willing
to
allow
people
to
hurt
you
and
to
disgrace
you.
That
is
what
they
do
to
criminals}}
who
are
forced
to
carry
crosses [MET]
{\ADD{
to
the
places
where
they
will
be crucified}}.
That
is
what
anyone
who
wants
to
be
my
disciple
must
do.
\VS{35}{\ADD{
You
must
do
that}},
because
those
who
try
to
save
their
lives
{\ADD{
by
denying
that
they
belong
to
me
when
people
want
to
kill
them
for believing
in
me}}
will
not
live
{\ADD{
eternally}},
but
those
who
are
killed
because
of
being
my
{\ADD{
disciples}}
and
{\ADD{
because
of
telling
others
my}}
good
message
will
live
{\ADD{
forever
with
me}}.
\VS{36}People
might
get
everything
{\ADD{
they
want}}
in
this
world,
but ◄they
are
really
gaining
nothing
if
they
do
not
get
eternal
life
{\ADD{
because
they
do
not
become
my
disciples!}}/what
will
they
gain
if
they
do
not
get
eternal
life
{\ADD{
because
they
do
not
become
my
disciples}}?► [RHQ]
\VS{37}◄{\ADD{
Think
carefully
about
the
fact
that}}
there
is
absolutely
nothing
that
people
can
give
{\ADD{
to
God}}
that
would
enable
them
to
gain
eternal
life!/Is
there
anything
that
a
person
can
give
{\ADD{
to
God}}
in
order
to
gain
eternal
life?► [RHQ]
\VS{38}And
think
about
this:
Those
who
refuse
{\ADD{
to
say
that
they
belong
to}}
me
and
who
reject
what
I
say
in
these
days
when
many
people
have
turned
away
{\ADD{
from
God}}
and
are
very
sinful,
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
also
refuse
{\ADD{
to
say
that
they
belong
to
me}}
when
I
come
back
with
the
holy
angels
and
have
the
glorious
brightness
that
my
Father
has!”

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}He
also
said
to
{\ADD{
his
disciples}}, “Listen
carefully!
Some
of
you
who
are
here
now
will
see
God
ruling powerfully
in
{\ADD{
many
ways}}.
You
will
see
it
before
you
die!”
\par }{\SH Jesus
took
Peter, James
and
John
up
a
high
mountain
where
his
appearance
changed,
and
Moses
and
Elijah
appeared
and
talked
to
Jesus.
\par }{\SR Mark 9:2-8
\par }{\PP \VS{2}A
week
later
Jesus
took
Peter,
James
and
{\ADD{James’
younger
brother}}
John
and
led
them
up
a
high
mountain.
{\ADD{
While
they
were}}
alone
up
there,
he
appeared
very
different
to
them.
\VS{3}His
clothes
became
dazzling
white.
They
were
whiter
than
anyone
on
earth
could
make
them
by bleaching
them.
\VS{4}{\ADD{
Two
prophets
who
had
lived
long
ago}},
Moses
and
Elijah,
appeared
to
them.
Then
the
two
of
them
began
talking
with
Jesus.
\VS{5}{\ADD{
After
a
short
time}},
Peter
{\ADD{interrupted
by}} exclaiming, “Teacher,
it
is
wonderful
to
be
here!
So
allow
us
to
make
three
shelters.
One
{\ADD{
will
be}}
for
you,
one
{\ADD{
will
be}}
for
Moses,
and
one
{\ADD{
will
be}}
for
Elijah!”
\VS{6}{\ADD{
He
said
this}}
because
{\ADD{
he
wanted
to
say
something,
but}}
he
did
not
know
what
to
say,
because
he
and
the
other
{\ADD{
two
disciples}}
were
very awestruck.
\VS{7}Then
a
{\ADD{
shining}}
cloud
appeared
that
covered
them.
{\ADD{
God}} [EUP]
spoke
to
them
from
the
cloud
saying, “This
is
my
Son.
I
love
him.
{\ADD{
Therefore}},
listen
to
him!”
\VS{8}When
{\ADD{
the
three
disciples}}
looked
around,
they
saw
that
suddenly
Jesus
was
alone
with
them,
and
that
there
was
no
longer
anyone
{\ADD{
else}}
there.
\par }{\SH Jesus
told
them
that
the
one
like
Elijah
has
already
come
and
been evilly
treated,
but
that
the
Messiah
would
also
be evilly
treated.
\par }{\SR Mark 9:9-13
\par }{\PP \VS{9}While
they
were
coming
down
the
mountain,
Jesus
told
them
that
they
should
not
tell
anyone
{\ADD{
yet}}
what
had
just
happened
to
him.
He
said, “You
may
tell
them
after
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven, ◄rise
from
the
dead/become
alive
again►
after
I
die.”
\VS{10}So
they
did
not
tell
others
about
it
{\ADD{
for
a
long
time}}.
But
they discussed
among
themselves
what
it
meant
when
he
said
that
he
would ◄rise
from
the
dead/become
alive
again►
after
he
died.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\ADD{
The
three
disciples
had
just
seen
Elijah,
but
Elijah
had
not
done
anything
to
prepare
people
to
accept
Jesus.
So}}
they
asked
Jesus, “The
men
who
teach
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
say
that
Elijah
must
come
back
to
the
earth
before
{\ADD{
the
Messiah
comes
to
earth.
But
you
have
been
here
a
long
time
and
Elijah
came
just
today.
So
is
what
they
are
teaching
wrong?}}”
\VS{12-13}{\ADD{Jesus
wanted
them
to
know
that John
the Baptizer
was
the
one
who represented
Elijah.
So}}
he
answered
them, “It
is
true
that
{\ADD{
God
promised
to
send
Elijah
to
come}}
first
{\ADD{
so
that
people
would
be
ready
when
I
came}}.
Elijah’s
representative
has
already
come,
and
our
leaders
treated
him
very
badly,
just
like
they
wanted
to
do,
just
like
it
was
prophesied $\{${\ADD{
the
prophets}}
prophesied$\}$
long
ago.
But, ◄I
also
want
you
to
consider
what
is
written $\{$what
{\ADD{
the
prophets}}
wrote$\}$
in
the Scriptures
about
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven./why
have
you
not
thought
about
what
is
written $\{$what
{\ADD{
the
prophets}}
wrote$\}$
about
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven?► [RHQ]
It
is
written $\{$They
wrote$\}$
that
I
would
suffer
much
and
that
I
would
be
rejected $\{$that
{\ADD{
many
people}}
would
reject
me$\}$.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
expelled
an
evil
spirit
and
later
explained
to
the
disciples
why
they
had
failed
to
do
that.
\par }{\SR Mark 9:14-29
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\ADD{
Jesus
and
those
three
disciples}}
returned
to
where
the
{\ADD{
other}}
disciples
were.
They
saw
a
large
crowd
around
the
other
disciples
and
{\ADD{
some}}
men
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
arguing
with
them.
\VS{15}As
soon
as
the
crowd
saw
Jesus,
they
were
very
surprised
{\ADD{
to
see
him
come}}.
So
they
ran
to
him
and
greeted
him.
\VS{16}He
asked
them, “What
are
you
arguing
about?”
\VS{17}A
man
in
the
crowd
answered
him, “Teacher,
I
brought
my
son
{\ADD{
here
in
order
that}}
you
{\ADD{
would
heal
him}}.
There
is
an
evil
spirit
in
him
{\ADD{
that
makes
him}}
unable
to
talk.
\VS{18}Whenever
the
spirit
attacks
him,
it
throws
him
down.
He
foams
at
the
mouth,
he
grinds
his
teeth
together,
and
he
becomes
stiff.
I
asked
your
disciples
to
expel
the
spirit,
but
they
were
not
able
to
do
it.”
\VS{19}Jesus
replied
by
saying
to
those
people, “◄I
am
very
disappointed
that
{\ADD{
although
you}}
have
observed
how
I
help
people,
you
do
not
believe
{\ADD{
that
you
are
able
to
do
anything}}!/Why
is
it
that
{\ADD{
although
you}}
have
observed
how
I
help
people,
you
do
not
believe
{\ADD{
that
you
are
able
to
do
anything}}?► [RHQ] ◄I
have
been
with
you
a
long
time,
{\ADD{
and
you
still
cannot
do
what
I
do}}!/How
long
do
I
have
to
be
with
you
{\ADD{
before
you
can
do
what
I
do}}?► [RHQ]
Bring
the
boy
to
me!”
\VS{20}So
they
brought
the
boy
to
Jesus.
As
soon
as
the
evil
spirit
saw
Jesus,
it
shook
the
boy
severely,
and
{\ADD{
the
boy}}
fell
on
the
ground.
He
rolled
around,
and
he foamed
at
the
mouth.
\VS{21}Jesus
asked
the
boy’s
father, “How
long
has
he
been
like
this?”
He
replied, “{\ADD{
This
started
to
happen}}
when
he
was
a
child.
\VS{22}{\ADD{
The
spirit
does
not
only
do
this}},
but
he
also
often
throws
him
into
the
fire
or
into
the
water
in
order
to
kill
him.
But,
pity
us
and
help
us,
if
you
can!”
\VS{23}Jesus
exclaimed
to
him, “{\ADD{
Do
not
say}} [RHQ] ‘If
you can’,
for
{\ADD{
God/I}}
can
do
anything
for
people
who
believe
{\ADD{
in
him/me}}!”
\VS{24}Immediately
the
child’s
father
shouted, “I
believe
{\ADD{
that
you
can
help
me,
but
I
do
not
believe
strongly}}.
Help
me
to
believe
more
strongly!”
\VS{25}Because
{\ADD{
Jesus
wanted
to
heal
the
boy
before}}
the
crowd
got
bigger,
he
rebuked
the
evil
spirit,
saying, “You
evil
spirit,
you
who
are
{\ADD{
causing
this
boy
to
be}}
deaf
and
unable
to
talk!
I
command
you
to
come
out
of
him
and
never
enter
him
again!”
\VS{26}The
evil
spirit
shouted,
it
shook
the
boy
violently,
and
then
it
left
the
boy.
The
boy
did
not
move.
He
seemed
like
a
dead
body.
So
many
of
the
people
there
said, “He
is
dead!”
\VS{27}However,
Jesus
took
him
by
the
hand
and
helped
him
get
up.
Then
the
boy
stood
up.
{\ADD{
He
was
healed}}!
\VS{28}Later,
when
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
alone
in
a
house,
one
of
them
asked
him, “Why
were
we
not
able
to
expel
{\ADD{
the
evil
spirit}}?”
\VS{29}He
said
to
them, “You
can
expel
this
kind
{\ADD{
of
evil
spirit}}
only
by
your
praying
{\ADD{
that
God
will
give
you
the
power
to
do
it}}.
There
is
no
other
way
that
you
can
expel
them.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
was
teaching
his
disciples
that
he
would
be
handed
over
to
other
men,
killed,
and
become
alive
again;
but
they
did
not
understand
what
he
was
saying.
\par }{\SR Mark 9:30-32
\par }{\PP \VS{30}After
{\ADD{
Jesus
and
his
disciples
}}
left
that
{\ADD{
district}},
they
traveled
through
Galilee
{\ADD{
district}}.
Jesus
did
not
want
anyone
{\ADD{
else
}}
to
know
{\ADD{
that
he
was
in
their
area}};
he
did
not
want
\VS{31}{\ADD{
anyone
to interrupt
him}}
as
he
taught
his
disciples.
He
was
telling
them, “{\ADD{
Some
day
my
enemies}} [SYN]
will
seize [MTY]
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
and
I
will
be
handed
over
{\ADD{
to
other}}
men.
Those
men
will
kill
me.
But
on
the
third
day
after
I
am
killed $\{$after
they
kill
me$\}$,
I
will
become
alive
again!”
\VS{32}But
they
did
not
understand
what
he
was
telling
them.
Also,
they
were
afraid
to
ask
him
about
what
he
had
said.
\par }{\SH Jesus
taught
his
disciples
by illustration
about
what
kind
of
person
God
considers
important.
\par }{\SR Mark 9:33-37
\par }{\PP \VS{33}Jesus
and
his
disciples
returned
to
Capernaum
{\ADD{
town}}.
When
they
were
in
the
house,
he
asked
them, “What
were
you
discussing
{\ADD{
while
we
were
traveling}}
on
the
road?”
\VS{34}But
they
did
not
reply.
{\ADD{
They
were
ashamed
to
reply}}
because,
{\ADD{
while
they
were
traveling}},
they
had
been
arguing
with
each
other
about
which
one
of
them
{\ADD{
would
be}}
the
most
important
{\ADD{
when Jesus
became
king}}.
\VS{35}He
sat
down,
he
summoned
the
twelve
disciples
{\ADD{
to
come
close
to
him}},
and
then
he
said
to
them, “If
anyone
wants
{\ADD{
God
to
consider
him}}
to
be
the
most
important
person
of
all,
he
must
{\ADD{
consider
himself}}
to
be
the
least
important
person
of
all,
and
he
must
serve
everyone
{\ADD{
else}}.”
\VS{36}Then
he
took
a
child
and
placed
him
among
them.
He
took
the
child
in
his
arms
and
then
he
said
to
them,
\VS{37}“Those
who,
{\ADD{
because
they
love}}
me,
welcome
a
child
like
this
one,
{\ADD{
God
considers
that}}
they
are welcoming
me.
So
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}}
they
are
also welcoming
{\ADD{
God}},
who
sent
me.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
taught
his
disciples
about
who
is
for
him
and
who
is
against
him.
\par }{\SR Mark 9:38-41
\par }{\PP \VS{38}John
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
we
saw
someone
who
was expelling
demons, ◄{\ADD{claiming
he
had}}
authority
from
you
{\ADD{
to
do
that/while
telling
people}}
that
you
{\ADD{
have
told
him
to
do
it}}►.
So
we
told
him
to
stop
doing
it
because
he
was
not
one
of
us
{\ADD{
disciples}}.”
\VS{39}Jesus
said, “Do
not
tell
him
{\ADD{
not
to
do
that}}!
For
no
one
will
speak evilly
about
me
just
after
he
performs
a
miracle
while
saying
that
I
{\ADD{
have
told
him
to
do
it}}.
\VS{40}Furthermore,
those
who
are
not opposing
us
are
trying
to
{\ADD{
achieve
the
same goals
that}}
we
are.
\VS{41}Also
think
about
this:
Those
{\ADD{
who
belong
to
me
who
help
you
in
any
way,
even}}
if
they
{\ADD{
just}}
give
you
a
cup
of
water
to
drink
because
you
follow
{\ADD{
me}},
the
Messiah,
will
certainly
be
rewarded
{\ADD{
by
God}}!”
\par }{\SH Jesus
taught
his
disciples
about
sin
and
its
result.
\par }{\SR Mark 9:42-48
\par }{\PP \VS{42}{\ADD{
Jesus
also
said}}, “But
if
you
cause
someone
who
believes
in
me
to
sin,
{\ADD{
God
will
severely
punish
you}},
even
if
that
person
is
{\ADD{socially unimportant
like}}
this
little
child.
If
someone
tied
a
heavy
stone
around
your
neck
and
you
were
thrown $\{$and
threw
you$\}$
into
the
sea,
{\ADD{
you
would
consider
that
was
a
severe
punishment.
But
God
will
punish
you
more
severely}}
than
that
{\ADD{
if
you
cause
a
person
who
believes
in
me
to
sin}}.
\VS{43-44}{\ADD{
So}},
if
you
are
{\ADD{
wanting
to
use
one
of}} [MTY, PRS]
{\ADD{
your
hands
to
sin,
stop
using
your
hand!
Even
if
you
have
to}}
cut
your
hand
off
and
throw
it
away
{\ADD{
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it}} [HYP]!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
that
you
live
eternally,
{\ADD{
even
though
you
lack
one
of}}
your
hands
{\ADD{
while
you
are
here
on
earth}}.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
sin
and
as
a
result
God
throws
your
whole
body
into
hell.
There
the
fires
never
go
out!
\VS{45-46}If
you
are
{\ADD{
wanting
to
use}}
one
of [PRS]
your
feet
to
sin,
{\ADD{
stop
using
your
foot!
Even
if
you
have
to}}
cut
off
your
foot
{\ADD{
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it}} [HYP]!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
live
eternally,
{\ADD{
even
though}}
you
lack
one
of
your
feet
{\ADD{
while
you
are
here
on
earth}}.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
sin
and
go
to
hell.
\VS{47}If
because
of
what
you
see [MTY, PRS]
you
are
tempted
to
sin,
{\ADD{
stop
looking
at
those
things}}!
Even
if
you
have
to
gouge
out
your
eye
and
throw
it
away [HYP]
{\ADD{
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
live
eternally,
even
though
you
lack
one
of}}
your
eyes
{\ADD{
while
you
are
here
on
earth}}.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
sin
and,
as
a
result,
God
puts
your
whole
body
in
hell.
\VS{48}In
that
place
people
suffer
forever
and
the
fires
are
never
put
out $\{$never
go
out$\}$.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
taught
that
we
must
endure
trials
to
remain
useful
to
God.
\par }{\SR Mark 9:49-50
\par }{\PP \VS{49}“{\ADD{
You
must
endure difficulties
in
order
that
God
will
be
pleased
with
you.
Your difficulties
are
like}}
a
fire
{\ADD{
that
makes
things
pure}} [MET].
{\ADD{
Your
enduring
is
also
like}} [MET]
salt
being
put
{\ADD{
on}} $\{$people
putting
salt
on
their$\}$
{\ADD{
sacrifices
to
make
them
pure}}.
\VS{50}Salt
is
useful
{\ADD{
to
put
on
food}},
but
you
cannot [RHQ]
make
salt
to
taste salty
again
if
it
becomes flavorless [MET].
Similarly,
you
must
remain
useful
to
God,
{\ADD{
because
no
one
can
make
you
useful
to
God
again
if
you
become
useless}}.
You
must
also
live
peacefully
with
each
other.”

\par }\Chap{10}{\SH Some Pharisees asked him if the law permitted a man to divorce his wife. Jesus answered and supported his answer from Scripture.
\par }{\SR Mark 10:1-12
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Jesus
left ◄that
place/Capernaum►
{\ADD{
with
his
disciples}},
and
they
went
through
Judea
district
and
on
across
{\ADD{
to
the
east
side
of}}
the
Jordan
{\ADD{
River}}.
When
crowds
gathered
around
him
again,
he
taught
them
again,
as
he
customarily
did.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
While
he
was
teaching
them,
some}}
Pharisees
approached
him
and
asked
him, “Does
{\ADD{
our
Jewish}}
law
permit
a
man
to
divorce
his
wife?”
They
asked
that
in
order
to
be
able
to
criticize
him
{\ADD{
whether
he
answered “yes”
or “no”}}.
\VS{3}He
answered
them, “What
did
Moses
command
your
{\ADD{
ancestors
about
a
man divorcing
his
wife}}?”
\VS{4}{\ADD{
One
of}}
them
replied, “Moses
permitted
that
a
man
may
write
on paper
{\ADD{
his
reason}}
for divorcing
{\ADD{
his
wife}},
{\ADD{
give
this paper
to
her}},
and
then
send
her
away.”
\VS{5}Jesus
said
to
them, “It
was
because
your
{\ADD{
ancestors}}
stubbornly
wanted
just
what
they
desired
that
Moses
wrote
that
law
for
{\ADD{
your
ancestors}},
and
you
{\ADD{
are
just
like
them}}!
\VS{6}{\ADD{
Remember}}
that
he
{\ADD{
also
wrote
that,
when
God}}
first
created
{\ADD{
people}},
he
made
{\ADD{
one}}
man,
and
{\ADD{
one}}
woman
{\ADD{
to
become
that
man’s
wife}}.
\VS{7}That
explains
why
{\ADD{
God
said}}, ‘When
a
man
{\ADD{
and}}
woman
marry,
they
should
no
longer
live
with
their
fathers
and
mothers
{\ADD{
after
they
marry}}.
\VS{8}Instead,
the
two
of
them
shall
{\ADD{
live
together,
and
they
shall}}
become
so
{\ADD{
closely
united}} [MET]
{\ADD{
that
they
are
like}}
one
person.’
Therefore,
although
the
people
{\ADD{
who
marry}}
were
two
{\ADD{
separate
persons}}
before,
{\ADD{
God
regards
them}}
as
one
person
now,
{\ADD{
so
he
wants
them
to
remain
married}}.
\VS{9}Because
that
is
true,
a
man
must
not
separate
from
his
{\ADD{
wife}}
whom
God
has
joined
{\ADD{
to
him,
because
God’s
plan
is
for
them
to
remain
together}}!”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}When
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
alone
in
a
house,
they
asked
him
again
about
this.
\VS{11}He
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
God
considers
that
a
marriage
lasts
until
either
the
husband
or
the
wife
dies,
so
he
considers}}
that
any
man
who
divorces
his
wife
and
marries
another
woman
is
committing
adultery,
{\ADD{
even}}
if
he
divorces
his
first
wife.
\VS{12}{\ADD{
God
also
considers}}
a
woman
who
divorces
her
first
husband
to
be
committing
adultery
if
she
marries
another
man.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
became
indignant
when
he
saw
his
disciples scolding
people
for
bringing
children
for
him
to
bless
them.
\par }{\SR Mark 10:13-16
\par }{\PP \VS{13}{\ADD{
One
day}},
some
people
were
bringing
children
to
Jesus
in
order
that
he
would
touch
{\ADD{
and
bless}}
them.
But
the
disciples
scolded
those
people
{\ADD{
because
they
thought
that
Jesus}} ◄{\ADD{
did
not
want
to
be
bothered
spending
time
with/was
not
concerned
about}}►
{\ADD{
children}}.
\VS{14}When
Jesus
saw
that,
he
became
angry.
He
said
to
the
{\ADD{
disciples}}, “Allow
the
children
to
come
to
me!
Do
not
forbid
them [DOU]!
It
is
people
who
{\ADD{
are
humble
and
trust
as
they
do}}
who
can
experience ◄God’s
rule
{\ADD{
in
their
lives}}/God
taking
care
of
them► [MET].
\VS{15}Note
this:
Those
who
do
not
{\ADD{trustingly}}
allow
God
to
direct
{\ADD{
their
lives}},
as
children
{\ADD{
do}},
will
not
enter
the
place
where
God
rules.”
\VS{16}Then
he
embraced
the
children.
He
also
put
his
hands
on
them
{\ADD{
and
asked
God
to}}
bless
them.
\par }{\SH After
a
man
asked
Jesus
what
he
should
do
in
order
to
live
eternally,
Jesus
told
him
to
sell
all
his
possessions,
which
astonished
the
disciples.
\par }{\SR Mark 10:17-31
\par }{\PP \VS{17}As
Jesus
was
starting
to
travel
{\ADD{
again
with
his
disciples}},
a
{\ADD{
young}}
man
ran
up
to
him.
He
knelt
before
Jesus
and
then
he
asked
him, “Good
teacher,
what
must
I
do
to
have
eternal
life/in
order
to
live
{\ADD{
with
God}}
eternally?”
\VS{18}Jesus
said
to
him, “◄You
should
consider
carefully
{\ADD{
what
you
are implying}} (OR,
{\ADD{
that
you
are implying
that
I
am
God}})
{\ADD{
by}}
calling
me
good,
because
only
God
is
good!/Do
you
realize
{\ADD{
what
you
are implying}} (OR,
{\ADD{
that
you
are implying
that
I
am
God}})
{\ADD{
by}}
calling
me
good,
because
only
God
is
good?► [RHQ]
No
other
person
is
good
\VS{19}{\ADD{
But
to
answer
your
question}},
you
know
the
commandments
{\ADD{
of
Moses,
which
will
cause
you
to
live
eternally
if
you
obey
them
perfectly}}.
He
commanded
{\ADD{
things
such
as}} ‘do
not
murder
anyone,
do
not
commit
adultery,
do
not
steal,
do
not ◄testify
falsely/lie►,
do
not
cheat
anyone,
and
honor
your
father
and mother’.”
\VS{20}The
man
said
to
him, “Teacher,
I
have
obeyed
all
those
commandments
ever
since
I
was
young.
{\ADD{
So
is}} ◄{\ADD{
that
enough/there
something
else
that
I
have
not
done}}►?”
\VS{21}Jesus
looked
at
him
and
loved
him.
He
said
to
him, “There
is
one
thing
that
you
have
not
{\ADD{
yet
done}}.
You
must
go
{\ADD{
home}},
sell
all
that
you
possess,
and
then
give
{\ADD{
the
money}}
to
poor
people.
{\ADD{
As
a
result}},
you
will
be spiritually
rich
in
heaven.
After
{\ADD{
you
have
done
what
I
have
told
you}},
come
with
me
{\ADD{
and
be
my
disciple}}!”
\VS{22}The
man
became
disappointed
when
he
heard
that.
He
went
away
sad,
because
he
was
very
rich
{\ADD{
and
he
did
not
want
to
give
away
everything}}.
\VS{23}Jesus
looked
around
{\ADD{
at
the
people}}.
Then
he
exclaimed
to
his
disciples, “It
is
very
difficult
for
people
who
are
wealthy
to
{\ADD{
decide
to}}
let
God
rule
their
lives!”
\VS{24}The
disciples
were
surprised
at
what
he
said.
{\ADD{
They
thought
that
God
favored
the
rich
people,
so
if
God
did
not
save
them,
he
would
not
save
anyone}}.
So
Jesus
replied
again
to
them, “My
dear
friends,
it
is
very
difficult
for
anyone
{\ADD{
to
decide}}
to
let
God
rule
his
life.
\VS{25}It
is
impossible
for
a
camel
to
go
through
the
eye
of
a
needle.
It
is
almost
as
difficult [HYP]
for
rich
people
{\ADD{
to
decide}}
to
let
God
rule
their
{\ADD{
lives}}.”
\VS{26}The
disciples
were
very
astonished.
So
they
said
to
each
other, “If
that
is
so, ◄it
will
be unlikely
that
anyone
will
be
saved $\{$that
God
will
save
anyone$\}$!/will
{\ADD{
God}}
save
anyone?► [RHQ]”
\VS{27}Jesus
looked
at
them
and
then
he
said, “{\ADD{
Yes}},
it
is
impossible
for
people
{\ADD{
to
save
themselves}}!
But
God
certainly
can
{\ADD{
save
them}},
because
God
can
do
anything!”
\VS{28}Peter
exclaimed, “{\ADD{
You
know
that}}
we
have
left
behind
everything
and
we
have
become
your
disciples.
{\ADD{
So}}, ◄{\ADD{
what
about
us/will
God ‘accept
us/reward
us’}}►?”
\VS{29}Jesus
replied, “I
want
you
to
know
this:
Those
who
have
left
{\ADD{
their}}
houses,
{\ADD{
their}}
brothers,
{\ADD{
their}}
sisters,
{\ADD{
their}}
father,
{\ADD{
their}}
mother,
{\ADD{
their}}
children,
or
{\ADD{
their}}
plots
of
ground,
to
{\ADD{
be}}
my
{\ADD{
disciples}}
and
to
{\ADD{
proclaim}}
the
good
news,
\VS{30}will
receive
in
this
life 100
times
as
much
{\ADD{
as
they
left
behind.
That
will
include
houses
and
people
as
dear
as}}
brothers
and
sisters
and
mothers
and
children,
and
plots
of
ground.
Furthermore,
although
people
will
persecute
them
{\ADD{
here
on
earth
because
they
believe
in
me}},
in
the
future
age
{\ADD{
they}}
will ◄{\ADD{
have}}
eternal
life/live
{\ADD{
with
God}}
eternally►.
\VS{31}But
I
{\ADD{
warn
you
all}}:
Many
of
you
who
{\ADD{
now
consider
yourselves}}
to
be
very
important
will
be unimportant
{\ADD{
at
that
future
time}},
and
many
of
you
who
{\ADD{
now
consider
yourselves}}
to
be unimportant
will
be
very
important
{\ADD{
at
that
future
time}}!”
\par }{\SH As
they
were
traveling
toward
Jerusalem,
Jesus
took
the
disciples
aside
and
began
to
tell
them
again
about
what
was
going
to
happen
to
him.
\par }{\SR Mark 10:32-34
\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\ADD{
Some
days
later
as
they
continued
to
travel}},
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
walking
on
the
road
that
leads
up
to
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
city}}.
Jesus
was
walking
ahead
of
them.
{\ADD{
The
disciples/apostles}}
were
astonished
{\ADD{
that
he
was
going
to
where
there
were
many
people
who
opposed
him}},
and
the
other
people
who
were
with
them
were
afraid
{\ADD{
about
what
would
happen
to
him
in
Jerusalem.
Along
the
way
he
took
the
twelve
disciples
to
a
place
by
themselves}}.
Then
he
began
to
tell
them
again
about
what
was
going
to
happen
to
him,
saying,
\VS{33}“Listen
carefully!
We
are
going
up
to
Jerusalem.
There
the
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
will
be
enabled $\{$someone
will
help
the
chief
priests
and
those
who
teach
our
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws$\}$
to
seize
me.
Then
they
will
declare
that
I
must
die,
{\ADD{
even
though}}
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
Then
they
will
take
me
to
the Roman
{\ADD{
authorities}}.
\VS{34}Those
men
will
ridicule
me.
They
will
spit
on
me.
They
will ◄scourge
me/whip
me
with
a leaded
whip.►
Then
they
will
kill
me.
But
on
the
third
day
after
that,
I
will
become
alive
again!”
\par }{\SH After James
and
John
requested
to
sit
on
the
right
and
left
of
Jesus
when
he
rules,
Jesus
told
them
what
will
happen
and
how
they
should
act.
\par }{\SR Mark 10:35-45
\par }{\PP \VS{35}{\ADD{
Along
the
way}},
James
and
John,
{\ADD{
who
were}}
the
two
sons
of
Zebedee,
approached
Jesus
and
they
said
to
him, “Teacher,
please
do
for
us
what
we
will
ask
you
to
do!”
\VS{36}He
said
to
them, “What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”
\VS{37}They
said
to
him, “When
you
{\ADD{
rule}}
gloriously,
{\ADD{
let
us
rule
with
you}}.
Let
one
of
us
{\ADD{
sit}}
at
your
right
side
and
one
sit
at
your
left
side.”
\VS{38}But
Jesus
said
to
them, “You
do
not
understand
what
you
are
asking
for.”
Then
he
asked
them, “Can
you
endure
suffering [MTY]
like
I
am
about
to
suffer?
Can
you
endure
being
killed [MTY]
as
I
will
be
killed $\{$people
killing
you
as
they
will
kill
me$\}$?”
\VS{39}They
said
to
him, “{\ADD{
Yes}},
we
are
able
{\ADD{
to
do
that}}!”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
It
is
true
that}}
you
will
endure
suffering [MTY]
like
I
will
suffer,
and
you
will
endure
being
killed
as
I
will
be
killed $\{$people
killing
you
as
they
will
kill
me$\}$.
\VS{40}But
I
am
not
the
one
who
chooses
the
ones
who
will
sit
next
to
me
{\ADD{
and
rule
with
me.
God
will
give}}
those
places
to
the
ones
he
appoints.”
\par }{\PP \VS{41}The
{\ADD{
other}}
ten
{\ADD{
disciples
later}}
heard
about
what
James
and
John
{\ADD{
had
requested}}.
As
a
result,
they
were
angry
with
them
{\ADD{
because
they
also
wanted
to
rule
with
Jesus
in
the
highest
positions}}.
\VS{42}Then,
after
Jesus
called
them
all
together,
he
said
to
them, “You
know
that
those
who
rule
the non-Jews
{\ADD{
enjoy}}
showing
that
they
are
powerful.
You
also
know
that
officials
enjoy
commanding
others.
\VS{43}But
do
not
be
like
them!
On
the
contrary,
all
those
among
you
who
want
{\ADD{
God
to
consider
them}}
great
must
become
{\ADD{
like}}
servants
to
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
you.
\VS{44}Furthermore,
if
anyone
among
you
wants
{\ADD{
God
to
consider
him}}
to
be
the
most
important,
he
must
{\ADD{
act
like}}
a
servant
for
the
rest
of
you.
\VS{45}{\ADD{
You
should
imitate
me}}.
Even
though
I
am
the
one
who
has
come
from
heaven,
I
did
not
come
to
be
served $\{$for
others
to
serve
me$\}$.
On
the
contrary,
I
came
in
order
to
serve
others
and
to
allow
others
to
kill
me,
in
order
that
my
dying
for
people
would
be
like
a
payment
to
rescue
{\ADD{
many
people
from
being
punished}} $\{${\ADD{
God
punishing
them}}$\}$
{\ADD{
for
their
sins}}.”
\par }{\SH After
a
blind
man
called
out
and
asked
Jesus
to
have
mercy
on
him,
Jesus
healed
him.
\par }{\SR Mark 10:46-52
\par }{\PP \VS{46}{\ADD{
On
the
way
to
Jerusalem,
Jesus
and
the
disciples
came
to
Jericho
town}}.
Afterwards,
while
they
were
leaving
Jericho
along
with
a
great
crowd,
a
blind
man
who habitually
begged
{\ADD{
for
money}}
was
sitting
beside
the
road.
His
name
was Bartimaeus
and
his
father’s
name
was
Timaeus.
\VS{47}When
he
heard
people
say
that
Jesus
from
Nazareth
{\ADD{
was
passing
by}},
he
shouted, “Jesus!
{\ADD{
You
who
are
the
Messiah}}
descended
from
{\ADD{
King}}
David, ◄be
merciful
to/help►
me!”
\VS{48}Many
people
rebuked
him
and
told
him
that
he
should
be
quiet.
But
he
shouted
even
more, “{\ADD{
You
who
are
the
Messiah}}
descended
from
{\ADD{
King
David}}, ◄be
merciful
to/help►
me!”
\VS{49}Jesus
stopped
and
said, “Call
him
{\ADD{
to
come
over
here}}!”
They
summoned
the
blind
man,
saying, “Jesus
is
calling
you!
So
cheer
up
and
get
up
{\ADD{
and
come}}!”
\VS{50}He
threw
aside
his
cloak
as
he jumped
up,
and
he
came
to
Jesus.
\VS{51}Jesus
asked
him, “What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”
The
blind
man
said
to
him, “Sir,
I
{\ADD{
want
to
be
able}}
to
see
again!”
\VS{52}Jesus
said
to
him, “{\ADD{
I
am}}
healing
you
{\ADD{
because}}
you
believed
{\ADD{
in
me}}.
So
you
may
go
{\ADD{
home}}!”
He
could
see
immediately.
And
he
went
with
Jesus
along
the
road.

\par }\Chap{11}{\SH They brought a young donkey to Jesus; then Jesus mounted it and rode to Jerusalem with people shouting and praising him as they went along.
\par }{\SR Mark 11:1-11
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
they
came
near
to
Jerusalem,
they
came
to Bethphage
and Bethany
{\ADD{
villages}}
near
Olive
{\ADD{
Tree}}
Hill.
Then
Jesus
{\ADD{
summoned}}
two
of
his
disciples.
\VS{2}He
said
to
them, “Go
to
that
village
just
ahead
of
you.
As
soon
as
you
enter
it,
you
will
see
a
donkey
that
no
one
has
ever
ridden,
that
has
been
tied $\{$people
have
tied$\}$
up.
Untie
it,
and
then
bring
it
{\ADD{
to
me}}.
\VS{3}If
anyone
says
to
you, ‘Why
are
you
doing
that?’,
say,
{\ADD{‘Jesus}},
our
Lord,
needs
{\ADD{
to
use}}
it.
He
will
send
it
back
here
{\ADD{
with
someone}}
as
soon
as
{\ADD{
he
no
longer
needs
it}}.’ ”
\VS{4}So
{\ADD{
the
two
disciples}}
went
and
they
found
the
young
donkey.
It
was
tied
close
to
the
door
{\ADD{
of
a
house}},
which
was
beside
the
street.
Then
they
untied
it.
\VS{5}Some
of
the
{\ADD{
people
who
were
there}}
said
to
them, “Why
are
you
untying
the
donkey?”
\VS{6}They
told
them
what
Jesus
had
said.
So
the
people
permitted
them
{\ADD{
to
take
the
donkey}}.
\VS{7}They
brought
the
donkey
to
Jesus.
{\ADD{
The
disciples}}
put
some
of
their
clothes
on
it
{\ADD{
in
order
to
make
something
for
him
to
sit
on}}.
\VS{8}Many
people
spread
their
cloaks
on
the
road
{\ADD{
to
honor
him
as
a
king}}.
Others,
{\ADD{
in
order
to
honor
him}},
spread
along
the
road
branches
that
they
cut
from
{\ADD{
palm
trees}}
in
the
fields
{\ADD{
beside
the
road}}.
\VS{9}The
people
who
were
going
in
front
of
him
and
behind
him
were
all
shouting
{\ADD{
things
like}}, “Praise
God!” “May
God
bless
this
one
who
comes ◄with
his
authority/as
his
representative► [MTY].”
\VS{10}“May
you
be
blessed $\{$May
{\ADD{
God}}
bless
you$\}$
when
you
rule
{\ADD{
like}}
our
ancestor
{\ADD{
King}}
David
ruled!” “Praise
God
who
is
in
the
highest
heaven!”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}He
entered
Jerusalem
{\ADD{
with
them}},
and
then
he
went
into
the
Temple
{\ADD{
courtyard}}.
After
he
looked
around
at
everything
{\ADD{
there}},
he
left
{\ADD{
the
city}}
because
it
was
already
late
{\ADD{
in
the
afternoon}}.
He
returned
to Bethany
with
the
twelve
{\ADD{
disciples
and
slept
there}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
cursed
a
fig
tree
as
a
sign
of
what
would
happen
to
the
people
of
Israel.
\par }{\SR Mark 11:12-14
\par }{\PP \VS{12}The
next
day,
as
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
leaving Bethany,
Jesus
was
hungry.
\VS{13}He
saw
from
a
distance
a
fig
tree
with
all
its
leaves,
so
he
went
{\ADD{
to
it}}
to
see
if
he
could
find
any
{\ADD{
figs}}
on
it.
But
when
he
came
to
it,
he
found
only
leaves
on
it.
This
was
because
it
was
not
yet
time
when
{\ADD{
normal
fig
trees
have
ripe}}
figs.
\VS{14}{\ADD{
But
to illustrate
how
God
would
punish
the
nation
of
Israel,}}
he
said
to
the
tree, “No
one
shall
ever
eat
from
you
again
{\ADD{
because
you
will
no
longer
bear
figs}}.”
The
disciples
heard
what
he
said.
\par }{\SH Jesus
expelled
those
who
were
buying
and
selling
goods
in
the
Temple,
and
taught
that
the
Temple
was
to
be
a
place
of
prayer.
These
actions
angered
the
priests
and
scribes
who,
then,
looked
for
a
way
to
kill
Jesus.
\par }{\SR Mark 11:15-19
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Jesus
and
his
disciples
went
{\ADD{
back}}
to
Jerusalem.
He
entered
the
Temple
{\ADD{
courtyard.
He
saw
people}}
who
were
selling
and
buying
{\ADD{
animals
for
sacrifices.
They
were
spoiling
the
place
of
worship}}.
He
chased
those
people
{\ADD{
from
the
Temple
courtyard.}}
He
also
overturned
the
tables
of
those
who
were
giving
Temple
tax
money
in
exchange
for Roman coins.
He
overturned
the
seats
of
the
men
who
were
selling
doves
{\ADD{
for
sacrifices}},
\VS{16}and
he
would
not
allow
anyone
who
was
carrying
anything
{\ADD{
to
sell}}
to
go
through
the
Temple
{\ADD{
area}}.
\VS{17}Then
as
he
taught
those
people,
he
said
to
them, “It
is
written $\{${\ADD{
One
of
the
prophets}}
wrote$\}$
{\ADD{
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said}}, ‘{\ADD{
I
want}}
my
house
to
be
called $\{${\ADD{
people}}
to
call
my
house$\}$
a
house
where
{\ADD{
people
from}}
all
nations
may pray’,
but
you
bandits
have
made
it
{\ADD{
like}}
a
cave
where
you
can
hide! ◄{\ADD{
You
know
that!/Do
you
not
know
that}}?► [RHQ]”
\VS{18}The
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
{\ADD{
later}}
heard
{\ADD{
about
what
he
had
done}}.
So
they
planned
how
they
might
kill
him,
{\ADD{
but
they
knew
that
it
would
be
difficult}},
because
they
realized
that
the
crowd
was
amazed
at
what
he
was
teaching
and
they
feared
{\ADD{
that
the
people
would
soon
decide
that
Jesus
had
more
authority
over
the
Temple
than
they
did}} (OR,
{\ADD{
feared
what
the
people
would
do
if
they
tried
to arrest
Jesus}}).
\VS{19}That
evening,
{\ADD{
Jesus
and
his
disciples}}
left
the
city
{\ADD{
and
again
slept
in Bethany}}.
\par }{\SH When
Jesus
and
his
disciples
passed
the
fig
tree
that
Jesus
had
cursed,
they
saw
that
it
had
withered.
Jesus
used
this
as
an illustration
for
trusting
that
God
would
answer
prayer.
\par }{\SR Mark 11:20-25
\par }{\PP \VS{20}{\ADD{
The
next}}
morning,
while
they
were
going
along
{\ADD{
the
road
toward
Jerusalem,
they
saw
that
the
fig
tree
that
Jesus
had
cursed}}
had
withered
completely.
\VS{21}Peter
remembered
{\ADD{
what
Jesus
had
said
to
the
fig
tree}}
and
he
exclaimed
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
look!
The
fig
tree
that
you
cursed
has
withered!”
\VS{22}Jesus
replied, “{\ADD{
You
should
not
be
surprised
that
God
did
what
I
asked}}!
You
must
trust
that
God
{\ADD{
will
do
whatever
you
ask
him
to
do}}!
\VS{23}{\ADD{
Also}}
note
this:
If
anyone
says
to
this
hill, ‘Be
raised
up $\{$Rise
up$\}$
and
then
be
thrown $\{$throw
yourself$\}$
into
the
lake!’
and
if
he
does
not
doubt
{\ADD{
that
what
he
asks
for
will
happen}},
that
is,
if
he
believes
that
what
he
asks
for
will
happen,
{\ADD{
God}}
will
do
it
for
him.
\VS{24}So
I
tell
you,
whenever
you
ask
{\ADD{
God}}
for
something
when
you
pray,
believe
that
you
will
receive
it,
and,
{\ADD{
if
you
do,
God}}
will
do
it
{\ADD{
for
you}}.
\VS{25-26}Now,
I
{\ADD{
tell
you
this
also}}:
Whenever
you
are
praying,
if
you
have
a
grudge
against
people
{\ADD{
because
they
have
harmed
you}},
forgive
them,
in
order
that
your
Father
in
heaven
will
{\ADD{
likewise}}
forgive
your
sins.”
\par }{\SH The
chief
priests,
scribes
and
elders
asked Jesus
by
what
authority
he
was
doing
these
things.
He,
then,
asked
them
a
question
that
they
would
not
answer;
so
he
did
not
answer
theirs.
\par }{\SR Mark 11:27-33
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Jesus
and
his
disciples
arrived
in
the
Temple
{\ADD{
courtyard}}
in
Jerusalem
again.
While
Jesus
was
walking
{\ADD{
there,
a
group consisting
of}}
chief
priests,
{\ADD{
some}}
men
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws,
and
elders
came
to
him
and
they
said
to
him,
\VS{28}“By
what
authority
are
you
doing
these
things?
Who
authorized
you
to
do
things
{\ADD{
like
those
you
did
here
yesterday}}?”
\VS{29}Jesus
said
to
them, “I
will
ask
you
one
question.
If
you
answer
me,
I
will
tell
you
who
authorized
me
to
do
those
things.
\VS{30}Did
God [MTY]
or
people
{\ADD{authorize}}
John
to baptize
{\ADD{
those
who
came
to
him}}?”
\VS{31}They debated
among
themselves
{\ADD{
as
to
what
they
should
answer}}.
They
{\ADD{
said
to
each
other}}, “If
we
say
that
it
was
God
{\ADD{
who
authorized}}
him,
he
will
say
to
us, ‘Therefore, ◄you
should
have
believed
what
John
said!/why
did
you
not
believe
what
John
said?► [RHQ]’
\VS{32}On
the
other
hand,
if
we
say
that
it
was
people
{\ADD{
who
authorized
John,
then
what
will
happen
to
us}}?”
They
were
afraid
{\ADD{
to
say
that
about
where
John
got
his
authority,
because
they
knew
that}}
the
people
{\ADD{
would
be
very
angry
with
them.
They
knew
that}}
all
the
people
truly
believed
that
John
was
a
prophet
{\ADD{
whom
God
had
sent}}.
\VS{33}So
they
answered
Jesus, “We
do
not
know
{\ADD{
where
John
got
his
authority}}.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
Because
you
did
not
answer
my
question,
I}}
will
not
tell
you
who
authorized
me
to
do
those
things
{\ADD{
here
yesterday}}.”

\par }\Chap{12}{\SH After Jesus told the Jewish leaders a parable, they realized that he was accusing them of wanting to kill him, but they feared how the people would react if they arrested Jesus.
\par }{\SR Mark 12:1-12
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Jesus
told
{\ADD{
those
Jewish
leaders}}
a
parable.
{\ADD{
He
wanted
to
show
what
God
would
do
to
those
who
rejected
the
former
prophets
and
himself.
He
said}}, “A
certain
man
planted
a
vineyard.
He
built
a
fence
around
it
{\ADD{
in
order
to
protect
it}}.
He
made
a
stone tank
{\ADD{
to
collect
the
juice
that}}
they
would
press
{\ADD{
out
of
the
grapes}}.
He
also
built
a
tower
{\ADD{
for
someone
to
sit
in
to
guard
his
vineyard}}.
Then
he
leased
the
vineyard
to
some
men
to
care
for
it
and
{\ADD{
to}}
give
him
some
of
the
{\ADD{
grapes}}
in
return.
Then
he
went
away
to
another
country.
\VS{2}When
the
time
came
to
harvest
the
{\ADD{
grapes}},
he
sent
a
servant
to
the
men
{\ADD{
who
were
taking
care
of
the
vineyard}}
in
order
to
receive
from
them
his
share
of
the
grapes
that
the
vineyard
had
produced.
\VS{3}But
{\ADD{
after
the
servant
arrived}},
they
grabbed
him
and
beat
him,
and
they
did
not
give
him
any
fruit.
Then
they
sent
him
away.
\VS{4}Later
the
one
who
owned
the
vineyard
sent
another
servant
to
them.
But
they
beat
that
one
on
his
head,
and
they
insulted
him.
\VS{5}Later
he
sent
another
servant.
That
man
they
killed.
They
mistreated
many
other
servants
{\ADD{
whom
he
sent}}.
Some
they
beat
and
some
they
killed.
\VS{6}The
man
still
had
one
other
{\ADD{
person
with
him}}.
It
was
his
son.
He
loved
him
very
much.
So,
finally
he
sent
his
son
to
them
because
he
thought
that
they
would
respect
him
{\ADD{
and
give
him
some
of
the
grapes}}.
\VS{7}But
{\ADD{
when
they
saw
his
son
coming}},
those
men
who
were
looking
after
the
vineyard
said
to
each
other, ‘Look!
Here
comes
the
man
who
will
some
day
inherit
the
vineyard!
So
let’s
kill
him
in
order
that
this
vineyard
will
be
ours!’
\VS{8}They
seized
him
and
killed
him.
Then
they
threw
his
body
outside
the
vineyard.
\VS{9}So ◄do
you
know
what
the
man
who
owns
the
vineyard
will
do?/I
will
tell
you
what
the
man
who
owns
the
vineyard
will
do [RHQ]►.
He
will
come,
and
he
will
kill
those
evil
men
who
were
taking
care
of
his
vineyard.
Then
he
will
arrange
for
other
people
to
take
care
of
it.
\VS{10}{\ADD{
Now
think
carefully
about
these
words}},
which
you
have
read
{\ADD{
in}}
the
Scriptures:
\par }{\PP The
men
who
were
building
the
building
rejected
one
stone.
But
others
{\ADD{
put
that
same
stone
in
its
proper
place,
and}}
it
has
become
the
most
important
stone
in
the
building [MET]!
\VS{11}The
Lord
has
done
this,
and
we
marvel
as
we
look
at
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
{\ADD{
the
Jewish
leaders}}
realized
that
he
was
accusing
them
when
he
told
this
story
{\ADD{
about
what
those
wicked
people
did}}.
So
they
wanted
to
seize
him.
But
they
were
afraid
of
what
the
crowds
{\ADD{
would
do
if
they
did
that}}.
So
they
left
him
and
went
away.
\par }{\SH Jesus foiled
the
Jewish leaders’
attempt
to
trap
him
by
their
question
of
whether
they
should
pay
taxes
to
the Roman
government.
\par }{\SR Mark 12:13-17
\par }{\PP \VS{13}The
{\ADD{
Jewish
leaders}}
sent
to
{\ADD{
Jesus}}
some
Pharisees
{\ADD{
who
thought
that
the
Jews
should
pay
only
the
tax
that
their
own
Jewish
authorities
required
people
to
pay}}.
They
also
sent
some
members
of
the
party
that
supported Herod
{\ADD{Antipas
and
the Roman
government}}.
They
wanted
to
make
Jesus
say
something
wrong
{\ADD{
that
would
make
one
of
those
groups
very
angry
with
him}}.
\VS{14}After
they
arrived,
they
said
to
him
{\ADD{deceivingly}}, “Teacher,
we
know
that
you
{\ADD{
teach}}
the
truth.
We
also
know
that
you
are
not
concerned
about
{\ADD{
what}}
people
{\ADD{
say
about
you,
even
if
an
important
person
does
not
like
what
you
say}}.
Instead,
you
teach
truthfully
what
God
wants
{\ADD{
us
to
do}}.
So
{\ADD{
tell
us
what
you
think
about
this
matter:}}
Is
it
right
that
we
pay
taxes
to
the Roman
government,
or
not [MTY]?
Should
we
pay
the
taxes,
or
should
we
not
pay
them?”
\VS{15}Jesus
knew
that
they
did
not
really
want
to
know
{\ADD{
what
God
wanted
them
to
do}}.
So
he
said
to
them, “◄I
{\ADD{
know
that}}
you
are
{\ADD{
just}}
trying
to
make
me
say
something
wrong
for
which
you
can arrest
me./Why
are
you
{\ADD{
just}}
trying
to
make
me
say
something
wrong
for
which
you
can arrest
me?► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
But
I
will
answer
your
question anyway}}.
Bring
me
a coin
so
that
I
might
{\ADD{
ask
you
something
after}}
I
look
at
it.”
\VS{16}After
they
brought
him
a coin,
he
asked
them, “Whose picture
is
{\ADD{
on}}
this
{\ADD{coin}}?
And
{\ADD{
whose}}
name
{\ADD{
is
on
it}}?”
They
replied, “It
is
a picture
and
the
name
of
Caesar,
{\ADD{
the
man
who
rules
the Roman
government}}.”
\VS{17}Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “{\ADD{
That
is
correct,
so}}
give
to
the
government [MTY]
what
they
{\ADD{
require}},
and
give
to
God
what
he
{\ADD{
requires}}.”
They
were
{\ADD{
frustrated
at
his
answer
but}}
amazed
at
what
he
said,
{\ADD{
because
they
were
not
able
to
accuse
him
of
anything
because
of
what
he
said}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
showed
from
Scripture
that
the Sadducees
were
wrong
in ridiculing
the
idea
of
life
after
death.
\par }{\SR Mark 12:18-27
\par }{\PP \VS{18}{\ADD{
Men
who
belong
to
the}} Sadducee
{\ADD{sect}}
deny
that
people
become
alive
again
after
they
die.
{\ADD{
In
order
to discredit}}
Jesus
{\ADD{
by ridiculing
the
idea
that
people
will
live
again,
some
of}}
them
came
to
him
and
asked
him,
\VS{19}“Teacher,
Moses
wrote
for
us
{\ADD{
Jews}}
that
if
a
man
who
has
no
children
dies,
his
brother
should
marry
the
dead
man’s
widow.
{\ADD{
Then
if
those
two
bear
children,
everyone
will
consider
that
those
children
are
the}}
children
of
the
man
who
died,
{\ADD{
and
in
that
way
the
dead
man
will
continue
to
have
descendants}}.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
So
here
is
an
example}}.
There
were
seven
boys
{\ADD{
in
one
family}}.
The
oldest
one
married
{\ADD{
a
woman}},
but
{\ADD{
he
and
his
wife}}
did
not
bear
any
children.
Then
he
{\ADD{
later}}
died.
\VS{21}The
second
{\ADD{
brother
followed
this
law
and}}
married
that
woman
and
he,
too,
did
not
bear
any
children.
Then
he
{\ADD{
later}}
died.
The
third
{\ADD{
brother
did}}
like
{\ADD{
his
other
brothers
did.
But
he
also
did
not
bear
any
children,
and
later
died}}.
\VS{22}Eventually
all
seven
{\ADD{
brothers
married
that
woman,
one
by
one}},
but
they
had
no
children,
and
one
by
one
they
died.
Afterwards
the
woman
died,
too.
\VS{23}Therefore,
{\ADD{
if
it
were
true
what
some
people
say,
that
people
will
become
alive
again
after
they
die}},
whose
wife
do
you
think
that
woman
will
be
when
people
become
alive
again? ◄{\ADD{
Keep
in
mind
that}}
she
was
married
to
all
seven
{\ADD{
brothers}}!/She
was
married
to
all
seven
{\ADD{
brothers,
so
how
can
anyone
decide}} [RHQ]?►”
\VS{24}Jesus
replied
to
them, “You
are
certainly
wrong [RHQ].
You
do
not
know
{\ADD{
what
they
have
written
in}}
the
Scriptures
{\ADD{
about
this}}.
You
also
do
not
understand
God’s
power
{\ADD{
to
make
people
alive
again}}.
\VS{25}{\ADD{
That
woman
will
not
be
the
wife
of
any
of
them}},
because
when
people
have
become
alive
again,
instead
of
men
having
wives
and
women
having
husbands,
they
will
be
like
the
angels
in
heaven,
{\ADD{
who
do
not
marry}}.
\VS{26}But
as
to
people
becoming
alive
again
after
they
die,
in
the
book
that
Moses
{\ADD{
wrote,
he
said
something
about
people
who
have
died}}
that
I
am
sure
that
you
have
read [RHQ].
When
Moses
{\ADD{
was
looking
at}}
the
bush
{\ADD{
that
was
burning}},
God
said
to
him, ‘I
am
the
God
whom
Abraham
{\ADD{
worships}}
and
the
God
whom
Isaac
{\ADD{
worships}}
and
the
God
whom
Jacob
{\ADD{
worships}}.’
\VS{27}It
is
not
dead
people
who
worship
God.
It
is
living
people
who
worship
him.
{\ADD{
Abraham,
Isaac
and
Jacob
died
long
before
Moses
lived,
but
God
said
that
they
were
still
worshipping
him,
so
we
know
their
spirits
were
still
alive}}!
So
your
{\ADD{
claim
that
dead
people
do
not
become
alive
again}}
is
very
wrong.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
commended
a
scribe
who
accepted Jesus’
assessment
of
the
two
greatest
commandments,
after
which
they
asked
Jesus
no
more
questions
to
trap
him.
\par }{\SR Mark 12:28-34
\par }{\PP \VS{28}A
man
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
heard
their discussion.
He
knew
that
Jesus
answered
the
question
well.
So
he
stepped
forward
and
asked
Jesus, “Which
commandment
is
the
most
important?”
\VS{29}Jesus
answered, “The
most
important
commandment
is
this: ‘Listen,
{\ADD{
you
people
of}}
Israel!
{\ADD{
You
must
worship}}
the
Lord,
our
God,
our
only
Lord.
\VS{30}{\ADD{
You
must
show
that
you
love
him
in
all
the
ways
that
you
live}}
Show
it
in
all
that
you
want
and
feel,
in
all
that
you
think,
and
in
all
that
you
do!’
\VS{31}The
next
{\ADD{
most
important
commandment}}
is: ‘You
must
love
people
you
come
in
contact
with
as
much
as
you
love
yourself.’
No
other
commandment
is
more
important
than
these
two!”
\VS{32}The
man
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
{\ADD{
you
have
answered}}
well.
You
correctly
said
that
he
is
the
only
{\ADD{
God}}
and
that
there
is
no
other
God
{\ADD{
we
must
worship/obey}}.
\VS{33}You
have
also
said
correctly
that
we ◄{\ADD{
should/must
show
that
we}}►
love
God
by
all
that
we
are,
by
all
that
we
think,
and
by
the
way
that
we
live.
And
you
have
said
correctly
that
we
must
love ◄people
with
whom
we
come
in
contact/others►
as
much
as
we
love
ourselves.
And
you
have
also implied
that
doing
these
things
{\ADD{
pleases
God}}
more
than
offering/giving
animals
to
him
or
burning
{\ADD{
other}}
sacrifices.”
\VS{34}Jesus
realized
that
this
man
had
answered
wisely.
So
he
said
to
him, “{\ADD{
I
perceive
that}}
you
will
soon
{\ADD{
decide
to
let}}
God
rule
your
life.”
After
that,
{\ADD{
the
Jewish
leaders}}
were
afraid
to
ask
him
any
more
questions
{\ADD{
like
that
to
try
to
trap
him}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
showed
from
Scripture
that
the
Messiah
must
be
David’s
Lord
as
well
as
his
descendant.
\par }{\SR Mark 12:35-37
\par }{\PP \VS{35}{\ADD{
Later}},
while
he
was
teaching
in
the
Temple
{\ADD{
courtyard}},
Jesus
said
{\ADD{
to
the
people}}, “These
men
who
teach
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws, ◄they
must
be
wrong
when
they
say
that
the
Messiah
is
{\ADD{
merely}}
a
descendant
of
{\ADD{
King}}
David!/why
do
they
say
that
the
Messiah
is
{\ADD{
merely}}
a
descendant
of
{\ADD{
King}}
David?► [RHQ]
\VS{36}The
Holy
Spirit
caused
David
himself
to
say
{\ADD{
about
the
Messiah}},
\par }{\Q God
said
to
my
Lord, ‘Sit
here
beside
me
at
the
place
where
I
will
highly
honor
you!
Sit
here
while
I
completely
defeat
your
enemies! [MTY]’
\par }{\PP \VS{37}Therefore,
{\ADD{
because}}
David
himself
calls
{\ADD{
the
Messiah}} ‘my
Lord,’ ◄the
Messiah
cannot
be
{\ADD{
just}}
a
man
who
descended
{\ADD{
from
King
David!}}/how
can
the
Messiah
be
{\ADD{
just}}
a
man
who
descended
{\ADD{
from
King
David}}?► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
He
must
be
much
greater
than
David}}”!
Many
people
listened
to
him
gladly
{\ADD{
as
he
taught
those
things}}.
\par }{\SH Jesus
warned
them
about
the scribes’
hypocritical
actions.
\par }{\SR Mark 12:38-40
\par }{\PP \VS{38}While
Jesus
was
teaching
{\ADD{
the
people}},
he
said
to
them, “Beware
that
you
{\ADD{
do
not
act
like}}
the
men
who
teach
our
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws.
They
{\ADD{
like
people
to
honor
them,
so}}
they
put
on
long
robes
and
walk
around
{\ADD{
in
order
to
show
people
how
important
they
are}}.
They
also
like
people
to
greet
them
{\ADD{respectfully}}
in
the marketplaces.
\VS{39}{\ADD{
They
like
to
sit}}
in
the
most
important
seats
in
our ◄synagogue/Jewish
meeting
place►.
At
festivals,
{\ADD{
they
like
to
sit
in}}
the
seats
where
the
most
honored
people
sit.
\VS{40}They ◄swindle/take
for
themselves►
the
houses
{\ADD{
and
property}}
of
widows
by cheating
them.
{\ADD{
Then}}
they
pretend
{\ADD{
that
they
are
good}}
by
praying
long
prayers
{\ADD{
publicly.
God}}
will
certainly
punish
them
severely!”
\par }{\SH Jesus
told
them
that
a
poor
widow’s tiny
sacrificial
offering
was
worth
more
in
God’s
sight
than
large
amounts
of
money
from
rich
people.
\par }{\SR Mark 12:41-44
\par }{\PP \VS{41}{\ADD{
Later}},
Jesus
sat
down
{\ADD{
in
the
Temple
courtyard
opposite
the
boxes
in
which
people
put
offerings.
As
he
was
sitting
there}},
he
watched
as
all
the
people
put
money
in
the
box.
Many
rich
people
put
in
large
amounts
{\ADD{
of
money}}.
\VS{42}Then
a
poor
widow
came
along
and
put
in
two
small
copper
coins,
which
had
a
very
small
value.
\VS{43-44}He
gathered
his
disciples
around
him
and
said
to
them, “The
truth
is
that
these
other
people
have
a
lot
of
money,
{\ADD{
but}}
they
gave
{\ADD{
only
a
small
part
of
it}}.
But
this
woman,
who
is
very
poor,
has
put
in
all
the
money
that
she
had
to
pay
for
the
things
she
needs.
{\ADD{
So
God
considers
that}}
this
poor
widow
has
put
more
money
into
the
box
than
all
the
other
people!”

\par }\Chap{13}{\SH Jesus prophesied that the Temple would be completely destroyed.
\par }{\SR Mark 13:1-2
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}While
Jesus
was
leaving
the
Temple
{\ADD{
area}},
one
of
his
disciples
said
to
him, “Teacher,
look
at
how
marvelous
{\ADD{
these
}}
huge
stones
{\ADD{
in
the
walls
are
}}
and
how
wonderful
{\ADD{
these}}
buildings
{\ADD{
are}}!”
\VS{2}Jesus
said
to
him, “{\ADD{
Yes}},
these
buildings
that
you
are
looking
{\ADD{
at}} [RHQ]
{\ADD{
are
wonderful}},
but
I
{\ADD{
want
to
tell
you
something
about}}
them.
They
will
{\ADD{
soon}}
be
destroyed $\{${\ADD{
Foreign invaders}}
will
destroy
{\ADD{
them}}$\}$
{\ADD{
completely,
with
the
result
that}}
no
stone
here
{\ADD{
in
this
Temple
area}}
will
be
left
on
top
of
another
stone.”
\par }{\SH Jesus
taught
his
disciples
about
the
events
that
will precede
his
coming
again.
\par }{\SR Mark 13:3-37
\par }{\PP \VS{3}After
they
arrived
on
Olive
{\ADD{
Tree}}
Hill
across
{\ADD{
the
valley}}
from
the
Temple,
Jesus
sat
down.
When
Peter,
James,
John,
and Andrew
were
alone
with
him,
they
asked
him,
\VS{4}“Tell
us,
when
will
{\ADD{
that}}
happen
{\ADD{
to
the
buildings
of
the
Temple?
Tell
us
what
will
happen
that
will
show
us
that
all
these
things
that
God
has
planned}}
are
about
to
be
finished $\{$that
{\ADD{
God}}
is
about
to
finish
all
these
things
{\ADD{
that
he
has
planned}}$\}$.”
\VS{5}Jesus
replied
to
them, “{\ADD{
I
cannot
give
you
a
simple
answer
to
your
questions.
All
I
will
say
is}},
beware
that
no
one
deceives
you
{\ADD{
concerning
what
will
happen}}!
\VS{6}Many
people
will
come
and
say ◄that
I
sent
them/that
they
have
my
authority► [MTY].
They
will
say, ‘I
am
{\ADD{
the
Messiah}}!’
They
will
deceive
many
people.
\VS{7}Whenever
people
tell
you
about
wars
{\ADD{
that
are
close}}
or
wars
that
are
far
away,
do
not
be
troubled.
{\ADD{
God
has
said}}
that
those
things
must
happen.
{\ADD{
But
when
they
do
happen,
do
not
think}}
that
{\ADD{
God}}
will
finish
all
{\ADD{
that
he
has
planned}}
at
that
time!
\VS{8}{\ADD{
Groups
who
live
in
various}}
countries
will
fight
each
other,
and
various governments
will
fight
each
other.
There
will
also
be
{\ADD{
big}}
earthquakes
in
various
places;
and
there
will
be
famines.
Yet,
{\ADD{
when
these
things
happen,
people
will
have
only
just
begun
to
suffer.
The
first
things
that
they
suffer
will
be
like}}
the
first
pains
a
woman
{\ADD{
suffers}}
who
is
about
to
bear
a
child.
{\ADD{
They
will
suffer
much
more
after
that}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Be
ready
for
{\ADD{
what
people
will
do
to
you
at
that
time}}.
Because
{\ADD{
you
believe
in}}
me,
they
will arrest
you
and
put
you
on
trial
before
the religious
councils. ◄In
the
synagogues/In
the
Jewish
meeting
places►,
you
will
be
beaten $\{$others
will
beat
you$\}$.
You
will
be
put $\{${\ADD{
People
will
put}}
you$\}$
{\ADD{
on
trial}}
in
the
presence
of
high
government
authorities.
As
a
result,
you
will
be
able
to
tell
them
{\ADD{
about
me}}.
\VS{10}My
good
message
must
be
proclaimed $\{${\ADD{
You}}
must
proclaim
my
good
message$\}$
to
{\ADD{
people
in}}
all people-groups
before
{\ADD{
God
finishes
all
that
he
has
planned}}.
\VS{11}And
when
people arrest
you
in
order
to prosecute
you
{\ADD{
because
you
believe
in
me}},
do
not
worry
before
that
happens
about
what
you
will
say.
Instead,
say
what
{\ADD{
God}}
puts
into
your
mind
at
that
time.
Then
it
will
not
be
{\ADD{
just}}
you
who
will
be
speaking.
It
will
be
the
Holy
Spirit
{\ADD{
who
will
be
speaking
through
you}}.
\VS{12}{\ADD{
Other
evil
things
will
happen}}:
People
{\ADD{
who
do
not
believe
in
me}}
will ◄betray/help
others
seize►
their
brothers
{\ADD{
and
sisters}}
in
order
that
{\ADD{
the
government}}
can
execute
them.
Parents
{\ADD{
will
betray}}
their
children,
and
children
will
betray
their
parents
so
that
{\ADD{
the
government}}
will
kill
their
parents.
\VS{13}{\ADD{
In
general}},
you
will
be
hated
by
most [HYP]
people $\{$most [HYP]
people
will
hate
you$\}$
because
{\ADD{
you
believe
in}}
me.
But
all
you
who
continue
{\ADD{
to
trust
in
me
strongly}}
until
your
life
is
finished
will
be
saved $\{${\ADD{
God}}
will
save
all
you
who
continue
{\ADD{
to
trust
in
me
strongly}}
until
your
life
ends$\}$.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\ADD{
During
that
time}}
the
disgusting
{\ADD{
thing/person
that
the
prophet
Daniel
described}}
will
enter
the
Temple.
It/He
will
defile
{\ADD{
the
Temple
when
he
enters
it
and
will
cause
people
to
abandon
it.
When
you
see
it/him
standing
there}}
where
it/he
should
not
be,
{\ADD{
you
should
run
away
quickly}} (May
everyone
who
is
reading
this
pay
attention
to
{\ADD{
this
warning
from
Jesus}}!)
{\ADD{
At
that
time}}
those
people
who
are
in
Judea
{\ADD{
district}}
must
flee
to
{\ADD{
higher}}
hills.
\VS{15}Those
people
who
are
outside
their
houses
must
not
enter
their
houses
in
order
to
get
anything
{\ADD{
before
they
run
away}}.
\VS{16}Those
who
are
{\ADD{
working}}
in
a
field
must
not
return
{\ADD{
to
their
houses}}
in
order
to
get
{\ADD{additional}}
clothes
{\ADD{
before
they
flee}}.
\VS{17}But
I
feel
very
sorry
for
women
who
will
be
pregnant
and
women
who
will
be
nursing
their
babies
in
those
days,
{\ADD{
because
it
will
be
very
difficult
for
them
to
run
away}}
\VS{18-19}In
those
days
people
will
suffer
very
severely.
People
have
never
suffered
like
that
since
the
time
when
God
first
created
the
world
until
now;
and
people
will
not
{\ADD{
suffer
that
way}}
again.
{\ADD{
So}}
pray
that
{\ADD{
this
painful
time}}
will
not
happen
in ◄winter/the
rainy
season►,
{\ADD{
when
it
will
be
hard
to
travel}}.
\VS{20}If
the
Lord
{\ADD{
God}}
had
not
{\ADD{
decided
that
he
would}} shorten
that
time
{\ADD{
when
people
suffer
so
much}},
everyone
would
die.
But
he
has
{\ADD{
decided
to}} shorten
that
time
because
{\ADD{
he
is
concerned
about
you}}
people
whom
he
has
chosen [DOU].
\VS{21-22}{\ADD{
At
that
time
people
who
will}}
falsely
{\ADD{
say
that
they
are}} Messiahs
and
prophets
will
appear.
Then
they
will
perform
many
kinds ◄of
miracles/of
things
that
ordinary
people
cannot
do► [DOU].
They
will
even
try
to
deceive
{\ADD{
you}}
people
whom
God
has
chosen,
{\ADD{
but
they
will
not}}
be
able
to
do
that.
So
at
that
time
if
someone
says
to
you, ‘Look,
here
is
the
Messiah!’
or
{\ADD{
if
someone
says}}, ‘Look,
he
is
over
there!’
do
not
believe
it!
\VS{23}Be
alert!
Remember
that
{\ADD{
I}}
have
warned
you
about
all
this
before
{\ADD{
it
happens.}}
\par }{\PP \VS{24}After
the
time
when
people
suffer
like
that,
the
sun
will
become
dark,
the
moon
will
not
shine,
\VS{25}the
stars
will
fall
from
the
sky,
and
all
things
in
the
sky
will
be
shaken $\{${\ADD{
God
will
cause}}
all
things
in
the
sky
to
shake$\}$.
\VS{26}Then
people
will
see
{\ADD{
me}},
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
coming
through
the
clouds powerfully
and
gloriously.
\VS{27}Then
I
will
send
out
my
angels
in
order
that
they
gather
together
the
people
whom
{\ADD{
God}}
has
chosen
from
{\ADD{
everywhere,
and
that includes}}
all
the
most
remote
places
on
earth [IDM, DOU].
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Now
I
{\ADD{
want
you
to}}
learn
something
from
this
parable
about
{\ADD{
the
way}}
fig
trees
{\ADD{
grow}}.
{\ADD{
In
this
area}},
when
their
buds
become
tender
and
their
leaves
begin
to
sprout,
you
know
that
summer
is
near.
\VS{29}Similarly,
when
you
see
{\ADD{
what
I
have
just
described}}
happening,
you
yourselves
will
know
that
it
is
very
near
{\ADD{
the
time
for
me
to
return}} [MTY].
{\ADD{
It
will
be
as
though
I
am}}
already
at
the
door [HEN].
\VS{30}Keep
this
in
mind:
You
have
observed
the
things
that
I
have
done
and
said,
but
all
of
those
events
{\ADD{
that
I
have
just
told
you
about}}
will
happen
before
all
of
you
will
die.
\VS{31}You
can
{\ADD{
be
certain
that}}
these
things
{\ADD{
that
I
have
prophesied}}
will
happen.
{\ADD{
You
can
be
more
certain
of
that
than}}
you
can
{\ADD{
be
certain
that}}
the
earth
and
what
is
in
the
sky
will
stay
in
place.
\VS{32}But
no
one
knows
the
exact
time
{\ADD{
when
I
will
return}}.
The
angels
in
heaven
also
do
not
know.
Even
{\ADD{
I
do
not
know.}}
Only
my
Father
knows.
\VS{33}So
be
ready,
{\ADD{
like
people
who
are
waiting
for
an
important
man
to
come}},
because
you
do
not
know
when
that
time
will
come
{\ADD{
when
all
these
events
will
happen}}!
\VS{34}When
a
man
who
wants
to
travel
{\ADD{
to
a
distant
place}}
is
{\ADD{
about
to}}
leave
his
house,
he
tells
his
servants
that
they
should
manage
the
house.
{\ADD{
He
tells}}
each
one
what
he
should
do.
Then
he
tells
the
doorkeeper
to
be
ready
{\ADD{
for
his
return}}.
\VS{35}{\ADD{
That
man
must
always
be}}
ready,
{\ADD{
because
he
does
not
know
whether}}
his
master
will
return
in
the
evening,
at
midnight,
when
the
rooster crows,
or
at
dawn.
{\ADD{
Similarly}},
you
also
must
{\ADD{
always}}
be
ready,
because
you
do
not
know
{\ADD{
when
I
will
return}}.
\VS{36}{\ADD{
May
it
not
happen
that}}
when
I
come
suddenly,
I
will
find
that
you
are
not
ready!
\VS{37}These
words
that
I
am
saying
to
you
{\ADD{
disciples}}
I
am
saying
to
everyone
{\ADD{
who
believes
in
me:
Always}}
be
ready!”
{\ADD{
That
is
what
Jesus
warned
his
disciples}}.

\par }\Chap{14}{\SH The Jewish leaders planned how they could arrest Jesus without starting a riot.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:1-2
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}It
was
only
two
days
before
the
{\ADD{
people}} ◄{\ADD{
celebrated/started
to
celebrate}}►
{\ADD{
for
one
week
the}}
festival
{\ADD{
which
they
called}}
Passover.
During
those
days
they
also
celebrated
the
festival
of ◄Unleavened
Bread/{\ADD{
eating}}
bread
that
had
no
yeast
in
it►.
The
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws
were
planning
how
they
could
seize
Jesus
secretly.
{\ADD{
They
wanted
to
accuse
him
in
front
of
the Roman
authorities}}
so
that
they
would
execute
him.
\VS{2}But
they
were
saying
to
one
another, “We
must
not
{\ADD{
do
it}}
during
the
celebration,
because,
{\ADD{
if
we
do
it
then}},
the
people
will
{\ADD{
be
very
angry
with
us
and}}
riot!”
\par }{\SH Jesus
commended
a
woman
who extravagantly
anointed
Jesus
in anticipation
of
his
death.
The
chief
priests
agreed
to
pay Judas
if
he
would
help
them
seize
Jesus.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:3-11
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Jesus
was
at Bethany
{\ADD{
town}}
in
the
house
of
Simon,
whom
{\ADD{
Jesus
had
healed
from}}
leprosy.
While
they
were
eating,
a
woman
came
{\ADD{
to
him}}.
{\ADD{
She
was
carrying}}
a
stone
jar
that
contained
expensive
{\ADD{
fragrant}}
perfume
called
nard.
She
opened
the
jar
and
then
she
poured
the
perfume
on Jesus’
head.
\VS{4}One
of
the
people
{\ADD{
who
were
present}}
became
angry
and
said
to
the
others, “◄{\ADD{
It
is
terrible
that
she}}
wasted
that
perfume!/{\ADD{
Why
did
she}}
waste
that
perfume?► [RHQ]
\VS{5}It
could
have
been
sold $\{${\ADD{
We}}
could
have
sold
it$\}$
for ◄a
huge
amount
of
money/an
amount
of
money
for
which
a
person
works
for
a
year►,
and
then
{\ADD{
the
money}}
could
have
been
given $\{${\ADD{
we}}
could
have
given
{\ADD{
the
money}}$\}$
to
poor
people!”
So
he
rebuked
her.
\VS{6}But
Jesus
said, “Stop
{\ADD{scolding}}
her!
She
has
done
to
me
what
I
{\ADD{
consider
to
be}}
very
appropriate/delightful.
So ◄you
should
not
bother
her!/why
do
you
bother
her?► [RHQ]
\VS{7}You
will
always
have
poor
people
among
you.
So
you
can
help
them
whenever
you
want
to.
But
I
will
not
{\ADD{
be
here
among}}
you
much
longer.
{\ADD{
So
it
is
good
for
her
to
show
now
that
she appreciates
me}}.
\VS{8}{\ADD{
It
is
appropriate
that}}
she
has
done
what
she
was
able
to
do.
{\ADD{
It
is
as
if
she
knew
that
I
was
going
to
die
soon}}
and
has
anointed
my
body
for
their
burying
it.
\VS{9}I
will
tell
you
this:
Wherever
the
good
message
{\ADD{
about
me}}
is
preached $\{$people
preach
the
good
message$\}$
throughout
the
world,
what
she
has
done
will
be
told $\{$people
will
tell
others
what
she
has
done
{\ADD{
to
me}}$\}$,
and
as
a
result
people
will
remember
her.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Then
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
{\ADD{
Town}})
went
to
the
chief
priests
in
order
to
{\ADD{
talk
to
them
about}}
helping
them
to
seize
Jesus.
He
did
that
{\ADD{
even
though}}
he
was
one
of
the
twelve
{\ADD{
disciples}}
\VS{11}When
they
heard
{\ADD{
what
he
was
willing
to
do
for
them}},
they
were
very
happy.
They
promised
that
they
would
give
him
{\ADD{
a
large
amount
of}}
money
{\ADD{
for
doing
that.
Judas
agreed,
so
they
gave
him
the
money}}.
As
a
result,
he
{\ADD{
began}}
watching
for
an opportunity ◄to
betray
Jesus/to
enable Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him►.
\par }{\SH Two
disciples
followed Jesus’
instructions
and
prepared
the
Passover
meal.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:12-17
\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\ADD{
Two
days
later}},
when
they
killed
the
lambs
{\ADD{
for
the}}
festival
at
the
beginning
of
the
week
when
{\ADD{
people
ate}}
bread
that
had
no
yeast
in
it, Jesus’
disciples
said
to
him, “Where
do
you
want
us
to
go
and
prepare
the
meal
for
the
Passover
{\ADD{
celebration}}
in
order
that
you
can
eat
it
{\ADD{
with
us}}?”
\VS{13}So
he
{\ADD{
chose}}
two
of
his
disciples
{\ADD{
to
prepare
everything}}.
He
said
to
them, “Go
into
{\ADD{
Jerusalem}}
city.
A
man
will
meet
you,
who
will
be
carrying
a
large
jar
full
of
water.
Follow
him.
\VS{14}When
he
enters
{\ADD{
a
house}},
say
to
the
man
who
owns
the
house, ‘{\ADD{
Our}}
teacher
wants
us
to
prepare
{\ADD{
the
meal
of}}
the
Passover
celebration
so
that
he
can
eat
it
with
us
his
disciples. ◄Please
show
us
the
room
that
he
{\ADD{
arranged
with
you
about}}./Where
is
the
room
that
he
{\ADD{
arranged
with
you
about}}?► [RHQ]’
\VS{15}He
will
show
you
a
large
room
that
is
on
the
upper
floor
{\ADD{
of
the
house}}.
It
will
be
furnished
and
ready
{\ADD{
for
us
to
eat
a
meal
in
it}}.
Then
prepare
the
meal
there
for
us.”
\VS{16}So
the
{\ADD{
two}}
disciples
left.
They
went
into
the
city
and
found
{\ADD{
everything}}
to
be
just
like
he
had
told
them.
They
prepared
the
{\ADD{
meal
for}}
the
Passover
{\ADD{
celebration,
and
then
returned
to
Jesus
and
the
other
disciples}}.
\VS{17}When
it
was
evening,
Jesus
arrived
{\ADD{
at
that
house}}
with
the
twelve
{\ADD{
disciples}}.
\par }{\SH During
the
Passover
meal,
Jesus
prophesied
that
one
disciple
would
betray
him,
and
he
gave
them
the
bread
and
wine
which
he
said represented
his
body
and
blood
which
would
be
sacrificed.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:18-26
\par }{\PP \VS{18}As
they
were
all
sitting
there
{\ADD{
and
eating}},
Jesus
said, “Listen
carefully
to
this:
One
of
you
will
enable
my
enemies
to
seize
me.
Specifically,
it
is
one
of
you
who
{\ADD{
will
do
this
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
he}}
is
eating
with
me
{\ADD{
right
now}}!”
\VS{19}The
disciples
became
very
sad
and
they
said
to
him
one
by
one, “Surely ◄it
is
not
I!/I
am
not
the
one,
am
I?► [RHQ]”
\VS{20}Then
he
said
to
them, “It
is
one
of
{\ADD{
you}}
twelve
{\ADD{
disciples}},
the
one
who
is dipping
{\ADD{
bread}}
into
the
{\ADD{sauce
in
the}}
dish
along
with
me.
\VS{21}It
is
certain
that
{\ADD{
I}},
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
{\ADD{
die}},
because
that
is
what
has
been $\{$what
{\ADD{
the
prophets}}
have$\}$
written
about
me.
But
there
will
be
terrible
{\ADD{
punishment}}
for
the
man
by
whom
I
will
be
betrayed $\{$who
will ◄betray
me/help
my
enemies
to
seize
me►$\}$!
In
fact,
it
would
be
better
for
that
man
if
he
had
never
been
born!”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}While
they
were
eating,
he
took
{\ADD{
a
flat
loaf
of}}
bread
and
thanked
God
for
it.
Then
he
broke
it
{\ADD{
into
pieces}}
and
gave
it
to
them
and
said
to
them, “This
{\ADD{
bread
represents}} [MET]
my
body.
Take
it
{\ADD{
and
eat
it}}.”
\VS{23}Afterwards,
he
took
a
cup
{\ADD{
that
contained
wine}}
and
thanked
{\ADD{
God
for
it}}.
Then
he
gave
it
to
them,
and
then,
as
they
all
drank
from
it,
\VS{24}he
said
to
them, “This
{\ADD{
wine
represents}} [MET]
my
blood,
which
is
about
to
be
shed $\{$which
is
about
to
flow
from
my
body$\}$
{\ADD{
when
my
enemies
kill
me}}.
With
this
blood
I
{\ADD{
will
sign}}
the
agreement
{\ADD{
that
God
has
made
to
forgive
the
sins
of}}
many
people.
\VS{25}I
want
you
to
know
this:
I
will
not
drink
any
more
wine
in
this
way
until
the
time
when
I
drink
it
with
a
new
{\ADD{
meaning}}
when
I
begin
to
rule
as
a
king.”
\VS{26}After
they
sang
a
hymn,
they
went
out
toward
Olive
{\ADD{
Tree}}
Hill.
\par }{\SH Jesus
predicted
that
Peter
would
deny
three
times
that
he
knew
Jesus.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:27-31
\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\ADD{
While
they
were
on
their
way}},
Jesus
said
to
them, “It
has
been $\{${\ADD{
The
prophets}}
have$\}$
written
{\ADD{
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said
about
me}}, ‘I
will
kill
the
shepherd
and
his
sheep
will
scatter.’
{\ADD{
Those
words
will
come
true.
When
they
are
about
to
capture
me}},
all
of
you
will
leave
me
and
run
away.
\VS{28}But
after
I
have
been
made $\{${\ADD{
God}}
has
made
me$\}$
alive
again,
I
will
go
ahead
of
you
to
Galilee
{\ADD{
district
and
meet
you
there}}.”
\VS{29}Then
Peter
said
to
him, “Perhaps
all
the
{\ADD{
other
disciples}}
will
leave
you,
but
not
I!
I
will
not
{\ADD{
leave
you}}!”
\VS{30}Then
Jesus
said
to
him, “The
truth
is
that
this
very
night,
before
the
rooster
crows
a
second
time,
you
yourself
will
deny
three
times
{\ADD{
that
you
know}}
me!”
\VS{31}But
Peter
replied
strongly, “Even
if
they
kill
me
{\ADD{
as
I
defend}}
you,
I
will
never
deny
{\ADD{
that
I
know}}
you!”
And
all
{\ADD{
the
other
disciples}}
said
the
same
thing.
\par }{\SH While
the
disciples
slept,
Jesus
prayed
that
God
would
spare
him
from
the
coming
suffering.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:32-42
\par }{\PP \VS{32}{\ADD{
On
the
way}},
Jesus
and
the
disciples
came
to
the
place
that
{\ADD{
people}}
call
Gethsemane.
Then
he
said
to
{\ADD{
some/eight
of}}
his
disciples, “Stay
here
while
I
pray!”
\VS{33}Then
he
took
Peter,
James,
and
John
with
him.
He
became
extremely
distressed,
and
he
said
to
them,
\VS{34}“I [SYN]
am
very
sorrowful.
{\ADD{
It
is
as
if}}
I
were
about
to
die.
{\ADD{
You
men}}
remain
here
and
stay
awake!”
\VS{35}He
went
a
bit
further
and
threw
himself
on
the
ground.
Then
he
prayed
that
if
it
were
possible,
he
would
not
{\ADD{
have
to
suffer}} [MTY].
\VS{36}He
said, “O
my
Father,
{\ADD{
because}}
you
are
able
to
do
everything,
rescue
me
so
that
I
do
not
have
to
suffer
{\ADD{
now}} [MTY]!
But
do
not
{\ADD{
do}}
what
I
want.
Instead,
{\ADD{
do}}
what
you
want!”
\VS{37}Then
he
returned
and
found
his
{\ADD{
disciples}}
sleeping.
He
{\ADD{
woke
them
up
and}}
said, “Simon! ◄{\ADD{
I
am
disappointed
that}}
you
fell
asleep
and
that
you
were
not
able
to
stay
awake
for
just
a
short
time!/{\ADD{
Why
is
it
that}}
you
fell
asleep
and
that
you
were
not
able
to
stay
awake
for
just
one
hour?► [RHQ]”
\VS{38}{\ADD{
And
he
said
to
them}}, “You
want
{\ADD{
to
do
what
I
say}},
but
you
are
not
strong
enough [MTY]
{\ADD{
to
actually
do
it}}.
So
keep
awake
and
pray
in
order
that
you
can
resist
when
{\ADD{
something
like
this}} tempts
you!”
\VS{39}Then
he
went
away
again
and
prayed
again
what
he
prayed
before.
\VS{40}When
he
returned,
he
found
that
they
were
sleeping
again
because
they
were
{\ADD{
so}} sleepy
that
they
could
not
keep
their
eyes
open.
{\ADD{
Because
they
were
ashamed}},
they
did
not
know
what
to
say
to
him
{\ADD{
when
he
awakened
them}}.
\VS{41}{\ADD{
Then
he
went
and
prayed
again}}.
He
returned
a
third
time;
{\ADD{
and
he
found
them
sleeping
again}}.
He
{\ADD{
woke}}
all
of
{\ADD{
them
and}}
said
to
them, “◄{\ADD{
I
am
disappointed
that
you
are}}
sleeping
again!/{\ADD{
Why
are
you}}
sleeping
again?► [RHQ]
{\ADD{
You
have
slept}}
enough.
The
time
{\ADD{
for
me
to
suffer}}
is
about
to
begin.
Look!
Someone
is
about
to
enable
sinful
men
to
seize
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
\VS{42}{\ADD{
So}}
get
up!
Let’s
go
{\ADD{
toward
him}}
Look!
Here
comes
the
one
who
is enabling
them
to
seize
me!”
\par }{\SH Judas
betrayed
Jesus.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:43-49
\par }{\PP \VS{43}While
he
was
still
speaking,
Judas
{\ADD{
arrived}}.
{\ADD{
Even
though
he
was}}
one
of
{\ADD{Jesus’}}
twelve
{\ADD{
disciples}},
he
came
{\ADD{
to
enable Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him}}.
A
crowd
who
carried
swords
and
clubs
was
with
him.
The
{\ADD{
leaders
of}}
the
Jewish
Council
had
sent
them.
\VS{44}{\ADD{Judas}},
who
was ◄betraying
Jesus/helping Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him►,
had
{\ADD{
previously}}
told
this
crowd, “The
man
whom
I
kiss
is
the
one
{\ADD{
whom
you
want.
When
I
kiss
him}},
seize
him
and
lead
him
away
{\ADD{
while
you
guard
him}}
carefully.”
\VS{45}So,
when
Judas
arrived,
he
immediately
went
to
Jesus
and
said, “My
teacher!”
Then
he
kissed
Jesus
{\ADD{
on
his
neck/cheek}}.
\VS{46}Then
{\ADD{
the
crowd}}
seized
Jesus.
\VS{47}But
one
of
the
{\ADD{
disciples}}
who
was
standing
nearby
drew
his
short
sword.
He
struck
the
servant
of
the
high
priest
with
it
{\ADD{
to
kill
him,
but
he
only}}
cut
off
his
ear.
\VS{48-49}Jesus
said
to
them, “◄{\ADD{
It
is ridiculous
that}}
you
come
{\ADD{
here
to
seize}}
me
with
swords
and
clubs,
as
if
I
were
a bandit!/Have
you
come
{\ADD{
here
to
seize}}
me
with
swords
and
clubs,
as
if
I
were
a bandit [RHQ]?►
Day
after
day
I
was
with
you
in
the
Temple
{\ADD{
courtyard}}
teaching
{\ADD{
the
people}}
Why
did
you
not
seize
me
then?
{\ADD{
But
this
is happening}}
in
order
that
{\ADD{
what
the
prophets
have
written
in}}
the Scriptures
{\ADD{
about
me}}
may
be
fulfilled $\{$may
happen$\}$.”
\par }{\SH Mark
ran
away.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:50-52
\par }{\PP \VS{50}All
{\ADD{
the
disciples
at
once}}
left
him
and
ran
away.
\VS{51}At
that
time, ◄a
young
man/I►
was
following
Jesus.
He/{\ADD{
I
was}}
wearing
only
a
linen
cloth
around
his/my
body.
The
crowd
seized
him/me.
\VS{52}But,
{\ADD{
as
he/I
pulled
away
from
them}},
he/I
left
behind
the
linen
cloth
{\ADD{
in
their
hands}},
and
then
he/I
ran
away
naked.
\par }{\SH After
witnesses
accusing Jesus contradicted
each
other, Jesus
said
that
he
was
the
man
who
was
also
God,
the
Messiah,
after
which
they
decided
that Jesus
must
die.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:53-65
\par }{\PP \VS{53}The
men
{\ADD{
who
had
seized}}
Jesus
led
him
away
to
{\ADD{
the
house
where}}
the supreme
priest
{\ADD{
lived}}.
All
of
the
Jewish
Council
were
gathering
{\ADD{
there}}.
\VS{54}Peter
followed
Jesus
at
a
distance.
He
went
into
the
courtyard
{\ADD{
of
the
house}}
where
the supreme
priest
{\ADD{
lived}},
and
sat
there
with
the
men
who
guarded
{\ADD{
the
house
of
the supreme
priest}}.
He
was
warming
himself
beside
a
fire.
\VS{55}The
chief
priests
and
all
the
rest
of
the
Jewish
council
{\ADD{
had
already}}
tried
to
find
people
who
would
tell
lies
about
Jesus
{\ADD{
in
order
that
they
could convince
the Roman
authorities}}
to
execute
him.
But
they
did
not
succeed,
\VS{56}because,
although
many
people
spoke
lies
about
him,
they contradicted
each
other.
\VS{57}{\ADD{
Finally}},
some
stood
up
and
accused
him
falsely
by
saying,
\VS{58}“We
heard
him
when
he
said, ‘I
will
destroy
this
Temple
that
was
built
by
men,
and
then
within
three
days
I
will
build
another
temple ◄without
help
from
anyone
else/that
human
hands
will
not
build►.’ ”
\VS{59}But,
what
{\ADD{
some
of}}
these
men
said
also
did
not
agree
with
{\ADD{
what
others
of
them
said}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{60}Then
the supreme
priest
{\ADD{
himself}}
stood
up
in
front
of
them
and
said
to
Jesus, “Are
you
not
going
to
reply?
What
{\ADD{
do
you
say
about}}
all
the
things
that
they
are
saying
in
order
to
accuse
you?”
\VS{61}But
Jesus
was
silent
and
did
not
reply [DOU].
Then
the supreme
priest
{\ADD{
tried
again}}.
He
asked
him, “Are
you
the
Messiah?
{\ADD{
Do
you
say
that
you
are}} ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►?”
\VS{62}Jesus
said, “I
am.
Furthermore,
you
will
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
{\ADD{
ruling}}
beside
God,
who
is
completely
powerful.
{\ADD{
You
will
also
see
me}}
coming
down
through
the
clouds
in
the
sky!”
\VS{63}{\ADD{
In
response
to Jesus’
words}},
the supreme
priest
tore
his
outer
garment.
{\ADD{
That
was
their
custom
to
show
that
he
was
shocked
that
Jesus
had
said
that
he
was
equal
to
God}}.
Then
he
said, “We
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
need
any
{\ADD{
more}}
people
who
will
testify
{\ADD{
against
this
man}},
\VS{64}{\ADD{
because}}
you
have
heard
what
he
said
against
God!
{\ADD{
He
claimed
to
be
equal
with
God}}
Therefore,
what
have
you
decided?”
They
all
said
that
Jesus
was
guilty
and
deserved ◄to
be
executed/that
they
should
kill
him►.
\VS{65}Then
some
of
them
began
spitting
on
Jesus.
They
put
a
blindfold
on
him,
and
then
they
began
striking
him
and
saying
to
him, “{\ADD{
If
you
are}}
a
prophet,
tell
us
{\ADD{
who
hit
you}}!”
And
those
who
were
guarding
Jesus
struck
him
with
their
hands.
\par }{\SH As
Jesus
predicted,
Peter
denied
three
times
that
he
knew
Jesus.
\par }{\SR Mark 14:66-72
\par }{\PP \VS{66}While
Peter
was
outside
in
the
courtyard
{\ADD{
of
the supreme
priest’s
house}},
one
of
the
girls
who
worked
for
the supreme
priest
came
{\ADD{
near
him}}.
\VS{67}When
she
saw
Peter
warming
himself
{\ADD{
beside
the
fire}},
she
looked
at
him
{\ADD{
closely}}.
Then
she
said, “You
also
were
with
Jesus,
that
man
from
Nazareth
{\ADD{
town}}!”
\VS{68}But
he
denied
it
by
saying, “I
do
not
know
or
understand [DOU]
what
you
are
talking
about!”
Then
he
went
away
{\ADD{
from
there}}
to
the
gate
{\ADD{
of
the
courtyard}}.
\VS{69}{\ADD{
The
}}
servant
girl
saw
him
there
and
said
to
the
people
who
were
standing
nearby, “This
man
is
one
of
{\ADD{
those
who
have
been
with
that
man
they
arrested}}.”
\VS{70}But
he
denied
it
again.
After
a
little
while,
one
of
those
who
were
standing
there
said
to
Peter
again, “{\ADD{
The
way
you
speak
shows
that}}
you
also
are
from
Galilee
{\ADD{
district}}.
So
it
is
certain
that
you
are
one
of
those
{\ADD{
who
accompanied
Jesus!}}”
\VS{71}But
he
began
to exclaim, “I
do
not
know
the
man
that
you
are
talking
about!
Because
God
knows
that
I
am
speaking
truthfully,
may
he
punish
me
{\ADD{
if
I
am
lying}}!”
\VS{72}Immediately
the
rooster
crowed
a
second
time.
Then
Peter
remembered
what
Jesus
had
said
to
him
{\ADD{
before}}, “Before
the
rooster
crows
a
second
time,
you
will
deny
three
times
{\ADD{
that
you
know
me.”
When
he
realized
that
he
had
denied
it
three
times}},
he
started
crying.

\par }\Chap{15}{\SH In the governor Pilate’s presence Jesus refused to answer accusations against him.
\par }{\SR Mark 15:1-5
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}Very
early
in
the
morning
the
chief
priests
met
together
with
{\ADD{
the
rest
of}}
the
Jewish
council,
{\ADD{
in
order
to
decide
how
to
accuse
Jesus
before
the Roman
governor.
Their
guards}}
tied
Jesus’
hands
{\ADD{
again}}.
They
took
him
to
{\ADD{
the
house
of}}
Pilate,
{\ADD{
the
governor,
and
they
started
to
accuse
him,
saying}} “{\ADD{
Jesus
is
claiming
that
he
is
a
king!}}!”
\VS{2}Pilate
asked
Jesus, “Do
you
{\ADD{
claim
to
be}}
the
king
of
the
Jews?”
Jesus
answered
him, “You
yourself
have
said
so.”
\VS{3}Then
the
chief
priests
claimed
that
Jesus
had
done
many
bad
things.
\VS{4}So
Pilate
asked
him
again, “Don’t
you
have
anything
to
say?
Listen
to
how
many
bad
things
they
are
saying
that
you
{\ADD{
have
done}}!”
\VS{5}But
{\ADD{
even
though
Jesus
was
not
guilty}},
he
did
not
say
anything
more.
The
result
was
that
Pilate
was
very
much
surprised.
\par }{\SH At
the crowd’s insistence,
Pilate
released
a criminal,
and
gave
orders
that
Jesus
should
be crucified.
\par }{\SR Mark 15:6-15
\par }{\PP \VS{6}It
was
the
governor’s
custom
{\ADD{
each
year}}
during
the
{\ADD{
Passover}}
celebration
to
release
{\ADD{
one
person
who
was
in
prison.
He
customarily
released}}
whichever
prisoner
the
people
requested.
\VS{7}{\ADD{
At
that
time}}
there
was
a
man
called Barabbas
who
had
been $\{$whom
{\ADD{
the
soldiers
had}}$\}$
{\ADD{
put
in
prison
with
some
other
men}}.
Those
men
had
murdered
{\ADD{
some
soldiers}}
when
they
rebelled
{\ADD{
against
the Roman
government}}.
\VS{8}A
crowd
approached
{\ADD{Pilate}}
and
asked
him
{\ADD{
to
release
someone}},
just
like
he
customarily
did
for
them
{\ADD{
during
the
Passover
celebration}}.
\VS{9}Pilate
answered
them, “Would
you
like
me
to
release
for
you
the
{\ADD{
man
whom
you}}
Jewish
{\ADD{
people
say
is
your}}
king?”
\VS{10}{\ADD{
He
asked
this}}
because
he
realized
what
the
chief
priests
were
wanting
to
do.
They
were
accusing Jesus
because
they
were
jealous
of
him
{\ADD{
because
many
people
were
becoming
his
disciples}}.
\VS{11}But
the
chief
priests
urged
the
crowd
{\ADD{
to
request}}
that Pilate
release Barabbas
for
them
instead
{\ADD{
of
Jesus}}.
\VS{12}Pilate
said
to
them
again, “{\ADD{
If
I
release Barabbas}},
what
do
you
want
me
to
do
with
the
man
whom
{\ADD{
some
of}}
you
Jews
say
is
{\ADD{
your}}
king?”
\VS{13}Then
they
shouted
again, “{\ADD{
Command
that
your
soldiers}}
crucify
him!”
\VS{14}Then
Pilate
said
to
them, “Why?
What
crime
has
he
committed?”
But
they
shouted
even
louder, “{\ADD{
Command
your
soldiers
to}}
crucify
him!”
\VS{15}So,
because
Pilate
wanted
to
please
the
crowd,
he
released Barabbas
for
them.
Then,
after
{\ADD{
his
soldiers}}
had whipped
Jesus
with
leather straps
into
which
they
had
fastened
metal
pieces,
{\ADD{
Pilate
told
the
soldiers
to
take
him
away}}
in
order
that
he
would
be
crucified $\{$they
would
crucify
him$\}$.
\par }{\SH The
soldiers ridiculed
Jesus
as
being
a
king.
\par }{\SR Mark 15:16-20
\par }{\PP \VS{16}The
soldiers
took
Jesus
into
the
{\ADD{
courtyard
of
the}}
palace
{\ADD{
where Pilate
lived}}.
That
place
was
the
government headquarters.
Then
they
summoned
the
whole ◄cohort/group
of
soldiers►
{\ADD{
who
were
on
duty
there}}.
\VS{17}{\ADD{
After
the
soldiers
gathered
together}},
they
put
a
purple
robe
on
Jesus.
Then
they
placed
on
his
head
a
crown
that
they
made
from
{\ADD{
branches
of}} thornbushes.
{\ADD{
They
did
those
things
in
order
to
ridicule
him
by
pretending
that
he
was
a
king}}.
\VS{18}Then
they
greeted
him
{\ADD{
like
they
would
greet
a
king,
in
order
to
ridicule
him}},
saying, “Hooray
for
the
King
{\ADD{
who
rules}}
the
Jews!”
\VS{19}They
repeatedly
struck
his
head
with
a
reed
and
spat
on
him.
By
kneeling
down,
they
{\ADD{
pretended
to
honor}}
him.
\VS{20}When
they
had
finished ridiculing
him,
they
pulled
off
the
purple
robe.
They
put
his
own
clothes
on
him,
and
then
they
led
him
outside
{\ADD{
of
the
city}}
in
order
to
nail
him
to
a
cross.
\par }{\SH After
they
crucified
Jesus
the
soldiers gambled
for
his
clothing.
\par }{\SR Mark 15:21-24
\par }{\PP \VS{21}{\ADD{
After
Jesus
carried
his
cross
a
short
distance}},
a
man
named
Simon
from
Cyrene
{\ADD{
city
came
along}}.
He
was
the
father
of Alexander
and
Rufus.
He
was
passing
by
while
he
was
returning
{\ADD{
home}}
from
outside
{\ADD{
the
city.
The
soldiers}}
compelled
Simon
to
carry
the
cross
{\ADD{
for
Jesus}}.
\VS{22}They
brought
them
both
to
a
place
that
they
{\ADD{
call}}
Golgotha.
That
name
means, ‘a
place
{\ADD{
like}}
a skull’.
\VS{23}Then
they
tried
to
give
Jesus
wine
that
was $\{$that
they$\}$
mixed
with
{\ADD{
medicine
called}}
myrrh.
{\ADD{
They
wanted
him
to
drink
it
so
that
he
would
not
feel
so
much
pain
when
they crucified
him}}.
But
he
did
not
drink
it.
\VS{24}{\ADD{
Some}}
of
the
{\ADD{
soldiers
took
his
clothes}}.
Then
they nailed
him
to
a
cross.
Afterwards,
they
divided
his
clothes
among
themselves
by gambling
with
{\ADD{
something
like}}
dice.
They
did
this
{\ADD{
in
order
to
determine}}
which
{\ADD{
piece
of
clothing}}
each
one
would
get.
\par }{\SH People
passing
by,
as
well
as
the
Jewish
leaders
and
two
criminals
crucified
with
Jesus,
insulted
him.
\par }{\SR Mark 15:25-32
\par }{\PP \VS{25}It
was
nine o’clock
in
the
morning
when
they
crucified
him.
\VS{26}They
{\ADD{
attached
to
the
cross
above Jesus’
head}}
a
sign
on
which
it
had
been
written $\{$someone
had
written$\}$
the
reason
why
{\ADD{
they
were nailing
him
to
the
cross}}.
{\ADD{
But
all}}
that
it
said
was, “The
King
of
the
Jews.”
\VS{27-28}They
also nailed
to crosses
two
men
who
were
bandits.
They nailed
one
to
a
cross
at
the
right
side
{\ADD{
of Jesus}}
and
one
to
a
cross
at
the
left
side
{\ADD{
of Jesus}}.
\VS{29}The
people
who
were
passing
by
insulted
him
by
shaking
their
heads
as
{\ADD{
if
here
were
an
evil
man}}.
They
said, “Aha!
You
said
that
you
would
destroy
the
Temple
and
then
you
would
build
it
again
within
three
days.
\VS{30}{\ADD{
If
you
could
do
that,
then}}
rescue
yourself
by
coming
down
from
the
cross!”
\VS{31}The
chief
priests,
along
with
the
men
who
taught
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
laws,
also
{\ADD{
wanted
to}}
make fun
of
Jesus.
So
they
said
to
each
other, “He
{\ADD{
claims
to
have}}
saved
others
{\ADD{
from
their
sicknesses}} [IRO]
but
he
cannot
save
himself!
\VS{32}He
said, ‘I
am
the
Messiah,
I
am
the
King
who
{\ADD{
rules
the
people
of}}
Israel.’
{\ADD{
If
his
words
are
true}},
he
should
come
down
now
from
the
cross!
Then
we
will
believe
{\ADD{
him}}!”
The
{\ADD{
two}}
men
who
were
crucified
beside
him
also
insulted
him.
\par }{\SH As
several
women
who
had
accompanied
Jesus
watched,
he
died,
after
which
the
Temple
curtain
split
into
two
parts,
and
the Roman
officer
pronounced
that
Jesus
was
the
Son
of
God.
\par }{\SR Mark 15:33-41
\par }{\PP \VS{33}At
noon
the
whole
land
became
dark,
{\ADD{
and
it
stayed
dark}}
until
three o’clock
in
the
afternoon.
\VS{34}At
three o’clock
Jesus
shouted
loudly, “Eloi,
Eloi,
lama
sabachthani?”
That
means, “My
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
deserted
me?”
\VS{35}When
some
of
the
people
who
were
standing
there
heard
{\ADD{
the
word ‘Eloi’, misunderstanding
it}},
they
said, “Listen!
He
is
calling
for
{\ADD{
the
prophet}}
Elijah!”
\VS{36}One
of
them
ran
and
filled
a
sponge
with
sour
wine.
He
placed
it
on
{\ADD{
the
tip
of}}
a
reed,
and
then
he
{\ADD{
held
it}}
up
for
{\ADD{
Jesus}}
to
suck
out
{\ADD{
the
wine
that
was
in}}
it.
{\ADD{
While
he
was
doing
that,
someone}}
said, “Wait!
Let’s
see
whether
Elijah
will
come
to
take
him
down
{\ADD{
from
the
cross}}!”
\VS{37}And
then,
after
Jesus
shouted
loudly,
he
stopped
breathing
{\ADD{
and
died}}.
\VS{38}{\ADD{
At
that
moment}}
the
{\ADD{
heavy
thick}}
curtain
that
closed
off
{\ADD{
the
most
holy
place
in}}
the
Temple
split
into
two
pieces
from
top
to
bottom.
{\ADD{
That
showed
that
ordinary
people
could
now
go
into
the
presence
of
God}}.
\VS{39}The
officer
who
supervised
the
soldiers
{\ADD{
who nailed
Jesus
to
the
cross}}
was
standing
in
front
of
Jesus.
When
he
saw
how
Jesus
died,
he
exclaimed, “Truly,
this
man
was
the
man
who
was
also
God!”
\VS{40-41}There
were
also
some
women
there,
watching
these
events
from
a
distance.
They
had
accompanied Jesus
when
he
was
in
Galilee
{\ADD{
district}},
and
they
had
provided
what
he
needed.
They
had
come
with
him
to
Jerusalem.
Among
those
women
was Mary
from Magdala
{\ADD{
town}}.
There
was
{\ADD{
another}} Mary,
who
was
the
mother
of
the
younger James
and
of Joses.
There
was
also Salome.
\par }{\SH Several
women
watched
as
Joseph
and
others
buried Jesus’
body
in
a
cave
after
getting
permission
from Pilate.
\par }{\SR Mark 15:42-47
\par }{\PP \VS{42-43}When
evening
was
near,
{\ADD{
a
man
named}}
Joseph
from Arimathea
{\ADD{
town
came
there}}.
He
was
a
member
of
the
{\ADD{
Jewish}}
council,
one
whom
everyone
respected.
He
was
also
one
of
those
who
had
been
waiting
expectantly
for
the
{\ADD{
time
when}}
God
{\ADD{
would
send}}
his
king
to
begin
to
rule.
{\ADD{
He
knew
that,
according
to
Jewish
law,
people’s
bodies
had
to
be
buried}} $\{${\ADD{
someone
had
to
bury
people’s
bodies}}$\}$
{\ADD{
on
the
day
they
died.
He
also
realized
that}}
it
was
the
day
when
{\ADD{
people}}
prepared
{\ADD{
things
for}} ◄{\ADD{
the
Jewish
day
of
rest/the
Sabbath}}►,
{\ADD{
and
that
the
Sabbath
would
start
when
the
sun
set}}.
So
he
became
courageous
and
went
to Pilate
and
asked Pilate
{\ADD{
to
permit
him
to
take}}
the
body
of Jesus
{\ADD{
down
from
the
cross
and
bury
it
immediately}}.
\VS{44}Pilate
was
surprised
{\ADD{
when
he
heard
that}}
Jesus
was
already
dead.
So
he
summoned
the
officer
who
was
in
charge
of
the
soldiers
{\ADD{
who crucified
Jesus}},
and
he
asked
him
if
{\ADD{
Jesus}}
had
already
died.
\VS{45}When
the
officer
told
{\ADD{
Pilate
that
Jesus
was
dead}},
Pilate
allowed
Joseph
{\ADD{
to
take
away}}
the
body.
\VS{46}After
Joseph
bought
a
linen
cloth,
he
{\ADD{
and
others}}
took
{\ADD{Jesus’
body
down
from
the
cross}}.
They
wrapped
it
in
the
linen
cloth
and
laid
it
in
a
tomb
that
{\ADD{
previously}}
had
been
dug
out
of
the
rock
{\ADD{
cliff}}.
Then
they
rolled
a
{\ADD{
huge
flat}}
stone
in
front
of
the
entrance
to
the
tomb.
\VS{47}Mary
{\ADD{
from}} Magdala
and
Mary
the
mother
of
Joses
were
watching
where Jesus’
{\ADD{
body}}
was
placed $\{$where
they
placed Jesus’
{\ADD{
body}}$\}$.

\par }\Chap{16}{\SH Two days later several women were astonished to find Jesus’ tomb empty.
\par }{\SR Mark 16:1-8
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
On Saturday
evening}}
when ◄the
Sabbath/the
Jewish
day
of
rest►
had
ended,
Mary
{\ADD{
from}} Magdala,
Mary
the
mother
of
the
{\ADD{
younger}}
James,
and
Salome
bought
fragrant
ointment.
{\ADD{
The
Jews
had
a
custom
of}}
anointing
bodies
{\ADD{
before
they
buried
them,
and
the
women
wanted
to
follow
this
custom}}.
\VS{2}So
very
early
on Sunday,
{\ADD{
just
after}}
the
sun
rose,
they
{\ADD{
took
the
fragrant
ointment}}
and
started
toward
the
tomb.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
While
they
were
going
there}},
they
were
saying
to
each
other, “Who
will
roll
away
for
us
the
stone
{\ADD{
that
blocks}}
the
entrance
of
the
tomb?”
\VS{4}{\ADD{
After
they
arrived}},
they
looked
up
and
saw
that
the
stone
had
{\ADD{
already}}
been
rolled
away $\{$that
someone
had
{\ADD{
already}}
rolled
away
the
stone$\}$.
{\ADD{
They
were
surprised
because
it}}
would
have
been
difficult
to
move
such
a
huge
stone.
\VS{5}They
entered
the
tomb
and
saw
{\ADD{
an
angel
who
looked
like}}
a
young
man.
He
was
sitting
at
the
right
side
{\ADD{
of
the
cave}}.
He
was
wearing
a
{\ADD{
shining}}
white
robe.
As
a
result,
they
were
astonished.
\VS{6}The
young
man
said
to
them, “Do
not
be
astonished!
I
{\ADD{
know
that}}
you
are
looking
for
Jesus,
the
man
from
Nazareth,
who
was nailed
to
a
cross $\{$whom
they nailed
to
a
cross$\}$.
But
he
has
become
alive
again!
He
is
not
here!
Look!
{\ADD{
Here
is}}
the
place
where
they
placed
his
{\ADD{
body}}.
\VS{7}But,
instead
{\ADD{
of
remaining
here}},
go
and
tell
his
disciples.
Particularly
{\ADD{
be
sure}}
that
you
tell
Peter.
Tell
them, ‘{\ADD{
Jesus}}
is
going
ahead
of
you
to
Galilee
{\ADD{
district}},
and
you
will
see
him
there,
just
like
he
told
you
{\ADD{previously’}}!”
\VS{8}The
women
went
outside
and
ran
from
the
tomb.
They
were
trembling
{\ADD{
because
they
were
afraid}},
and
they
were
astonished.
But
they
did
not
say
anything
to
anyone
{\ADD{
about
this}}
while
they
were
going,
because
they
were
afraid.
\par }{\SH Jesus
rebuked
the
disciples
for
not believing
the
reports
of
his
being
alive
again.
\par }{\SR Mark 16:9-14
\par }{\PP \VS{9}[When
Jesus
became
alive
{\ADD{
again}}
early
on Sunday
morning,
he
appeared
first
to
Mary
{\ADD{
from}} Magdala
{\ADD{
town}}.
She
was
the
woman
from
whom
he
had
{\ADD{
previously}}
expelled
seven
evil
spirits.
\VS{10}She
went
to
those
who
had
been
with
{\ADD{
Jesus}},
while
they
were
mourning
and
crying.
She
told
them
{\ADD{
what
she
had
seen}}.
\VS{11}But
when
she
told
them
that
Jesus
was
alive
again
and
that
she
had
seen
him,
they
refused
to
believe
it.
\VS{12}Later
{\ADD{
that
day}},
Jesus
appeared
to
two
of
{\ADD{
his
disciples}}
while
they
were
walking
{\ADD{
from
Jerusalem
to
their
homes
in}}
the
{\ADD{
surrounding}}
area.
{\ADD{
But
they
did
not
recognize
him
quickly
because}}
he
looked
very
different.
\VS{13}{\ADD{
After
they
recognized
him}},
those
two
went
back
{\ADD{
to
Jerusalem.
They
told
his
other
followers
what
had
happened}},
but
they
did
not
believe
it.
\VS{14}Later
he
appeared
to
the
eleven
{\ADD{apostles}}
while
they
were
eating.
He
rebuked
them
because
they
had
stubbornly
refused
to
believe
{\ADD{
the
reports
of}}
those
who
saw
him
after
he
had
become
alive
again.
\par }{\SH Miracles
began
to
happen
after
Jesus
instructed
his
disciples
to
preach
the gospel
everywhere
and
he
told
them
that
miracles
would
accompany
their
ministry.
\par }{\SR Mark 16:15-20
\par }{\PP \VS{15}{\ADD{
Later}}
he
said
to
them, “Go
into
the
whole
world
and
preach
the
good
message
to
everyone!
\VS{16}Everyone
who
believes
{\ADD{
your
message}}
and
who
is baptized
will
be
saved $\{${\ADD{
God}}
will
save$\}$.
But
everyone
who
does
not
believe
it
will
be
condemned $\{${\ADD{
God}}
will
condemn$\}$.
\VS{17}Those
who
believe
{\ADD{
my
good
message}}
will
perform
miracles.
Specifically,
by
my
power
they
will
expel
evil
spirits.
They
will
speak
in
languages
that
they
have
not
learned.
\VS{18}If
they
pick
up
snakes
{\ADD{
accidentally}}
or
if
they
drink
any
poisonous
{\ADD{
liquid
accidentally}},
they
will
not
be
hurt.
{\ADD{
Whenever}}
they
put
their
hands
on
sick
{\ADD{
people
in
order
that
God
will
heal
them}},
those
sick
people
will
become
well.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}After
the
Lord
Jesus
had
said
this
to
{\ADD{
the
disciples,
he
was
taken}} $\{${\ADD{
God}}
took
him$\}$
up
into
heaven.
Then
he
sat
down
on
his
throne
beside
God
{\ADD{
to
rule
with
him}}.
\VS{20}{\ADD{
As
for
the
disciples}},
they
went
out
{\ADD{
from
Jerusalem,
and
then
they
preached
everywhere.
Wherever
they
went}},
the
Lord
enabled
them
to
perform
miracles.
{\ADD{
By
doing
that}},
he
showed
people
that
God’s
message
is
true.
\par }