NIrV Study Bible For Kids

Mark
The book of Mark is like a newspaper story. It gives all the facts
with lots of action. We read about Jesus power and the wonderful
miracles he performs. We read how Jesus teaches his disciples.
We read about all the exciting things that happen just before Jesus
dies. We also read the story of Jesus death and the exciting news
that he is alive again.
Jesus calms a storm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 4:3541

Jesus raises a dead girl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 5:2143
Jesus heals a young boy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 9:1432
Jesus holds the Lords Supper. . . . . . . . . . . Mark 14:1226
Jesus dies and is buried. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 15:2147
Jesus rises from the dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark 16:18
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This is the beginning of the good

news a bout Jesus the Messiah, the
Son of God. 2Long ago Isaiah the
prophet wrote,
John the Baptist

Prepares the Way
I will send my messenger ahead

ofyou.
He will prepare your way.
(Malachi3:1)
3 A messenger is calling out in the
desert,
Prepare the way for the Lord.
Make straight paths for him.
(Isaiah40:3)
2. What was the name of the

messenger that God sent?
4And so John the Bap

tist appeared
in the desert. He preached that peo
ple s hould be baptized and turn away
from t heir sins. Then God w
ould for
give them. 5All the people from the
countryside of Judea went out to him.
All the people from Jerusalem went
too. When they admitted they had
sinned, John baptized them in the Jor
dan River. 6John wore c lothes made
out of camels hair. He had a leather
belt around his waist. And he ate lo
custs and wild honey. 7Here is what
John was preaching. After me, there
is someone coming who is more pow
erful than I am. Im not good enough
to bend down and untie his sandals.
8I baptize you with water. But he will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
Mark 1:18
1. Who did the prophet Isaiah say
would come before Jesus? What
would he do?
GAME
brain
John the Baptist Prepares the

Way
3. What did John wear? What did

he eat?
desert 40 days. There Satan tempted

him. The wild animals d
idnt harm
Jesus. Angels took care of him.
Jesus Preaches the Good News
14 Af
ter John was put in prison,
Jesus went into Galilee. He preached
the good news of God. 15The time
has come, he said. The kingdom of
God has come near. Turn away from
your sins and believe the good news!
Jesus Chooses His First

Disciples
16One day J
esus was walking beside
the Sea of Galilee. There he saw Simon
and his brother Andrew. They were
throwing a net into the lake. They
were fishermen. 17Come and follow
me, Jesus said. I will send you out
Jesus Is Baptized and Tempted
to fish for people. 18At once they left
9At that time Jesus came from Naz
their nets and followed him.
areth in Galil ee. John baptized J esus in
the Jordan River. 10Jesus was coming
up out of the water. Just then he saw
heaven being torn open. Jesus saw the
Come and follow
Holy Spirit coming down on him like
me, Jesus said. I will
a dove. 11A v oice spoke to him from
send you out to fish for
people.
heaven. It said, You are my Son, and I
love you. I am very p
leased with you.
Mark 1:17
12At once the Holy Spirit sent J
esus
it up!
out into the desert. 13He was in the
SOAK
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19Then Jesus walked a little farther.
As he did, he saw James, the son of
Zebedee, and his brother John. They
were in a boat preparing their nets.
20Right away he c
alled out to them.
They left their father Zebedee in the
boat with the h
ired men. Then they
followed Jesus.
sick. They also brought all who were

controlled by demons. 33All the people
in town gathered at the door. 34Jesus
healed many of them. They had all
kinds of sicknesses. He also drove out
many demons. But he w
ould not let
the demons speak, because they knew
who he was.
Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit
Jesus Prays in a Quiet Place
21Jesus
and t hose with him went to

Capernaum. When the Sabbath day
came, he went into the synagogue.
There he began to teach. 22The peo
ple were a mazed at his teaching. Thats
because he taught them like one who
had authority. He did not talk like the
teachers of the law. 23Just then a man
in their synagogue c ried out. He was
controlled by an evil spirit. He said,
24What do you want with us, Jesus of
Nazareth? Have you come to destroy
us? I know who you are. You are the
Holy One of God!
25 Be qui
et! said Jesus firm
ly.
Come out of him! 26The evil spirit
shook the man wildly. Then it came
out of him with a scream.
27All the peo
ple were amazed. So
they asked each other, What is this?
A new teaching! And with so much
authority! He even gives orders to evil
spirits, and they obey him. 28News
about Jesus spread quickly all over
Galilee.
Jesus Heals Many People
29Jesus and t hose with him left the
synag ogue. Right away they went with
James and John to the home of Simon
and Andrew. 30Simons mother-inlaw was lying in bed with a fever. They
told Jesus about her right away. 31So
he went to her. He took her hand and
helped her up. The fever left her. Then
she began to serve them.
32 That eve
ning after sunset, the
people brought to Jesus all who were
35It
was very early in the morning

and still dark. J esus got up and left the
house. He went to a p
lace w
here he
could be alone. There he prayed. 36Si
mon and his friends went to look for
Jesus. 37When they found him, they
called out, Everyone is looking for
you!
38
Jesus replied, Lets go some
where else. I want to go to the nearby
towns. I must p
reach there also. That
is why I have come. 39So he traveled
all around Galilee. He p
reached in
their synagogues. He also d
rove out
demons.
Jesus Heals a Man Who Had
aSkin Disease
40A
man who had a skin disease

came to Jesus. On his knees he b egged
Jesus. He said, If you are willing to
make me clean, you can do it.
41Jesus became angry. He reached
out his hand and touched the man.
I am willing to do it, Jesus said. Be
clean! 42Right away the disease left
the man, and he was clean.
43
Jesus sent him away at once.
He gave the man a strong warning.
44Dont tell this to anyone, he said.
Go and show yourself to the priest.
Offer the sacrifices that Moses com
manded. It will be a witness to the
priest and the people that you are
clean. 45But the man went out and
started talking right away. He spread
the news to everyone. So Jesus could
no longer enter a town openly. He
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Jesus Heals a Sick Man
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Man

Who Could Not Walk
Mark 2:112
1. How were some men able to get
their friend to Jesus?
A few days later, Jesus entered

Capernaum again. The people
2
heard that he had come home. So
2
many people gathered that there was

no room left. There was not even room
outside the door. And Jesus p
reached
the word to them. 3Four of those who
came were carrying a man who could
not walk. 4But they could not get him
close to J esus because of the c rowd. So
they made a hole by digging through
the roof a bove Jesus. Then they low
ered the man through it on a mat.
5
Jesus saw their faith. So he said to
the man, Son, your sins are forgiven.
6 Some teach
ers of the law were
sitting there. They were thinking,
7Why is this fellow talking like that?
Hes saying a very evil t hing! Only God
can forgive sins!
8Right away J
esus knew what they
were thinking. So he said to them,
Why are you thinking these things?
9Is it easie
r to say to this man, Your
sins are forgiven? Or to say, Get up,
take your mat and walk? 10But I want
you to know that the Son of Man has
authority on e arth to forgive sins. So
Jesus spoke to the man who c ould not
walk. 11I tell you, he said, get up.
Take your mat and go home. 12The
man got up and took his mat. Then he
walked away while everyone watched.
All the people were amazed. They
praised God and said, We have never
seen anything like this!
GAME
brain
stayed outside in lonely places. But

people still came to him from every
where.
2. What was wrong with their friend?

How did Jesus help him?
3. Why were some of the teachers of
the law upset?
4. How do you think Jesus knew what
they were thinking?
he w
alked a long he saw Levi, the son
of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at the tax
collectors booth. Follow me, Jesus
told him. Levi got up and followed
him.
15Later Jesus was having dinner at
Levis h
ouse. Many tax collectors and
sinners were eating with him and his
disciples. They were part of the large
crowd following Jesus. 16Some teach
ers of the law who were Pharisees were
there. They saw Jesus eating with sin
ners and tax collectors. So they asked
his disciples, Why does he eat with
tax collectors and sinners?
17
Jesus heard that. So he said to
them, Those who are h
ealthy d
ont
need a doctor. Sick people do. I have
not come to get those who think they
are r ight with God to follow me. I have
come to get sinners to follow me.
Jesus Is Asked About Fasting
disciples and the Pharisees

were going without eating. Some peo
Jesus Chooses Levi and Eats
ple came to Jesus. They said to him,
With Sinners
Johns disciples are fasting. The dis
13Once a
gain Jesus went out beside ciples of the Pharisees are also fasting.
the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd came But your disciples are not. Why arent
to him. He began to teach them. 14As they?
18Johns
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19
Jesus answered, How can the
g uests of the groom go without eating
while he is with them? They will not
fast as long as he is with them. 20But
the time will come when the groom
will be taken away from them. On that
day they will go without eating.
21 No one sews a
patch of new
cloth on old c lothes. Otherwise, the
new piece will pull away from the old.
That will make the tear worse. 22No
one p
ours new wine into old wine
skins. Otherwise, the wine will burst
the skins. Then the wine and the
wineskins will both be destroyed. No,
people pour new wine into new wine
skins.
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath Day

23One Sabbath day Jesus was walk
ing with his disciples through the
grainfields. The disciples began to
break off some h
eads of grain. 24The
Pharisees said to Jesus, Look! It is
against the Law to do this on the Sab
bath day. Why are your disciples doing
it?
25He answered, Havent you ever
read about what David did? He and
his men were hungry. They needed
food. 26It was when Abiathar was high
priest. David entered the house of God
and ate the holy bread. Only priests
were allowed to eat it. David also gave
some to his men.
27Then J
esus said to them, The
Sabbath day was made for man. Man
was not made for the Sabbath day.
28So the Son of Man is Lord even of
the Sabbath day.
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath Day
Another time J esus went into the

synag ogue. A man with a weak
and twisted hand was there. 2Some
Pharisees were trying to find f ault with
Jesus. They watched him closely. They
wanted to see if he would heal the
man on the Sabbath day. 3Jesus spoke

to the man with the weak and twisted
hand. Stand up in front of everyone,
he said.
4 Then
Jesus asked them, What
does the Law say we s hould do on the
Sabbath day? Should we do good? Or
should we do evil? Should we save life?
Or should we kill? But no one an
swered.
5Jesus l ooked a
round at them in an
ger. He was very upset because their
hearts were stubborn. Then he said to
the man, Stretch out your hand. He
stretched it out, and his hand had be
come as good as new. 6Then the Phari
sees went out and began to make p
lans
with the Herodians. They wanted to
kill Jesus.
Crowds Follow Jesus
7Jesus
went off to the Sea of Gal

ilee with his disciples. A large c rowd
from Galilee followed. 8People heard
about all that Jesus was doing. And
many came to him. They came from
Judea, Jerusalem and Idumea. They
came from the lands east of the Jordan
River. And they came from the area
around Tyre and Sidon. 9Because of
the crowd, Jesus told his disciples to
get a small boat ready for him. This
would keep the people from crowding
him. 10Jesus had healed many people.
So those who were sick were pushing
forward to touch him. 11When people
controlled by evil spirits saw him, they
fell down in front of him. The spir
its shouted, You are the Son of God!
12But Jesus ordered them not to tell
people about him.
Jesus Appoints the Twelve
Disciples
13Jesus went up on a mountainside.
He called for certain people to come to
him, and they came. 14He appointed
12 of them so that they w
ould be with
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him. He would also send them out to end of him. 27In fact, none of you can
preach. 15And he gave them authorit y enter a strong mans house unless you
tie him up first. Then you can steal
to d
rive out demons.
t
hings from his house. 28What Im

16 So Jesus appointed the 12 disci
about to tell you is true. Everyones
ples.
sins and evil w
ords a gainst God will
Simon was one of them. Jesus
be forgiven. 29But whoever speaks
gave him the name Peter.
evil things against the Holy Spirit will
17 There were James, son of Zeb
never be forgiven. Their guilt will last
edee, and his brother John.
forever.
30Jesus said this because the teach
Jesus gave them the name Boa
nerges. Boanerges means Sons
ers of the law were saying, He has an
of Thunder.
evil spirit.
18 There were also Andrew,
Jesus Mother and Brothers
Philip,
31Jesus mother and brothers came
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
and stood outside. They sent someone
Thomas,
in to get him. 32A crowd was sitting
and James, son of Alphaeus.
around Jesus. They told him, Your
And there were Thaddaeus
mother and your brothers are outside.
and Simon the Zealot.
They are looking for you.
33Who is my mother? Who are my
19 Judas Iscario t was one of them
too. He was the one who was
brothers? he asked.
34 Then
later going to hand Jesus over
Jesus looked at the peo
to his enemies.
ple sitting in a circle around him. He
said, Here is my mother! Here are my
Jesus Is Accused by Teachers
brothers! 35Anyone who does what
ofthe Law
God w
ants is my brother or sister or
20
Jesus entered a house. Again a mother.
crowd gathered. It was so large that
Jesus and his disciples were not even The Story of the Farmer
able to eat. 21His family heard about
Again J esus began to t each by the
this. So they went to take charge
Sea of Galilee. The crowd that
of him. They said, He is out of his gathered around him was very large.
mind.
So he got into a boat. He sat down
22Some teach
ers of the law were in it out on the lake. All the people
there. They had come down from Jeru were along the shore at the waters
salem. They said, He is controlled by edge. 2He taught them many things
Beelzebul! He is driving out demons using stories. In his teaching he said,
by the power of the prince of demons. 3Listen! A farmer went out to plant
23So Jesus called them over to him. his seed. 4He scat
tered the seed on
He began to speak to them using sto the ground. Some fell on a path. Birds
ries. He said, How can Satan d
rive out came and ate it up. 5Some seed fell on
24
Satan? If a kingdom fights against it rocky places, where there wasnt much
self, it cant stand. 25If a family is di soil. The p
lants came up quickly, be
vided, it cant stand. 26And if Satan cause the soil wasnt deep. 6When the
fights against himself, and his helpers sun came up, it burned the plants.
ried up because they had no
are divided, he c ant stand. That is the They d
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roots. 7Other seed fell among thorns.

The thorns grew up and crowded out
the plants. So the plants did not bear
grain. 8Still other seed fell on good
soil. It grew up and produced a crop
30, 60, or even 100 times more than
the farmer planted.
9 Then J
esus said, Whoever has
ears should listen.
10Later Jesus was alone. The 12 dis
ciples a sked him about the stories. So
did the others around him. 11He told
them, The secret of Gods kingdom
has been given to you. But to outsiders
everything is told using stories. 12In
that way,
on good soil like? The people hear the

message. They accept it. They produce
a good crop 30, 60, or even 100 times
more than the farmer planted.
A Lamp on a Stand
21Jesus said to them, Do you b
ring
in a lamp to put it under a large bowl
or a bed? D
ont you put it on its s tand?
22What is hidden is meant to be seen.
And what is put out of sight is meant
to be brought out into the open.
23Whoever has ears should listen.
24Think carefully about what you
hear, he said. As you give, so you will
receive. In fact, you will receive even
more. 25Whoever has something will
be given more. Whoever has nothing,
even what they have will be taken away
from them.
They will see but never know

what they are seeing.
They will hear but never
understand.
Otherwise they might turn and be The Story of the Growing Seed
(Isaiah6:9,10)
forgiven!
26
Jesus also said, Here is what
13Then J
esus said to them, Dont Gods kingdom is like. A farmer scat
you understand this story? Then how ters seed on the ground. 27Night and
will you understand any stories of this day the seed comes up and grows. It
kind? 14The seed the farmer plants is happens whether the farmer sleeps or
Gods message. 15What is seed scat gets up. He doesnt know how it hap
tered on a path like? The message is pens. 28All by itself the soil produces
planted. The people hear the message. grain. First the stalk comes up. Then
Then Satan comes. He t akes away the the head appears. Finally, the full g rain
message that was planted in them. appears in the head. 29Before long
16And what is seed scattered on r ocky the grain ripens. So the farmer cuts it
places like? The people hear the mes down, because the harvest is ready.
sage. At once they receive it with joy.
17But they have no roots. So they last The Story of the Mustard Seed
30Again Jesus said, What can we
only a short time. They quickly fall
away from the faith when trouble or say Gods kingdom is like? What story
suffering c omes because of the mes can we use to explain it? 31It is like
sage. 18And what is seed scattered a mustard seed, w
hich is the smallest
among thorns like? The people hear of all s eeds on earth. 32But when you
the message. 19But then the worries of plant the seed, it g rows. It becomes
this life come to them. Wealth comes the largest of all garden p
lants. Its
with its f alse promises. The people also branches are so big that birds can rest
long for other things. All of these are in its shade.
33 Us
ing many stories like these,
the kinds of t hings that c rowd out the
message. They keep it from produc Jesus spoke the word to them. He
ing fruit. 20And what is seed scattered told them as much as they could
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Jesus Calms the Storm

Mark 4:3541
1. Why did Jesus get into a boat?
Jesus Calms the Storm

35When evening came, J
esus said to
his disciples, Lets go over to the other
side of the lake. 36They left the crowd
behind. And they took him along in a
boat, just as he was. There were also
other boats with him. 37A wild s torm
came up. Waves crashed over the boat.
It was a bout to sink. 38Jesus was in the
back, sleeping on a cushion. The disci
ples woke him up. They said, Teacher!
Dont you care if we d
rown?
39He got up and ordered the wind
to stop. He said to the waves, Quiet!
Be still! Then the wind died down.
And it was completely calm.
40He said to his disciples, Why are
you so a fraid? D
ont you have any faith
at all yet?
41They were terrified. They asked
each other, Who is this? Even the
wind and the waves obey him!
Jesus Heals a Man Controlled

byDemons
went a cross the Sea of Gal

5JesusiThey
lee to the area of the Gerasenes.
got out of the boat. A man con
2
trolled by an evil spirit came from the

tombs to meet him. 3The man lived
in the tombs. No one could keep him
tied up anymore. Not even a chain
C H EC K
it
!
out
2. What was Jesus doing during the

storm? How did Jesus save his
helpers?
GAME
brain
understand. 34He did not say any

thing to them without using a story.
But when he was a lone with his disci
ples, he explained everything.
3. Why were they so amazed at what

he did?
4. Do you think you will be less afraid
of storms if you remember this
story? Why?
c ould hold him. 4His hands and feet

had often been c hained. But he tore
the chains apart. And he broke the iron
cuffs on his ankles. No one was s trong
enough to control him. 5Night and
day he screamed among the tombs and
in the hills. He cut himself with stones.
6When he saw Jesus a long way off,
he ran to him. He fell on his knees in
front of him. 7He shouted at the top
of his v oice, Jesus, Son of the Most
High God, what do you want with
me? Swear to God that you w
ont hurt
me! 8This was because Jesus had said
to him, Come out of this man, you
evil spirit!
9 Then J
esus asked the de
mon,
What is your name?
Grain
Mark 4:2829
Farmers raised crops of grain.
People cut the ripe grain with
sharp tools. Donkeys took the
grain to the barns.
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Jesus Heals a Dead Girl and

aSuffering Woman
21Jesus
went across the Sea of Gal

ilee in a boat. It landed at the other
side. There a large crowd gathered
around him. 22Then a man named Ja
irus came. He was a synagogue leader.
When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.
23He begged J
esus, Please come. My
little daughter is dying. Place your
hands on her to heal her. Then she will
live. 24So Jesus went with him.
A large g roup of people followed.
They crowded around him. 25A wom
an was there who had a sickness that
made her bleed. It had lasted for 12
years. 26She had suffered a g reat deal,
even though she had gone to many
doctors. She had spent all the money
she had. But she was getting w
orse,
not better. 27Then she h
eard about
Jesus. She came up behind him in
the crowd and touched his clothes.
28She thought, I just need to touch
his clothes. Then I will be h
ealed.
29
Right away her bleeding stopped.
She felt in her body that her suffering
was over.
30At once J
esus knew that power
had gone out from him. He turned
around in the crowd. He asked, Who
touched my clothes?
31You see the people, his disciples
answered. They are crowding a gainst
you. And you still ask, Who touched
me?
32But J
esus kept looking a round.
He wanted to see who had touched
him. 33Then the woman came and fell
brain
A Woman Touches Jesus

Mark 5:2434
1. Many people were probably
touching Jesus in the crowd. How
was this womans touch different?
GAME
My name is Legion, he replied.

There are many of us. 10And he
begged Jesus again and again not to
send them out of the area.
11 A
large herd of pigs was feed
ing on the nearby hillside. 12The de
mons begged Jesus, Send us among
the pigs. Let us go into them. 13Jesus
allowed it. The evil spirits came out
of the man and went into the pigs.
There were a bout 2,000 pigs in the
herd. The whole herd rushed down
the steep bank. They ran into the lake
and drowned.
14
Those who were tend
ing the
pigs ran off. They told the people in
the town and countryside what had
happened. The people went out to
see for themselves. 15Then they came
to Jesus. They saw the man who had
been controlled by many demons. He
was sitting there. He was now d
ressed
and thinking clearly. All this made the
people afraid. 16Those who had seen
it told them what had happened to the
man. They told a bout the pigs as well.
17Then the people began to beg J
esus
to leave t heir area.
18
Jesus was getting into the boat.
The man who had been controlled
by demons begged to go with him.
19Jesus did not let him. He said, Go
home to your own people. Tell them
how much the Lord has done for you.
Tell them how kind he has been to
you. 20So the man went away. In the
area k nown as the Ten Cities, he began
to tell how much Jesus had done for
him. And all the people were amazed.
2. Why were Jesus helpers surprised

by this?
3. What part of Jesus did the woman
touch? Why do you think Jesus
could feel it?
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at his feet. She knew what had hap

pened to her. She was shaking with
fear. But she told him the w
hole truth.
34He said to her, Dear woman, your
faith has h
ealed you. Go in p
eace. You
are free from your suffering.
35While Jesus was still speaking,
some people came from the h
ouse of
Jairus. He was the synagogue leader.
Your daughter is dead, they said.
Why bother the teacher anymore?
36Jesus heard what they were say
ing. He told the synagogue leader,
Dont be a fraid. Just believe.
37 He let only Pe
ter, James, and
John, the brother of James, follow
him. 38They came to the home of the
synagogue leader. There Jesus saw a
lot of confusion. People were crying
and sobbing loudly. 39He went inside.
Then he said to them, Why all this
confusion and sobbing? The child is
not dead. She is only sleeping. 40But
they laughed at him.
He made them all go outside. He
took only the c hilds father and mother
and the disciples who were with him.
And he went in w
here the c hild was.
41 He took her by the hand. Then
he said to her, Talitha koum! This
means, Little girl, I say to you, get
up! 42The girl was 12 y ears old. Right
away she stood up and began to walk
around. They were totally amazed at
this. 43Jesus gave strict orders not to
let anyone know what had happened.
And he told them to give her some
thing to eat.
A Prophet Without Honor
Jesus left there and went to his

hometown of Nazareth. His dis
6
ciples went with him. When the Sab
2
bath day came, he began to teach in

the synag ogue. Many who heard him
were amazed.
Where did this man get these
things? they asked. Whats this wis
dom that has been given to him? What

are these remarkable miracles he is
doing? 3Isnt this the carpenter? Isnt
this Marys son? Isnt this the brother
of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon?
Arent his sisters here with us? They
were not pleased with him at all.
4Jesus said to them, A prophet is
honored everywhere except in his own
town. He doesnt receive any honor
among his relatives or in his own
home. 5Jesus placed his h
ands on a
few sick people and h
ealed them. But
he could not do any other miracles
there. 6He was a mazed because they
had no faith.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
Disciples
Jesus went around teaching from

village to village. 7He called the 12
disciples to him. Then he began to
send them out two by two. He gave
them authority to drive out evil spirits.
8Here is what he told them to do.
Take only a walking stick for your
trip. Do not take bread or a bag. Take
no money in your belts. 9Wear sandals.
But do not take extra clothes. 10When
you are invited into a house, stay there
until you leave town. 11Some places
may not welcome you or listen to you.
If they dont, leave that p
lace and shake
the dust off your feet. That will be a
witness against the people living there.
12 They went out. And they
preached that peo
ple
should turn
away from their sins. 13They d
rove out
many demons. They p
oured olive oil
on many sick people and healed them.
John the Baptists Head Is Cut
Off
14 King Her
od heard about this.
Jesus name had become well k nown.
Some were saying, John the Baptist
has been raised from the dead! That is
why he has the power to do miracles.
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15Others said, He is Elijah.
Still oth
e rs
c laimed, He is a
prophet. He is like one of the proph
ets of long ago.
16But when Her
od heard this, he
said, I had Johns head cut off. And
now he has been r aised from the dead!
17In fact, it was Herod himself who
had given orders to arrest John. He
had him tied up and put in prison.
He did this because of Herodias. She
was the wife of Herods brother Philip.
But now Herod was married to her.
18John had been saying to Herod, It
is a gainst the Law for you to be mar
ried to your brothers wife. 19Hero
dias c ouldnt forgive John for saying
that. She wanted to kill him. But she
could not, 20because Herod was afraid
of John. So he kept John safe. Herod
knew John was a holy man who did
what was right. When Herod heard
him, he was very puzzled. But he liked
to listen to John.
21 Fi
n al
l y the
r ight time came.
Herod gave a banquet on his birthday.
He invited his high officials and mili
tary leaders. He also invited the most
important men in Galilee. 22Then
the daughter of Herodias came in and
danced. She p
leased Herod and his
dinner guests.
The king said to the girl, Ask me
for anything you want. Ill give it to
you. 23And he gave her his promise.
He said to her, Anything you ask for
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it
!
out
I will give you. Ill give you up to half

my kingdom.
24 She went out and said to her
mother, What s hould I ask for?
The head of John the Baptist, she
answered.
25At once the girl hurried to ask the
king. She said, I want you to give me
the head of John the Baptist on a big
plate right now.
26The king was very upset. But he
thought about his promise and his din
ner guests. So he did not want to say
no to the girl. 27He sent a man right
away to b ring Johns head. The man
went to the prison and cut off Johns
head. 28He brought it back on a big
plate. He gave it to the girl, and she
gave it to her mother. 29Johns disci
ples heard about this. So they came
and took his body. Then they placed
it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
30 The
apostles gathered around

J esus. They told him all they had done
and taught. 31But many people were
coming and going. So they did not
even have a chance to eat. Then Jesus
said to his apostles, Come with me by
yourselves to a quiet place. You need to
get some rest.
32So they went away by themselves
in a boat to a quiet p
lace. 33But many
people who saw them leaving recog
nized them. They ran from all the
Houses
Mark 6:10
Houses were not big. They were
made of stone. The roof was made
of sticks. Houses had small rooms.
They did not have many windows.
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1414 | Mark 6
towns and got there a head of them.

34When J
esus came a shore, he saw a
large crowd. He felt deep concern for
them. They were like s heep without a
shepherd. So he began teaching them
many things.
35By that time it was late in the day.
His disciples came to him. There is
nothing here, they said. Its already
very late. 36Send the people away.
Then they can go to the nearby coun
tryside and villages to buy something
to eat.
37 But
Jesus answered, You give
them something to eat.
They said to him, That would take
more than half a years pay! Should we
go and spend that much on bread? Are
we supposed to feed them?
38How many loaves do you have?
Jesus a sked. Go and see.
When they found out, they said,
Five loaves and two fish.
39Then J
esus directed them to have
all the people sit down in groups on
the green grass. 40So they sat down in
groups of 100s and 50s. 41Jesus took
the five loaves and the two fish. He
looked up to heaven and gave t hanks.
He broke the loaves into pieces. Then
Jesus Feeds 5,000
Mark 6:3044
1. Why did Jesus helpers want to
send the people away?
2. What did Jesus do with the five
loaves and two fish?
3. How many people were fed? How
much food was left over?
4. How does this story show that
Jesus will take care of all your
needs?
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brain
he gave them to his disciples to pass

around to the people. He also divided
the two fish a mong them all. 42All of
them ate and were satisfied. 43The
disciples picked up 12 baskets of bro
ken pieces of bread and fish. 44The
number of men who had eaten was
5,000.
Jesus Walks on the Water
45Right away J
esus made his disci
ples get into the boat. He had them go
on a head of him to Bethsaid
a. Then he
sent the crowd away. 46After leaving
them, he went up on a mountainside
to pray.
47 Lat
er that n
ight, the boat was
in the middle of the Sea of Galilee.
Jesus was alone on land. 48He saw
the disciples pulling hard on the oars.
The wind was blowing a gainst them.
Shortly before dawn, he went out to
them. He w
alked on the lake. When
he was a bout to pass by them, 49they
saw him walking on the lake. They
thought he was a ghost, so they cried
out. 50They all saw him and were ter
rified.
Right away Jesus said to them, Be
brave! It is I. D
ont be afraid. 51Then
he climbed into the boat with them.
The wind died down. And they were
completely amazed. 52They had not
understood about the loaves. They
were stubborn.
53They went a
cross the lake and
landed at Gennesaret. There they tied
up the boat. 54As soon as Jesus and
his disciples got out, people recognized
hole
him. 55They ran through that w
area to b ring to him those who were
sick. They carried them on mats to
where they heard he was. 56He went
into the villages, the towns and the
countryside. Everywhere he went, the
people brought the sick to the mar
ket areas. Those who were sick begged
him to let them touch just the edge of
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Mark 7 |1415
his clothes. And all who touched his 20:9) 11But you allow people to say that
what might have been used to help
clothes were healed.
their parents is Corban. Corban means
What Makes People Unclean?
A Gift Set A
part for God. 12So you no
The Pharisees gathered around longer let them do anything for their
Jesus. So did some of the teach parents. 13You make the word of God
ers of the law. All of them had come useless by putting your own teachings
from Jerusalem. 2They saw some of in its place. And you do many things
his disciples eating food with un like this.
14
clean hands. That means they were
Again Jesus c alled the c rowd to
3
not washed. The Pharisees and all the him. He said, Listen to me, everyone.
Jews do not eat unless they wash their Understand this. 15-16Nothing outside
hands to make them clean. Thats of a person can make them unclean by
what the elders teach. 4When they going into them. It is what comes out
come from the market, they do not of them that makes them unclean.
17Then he left the crowd and en
eat unless they wash. And they follow
many other teachings. For example, tered the house. His disciples asked
they wash cups, pitchers, and kettles him about this teaching. 18Dont you
understand? Jesus asked. Dont you
in a special way.
5So the Pharisees and the teachers see? Nothing that enters a person from
of the law questioned Jesus. Why the outside can make them unclean.
oesnt go into their heart. It goes
dont your disciples live by what the el 19It d
ders t each? they asked. Why do they into their stomach. Then it goes out
eat t heir food with unclean h
ands? of the body. In saying this, Jesus was
6He replied, Isaiah was r ight. He calling all foods clean.
20He went on to say, What c
omes
prophesied about you people who pre
out of a person is what m
akes them
tend to be good. He said,
unclean. 21Evil thoughts come from
These people honor me by what
the inside, from a persons heart. So
they say.
do sexual sins, stealing and murder.
But their hearts are far away
22Adultery, greed, hate and cheating
from me.
come from a persons heart too. So do
7 Their worship doesnt mean
desires that are not pure, and want
anything to me.
ing what belongs to others. And so
They teach nothing but human
do telling lies about others and being
rules. (Isaiah29:13)
proud and being foolish. 23All these
8You have let go of Gods commands. evil things come from inside a person
And you are holding on to teachings and make them unclean.
that people have made up.
9Jesus continued speaking, You Jesus Honors a Greek Womans
have a fine way of setting aside Gods Faith
24Jesus went from there to a p
commands! You do this so you can fol
lace
10
low your own teachings. Moses said, near Tyre. He entered a house. He did
Honor your father and mother. (Exo not want anyone to know where he
dus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16) He also said, was. But he could not keep it a secret.
Anyone who asks for bad things to 25Soon a woman h
eard about him. An
happen to t heir father or mother must evil spirit controlled her little daugh
be put to death. (Exodus 21:17; Leviticus ter. The woman came to Jesus and fell
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1416 | Mark 7
at his feet. 26She was a G

reek, born in
Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to
drive the demon out of her daughter.
27First let the children eat all they
want, he told her. It is not right to
take the childrens bread and throw it
to the dogs.
28 Lord, she re
plied, even the
dogs under the table eat the childrens
crumbs.
29Then he told her, That was a
good reply. You may go. The demon
has left your daughter.
30So she went home and f ound her
child lying on the bed. And the demon
was gone.
Jesus Heals a Man Who Could
Not Hear or Speak
31Then
Jesus left the area of Tyre
and went through Sidon. He went
down to the Sea of Galil ee and into the
area known as the Ten Cities. 32There
some people brought a man to Jesus.
The man was deaf and could hardly
speak. They begged Jesus to place his
hand on the man.
33Jesus took the man to one side,
away from the c rowd. He put his fin
gers into the mans ears. Then he spit
and touched the m
ans tongue. 34Jesus
looked up to heaven. With a deep sigh,
he said to the man, Ephphatha! That
means Be opened! 35The mans ears
were opened. His t ongue was f reed up,
and he began to speak clearly.
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it
!
out
36
Jesus ordered the people not to
tell anyone. But the more he did so,
the more they kept talking a bout it.
37People were really a
mazed. He has
done everything well, they said. He
even makes deaf people able to hear.
And he makes those who cant speak
able to talk.
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
During those days another large

crowd gathered. They had noth
8
ing to eat. So Jesus called for his disci
ples to come to him. He said, 2I feel

deep concern for these people. They
have already been with me three days.
They dont have anything to eat. 3If
I send them away hungry, they will
become too weak on their way home.
Some of them have come from far
away.
4 His disc ip les ans wered him.
There is nothing here, they said.
Where can anyone get e nough b read
to feed them?
5How many loaves do you have?
Jesus asked.
Seven, they replied.
6 He told the
crowd to sit down
on the ground. He took the seven
loaves and gave thanks to God. Then
he b roke them and gave them to his
disciples. They passed the pieces of
bread around to the people. 7The dis
ciples also had a few small fish. Jesus
gave thanks for them too. He told the
Pets
Mark 7:28
People did not keep pets in their houses.
Dogs lived in the streets. They ate crumbs
and garbage. They were usually wild and
mean.
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Jesus Heals a Man

Who Cant Hear
Mark 7:3137
1. What was wrong with the man
in the story?
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brain
2. Where did Jesus put his fingers?

What did Jesus do to the mans
tongue?
3. What happened to the man?
4. Why were the people who saw
this amazed?
disciples to pass them a round. 8The

people ate and were satisfied. After
that, the disciples picked up seven bas
kets of leftover pieces. 9About 4,000
people were there. After Jesus sent
them away, 10he got into a boat with
his disciples. He went to the area of
Dalmanutha.
11The Phar
isees came and began
to ask Jesus questions. They wanted
to test him. So they asked him for a
sign from heaven. 12He sighed deep
ly. He said, Why do you people ask
for a sign? What Im about to tell you
is true. No sign will be given to you.
13Then he left them. He got back into
the boat and crossed to the other side
of the lake.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and
Herod
14 The
disciples had forgotten to

bring bread. They had only one loaf
with them in the boat. 15Be careful,
Jesus w
arned them. Watch out for the
yeast of the Pharisees. And watch out
for the y east of Herod.
16 They
t alked
a bout this with
each other. They said, He must be
Mark 8 |1417
saying this because we dont have any

bread.
17
Jesus knew what they were say
ing. So he asked them, Why are you
talking about having no bread? Why
cant you see or understand? Are you
stubborn? 18Do you have eyes and
still dont see? Do you have ears and
still dont hear? And d
ont you remem
ber? 19Earlier I b roke five loaves for
the 5,000. How many baskets of pieces
did you pick up?
Twelve, they replied.
20Later I b
roke seven l oaves for the
4,000. How many baskets of pieces
did you pick up?
Seven, they answered.
21He said to them, Cant you un
derstand yet?
Jesus Heals a Blind Man
atBethsaida
22
Jesus and his disciples came to
Bethsaida. Some people brought a
blind man to him. They b egged Jesus
to touch him. 23He took the blind man
by the hand. Then he led him outside
the village. He spit on the m
ans eyes
and placed his hands on him. Do you
see anything? Jesus asked.
24The man looked up. He said, I
see people. They look like trees walk
ing around.
25Once more J
esus put his hands
on the mans eyes. Then his eyes were
opened so that he could see again. He
saw everything clearly. 26Jesus sent
him home. He told him, Dont even
go into the village.
Peter Says That Jesus Is the

Messiah
27Jesus and his disciples went on to
the villages around Caesarea Philippi.
On the way he asked them, Who do
people say I am?
28They replied, Some say John the
Baptist. Others say Elijah. Still others
say one of the prophets.
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1418 | Mark 8
29But what about you? he asked.
Who do you say I am?
Peter answered, You are the Mes
siah.
30Jesus warned them not to tell any
one a bout him.
and my words among these adulter

ous and sinful people. Then the Son
of Man will be a shamed of them when
he comes in his Fathers glory with the
holy angels.
Jesus said to them, What Im
about to tell you is true. Some
Jesus Tells About His Coming
who are standing here will not die be
Death
fore they see that Gods kingdom has
31Jesus then began to teach his dis come with power.
ciples. He taught them that the Son
Appearance Is Changed
of Man must suffer many things. He Jesus
2 Af
ter six days Jesus took Peter,
taught them that the elders would not
accept him. The chief priests and the James and John with him. He led
teachers of the law w
ould not accept them up a high mountain. They were
him either. He must be k illed and af all a lone. There in front 3of them his
ter three days rise again. 32He spoke appearance was changed. His clothes
clearly a bout this. Peter took Jesus to became so white they shone. They
were whiter than anyone in the world
one side and began to scold him.
4
33
Jesus turned and looked at his could bleach them. Elijah and Moses
ap
p
eared
in
f
ront
of
Jesus and his dis
disciples. He scolded Peter. Get be
ci
p
les.
The
two
of
them
were talking
hind me, Satan! he said. You are not
with
J
esus.
thinking about the things God cares
5Pe
ter said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is
about. Instead, you are thinking only
good
for
us to be here. Let us put up
about the t hings humans care a bout.
three shelters. One will be for you, one
for Moses, and one for Elijah. 6Peter
You Must Pick Up Your Cross
34
Jesus called the crowd to him didnt really know what to say, because
were so afraid.
along with his dis
ciples. He said, they
7Then a cloud appeared and cov
Whoever wants to be my disciple
must say no to themselves. They must ered them. A voice came from the
pick up their cross and follow me. cloud. It said, This is my Son, and I
35Whoever w
ants to save their life will love him. Listen to him!
lose it. But whoever loses t heir life for
me and for the good news will save it.
36What good is it if someone g
ains the
whole world but loses their soul? 37Or
This is my Son, and
what can anyone trade for their soul?
I love him. Listen to
38Suppose anyone is ashamed of me
him!
Mark 9:7
What good is it if
someone gains the
whole world but loses
their soul?
Mark 8:36
SOAK
it up!
SOAK
it up!
8 They looked around. Suddenly

they no longer saw anyone with them
except Jesus.
9They came down the moun
tain.
On the way down, J esus ordered them
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Mark 9 |1419
not to tell anyone what they had seen.

He told them to wait until the Son of
Man had risen from the dead. 10So
they kept the matter to themselves.
But they a sked each other what rising
from the dead meant.
11Then they asked Jesus, Why do
the teachers of the law say that Elijah
has to come f irst?
12Jesus replied, Thats right. Elijah
does come first. He makes all things
new a gain. So why is it written that the
Son of Man must suffer much and not
be accepted? 13I tell you, Elijah has
come. They have done to him every
thing they wanted to do. They did it
just as it is written a bout him.
Jesus Heals a Boy Who Is
Controlled by an Evil Spirit
14When
Jesus and those who were

with him came to the other disciples,
they saw a large crowd around them.
The teachers of the law were arguing
with them. 15When all the people saw
Jesus, they were filled with wonder.
And they ran to g reet him.
16What are you arguing with them
about? Jesus asked.
17A man in the
crowd answered.
Teacher, he said, I b rought you my
son. He is controlled by an evil spirit.
Because of this, my son cant speak
anymore. 18When the spirit takes hold
of him, it throws him to the g round.
He foams at the m
outh. He g rinds his
teeth. And his body becomes stiff. I
asked your disciples to d
rive out the
spirit. But they couldnt do it.
19You unbelieving people! Jesus
replied. How long do I have to stay
with you? How long do I have to put
up with you? B
ring the boy to me.
20So they brought him. As soon as
the spirit saw Jesus, it t hrew the boy into
a fit. He fell to the g round. He rolled
around and f oamed at the mouth.
21Jesus asked the b
oys father, How
long has he been like this?
Since he was a child, he answered.

spirit has often thrown him
into fire or water to kill him. But if
you can do anything, take pity on us.
Please help us.
23If you can? said J
esus. Every
thing is possible for the one who be
lieves.
24Right away the b
oys father cried
out, I do believe! Help me overcome
my unbelief!
25Jesus saw that a c
rowd was run
ning over to see what was happening.
Then he ordered the evil spirit to leave
the boy. You spirit that makes him
unable to hear and speak! he said.
I command you, come out of him.
Never enter him again.
26The spirit screamed. It s hook the
boy wildly. Then it came out of him.
The boy looked so lifeless that many
people said, Hes dead. 27But Jesus
took him by the hand. He lifted the
boy to his feet, and the boy stood up.
28
Jesus went indoors. Then his
disciples asked him in private, Why
couldnt we d
rive out the evil spirit?
29He replied, This kind can come
out only by p
rayer.
22The
Jesus Speaks a Second Time

About His Coming Death
30They left that
place and passed
through Galilee. Jesus did not want
any
one to know
where they were.
31That was because he was teaching his
disciples. He said to them, The Son of
Man is going to be handed over to men.
They will kill him. After three days he
will rise from the dead. 32But they
didnt understand what he meant. And
they were afraid to ask him about it.
Who Is the Most Important

Person?
33Jesus and his disciples came to a
house in Capernaum. There he asked
them, What were you arguing about
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1420 | Mark 9
on the road? 34But they kept quiet.

On the way, they had argued a bout
which one of them was the most im
portant person.
35Jesus sat down and c
alled for the
12 disciples to come to him. Then he
said, Anyone who wants to be first
must be the very last. They must be
the servant of everyone.
36Jesus took a little child and had the
child stand among them. Then he took
the child in his arms. He said to them,
37Anyone who welcomes one of these
little children in my name welcomes
me. And anyone who welcomes me also
welcomes the one who sent me.
Anyone Who Is Not Against Us Is
for Us
sin? If they do, it w

ould be better if
a large millstone were hung a round
their neck and they were thrown into
the sea. 43-44If your hand causes you
to sin, cut it off. It would be better for
you to enter Gods kingdom with only
one hand than to go into hell with two
hands. In hell the fire never goes out.
45-46If your foot causes you to sin, cut
it off. It would be better to enter Gods
kingdom with only one foot than to
have two feet and be thrown into hell.
47If your eye causes you to sin, poke it
out. It w
ould be better for you to enter
Gods kingdom with only one eye than
to have two eyes and be thrown into
hell. 48In hell,
The worms that eat them do not

die.
38 Teach
er, said John, we saw

The
fire
is not put out.
someone driving out demons in your

(Isaiah66:24)
name. We told him to stop, because he
49
was not one of us.
Everyone will be salted with fire.
39Do not stop him, J
50Salt is good. But suppose it loses
esus said.
For no one who does a miracle in its saltiness. How can you make it salty
my name can in the next moment say again? Have salt among yourselves.
anything bad about me. 40Anyone And be at p
eace with each other.
who is not a gainst us is for us. 41What
Im about to tell you is true. Suppose Jesus Teaches About Divorce
someone gives you a cup of water in
Jesus left that place and went
my name because you belong to the
into the area of Judea and
Messiah. That person will certainly not across the Jordan River. Again crowds
go without a reward.
of people came to him. As usual, he
taught them.
Leading People to Sin
2Some Pharisees came to test J
esus.
42What if some
one leads one of They asked, Does the Law allow a
these little ones who believe in me to man to divorce his wife?
3What did Moses command you?
he replied.
4They said, Moses allowed a man
Suppose someone
gives you a cup of
to write a letter of divorce and send
water in my name
her away.
because you belong
5You were stub
born. Thats why
to the Messiah. That
Mo
s
es
w
rote
you
this
law, Jesus re
person will certainly
plied. 6But at the beginning of cre
not go without a
it up!
ation, God made them male and
reward.
female. (Genesis 1:27) 7Thats why a
Mark 9:41
man will leave his father and mother
10
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and be joined to his wife. 8The two

of them will become one. (Genesis 2:24)
They are no longer two, but one. 9So
no one s hould separate what God has
joined together.
10 When they were in the h
ouse
again, the disciples asked Jesus about
this. 11He answered, What if a man
divorces his wife and gets married to
another woman? He commits adultery
against her. 12And what if she divorces
her husband and gets married to an
other man? She commits adultery.
Little Children Are Brought
toJesus
13Peo
ple were bringing little chil
dren to Jesus. They wanted him to
place his hands on them to bless them.
But the disciples told them to stop.
14When Jesus saw this, he was angry.
He said to his disciples, Let the little
children come to me. D
ont keep them
away. Gods kingdom belongs to peo
ple like them. 15What Im a bout to tell
you is true. Anyone who will not re
ceive Gods kingdom like a little child
will never enter it. 16Then he took
the children in his arms. He p
laced his
hands on them to b less them.
Rich People and the Kingdom

ofGod
17As
Jesus started on his way, a man

ran up to him. He fell on his knees
before Jesus. Good teacher, he said,
what must I do to receive eternal life?
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it
!
out
18 Why do you call me good?

Jesus answered. No one is good ex
cept God. 19You know what the com
mandments say. Do not murder. Do
not commit adultery. Do not s teal. Do
not be a false witness. Do not c heat.
Honor your father and mother. (Exo
dus 20:1216; Deuteronomy 5:1620)
20Teacher, he said, I have o

beyed
all those commandments since I was
a boy.
21
Jesus looked at him and loved
him. You are missing one thing, he
said. Go and sell everything you have.
Give the money to those who are poor.
You will have treasure in heaven. Then
come and follow me.
22The m
ans face fell. He went away
sad, because he was very rich.
23Jesus looked a
round. He said to
his disciples, How hard it is for rich
people to enter Gods kingdom!
24The disciples were amazed at his
words. But Jesus said a gain, Children,
how hard it is to enter G
ods kingdom!
25Is it hard for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle? It is even harder
for someone who is rich to enter G
ods
kingdom!
26 The dis
ciples were even more
amazed. They said to each oth
er,
Then who can be s aved?
27
Jesus looked at them and said,
With people, this is impossible. But
not with God. All things are possible
with God.
Bring the Children

Mark 10:1316
Jesus loved children. He said, Let
the little children come to me. Jesus
put them on his lap. He told stories to
the children. He gave them hugs.
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All things are possible

with God.
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28Then Peter spoke up, We have

left everything to follow you!
29What Im a
bout to tell you is
true, Jesus replied. Has anyone left
home or family or f ields for me and the
good news? 30They will receive 100
times as much in this world. They will
have homes and families and fields.
But they will also be treated badly by
others. In the w
orld to come they will
live forever. 31But many who are first
will be last. And the last will be f irst.
Jesus Speaks a Third Time About

His Coming Death
32They
were on their way up to

Jerusalem. Jesus was leading the way.
The disciples were amazed. Those
who followed were afraid. Again Jesus
took the 12 disciples to one side. He
told them what was going to happen
to him. 33We are going up to Jerusa
lem, he said. The Son of Man will be
handed over to the chief priests and the
teachers of the law. They will sentence
him to d
eath. Then they will hand him
over to the Gentiles. 34They will make
fun of him and spit on him. They will
whip him and kill him. Three days
later he will rise from the dead!
37They replied, Let one of us sit at

your right hand in your glorious king
dom. Let the other one sit at your left
hand.
38You dont know what youre ask
ing for, J esus said. Can you d
rink the
cup of suffering I d
rink? Or can you
go through the baptism of suffering I
must go through?
39We can, they answered.
Jesus said to them, You will drink
the cup I drink. And you will go
through the baptism I go through.
40But it is not for me to say who will
sit at my right or left hand. These
places belong to those they are pre
pared for.
41 The othe r ten disc ip les h eard
about it. They became angry at James
and John. 42Jesus called them together.
He said, You know a bout those who
are rulers of the Gentiles. They hold
power over their people. Their high of
ficials order them around. 43Dont be
like that. Instead, anyone who wants to
be important among you must be your
servant. 44And anyone who wants to
be first must be the slave of everyone.
45Even the Son of Man did not come
to be served. Instead, he came to serve
others. He came to give his life as the
price for setting many people free.
The Son of Man did

not come to be served.
Instead, he came to
serve others. He came
to give his life as the
price for setting many
people free.
James and John Ask Jesus for

aFavor
35
James
and John came to Jesus.

They were the sons of Zeb
e
d ee.
Teacher, they said, we would like to
ask you for a favor.
36What do you want me to do for
you? he a sked.
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Blind Bartimaeus Receives His

Sight
46Jesus and his disciples came to Jer
icho. They were leaving the city. A large
crowd was with them. A b lind man was
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sitting by the side of the road begging.

His name was Bartimaeus. Bartimaeus
means Son of Timaeus. 47He heard
that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
So he began to shout, Jesus! Son of
David! Have mercy on me!
48Many people commanded him to
stop. They told him to be quiet. But he
shouted even louder, Son of David!
Have mercy on me!
49Jesus s topped and said, Call for
him.
So they called out to the blind man,
Cheer up! Get up on your feet! J esus
is calling for you. 50He threw his coat
to one side. Then he j umped to his feet
and came to Jesus.
51What do you want me to do for
you? J esus asked him.
The blind man said, Rabbi, I want
to be able to see.
52Go, said Jesus. Your faith has
healed you. R
ight away he c ould see.
And he followed Jesus a long the road.
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem
asKing
As they all approached Jerusa

lem, they came to Bethphage
11
and Bethany at the M
ount of Olives.
J esus sent out two of his disciples. 2He

said to them, Go to the village ahead
of you. Just as you enter it, you will
find a donkeys colt tied there. No one
has ever ridden it. Untie it and bring
it here. 3Someone may ask you, Why
are you doing this? If so, say, The
Lord n
eeds it. But he will send it back
here soon.
4So they left. They found a colt out
in the s treet. It was tied at a doorway.
They untied it. 5Some people stand
ing there asked, What are you do
ing? Why are you untying that colt?
6 They an
swered as Jesus had told
them to. So the people let them go.
7They brought the colt to Jesus. They
threw their coats over it. Then he sat
on it. 8Many people spread their coats

on the road. Others spread branches
they had cut in the fields. 9Those in
front and those in back shouted,
Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in
the name of the Lord!
(Psalm118:25,26)
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of
our father David!
Hosanna in the highest
heaven!
11Jesus
entered Jerusalem and went

into the temple courtyard. He looked
around at everything. But it was al
ready late. So he went out to Bethany
with the 12 disciples.
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and
Clears Out the Temple Courtyard
12The next day as Jesus and his dis
ciples were leaving Bethany, they were
hungry. 13Not too far away, he saw a
fig tree. It was covered with leaves. He
went to find out if it had any fruit.
When he reached it, he found noth
ing but leaves. It was not the season
for figs. 14Then J esus said to the tree,
May no one ever eat fruit from you
again! And his disciples h
eard him
say it.
15When Jesus reached Jerusalem, he
entered the temple courtyard. He be
gan to drive out those who were buy
ing and selling there. He turned over
the tables of the people who were ex
changing money. He also turned over
the benches of those who were selling
doves. 16He would not allow anyone to
carry items for sale t hrough the temple
courtyard. 17Then he taught them. He
told them, It is written that the Lord
said, My h
ouse will be c alled a h
ouse
where people from all nations can pray.
(Isaiah 56:7) But you have made it a den
for robbers. (Jeremiah 7:11)
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18The chief p
riests and the teach
ers of the law heard a bout this. They
began looking for a way to kill Jesus.
They were afraid of him, because the
whole c rowd was amazed at his teach
ing.
19When eve
ning came, Jesus and
his disciples left the city.
The Dried-Up Fig Tree

20In
the morning as Jesus and his

disciples walked a long, they saw the fig
tree. It was dried up all the way down
to the r oots. 21Peter remembered. He
said to J esus, Rabbi, look! The fig tree
you put a c urse on has dried up!
22Have faith in God, J
esus said.
23What Im a
bout to tell you is true.
Suppose someone says to this moun
tain, Go and throw yourself into the
sea. They must not doubt in their
heart. They must believe that what
they say will happen. Then it will be
done for them. 24So I tell you, when
you pray for something, believe that
you have already received it. Then
it will be y ours. 25-26And when you
stand praying, forgive anyone you have
anything against. Then your Father in
heaven will forgive your sins.
The Authority of Jesus Is
Questioned
So I tell you, when you

pray for something,
believe that you have
already received it.
Then it will be yours.
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riests came to him. The teachers of

p
the law and the elders came too. 28By
what authority are you doing these
things? they a sked. Who gave you
authority to do this?
29Jesus replied, I will ask you one
question. Answer me, and I will tell
you by what authority I am doing
these things. 30Was Johns baptism
from heaven? Or did it come from hu
man authority? Tell me!
31They talked to each other about
it. They said, If we say, From heaven,
he will ask, Then why d
idnt you be
lieve him? 32But what if we say, From
human authority? They were afraid
of the people. Everyone believed that
John really was a prophet.
33So they answered Jesus, We dont
know.
Jesus said, Then I w
ont tell you by
what authority I am doing these things
either.
and his disciples arrived The Story of the Renters

again in Jerusalem. He was walking in
Jesus began to speak to the
the temple courtyard. Then the chief
people using stories. He said,
27Jesus
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it
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out
Fig Trees
Mark 11:13
Figs are sweet fruit. They grow on
fig trees. Fig trees have big leaves.
In Bible times, people ate figs on
trips. They ate figs at home too.
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A man planted a vineyard. He put a

wall a round it. He dug a pit for a wine
press. He also built a lookout tower.
He rented the vineyard out to some
farmers. Then he went to another
place. 2At harvest time he sent a ser
vant to the renters. He told the servant
to collect from them some of the f ruit
of the vineyard. 3But they g rabbed the
servant and beat him up. Then they
sent him away with nothing. 4So the
man sent another servant to the rent
ers. They hit this one on the head and
treated him badly. 5The man sent still
another servant. The renters killed
him. The man sent many others. The
renters beat up some of them. They
killed the others.
6The man had one person left to
send. It was his son, and he loved him.
He sent him last of all. He said, They
will respect my son.
7But the renters said to each other,
This is the one who will receive all
the owners property someday. Come,
lets kill him. Then everything will be
ours. 8So they took him and k illed
him. They t hrew him out of the vine
yard.
9What will the owner of the vine
yard do then? He will come and kill
those renters. He will give the vineyard
to others. 10Havent you read what this
part of Scripture says,
The stone the builders didnt
accept
has become the most important
stone of all.
11 The Lord has done it.
It is wonderful in our eyes?
(Psalm118:22,23)
12Then
the chief p
riests, the teach
ers of the law and the elders l ooked for
a way to arrest Jesus. They knew he
had told the story a gainst them. But
they were a fraid of the c rowd. So they
left him and went away.
Is It Right to Pay the Royal Tax

toCaesar?
13Later the religious leaders sent
some of the Pharisees and Herodians
to Jesus. They wanted to trap him with
his own w
ords. 14They came to him
and said, Teacher, we know that you
are a man of honor. You d
ont let other
people tell you what to do or say. You
dont care how important they are. But
you teach the way of God truthfully. Is
it r ight to pay the royal tax to Caesar or
not? 15Should we pay or shouldnt we?
But Jesus knew what they were
trying to do. So he asked, Why are
you trying to trap me? Bring me a sil
ver coin. Let me look at it. 16They
brought the coin. He asked them,
Whose picture is this? And whose
words?
Caesars, they replied.
17Then J
esus said to them, Give
back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar.
And give back to God what belongs
to God.
They were amazed at him.
Marriage When the Dead Rise

18 The
Sadducees came to Jesus

with a question. They do not be
lieve that people rise from the dead.
19Teacher, they said, Moses wrote
for us about a man who died and
didnt have any children. But he did
leave a wife behind. That mans broth
er must get married to the widow. He
must provide children to carry on his
dead brothers name. 20There were
seven brothers. The first one got mar
ried. He died without leaving any chil
dren. 21The second one got married
to the widow. He also died and left no
child. It was the same with the third
one. 22In fact, none of the seven left
any children. Last of all, the woman
hose
died too. 23When the dead rise, w
wife will she be? All seven of them were
married to her.
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Jesus Talks About Love

Mark 12:2834
1. What did Jesus say was the most
important commandment? What
commandment is second?
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24Jesus replied, You are mistaken

because you do not know the Scrip
tures. And you do not know the power
of God. 25When the dead rise, they
wont get married. And their parents
wont give them to be married. They
will be like the angels in heaven.
26What about the dead rising? Havent
you read in the Book of Moses the
story of the burning bush? God said
to Moses, I am the God of Abraham.
I am the God of Isaac. And I am the
God of Jacob. (Exodus 3:6) 27He is not
the God of the dead. He is the God of
the living. You have made a big mis
take!
2. Who asked Jesus about the most

important commandment? Why did
Jesus think this man was wise?
3. What do you think is the most
important word in these
commandments?
The Most Important

Commandment
not far from G

ods kingdom. From
then
on,
no
one
dared to ask Jesus any
28One of the teach
ers of the law
more questions.
came and heard the Sadducees argu
ing. He noticed that Jesus had given Whose Son Is the Messiah?
the Sadducees a good answer. So he
35Jesus was teaching in the temple
asked him, Which is the most impor courtyard. He asked, Why do the
tant of all the commandments?
teachers of the law say that the Mes
29Jesus answered, Here is the most
siah is the son of David? 36The Holy
important one. Moses said, Israel, lis Spirit spoke through David himself.
ten to me. The Lord is our God. The David said,
Lord is one. 30Love the Lord your God
with all your h
eart and with all your The Lord said to my Lord,
soul. Love him with all your mind Sit at my right hand
and with all your strength. (Deuter until I put your enemies
onomy 6:4,5) 31And here is the second under your control.
(Psalm110:1)
one. Love your neighbor as you love
yourself. (Leviticus 19:18) There is no 37David himself calls him Lord. So
commandment more important than how can he be Davids son?
these.
The large crowd listened to Jesus
32You have spoken well, teacher,
with delight.
the man replied. You are right in say
ing that God is one. There is no oth Warning Against the Teachers
er God but him. 33To love God with ofthe Law
38As he taught, he said, Watch out
all your h
eart and mind and strength
is very important. So is loving your for the teachers of the law. They like to
neighbor as you love yourself. These walk around in long robes. They like
things are more important than all to be greeted with respect in the mar
burnt offerings and sacrifices.
ket. 39They love to have the most im
34
Jesus saw that the man had an portant seats in the synagogues. They
swered wisely. He said to him, You are also love to have the places of honor at
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2Do you see t hese huge buildings?
dinners. 40They take over the houses
of widows. They say long prayers to Jesus asked. Not one stone here will
show off. God will punish these men be left on top of another. Every stone
very much.
will be t hrown down.
3Jesus was sitting on the Mount of
The Widows Offering
Olives, across from the temple. Peter,
41
Jesus sat down a cross from the James, John and Andrew asked him a
place where people put their tem question in private. 4Tell us, they
ple offerings. He watched the crowd said. When will t hese things happen?
putting their money into the offering And what will be the sign that they are
boxes. Many rich people threw large all about to come true?
5Jesus said to them, Keep w
amounts into them. 42But a poor
atch!
widow came and put in two very small Be careful that no one fools you.
copper coins. They were w
orth only a 6Many will come in my name. They
few pennies.
will claim, I am he. They will fool
43Jesus asked his disciples to come
many people. 7You will hear about
to him. He said, What Im about to wars. You will also hear people talking
tell you is true. That poor widow has about future wars. D
ont be a larmed.
put more into the offering box than all These things must happen. But the
the others. 44They all gave a lot because end still isnt here. 8Nation will fight
they are rich. But she gave even t hough against nation. Kingdom will fight
she is poor. She put in everything she against kingdom. There will be earth
had. That was all she had to live on.
quakes in many places. People will go
hungry. All t hese things are the begin
When the Temple Will Be
ning
of birth pains.
Destroyed and the Signs of the
9
Watch out! You will be handed
End
over to the local courts. You will be
Jesus was leaving the tem
whipped in the synagogues. You will
ple. One of his disciples said
stand in front of governors and kings
to him, Look, Teacher! What huge
because of me. In that way you will be
stones! What wonderful buildings!
witnesses to them. 10The good news
has to be preached to all nations before
the end comes. 11You will be arrested
and brought to trial. But d
ont worry
a
head
of
time
a
bout
what
you
will say.
Giving to God
Just say what God b rings to your mind
Mark 12:4144
at the time. It is not you speaking, but
1. How much did the rich people put
the Holy Spirit.
in the offering? How much did the
12Brothers will hand over broth
poor widow put in?
ers to be k illed. Fathers will hand over
their children. Children will rise up
2. Why would Jesus say the poor
a
gainst their parents and have them

widow put in more than the rich
put
to d
eath. 13Everyone will hate you
people?
because of me. But the one who re
mains strong in the f aith will be s aved.
3. Should you wait until you have a lot
14You will see the hated thing that
before you give to God? Or should
you give what you have now?
destroys. (Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) It will
stand w
here it does not belong. The
13
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reader should understand this. Then

those who are in Judea should escape
to the mountains. 15No one on the
roof should go down into the h
ouse
to take anything out. 16No one in the
field should go back to get their coat.
17How awful it will be in t hose days for
pregnant women! How awful for nurs
ing mothers! 18Pray that this will not
happen in winter. 19Those days will be
worse than any others from the time
God created the world until now. And
there will never be any like them a gain.
20If the Lord had not cut the time
short, no one would live. But because
of Gods chosen people, he has short
ened it. 21At that time someone may
say to you, Look! Here is the Mes
siah! Or, Look! There he is! Do not
believe it. 22False messiahs and false
prophets will appear. They will do
signs and miracles. They will try to
fool Gods chosen people if possible.
23Keep watch! I have told you every
thing ahead of time.
24So in those days there will be
terrible suffering. After that, Scripture
says,
you is true. The people living now will

certainly not pass away until all those
things have happened. 31Heaven and
earth will pass away. But my words will
never pass away.
Heaven and earth will

pass away. But my
words will never pass
away.
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The Day and Hour Are Not Known
32But no one
knows about that
day or hour. Not even the angels in
heaven know. The Son does not know.
Only the Father k nows. 33Keep watch!
Stay a wake! You do not know when
that time will come. 34Its like a man
going away. He leaves his house and
puts his servants in charge. Each one
is given a task to do. He tells the one
at the door to keep watch.
35So keep watch! You do not know
when the owner of the h
ouse will come
The sun will be darkened.
back. It may be in the evening or at
The moon will not shine.
midnight. It may be when the rooster
25 The stars will fall from the sky.
crows or at dawn. 36He may come
The heavenly bodies will be
suddenly. So do not let him find you
shaken. (Isaiah13:10; 34:4) sleeping. 37What I say to you, I say to
26At that time people will see the everyone. Watch!
Son of Man coming in c louds. He will
come with great power and glory. 27He A Woman Pours Perfume
will send his angels. He will gather his onJesus at Bethany
The Passover and the F
east of
chosen people from all four directions.
Unleavened Bread were only
He will b ring them from the ends of
two days away. The chief priests and
the e arth to the ends of the heavens.
28Learn a lesson from the fig tree. the teachers of the law were plotting
As soon as its twigs get tender and its to arrest Jesus secretly. They wanted to
leaves come out, you know that sum kill him. 2But not during the feast,
mer is near. 29In the same way, when they said. The people may stir up
you see these things happening, you trouble.
3
Jesus was in Bethany. He was at
know that the end is near. It is right
30
at the door. What Im a bout to tell the table in the home of Simon, who
14
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Mark 14 |1429
The Last Supper

12It was the first day of the Feast of
Unleavened B
read. That was the time
to sacrifice the Passover lamb. Jesus
disciples a sked him, Where do you
want us to go and prepare for you to
eat the Passover meal?
13So he sent out two of his disci
ples. He told them, Go into the city.
A man carrying a jar of water will meet
you. Follow him. 14He will enter a
house. Say to its owner, The Teacher
asks, Where is my g uest room? Where
can I eat the Passover meal with my
disciples? 15He will show you a l arge
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The Last Supper
Mark 14:1226
1. How did Jesus tell his helpers to
find the place where they would eat
the Passover meal?
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had a skin disease. A woman came

with a special sealed jar. It contained
very expensive perfume made out of
pure nard. She b roke the jar open and
poured the perfume on J esus head.
4Some of the people there became
angry. They said to one another, Why
waste this perfume? 5It could have
been sold for more than a y ears pay.
The money c ould have been given to
poor people. So they found f ault with
the woman.
6
Leave her alone, Jesus said.
Why are you bothering her? She has
done a beautiful thing to me. 7You
will always have poor people with you.
You can help them any time you want
to. But you will not always have me.
8She did what she could. She poured
perfume on my body to prepare me to
be buried. 9What Im about to tell you
is true. What she has done will be told
anywhere the good news is p
reached
all over the w
orld. It will be told in
memory of her.
10Judas Iscariot was one of the 12
disciples. He went to the chief p
riests
to hand Jesus over to them. 11They
were delighted to hear that he would
do this. They promised to give Judas
money. So he w
atched for the right
time to hand Jesus over to them.
2. What did Jesus tell his helpers one

of them would do? How did the
disciples feel? What did they say?
3. What did the bread and the wine
stand for? What did Jesus mean
when he said his blood was
poured out for many?
4. Who are the people that Jesus
died for?
upstairs room. It will have furniture

and will be ready. Prepare for us to eat
there.
16The disciples left and went into
the city. They found things just as
Jesus had told them. So they prepared
the Passover meal.
17 When eve
ning came, Jesus ar
rived with the 12 disciples. 18While
they were at the table eating, Jesus said,
What Im about to tell you is true.
One of you who is eating with me will
hand me over to my enemies.
19The disciples became sad. One by
one they said to him, Surely you dont
mean me?
20It is one of you, Jesus replied.
It is the one who dips b read into the
bowl with me. 21The Son of Man will
go just as it is written a bout him. But
how terrible it will be for the one who
hands over the Son of Man! It w
ould be
better for him if he had not been born.
22
While they were eating, Jesus
took b read. He gave thanks and broke
it. He handed it to his disciples and
said, Take it. This is my body.
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23 Then he took a cup. He gave
thanks and handed it to them. All of
them drank from it.
24 This is my b
lood of the cov
enant, he said to them. It is poured
out for many. 25What Im about to tell
you is true. I w
ont d
rink wine with
you again until the day I drink it in
Gods kingdom.
26Then they sang a hymn and went
out to the M
ount of Olives.
is possible for you. Take this cup of

suffering away from me. But let what
you want be done, not what I want.
37Then he returned to his disciples
and found them sleeping. Simon, he
said to Peter, are you a sleep? Couldnt
you keep watch for one hour? 38Watch
and pray. Then you wont fall into sin
when you are tempted. The spirit is
willing, but the body is weak.
39 Once more
Jesus went away
and prayed the same thing. 40Then
Jesus Says That the Disciples
he came back. A
gain he found them
Will Turn Away
sleeping. They couldnt keep their eyes
27You will all turn away, Jesus told open. They did not know what to say
to him.
the disciples. It is written,
41Jesus returned the third time. He
I will strike the shepherd down.
said to them, Are you still sleeping
Then the sheep will be
and resting? Enough! The hour has
scattered. (Zechariah13:7)
come. Look! The Son of Man is about
28But after I rise from the dead, I will to be hand
ed over to sinners. 42Get
go a head of you into Galilee.
up! Let us go! Here c omes the one who
29Pe
ter said, All the others may is handing me over to them!
turn away. But I will not.
30What Im a
bout to tell you is Jesus Is Arrested
43Just as J
true, Jesus answered. It will hap
esus was speaking, Judas
pen today, in fact tonight. Before the appeared. He was one of the 12 disci
rooster crows twice, you yourself will ples. A crowd was with him. They were
say three times that you dont know carrying swords and clubs. The chief
me.
priests, the teachers of the law, and the
31But Peter would not give in. He elders had sent them.
44 Ju
said, I may have to die with you. But
das, who was going to hand
I will never say I d
ont know you. And Jesus over, had arranged a signal with
all the others said the same thing.
them. The one I kiss is the man, he
said. Arrest him and have the g uards
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
lead him away. 45So Judas went to
32Jesus and his disciples went to a Jesus at once. Judas said, Rabbi! And
place called Gethsemane. Jesus said he kissed Jesus. 46The men grabbed
to them, Sit here w
hile I pray. 33He Jesus and arrested him. 47Then one of
took Peter, J ames and John along with those standing nearby pulled his sword
him. He began to be very upset and out. He struck the servant of the high
troubled. 34My soul is very sad. I feel priest and cut off his ear.
48Am I lead
close to d
eath, he said to them. Stay
ing a band of a rmed
here. Keep w
atch.
men against you? a sked Jesus. Do
35He went a little farther. Then he you have to come out with s words and
fell to the ground. He prayed that, if clubs to capture me? 49Every day I was
possible, the hour might pass by him. with you. I t aught in the temple court
36Abba, Father, he said, everything yard, and you didnt arrest me. But the
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Mark 14 |1431
Scriptures must come true. 50Then

everyone left him and ran away.
51A young man was following Jesus.
The man was wearing nothing but a
piece of linen cloth. When the crowd
grabbed him, 52he ran away naked. He
left his clothing behind.
Jesus Is Taken to the Sanhedrin
Peter Says He Does Not Know

Jesus
66Peter
was below in the courtyard.

One of the high priests female servants
came by. 67When she saw Peter warm
ing himself, she looked closely at him.
You also were with Jesus, that Naz
arene, she said.
68But Pe
ter said he had not been
with him. I d
ont know or understand
what y oure talking a bout, he said. He
went out to the entrance to the court
yard.
69The servant saw him there. She
said a gain to those standing a round,
This fellow is one of them. 70Again
he said he was not.
After a little while, those standing
nearby said to Peter, You must be one
of them. You are from Galilee.
71Then Pe
ter began to c urse. He
said to them, I d
ont know this man
youre talking about!
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Peter Says He Doesnt

Know Jesus
Mark 14:6672
1. How many times did Peter say he
didnt know Jesus?
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53The crowd took J

esus to the high
riest. All the c hief p
p
riests, the elders,
and the teachers of the law came to
gether. 54Not too far away, Peter fol
lowed Jesus. He went right into the
courtyard of the high priest. There he
sat with the guards. He w
armed him
self at the fire.
55The chief priests and the whole
Sanhedrin were looking for something
to use against Jesus. They wanted to
put him to death. But they did not
find any p
roof. 56Many witnesses lied
about him. But their stories did not
agree.
57 Then some of them
stood up.
Here is what those false witnesses said
about him. 58We heard him say, I
will destroy this temple made by hu
man hands. In three days I will build
another temple, not made by human
hands. 59But what they said did not
agree.
60Then the high p
riest s tood up in
front of them. He a sked J esus, Arent
you going to answer? What are these
charges t hese men are bringing a gainst
you? 61But Jesus remained silent. He
gave no answer.
Again the high p
riest asked him,
Are you the Messiah? Are you the Son
of the B
lessed One?
62I am, said Jesus. And you will
see the Son of Man sitting at the r ight
hand of the Mighty One. You will see
the Son of Man coming on the c louds
of heaven.
63The high priest tore his clothes.
Why do we need any more wit
nesses? he asked. 64You have heard
him say a very evil thing against God.

What do you think?
They all found him g uilty and said
he must die. 65Then some began to
spit at him. They blindfolded him.
They hit him with their fists. They
said, Prophesy! And the guards took
him and beat him.
2. What did Peter do the third time

they said he was a follower of
Jesus?
3. When the rooster crowed, what did
Peter remember? What did he do?
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72
Right away the rooster crowed
the second time. Then Peter remem
bered what Jesus had spoken to him.
The rooster will crow twice, he had
said. Before it does, you will say t hree
times that you d
ont know me. Peter
broke down and c ried.
Jesus Is Brought to Pilate
It was very early in the morn

15
ing. The c hief priests, with the
elders, the teachers of the law, and the
hole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So

w
they tied Jesus up and led him away.
Then they handed him over to Pilate.
2Are you the king of the Jews?
asked Pilate.
You have said so, Jesus replied.
3The
chief priests brought many
charges against him. 4So Pilate asked
him a gain, Arent you going to an
swer? See how many things they charge
you with.
5But Jesus still did not reply. Pilate
was amazed.
6 It was the usu
al practice at the
Passover Feast to let one prisoner go
free. The people c ould choose the one
amed Barab
they wanted. 7A man n
bas was in prison. He was there with
some other people who had fought
against the countrys rulers. They had
committed murder while they were
fighting against the rulers. 8The crowd
came up and a sked Pilate to do for
them what he usually did.
9Do you want me to let the king
of the Jews go free? a sked Pilate. 10He
knew that the chief p
riests had handed
Jesus over to him because they wanted
to get their own way. 11But the c hief
priests stirred up the crowd. So the
crowd asked Pilate to let Barabbas go
free instead.
12Then what s hould I do with the
one you call the king of the Jews? Pi
late asked them.
13 Cruc if y him! the c rowd
shouted.
14 Why? What
w rong has he
done? asked Pilate.
But they shouted even louder, Cru
cify him!
15 Pil ate wante d to sati sf y the
crowd. So he let Barabbas go free. He
ordered that Jesus be whipped. Then
he handed him over to be nailed to a
cross.
The Soldiers Make Fun of Jesus

16The soldiers led J
esus away into
the palace. It was c alled the Praeto
rium. They called together the whole
company of soldiers. 17The soldiers
put a purple robe on Jesus. Then
they twisted thorns together to make
a crown. They p
laced it on his head.
18They began to call out to him, We
honor you, king of the Jews! 19Again
and again they hit him on the head
with a stick. They spit on him. They
fell on their k nees and pretended to
honor him. 20After they had made
fun of him, they took off the purple
robe. They put his own clothes back
on him. Then they led him out to nail
him to a cross.
Jesus Is Nailed to a Cross
man n
amed Simon was passing
by. He was from Cyrene. He was the
father of Alexander and Rufus. Simon
was on his way in from the country.
The soldiers forced him to carry the
cross. 22They brought Jesus to the
place called Golgotha. The word Gol
gotha means the Place of the Skull.
23 Then they gave him wine m
ixed
with spices. But he did not take it.
24They nailed him to the cross. Then
they divided up his c lothes. They cast
lots to see what each of them would
get.
25It was nine oclock in the morning
when they crucified him. 26They wrote
out the c harge against him. It read,
21A
the king of the jews.
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Mark 15 |1433
27-28They cru
cified with him two
rebels a gainst Rome. One was on his
right and one was on his left. 29Those
who passed by shouted at Jesus and
made fun of him. They shook their
heads and said, So you are going to
destroy the temple and build it again
in three days? 30Then come down
from the cross! Save yourself! 31In
the same way the chief priests and the
teachers of the law made fun of him
among themselves. He saved others,
they said. But he cant save himself!
32Let this Messiah, this king of Israel,
come down now from the c ross! When
we see that, we will believe. Those
who were being crucified with Jesus
also made fun of him.
Jesus Dies
33 At noon, dark
ness covered the
hole land. It lasted three hours. 34At
w
three oclock in the afternoon Jesus
cried out in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi,
lema sabachthani? This m
eans My
God, my God, why have you deserted
me? (Psalm 22:1)
35Some of those stand
ing nearby
heard Jesus cry out. They said, Lis
ten! Hes calling for Elijah.
36Someone ran and filled a sponge
with wine vinegar. He put it on a s tick.
He offered it to J esus to d
rink. Leave
him alone, he said. Lets see if Elijah
comes to take him down.
37With a loud cry,
Jesus took his
last breath.
C H EC K
it
!
out
38The temple curtain was torn in

two from top to bottom. 39A Roman
commander was standing there in
front of Jesus. He saw how Jesus died.
Then he said, This man was surely
the Son of God!
40Not very far away, some women
were watching. Mary Magdalene was
among them. Mary, the mother of the
younger J ames and of Joseph, was also
there. So was Salome. 41In Galilee
these women had followed Jesus. They
had taken care of his needs. Many oth
er women were also there. They had
come up with him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
42 It was the day be
fore the Sab
bath. That day was called Preparation
Day. As evening approached, 43Jo
seph went boldly to Pilate and a sked
for Jesus body. Joseph was from the
town of Arimathea. He was a lead
ing member of the Jewish Council.
He was waiting for Gods kingdom.
44 Pi
late was surprised to hear that
Jesus was already dead. So he called
for the Roman commander. He asked
him if Jesus had already died. 45The
commander said it was true. So Pi
late gave the body to Joseph. 46Then
Joseph bought some linen cloth. He
took down the body and wrapped it in
the linen. He put it in a tomb cut out
of rock. Then he r olled a s tone against
the entrance to the tomb. 47 Mary
Magdalene and Mary the mother of
On the Cross
Mark 15:2232
Crosses were made of wood. Nails in his
hands and feet held Jesus on the cross.
Jesus died on the cross.
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8 The wom
en were shaking and
Joseph saw w
here Jesus body had
been placed.
confused. They went out and ran away
from the tomb. They said nothing to
Jesus Rises From the Dead
anyone, because they were afraid.
The Sabbath day ended. Mary
9
Jesus rose from the dead early
Magdalene, Mary the mother
on
the first day of the week. He ap
of James, and Salome bought spices.
They were going to use them for Jesus peared first to Mary Magdalene. He
body. 2Very early on the first day of had driven seven demons out of her.
the week, they were on their way to the 10She went and told those who had
tomb. It was just after sunrise. 3They been with him. She found them cry
asked each other, Who will roll the ing. They were very sad. 11They heard
stone away from the entrance to the that Jesus was a live and that she had
seen him. But they did not believe it.
tomb?
12After that, Jesus appeared in a dif
4 Then they
looked up and saw
that the stone had been rolled away. ferent form to two of them. This hap
The stone was very large. 5They en pened while they were walking out in
tered the tomb. As they did, they saw the country. 13The two returned and
a y oung man d
ressed in a white robe. told the others about it. But the others
He was sitting on the r ight side. They did not believe them either.
14Lat
er Jesus appeared to the 11
were alarmed.
dis
c
i
p
les
as they were eating. He s poke
6
D ont be alarmed, he said.
firm
l
y
to
them because they had no
You are looking for J esus the Naza
f
aith.
They
would not believe those
rene, who was crucified. But he has
risen! He is not here! See the p
lace who had seen him after he rose from
where they had put him. 7 Go! Tell the15dead.
He said to them, Go into all the
his disciples and Peter, He is going
w
orld.
Preach the good news to ev
ahead of you into Galil ee. There you
16Any
one who believes and
ery
o
ne.
will see him. It will be just as he told
is
bap
t
ized
will
be saved. But anyone
you.
who does not believe will be punished.
17Here are the miraculous signs that
those who believe will do. In my name
they will drive out demons. They
will speak in languages they had not
Jesus Is Buried
known before. 18They will pick up
Mark 15:4216:8
snakes with their h
ands. And when
1. Who went to Pilate and asked for
they drink deadly poison, it will not
Jesus body?
hurt them at all. They will place their
hands on sick people. And the people
2. What did Joseph do with the body?
will get well.
Where did he put it?
19 When the Lord
Jesus finished
speak
i
ng
to
them,
he
was
taken up into
3. What did the women find when they
heaven. He sat down at the r ight hand
went to the tomb?
of God. 20Then the disciples went out
and preached everywhere. The Lord
4. Do you think you would have been
worked with them. And he backed up
afraid like these women?
his word by the s igns that went with it.
16
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This is the beginning of the good

John the Baptist

I will send my messenger ahead

2. What was the name of the

4And so John the Bap

John the Baptist Prepares the

3. What did John wear? What did

desert 40 days. There Satan tempted

Jesus Chooses His First

sick. They also brought all who were

Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit

Jesus Prays in a Quiet Place

and t hose with him went to

was very early in the morning

man who had a skin disease

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Man

A few days later, Jesus entered

many people gathered that there was

stayed outside in lonely places. But

2. What was wrong with their friend?

disciples and the Pharisees

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath Day

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath Day

Another time J esus went into the

man on the Sabbath day. 3Jesus spoke

went off to the Sea of Gal

hings from his house. 28What Im

roots. 7Other seed fell among thorns.

on good soil like? The people hear the

They will see but never know

Jesus Calms the Storm

Jesus Calms the Storm

Jesus Heals a Man Controlled

went a cross the Sea of Gal

trolled by an evil spirit came from the

2. What was Jesus doing during the

understand. 34He did not say any

3. Why were they so amazed at what

c ould hold him. 4His hands and feet

Jesus Heals a Dead Girl and

went across the Sea of Gal

A Woman Touches Jesus

My name is Legion, he replied.

2. Why were Jesus helpers surprised

at his feet. She knew what had hap

Jesus left there and went to his

bath day came, he began to teach in

dom that has been given to him? What

Jesus went around teaching from

I will give you. Ill give you up to half

apostles gathered around

towns and got there a head of them.

Jesus Feeds 5,000

he gave them to his disciples to pass

at his feet. 26She was a G

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

During those days another large

ples to come to him. He said, 2I feel

Jesus Heals a Man

2. Where did Jesus put his fingers?