Mark x:x - Who wrote the gospel of Mark?
Mark.

Mark 1:1 - Who does Mark say his gospel account is about?
Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Mark 1:2 - What prophet is quoted in reference to the coming of John the Baptist?
Isaiah.

Mark 1:2-3 - According to Isaiah's prophecy, how is John the Baptist referred to?
A messenger preparing the way, a voice calling in the desert.

Mark 1:3 - According to Isaiah's prophecy, what would the "voice in the wilderness" come saying?
Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

Mark 1:4 - Before Jesus' public ministry, who was preaching a baptism of repentance?
John the Baptist.

Mark 1:4 - John the Baptist came, preaching what?
A baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Mark 1:4 - Where did John the Baptist preach when he came?
The desert region.

Mark 1:5 - Who went out to John the Baptist when he was preaching?
The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem.

Mark 1:5 - What happened to the people who went out to John the Baptist?
They confessed their sins and were baptized by him.

Mark 1:5 - Where were the people baptized who went out to John the Baptist?
The Jordan river.

Mark 1:6 - Describe John the Baptist's clothing.
He wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist.

Mark 1:6 - What did John the Baptist eat?
Locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:7 - What was John the Baptist's message?
"After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie."

Mark 1:8- What did John the Baptist say he baptized with?
Water.

Mark 1:8 - What did John the Baptist say the one coming after him would baptize with?
The Holy Spirit.

Mark 1:9 - Where did Jesus come from when He came to John the Baptist?
Nazareth in Galilee.

Mark 1:9 - Who baptized Jesus?
John the Baptist.

Mark 1:9 - What happened to Jesus when He came to John the Baptist?
He was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Mark 1:10 - When did Jesus see heaven torn open?
As He was coming up out of the water after being baptized by John the Baptist.

Mark 1:10 - As Jesus was coming up out of the water after being baptized by John the Baptist, what did He see?
Heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.

Mark 1:11 - What happened after the Spirit descended upon Jesus?
A voice from heaven spoke.

Mark 1:11 - What did the voice from heaven say after Jesus was baptized?
"You are my son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."

Mark 1:12 - What happened after the voice from heaven spoke to Jesus?
The Spirit sent Jesus out into the desert.

Mark 1:13 - How long did Jesus spend in the desert after being baptized?
40 days.

Mark 1:13 - What happened to Jesus while he was in the desert?
He was tempted by Satan.

Mark 1:13 - What was with Jesus in the desert?
Wild animals.

Mark 1:13 - Who attended Jesus while he was in the desert?
Angels.

Mark 1:14 - Jesus went back to Galilee after what occurred?
After John was put in prison.

Mark 1:14 - What did Jesus do when he went back to Galilee?
He proclaimed the good news of God.

Mark 1:15 - What was the message Jesus proclaimed in Galilee?
The time has come. The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news.

Mark 1:16 - Where was Jesus walking when he met Simon and Andrew?
Beside the Sea of Galilee.

Mark 1:16,19 - Who did Jesus meet by the Sea of Galilee?
Simon, Andrew, James and John.

Mark 1:16 - Simon is also known by what name later in the gospels?
Peter.

Mark 1:16 - Who was the brother of Simon?
Andrew.

Mark 1:16 - What were Simon and Andrew doing when Jesus met them?
Casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

Mark 1:16 - What was Simon and Andrew's occupation?
Fishermen.

Mark 1:17 - What did Jesus say when he met Simon and Andrew?
"Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Mark 1:18 - What was the reaction of Simon and Andrew to Jesus' invitation?
At once they left their nets and followed Him.

Mark 1:19 - Who did Jesus meet shortly after Simon and Andrew joined Him?
James and John.

Mark 1:19 - Who was the father of James and John?
Zebedee.

Mark 1:19 - Who was John's brother?
James.

Mark 1:19 - Where were James and John when Jesus encountered them?
In a boat, preparing their nets.

Mark 1:20 - What did Jesus do when he encountered James and John?
He immediately called them.

Mark 1:20 - What did James and John do when Jesus called them?
They left their father in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

Mark 1:20 - Who else was in the boat with James and John when they met Jesus?
Their father Zebedee and some hired men.

Mark 1:21 - Where did Jesus and his first four disciples go after leaving the Sea of Galilee?
Capernaum.

Mark 1:21 - After Jesus and his first four disciples went to Capernaum, what happened?
Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

Mark 1:21 - When did Jesus begin to teach after entering Capernaum?
On the Sabbath.

Mark 1:22 - How did the people in Capernaum react to Jesus' teaching?
They were amazed by it.

Mark 1:22 - Why were the people in Capernaum amazed by Jesus' teaching?
Because He taught as one who had authority, not like the teachers of the law.

Mark 1:23 - When Jesus was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum, what happened?
A man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out.

Mark 1:23 - What was wrong with the man who cried out the synagogue in Capernaum?
He was possessed by an evil spirit.

Mark 1:24 - What did the demon-possessed man in the synagogue in Capernaum ask Jesus when he cried out?
"What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?"

Mark 1:24 - What did the demon-possessed man in the synagogue in Capernaum say to cause Jesus to react?
"I know who you are — the Holy One of God!"

Mark 1:25 - What did Jesus do when the demon possessed man in Capernaum shouted out?
He told him to be quiet and commanded the spirit to come out of him.

Mark 1:26 - What happened when Jesus commanded the evil spirit in the man in Capernaum to come out?
The evil spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.

Mark 1:27 - How did the people of Capernaum react when Jesus cast out the evil spirit?
They were amazing and began asking each other who Jesus was.

Mark 1:27 - What did the people of Capernaum ask about Jesus after he cast the evil spirit out?
"What is this? A new teaching - and with authority! He gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him."

Mark 1:28 - What happened shortly after Jesus cast out the evil spirit in Capernaum?
News about Him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.

Mark 1:29 - Where did Jesus and his disciples go after they left the synagogue in Capernaum?
To the home of Simon and Andrew.

Mark 1:30 - Who did Jesus encounter at Simon's house?
Simon's mother-in-law who was in bed with a fever.

Mark 1:31 - What did Jesus do when he heard about the condition of Simon's mother-in-law?
He went to her, took her hand and helped her up.

Mark 1:31 - What happened when Jesus helped Simon's mother-in-law to get up?
The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

Mark 1:32 - What happened in the evening the day Jesus arrived at Simon's house?
The people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon possessed.

Mark 1:32 - When did people begin bringing the sick to Jesus while he was at Simon's house?
In the evening after sunset.

Mark 1:33 - Who was at the door of Simon's house the evening after Jesus arrived?
The whole town.

Mark 1:34 - What did Jesus do in the evening after arriving at Simon's house?
He healed many who had various diseases, and drove out many demons.

Mark 1:34 - What did Jesus not allow when He was healing the sick and demon possessed at Simon's house?
He would not let the demons speak, because they knew who He was.

Mark 1:35 - What did Jesus do early the second day while He was at Simon's house?
He got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place where He prayed.

Mark 1:35 - When did Jesus go off to pray when He was staying at Simon's house?
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark.

Mark 1:36 - Who went to look for Jesus while He was out praying in Capernaum?
Simon and his companions.

Mark 1:37 - What did Simon and the others do when they found Jesus praying early one morning in Capernaum?
They told Him that everyone was looking for Him.

Mark 1:38 - What did Jesus tell Simon He wanted to do when Simon found Him praying?
To go somewhere else, to the nearby villages, so He could preach there also.

Mark 1:38 - Why did Jesus want to leave Capernaum and preach in the nearby villages?
Because that is why He had come.

Mark 1:39 - What did Jesus do after leaving Capernaum?
He traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and driving out demons.

Mark 1:40 - After Jesus left Capernaum, who came up and pleaded with Jesus?
A man with leprosy.

Mark 1:40 - What did the Galilean man with leprosy do when he met Jesus?
He begged Jesus on his knees to make him clean.

Mark 1:40 - What did the Galilean leper say to Jesus when he was begging Him?
"If you are willing, you can make me clean."

Mark 1:41 - How did Jesus feel when the Galilean leper begged Him to be cleansed?
He was filled with compassion for him.

Mark 1:41 - How did Jesus respond to the request for healing by the Galilean leper?
He reached out His hand and touched the man.

Mark 1:41 - What did Jesus say to the Galilean leper when he asked to be healed?
He said "I am willing. Be clean!"

Mark 1:42 - What happened when Jesus touched the Galilean leper?
Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.

Mark 1:43 - What did Jesus do after healing the Galilean leper?
He sent him away at once with a strong warning not to tell anyone about what had happened.

Mark 1:44 - What did Jesus warn the Galilean leper about after healing him?
Not to tell anyone what had happened, and he should go show himself to the priest and offer the appropriate sacrifice for his cleansing as Moses commanded.

Mark 1:45 - What did the Galilean leper do when Jesus asked him not to tell anyone of his healing?
He went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news.

Mark 1:45 - What happened as a result of the "big mouth" of the Galilean leper?
Jesus could no longer enter a town openly, but stayed outside in lonely places.

Mark 1:45 - How did Jesus' isolation to the lonely places affect his popularity?
People still came to Him from everywhere.

Mark 2:1 - How long was it before Jesus returned to Capernaum?
A few days.

Mark 2:1 - A few days after Jesus left Capernaum, what did the people hear?
That Jesus had come home.

Mark 2:2 - What happened when the people of Capernaum heard that Jesus had returned?
So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door.

Mark 2:2 - What did Jesus do in the packed house after returning to Capernaum?
He preached the word to the people gathered there.

Mark 2:3 - While Jesus was preaching in his second visit to Capernaum, some men came with what?
They brought a paralytic.

Mark 2:3 - How many people carried the paralytic to Jesus in Capernaum?
4 men.

Mark 2:4 - What did the men bringing the paralytic to Jesus in Capernaum do when they realized they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd?
They made an opening in the roof above Jesus, and after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on.

Mark 2:4 - Why did some men lower a paralytic through the roof while Jesus was teaching in Capernaum?
Because of the size of the crowd, they could not get him to Jesus.

Mark 2:5 - What did Jesus do when he saw the great faith of the men lowering the paralytic to Him?
He said to the paralytic "Son, your sins are forgiven."

Mark 2:6 - Who became offended when Jesus forgave the sins of the paralytic in Capernaum?
Some teachers of the law that were sitting there.

Mark 2:6-7 - When Jesus forgave the paralytic in Capernaum, what were the teachers of the law thinking to themselves?
"Why does he talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

Mark 2:8 - What happened when the teachers of the law became offended with Jesus forgiving the paralytic?
Jesus immediately knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

Mark 2:8-9 - What did Jesus ask the teachers of the law when they became offended with Jesus forgiving the paralytic?
"Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say ‘Your sins are forgiven' or ‘Get up, take your mat and walk'?"

Mark 2:10 - Why did Jesus tell the teachers of the law in Capernaum that He forgave the paralytic?
So they would know that Jesus had authority on earth to forgive sins.

Mark 2:11 - What did Jesus tell the paralytic after explaining himself to the teachers of the law in Capernaum?
"I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home."

Mark 2:12 - What did the paralytic in Capernaum do when Jesus commanded him to get up?
He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of everyone.

Mark 2:12 - What was the reaction when the people saw the paralytic in Capernaum get up and walk?
Everyone was amazed and they praised God saying "We have never seen anything like this!"

Mark 2:13 - Where did Jesus go after leaving the house in Capernaum where he healed the paralytic?
He went out beside the lake.

Mark 2:13 - When Jesus went out to the lake after healing the paralytic, what happened?
A large crowd came to Him and He began to teach them.

Mark 2:14 - As Jesus was walking along the lake outside of Capernaum teaching the people, who did He meet?
Levi, son of Alphaeus.

Mark 2:14 - Levi is also known by what name?
Matthew.

Mark 2:14 - What was Levi's job?
He was a tax collector.

Mark 2:14 - When Jesus met Levi, where was he sitting?
At the tax collector's booth.

Mark 2:14 - What did Jesus say to Levi when He met him?
"Follow me."

Mark 2:14 - What did Levi do when Jesus told him to follow Him?
Levi got up and followed Him.

Mark 2:15 - Where did Jesus have dinner after teaching the people by the lake outside Capernaum?
At Levi's house.

Mark 2:15 - Who was eating with Jesus at Levi's house?
Many tax collectors and "sinners."

Mark 2:15 - Why were many tax collectors and "sinners" eating with Jesus at Levi's house?
There were many of them who had followed Jesus.

Mark 2:16 - Who became offended when Jesus ate with the tax collectors and "sinners"?
The teachers of the law, who were Pharisees.

Mark 2:16 - What did the Pharisees ask Jesus' disciples when they heard He was eating with tax collectors and
"sinners"?
"Why does He eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners.'"

Mark 2:16 - Who did the Pharisees ask about why Jesus was eating with tax collectors and "sinners"?
Jesus' disciples.

Mark 2:17 - What did Jesus say to the Pharisees when He heard they were offended by His eating with tax collectors and "sinners"?
"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Mark 2:18 - What were the Pharisees and John's disciples doing that Jesus' disciples were questioned about?
Fasting.

Mark 2:18 - When Jesus' disciples were not fasting like the Pharisees, what happened?
Some people came and asked Jesus why the Pharisees and John's disciples were fasting and His were not.

Mark 2:19 - What did Jesus say when He was questioned about why His disciples were not fasting?
"How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them."

Mark 2:20 - When did Jesus say His disciples would fast?
When the "bridegroom" was taken from them - on that day they will fast.

Mark 2:21-22 - What analogies did Jesus make when asked about his disciples fasting?
One about garments and one about wineskins.

Mark 2:21 - What did Jesus say about garments after explaining about His disciples not fasting?
"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse."

Mark 2:22 - What did Jesus say about wineskins after explaining about His disciples not fasting?
"No one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours the new wine into new wineskins."

Mark 2:23 - What day was it when Jesus and His disciples were going through some grainfields?
The Sabbath.

Mark 2:23 - What did Jesus and His disciples do one Sabbath that caused some Pharisees to question their behavior?
As they were going through some grainfields, they began to pick some heads of grain.

Mark 2:24 - What did the Pharisees say when they saw Jesus and His disciples picking heads of grain on the Sabbath?
"Why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"

Mark 2:25 - What question did Jesus ask when the Pharisees asked him to justify why He and His disciples had picked some grain on the Sabbath?
"Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?"

Mark 2:25-26 - What was the example Jesus gave to justify why He and His disciples had picked some grain on the Sabbath?
When David entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And He also gave some to his companions.

Mark 2:26 - Who was the high priest when David and his men came into the house of God and ate the consecrated bread?
Abiathar.

Mark 2:27 - What did Jesus tell the Pharisees about the Sabbath and how it relates to us?
"The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath."

Mark 2:28 - What did Jesus tell the Pharisees about the Sabbath and how it relates to Him?
"The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

Mark 3:1 - Where did Jesus find the man with the shriveled hand?
In the synagogue.

Mark 3:2 - Why were the Pharisees watching Jesus closely when He met the man with the shriveled hand?
They wanted a reason to accuse Him, so they watched to see if He would heal the man on the Sabbath.

Mark 3:3 - What did Jesus say to the man with the shriveled hand after the Pharisees began watching Him?
"Stand up in front of everyone."

Mark 3:4 - What did Jesus ask the crowd after He had the man with the shriveled hand stand up in front of everyone?
"Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?"

Mark 3:4 - What was the synagogue crowd's reaction to Jesus' question about what is lawful on the Sabbath - good or evil?
They remained silent.

Mark 3:5 - How did Jesus feel about the silence of the synagogue crowd before he healed the man with the shriveled hand?
He was angry and deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts.

Mark 3:5 - What did Jesus say to the man with the shriveled hand after he had stood up in front of all the people?
"Stretch out your hand."

Mark 3:5 - What happened to the man with the shriveled hand after Jesus told him to stretch his hand out?
He stretched it out and his hand was completely restored.

Mark 3:6 - What was the reaction of the Pharisees after Jesus healed the man with the shriveled hand on the Sabbath?
They went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

Mark 3:6 - Who did the Pharisees plot with to kill Jesus after the man with the shriveled hand was healed?
The Herodians.

Mark 3:7 - Where did Jesus go after healing the man with the shriveled hand?
To the lake.

Mark 3:7 - When Jesus withdraw to the lake after healing the man with the shriveled hand, who went with Him?
His disciples and a large crowd from Galilee that followed them.

Mark 3:8 - Jesus withdraw to the lake after healing the man with the shriveled hand. Where did people come to Him from after heard about all He was doing?
Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.

Mark 3:9 - After Jesus withdraw to the lake, following His healing of the man with the shriveled hand, what did He have His disciples do?
To have a small boat ready for Him.

Mark 3:9 - Why did Jesus have His disciples prepare a small boat for Him after he withdraw to the lake?
Because of the large crowd that had come to hear Him, so that they would not crowd Him.

Mark 3:10 - Why were the people near the lake always crowding Jesus?
He had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch Him.

Mark 3:11 - Who would often fall down before Jesus and cry out "You are the Son of God"?
Evil spirits.

Mark 3:11 - What did the evil spirits do when they saw Jesus?
They fell down before Him and cried out "You are the Son of God."

Mark 3:12 - What did Jesus tell the evil spirits who cried out His true identity?
He gave them strict orders not to tell who He was.

Mark 3:13 - When the crowds became too big for Him and He had to have a small boat ready by the lake to avoid being crowded, Jesus went up onto a mountainside and did what?
He called to Him those He wanted, and they came to Him.

Mark 3:14 - While up on a mountainside after withdrawing to the lake, Jesus called some people to Him and did what?
He appointed 12, designating them apostles.

Mark 3:14-15 - For what purpose did Jesus appoint apostles?
That they might be with Him and He might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.

Mark 3:16-19 - Name the 12 apostles Jesus appointed.
Simon Peter, James son of Zebedee, John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot.

Mark 3:16 - What name did Jesus give to Simon?
Peter.

Mark 3:17 - What name did Jesus give to James and his brother John?
Boanerges.

Mark 3:17 - What does the name Boanerges mean?
Sons of Thunder.

Mark 3:20 - After Jesus selected His apostles, where did He go?
Into a house.

Mark 3:20 - What happened when Jesus entered a house after selecting His apostles?
A crowd gathered and He and His disciples were not even able to eat.

Mark 3:21 - When Jesus' family heard about all He was doing, what did they do?
They went to take charge of Him, for they thought He was out of His mind.

Mark 3:22 - After He selected His apostles, what did the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem say about Jesus?
"He is possessed by Beelzebub! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons."

Mark 3:23 - When the teachers of the law from Jerusalem accused Jesus of driving out demons by the power of Beelzebub, what did He ask them?
"How can Satan drive out Satan?"

Mark 3:24-25 - What examples did Jesus give the teachers of the law when explaining why Satan couldn't drive out Satan?
A kingdom or a house divided against themselves cannot stand.

Mark 3:26 - What did Jesus say about Satan if it was by his power that demons were being driven out?
If Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.

Mark 3:27 - What example about a strong man did Jesus give when talking about Satan being divided?
No one can enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house.

Mark 3:28 - What did Jesus say about sin after showing why Satan could not be driving out demons?
All the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven except one.

Mark 3:29 - What is unique about the sin of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit?
It will never be forgiven.

Mark 3:29 - What sin did Jesus say would not be forgiven?
Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.

Mark 3:30 - Why did Jesus tell the teachers of the law about the "unforgivable sin"?
Because they were saying "He has an evil spirit."

Mark 3:31 - Who arrived after Jesus spoke to the teachers of the law about blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?
Jesus' mother and brothers.

Mark 3:31 - What did Jesus' mother and brothers have to do when they arrived to see Him?
They had to send someone inside to call Jesus.

Mark 3:32 - Who told Jesus that His mother and brothers had arrived to see Him?
The crowd that was sitting around Him.

Mark 3:33 - What did Jesus ask when the crowd told Him that His family had arrived?
"Who are my mother and brothers?"

Mark 3:34 - What did Jesus reply to His question of "who are my mother and brothers"?
He looked around at those seated in a circle around Him and said "Here are my mother and brothers!"

Mark 3:35 - Who did Jesus say were His "mother and brothers"?
Whoever does God's will.

Mark 4:1 - After Jesus was visited by His mother and brothers, what did He do?
Again He went and taught by the lake.

Mark 4:1 - What happened when Jesus went to teach by the lake after His family had visited Him?
The crowd gathered around Him was so large that He got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge.

Mark 4:2 - When Jesus was teaching from a boat on the lake, He taught many things in what way?
In parables.

Mark 4:3 - What was the first parable Jesus taught from the boat on the lake?
A parable about a farmer who went out to sow his seed (the parable of the sower).

Mark 4:4-8 - In what 4 places was the seed scattered in the parable of the sower?
Along the path, on rocky places, among thorns, and on good soil.

Mark 4:4 - What happened to the seed scattered along the path?
The birds came and ate it up.

Mark 4:5-6 - What happened to the seed that fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil?
It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow, but when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and withered because they had no root.

Mark 4:7 - What happened to the seed that fell among thorns?
The thorns grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain.

Mark 4:8 - What happened to the seed that fell on good soil?
It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying 30, 60 or even 100 times.

Mark 4:9 - What statement did Jesus make after finishing the parable of the sower?
"He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Mark 4:10 - When He was alone, who asked Jesus about the parables He taught from the boat?
The Twelve and the others around Him.

Mark 4:10 - When did the apostles ask Jesus about the parables He taught from the boat?
When He was alone later.

Mark 4:11 - What did Jesus tell His apostles about why He spoke in parables when they asked about them?
He told them "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything is said in parables."

Mark 4:12 - Why did Jesus say He told parables to those "on the outside"?
"So that they may be ever seeing and never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!"

Mark 4:13 - What did Jesus ask His apostles when they asked Him to explain the parable of the sower?
"Don't you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?"

Mark 4:14 - What did Jesus say the farmer sows in the parable of the sower?
The word.

Mark 4:15 - Describe the people in the parable of the sower who were like seed along the path.
As soon as they hear the word, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Mark 4:16-17 - Describe the people in the parable of the sower who were like seed sown on rocky places.
They hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

Mark 4:18-19 - Describe the people in the parable of the sower who were like seed sown among thorns.
They hear the word, but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Mark 4:20 - Describe the people in the parable of the sower who were like seed sown on good soil.
They hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop - 30, 60 or even 100 times what was sown.

Mark 4:21 - After explaining the parable of the sower to His apostles, what did Jesus ask them?
"Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or on a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand?"

Mark 4:22 - What did Jesus say about the lamp which should be put on its stand?
Whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.

Mark 4:23 - What statement did Jesus make after explaining the parable of the sower?
"If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

Mark 4:24 - What did Jesus tell his apostles after warning them to consider carefully what they hear?
"With the measure you use, it will be measured to you - and even more."

Mark 4:25 - What else did Jesus say about the measure we used being used upon us?
"Whoever has will be given more, whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."

Mark 4:26 - In Jesus' second parable about the seeds a man scatters on the ground, what does He say that the parable will describe?
The kingdom of God.

Mark 4:27 - In the second parable about the seeds, what does Jesus say the seed does?
It sprouts and grows, though the man who scattered it does not know how.

Mark 4:27 - In the second parable about the seeds, Jesus says the seeds grow regardless of what?
Whether the man who scattered them sleeps or gets up.

Mark 4:28 - In the second parable about the seeds, Jesus says the soil produces grain how?
"All by itself."

Mark 4:28 - In the second parable about the seeds, how does Jesus describe the growth of the seeds in the soil?
The soil produces grain — first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.

Mark 4:29 - In the second parable about the seeds, what does Jesus say happens when the grain is ripe?
The man who scattered the seed puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.

Mark 4:30 - What did Jesus ask His disciples about describing the kingdom of God?
"What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what shall we use to describe it?"

Mark 4:31 - What seed did Jesus say the kingdom of God was like?
A mustard seed.

Mark 4:31-32 - Describe the mustard seed.
It is the smallest seed you plant in the ground, yet when planted it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its branches.

Mark 4:33 - How much did Jesus speak in parables to the people?
He used many parables to speak the word to them, as much as they could understand.

Mark 4:34 - How often did Jesus speak to the people by the lake in parables?
He did not say anything to them without using a parable.

Mark 4:34 - What did Jesus do after teaching the crowd by the lake in parables?
When He was alone with His own disciples, He explained everything.

Mark 4:35 - After Jesus began teaching the people in parables, where did He suggest to His disciples that they go when the evening came?
To the other side of the lake.

Mark 4:36 - What happened after Jesus suggested to His disciples that they cross the lake after Jesus had taught many parables?
They left the crowd behind and took Him across.

Mark 4:36 - What was there along with the boat Jesus was in when they crossed the lake?
There were some other boats there with Him.

Mark 4:37 - What happened when Jesus and His disciples were crossing the lake?
A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped.

Mark 4:38 - What was Jesus doing when the storm hit them while crossing the lake?
He was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion.

Mark 4:38 - What did the disciples do when the storm hit them as they crossed the lake?
They woke Jesus up.

Mark 4:38 - What did the disciples say after waking Jesus up during the storm on the lake?
"Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"

Mark 4:39 - What did Jesus do after His disciples woke Him up during the storm on the lake?
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves "Quiet! Be Still!"

Mark 4:39 - What happened after Jesus rebuked the wind and waves?
The wind died down and it was completely calm.

Mark 4:40 - What did Jesus ask His disciples after calming the waves on the lake?
"Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

Mark 4:41 - What was the disciples' reaction when Jesus calmed the storm on the lake?
They were terrified and asked each other "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey Him!"

Mark 5:1 - Where did Jesus and His disciples go after crossing the lake?
To the region of the Gerasenes.

Mark 5:2 - When did Jesus meet the demon possessed man from the tombs?
When he stepped out of the boat after crossing the lake.

Mark 5:2 - Who did Jesus meet after crossing the lake?
A man with an evil spirit.

Mark 5:2 - Where did the man with the evil spirit come from when Jesus was coming out of the boat?
He came from the tombs to meet Him.

Mark 5:3 - Describe the man from the tombs who met Jesus by the lake.
He lived in the tombs and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

Mark 5:4 - Describe the strength of the man who lived in the tombs.
He had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

Mark 5:5 - What would the man from the tombs do all the time?
Night and day he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

Mark 5:5 - Where did the man from the tombs cry out from?
From among the tombs and in the hills.

Mark 5:6 - What did the man from the tombs do when he saw Jesus coming?
He ran and fell on his knees in front of Him.

Mark 5:6 - How far away was the man from the tombs when Jesus landed on shore?
The man saw Jesus from a distance and ran to Him.

Mark 5:7 - What did the man from the tombs yell out when he met Jesus?
"What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!"

Mark 5:7 - How loud did the man from the tombs ask Jesus what He wanted with him?
He shouted at the top of his voice.

Mark 5:8 - Why did the man from the tombs scream for Jesus not to torture him?
Jesus had said to him "Come out of this man, you evil spirit!"

Mark 5:9 - What did Jesus ask the man from the tombs?
His name.

Mark 5:9 - What did the man from the tombs tell Jesus his name was?
Legion, for they were many.

Mark 5:10 - After revealing his name, what did Legion beg Jesus not to do?
He begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

Mark 5:11 - What was nearby when Legion was begging Jesus not to be sent out of the area?
A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.

Mark 5:12 - What did Legion beg Jesus when he saw the nearby pigs?
"Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them."

Mark 5:13 - What did Jesus say when Legion begged him to be allowed to go into the pigs?
Jesus gave the demons permission to do so.

Mark 5:13 - What happened when Jesus gave the legion of demons permission to enter the pigs?
The evil spirits came out and went into the pigs.

Mark 5:13 - How many pigs died when the demons from Legion entered them?
About 2000.

Mark 5:13 - What happened when Legion entered the pigs?
The herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

Mark 5:14 - Who besides Jesus and His disciples witnessed the death of the herd of pigs?
Those who were tending the pigs.

Mark 5:14 - Those tending the pigs did what when they ran into the lake?
They ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.

Mark 5:14 - What happened after the pig tenders spread the news of the death of the herd of pigs?
People went out to see what had happened.

Mark 5:15 - What did the people who came to investigate the death of the pigs see when they came to Jesus?
They saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there.

Mark 5:15 - What was the man from the tombs' condition when the people came across him?
He was dressed and in his right mind.

Mark 5:15 - How did the people who came to see Jesus react when they saw the man from the tombs in his right mind?
They were afraid.

Mark 5:16 - Those who saw the demon possessed man now in his right mind did what?
They told the other people what had happened with the pigs and the demon possessed man.

Mark 5:17 - How did the people react when they heard what Jesus had done to the man from the tombs?
They began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

Mark 5:18 - As Jesus was leaving the area with the man from the tombs, what happened?
The man who had been demon possessed begged to go with Him.

Mark 5:19 - What did Jesus say when the man from the tombs begged to go with Him?
He would not let him go, but told him to go and tell his family what the Lord had done for him and how he has had mercy on him.

Mark 5:20 - After Jesus left, where did the man from the tombs go to tell about what Jesus had done for him?
The Decapolis.

Mark 5:20 - What was the reaction of the people in the Decapolis when the man from the tombs began to speak of what Jesus had done?
They were amazed.

Mark 5:21 - After Jesus left the man from the tombs, where did He go?
Back to the other side of the lake again.

Mark 5:21 - What happened when Jesus crossed back over to the other side of the lake after healing the man from the tombs?
A large crowd gathered around Him while He was by the lake.

Mark 5:22 - When Jesus had crossed the lake a second time, who came and fell at his feet?
One of the synagogue rulers named Jairus.

Mark 5:22-23 - What did Jairus do when he met Jesus?
He fell at His feet and pleaded with Him.

Mark 5:23 - Why did Jairus fall at Jesus' feet when he met Him?
His daughter was dying, and he begged Jesus to come and put His hands on her so that she would be healed and live.

Mark 5:24 - What was Jesus' reaction to Jairus' request?
He went with him.

Mark 5:24 - Who went with Jesus as He made His way to Jairus' house?
A large crowd followed and pressed around Him.

Mark 5:25 - While Jesus was heading to the house of Jairus, who was among the crowd?
A woman who had been subject to bleeding for 12 years.

Mark 5:26 - Describe the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years.
She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better, she grew worse.

Mark 5:27 - What did the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years do when she heard about Jesus?
She came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak.

Mark 5:28 - Why did the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years touch Jesus' cloak?
She thought that if she could just touch His clothes, that she would be healed.

Mark 5:29 - What happened when the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years touched Jesus' cloak?
Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

Mark 5:30 - What did Jesus realize at once when the woman who touched Him stopped bleeding?
That power had gone out from Him.

Mark 5:30 - What did Jesus do when He realized power had gone out from Him on His way to the house of Jairus?
He turned around in the crowd and asked "Who touched my clothes?"

Mark 5:31 - What did Jesus' disciples ask Him when He asked about who touched His clothes?
"You see the people crowding against you, yet you can ask ‘who touched me'"?

Mark 5:32 - After His disciples were puzzled and asked Jesus about why He wanted to know who touched His clothes, what did Jesus do?
Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.

Mark 5:33 - What did the woman who was bleeding do after Jesus began looking for the one who had touched his clothes?
She came and fell at His feet and told Him the whole truth.

Mark 5:33 - How did the woman who was bleeding feel when she came forward and admitted it was her that had touched Jesus?
She was trembling with fear.

Mark 5:34 - What did Jesus do when the woman who had been bleeding came and fell before Him?
He said "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering."

Mark 5:35 - While Jesus was still speaking to the woman who had been bleeding, what happened?
Some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler.

Mark 5:35 - When some men came from the house of Jairus, what news did they bring?
They told Jairus that his daughter was dead and that he shouldn't bother Jesus any longer.

Mark 5:36 - What did Jesus do when He heard the news that Jairus' daughter was dead?
He ignored what they said and told Jairus not to be afraid and to believe.

Mark 5:37 - Who did Jesus let follow Him to the home of Jairus?
Only Peter, James and John.

Mark 5:38 - What was going on when Jesus and His disciples arrived at the home of Jairus?
There was a big commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.

Mark 5:39 - What did Jesus say to the mourners outside of Jairus' house?
"Why all this commotion and wailing?  The child is not dead but asleep."

Mark 5:40 - How did the mourners at Jairus' house react when Jesus told them the girl was merely asleep?
They laughed at Him.

Mark 5:40 - What did Jesus do after the mourners at Jairus' house laughed at Him?
He put them out of the house, took the parents and His disciples and went to the child's room.

Mark 5:41 - What did Jesus do when He arrived at Jairus' daughter's room?
He took her by the hand and said "Talitha koum!"

Mark 5:41 - What does the phrase "talitha koum" mean, that Jesus spoke to Jairus' daughter?
Little girl, I say to you, get up!

Mark 5:41 - Who did Jesus speak the phrase "talitha koum" to?
Jairus' daughter.

Mark 5:42 - What did Jairus' daughter do when Jesus told her to get up?
Immediately she stood up and walked around.

Mark 5:42 - How old was Jairus' daughter when Jesus healed her?
12 years old.

Mark 5:42 - How did those around Jesus react when He resurrected Jairus' daughter?
They were completely astonished.

Mark 5:43 - What 2 things did Jesus tell Jairus' parents after resurrecting her?
He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about what had just happened, and He told them to give her something to eat.

Mark 6:1 - After Jesus left Jairus' house, where did He go?
To His hometown.

Mark 6:1 - Who accompanied Jesus to His hometown after He healed Jairus' daughter?
His disciples.

Mark 6:2 - After arriving in His hometown, when did Jesus begin to teach in the synagogue?
When the Sabbath came.

Mark 6:2 - After arriving in His hometown, what did Jesus do when the Sabbath came?
He began to teach in the synagogue.

Mark 6:2 - When Jesus taught in the synagogue of His hometown, how did the people first respond?
Many who heard Him were amazed.

Mark 6:2 - What did the people in Jesus' hometown synagogue say when the heard Him speak?
"Where did this man get these things?  What's this wisdom that has been given Him, that He even does miracles!"

Mark 6:3 - What did the people in Jesus' hometown synagogue ask about Jesus' background when they heard Him speak?
"Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren't His sisters here with us?"

Mark 6:3 - How many brother did Jesus have (that we know about)?
Four.

Mark 6:3 - Name Jesus' brothers.
James, Joseph, Judas and Simon.

Mark 6:3 - Did Jesus have any sisters?
Yes.

Mark 6:3 - How many of Jesus' sisters are mentioned by name?
None.

Mark 6:3 - How did the people react to Jesus' teaching when they started speaking of how well they knew Him?
They took offense at Him.

Mark 6:4 - What did Jesus say about the reaction of His hometown to Him?
"Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor."

Mark 6:5 - How did the reaction of Jesus' hometown affect His ministry toward them?
He could not do any miracles there, except lay His hands on a few sick people and heal them.

Mark 6:6 - What was Jesus amazed at about His hometown?
Their lack of faith.

Mark 6:6 - What did Jesus do after leaving His hometown?
He went around teaching village to village.

Mark 6:7 - After leaving His hometown and preaching in some villages, who did Jesus call to Himself?
The Twelve.

Mark 6:7 - After leaving His hometown and preaching in some villages, what did Jesus instruct His apostles to do?
He sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits.

Mark 6:8-9 - What were Jesus' instructions for the apostles about what to bring when He sent them out two by two?
"Take nothing for the journey except a staff — no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra tunic."

Mark 6:10-11 - What were Jesus' instructions for the apostles about what to do when arriving somewhere when He sent them out two by two?
"Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them."

Mark 6:12 - What did the apostles teach when Jesus sent them out two by two?
They went out and preached that people should repent.

Mark 6:13 - How did the apostles minister to people when Jesus sent them out two by two?
They drove out many demons and anointed sick people with oil and healed them.

Mark 6:14 - What important person heard about Jesus' apostles teaching the people?
King Herod.

Mark 6:14 - Why did Herod know that Jesus' disciples were preaching in His name?
Jesus' name had become well known.

Mark 6:14-15 - Who did the people think Jesus might be after His disciples began preaching?
John the Baptist, Elijah or a prophet like the prophets of long ago.

Mark 6:14 - Why did some think Jesus might be John the Baptist?
They thought John had been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers were at work within Jesus.

Mark 6:16 - When Herod heard about Jesus, what did he think had happened?
He thought John, the man he had beheaded, had been raised from the dead.

Mark 6:17 - What had Herod done earlier to John the Baptist that had him worried about Jesus?
He had given orders to have John arrested, and had him bound and put in prison.

Mark 6:17 - On whose account did Herod have John bound and put in prison?
Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

Mark 6:18 - What had John been saying to Herod that angered Herodias?
"It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

Mark 6:19 - How did Herodias feel about John's condemnation of her marriage to Herod?
She nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him.

Mark 6:19-20 - What frustrated Herodias about John the Baptist?
She wanted to kill him, but she was unable to because Herod feared John and protected him.

Mark 6:20 - Why did Herod fear John the Baptist?
He knew he was a righteous and holy man.

Mark 6:20 - How did Herod feel about listening to John the Baptist?
When he heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.

Mark 6:21 - What occasion did Herodias use to have John the Baptist executed?
Herod's birthday.

Mark 6:21 - What did Herod do on his birthday?
He gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

Mark 6:22 - Who danced for Herod at his birthday celebration?
The daughter of Herodias.

Mark 6:22 - How did Herod and the dinner guests feel about the dancing of Herodias' daughter?
She pleased them.

Mark 6:22 - What did Herod say to Herodias' daughter after her pleasing dance?
"Ask me for anything you want and I'll give it to you."

Mark 6:23 - How did Herod make his promise to Herodias' daughter?
Her promised her with an oath, "whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

Mark 6:24 - What did Herodias' daughter do when Herod offered her a reward for her dance?
She went out and said to her mother "What shall I ask for?"

Mark 6:24 - What did Herodias tell her daughter to ask Herod for as a reward for her dance?
The head of John the Baptist.

Mark 6:25 - What did the girl do when Herodias told her what she should ask Herod for?
She hurried in to the king with the request: "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

Mark 6:26 - How did Herod feel about the request by the girl for John's head?
He was greatly distressed.

Mark 6:26 - Why did Herod not want to refuse the girl's request for John's head?
Because of the oaths he had taken and because of his dinner guests.

Mark 6:27 - What did Herod do when he realized he must honor the girl's request for John's head?
He immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head.

Mark 6:27-28 - What happened when Herod sent off the executioner to kill John?
The man went, beheaded John in prison, and brought back his head on a platter which he presented to the girl.

Mark 6:28 - What did the girl do with John's head after it was presented to her?
She gave it to her mother.

Mark 6:29 - What did John's disciples do when they heard he had been killed?
They came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

Mark 6:30 - What did the apostles Jesus sent out two by two do after teaching for a while?
They gathered around Jesus and reported to Him all they had done and taught.

Mark 6:31 - After Jesus' disciples returned to Him after going out two by two, why did Jesus tell His disciples to go off by themselves with Him to get some rest?
Because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat.

Mark 6:31 - After Jesus' disciples returned to Him after going out two by two, what did Jesus tell His disciples when they were being overwhelmed by so many people coming and going?
"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."

Mark 6:32 - How did Jesus and His disciples go off to a solitary place after they had returned from being sent out in twos?
By boat.

Mark 6:33 - What happened when Jesus and His disciples tried to get away by boat to a solitary place and get some rest?
Many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.

Mark 6:34 - How did Jesus react when He tried to get away by boat with His disciples to rest and a large crowd was already waiting for them when He arrived?
He had compassion on them.

Mark 6:34 - Why did Jesus have compassion on the large mob that would not let He and His disciples rest?
Because they were like sheep without a shepherd.

Mark 6:34 - What did Jesus do when He tried to get away by boat with His disciples to rest and a large crowd was already waiting for them when He arrived?
He began teaching them many things.

Mark 6:35-36 - What did Jesus' disciples say to Him in the evening after they tried to get away by boat, and ran into a large crowd which Jesus started teaching?
"This is a remote place, and its very late.  Send the people away so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat."

Mark 6:37 - What did Jesus say to His disciples when they urged Him to send away the crowd by the lake so they could buy something to eat?
"You give them something to eat."

Mark 6:37 - How did Jesus' disciples react when Jesus told them to feed the large crowd by the lake?
They said "That would take 8 months of a man's wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?"

Mark 6:38 - What did Jesus ask His disciples to find out when they asked Him if they should go out and buy bread for the large crowd by the lake?
"How many loaves do you have? Go and see."

Mark 6:38 - What did Jesus' disciples discover they had when they examined how much bread they had to feed the large crowd?
They had 5 loaves and 2 fish.

Mark 6:39 - What did Jesus tell His disciples to do when they reported back on how much bread and fish they had?
He directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

Mark 6:40 - How did the people, who were waiting to be fed, sit by the lake when directed by the disciples?
In groups of hundreds and fifties.

Mark 6:41 - What did Jesus do when all the people by the lake were seated and ready to be fed?
He took the 5 loaves and 2 fish and looked up to heaven, gave thanks and broke the loaves.

Mark 6:41 - What did Jesus do after giving thanks for the 5 loaves and 2 fish?
He gave them to His disciples to set before the people.

Mark 6:42 - What happened when the disciples tried to feed the large crowd on 5 loaves and 2 fish?
They all ate and were satisfied.

Mark 6:43 - How much food was left over when the large crowd by the lake feasted on the 5 loaves and 2 fish?
12 basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.

Mark 6:44 - How many men were among the crowd who was fed on the 5 loaves and 2 fish?
5000.

Mark 6:45 - What did Jesus do after His disciples fed the 5000 men and their families by the lake?
Immediately, He made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

Mark 6:46 - What did Jesus do after dismissing the crowd He had miraculously fed by the lake?
He went up on a mountainside to pray.

Mark 6:47 - When evening came, while Jesus was praying on the mountain after feeding the 5000, where were the disciples?
In the middle of the lake.

Mark 6:48 - What did Jesus when evening came see while praying on the mountain?
He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them.

Mark 6:48 - What time did Jesus walk on the water out to meet His disciples?
About the fourth watch of the night.

Mark 6:48 - How did Jesus get out to His disciples when they were trying to cross the lake after the feeding of the 5000?
He walked on the lake.

Mark 6:48 - What was Jesus about to do when the disciples saw Him walking on the water?
Pass by them.

Mark 6:49 - What did the disciples think when they saw Jesus walking on the water?
They thought He was a ghost.

Mark 6:49-50 - What did the disciples do when they saw Jesus walking on the water?
They cried out because they all saw Him and were terrified.

Mark 6:50 - What did Jesus do when the disciples saw Him walking on the lake and were terrified?
He spoke to them and said "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."

Mark 6:51 - What did Jesus do after calming down His disciples when they saw Him walking on the lake?
He climbed into the boat with them.

Mark 6:51 - What happened when Jesus climbed into the boat with the disciples after walking out to them on the water?
The wind died down.

Mark 6:51 - How did the disciples react when Jesus climbed into the boat with them after walking on the water?
They were completely amazed.

Mark 6:52 - Why were the disciples so amazed when they saw Jesus walking on the water?
For they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.

Mark 6:53 - Where did Jesus and His disciples land after crossing the lake following the feeding of the 5000?
Genneseret.

Mark 6:53 - What did Jesus and the disciples do at Gennesaret when they landed the boat?
They anchored there.

Mark 6:54 - What happened when Jesus and the disciples landed at Gennesaret?
As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus.

Mark 6:55 - What happened at Gennesaret when people recognized that Jesus had arrived there?
They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

Mark 6:56 - What happened in the region of Gennesaret, wherever Jesus went?
People placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged Him to let them touch even the edge of His cloak.

Mark 6:56 - What happened to the sick who touched Jesus?
All who touched Him were healed.

Mark 7:1-2 - After Jesus arrive in the region of Gennesaret, who came and noted that some of Jesus' disciples were eating with unwashed hands?
Some Pharisees and teachers of the law from Jerusalem.

Mark 7:1 - What did the Pharisees from Jerusalem say about Jesus' disciples when they came to Gennesaret?
That some of the were eating food with hands that were "unclean" (that is, unwashed).

Mark 7:3 - Why were the Pharisees from Jerusalem so offended by seeing Jesus' disciples eat food with unwashed hands?
The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing.

Mark 7:4 - What were some of the traditions of the Pharisees described in the passage about the disciples "not washing their hands"?
When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe other traditions such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.

Mark 7:5 - What did the Pharisees from Jerusalem ask Jesus about His disciples' habit of eating with unwashed hands?
They asked Him "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with ‘unclean' hands?"

Mark 7:6 - What did Jesus imply that the Pharisees from Jerusalem were?
Hypocrites.

Mark 7:6 - Who did Jesus tell the Pharisees from Jerusalem had prophesied about their hypocrisy?
Isaiah.

Mark 7:6-7 - What did Jesus tell the Pharisees Isaiah prophesied about their hypocrisy?
"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.  They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men."

Mark 7:8 - What did Jesus warn the Pharisees from Jerusalem they had done?
They had let go of the commands of God and were holding on to the traditions of men.

Mark 7:9 - What did Jesus rebuke the Pharisees from Jerusalem for doing with God's commands?
For setting aside the commands of God in order to observe their own traditions.

Mark 7:10 - What did Jesus tell the Pharisees that Moses said in His example to them about traditions?
"Honor your father and mother." and "Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death."

Mark 7:11-12 - What did Jesus tell the Pharisees that they had said about Moses' command to honor your parents in His example to the them about traditions?
They say that if a man say to his parents "Whatever gift you might have received from me is a gift devoted to God", then that person no longer can do anything for his father or mother.

Mark 7:11 - What name was used by the Jews for a "special gift devoted to God"?
Corban.

Mark 7:13 - What did Jesus say the Pharisees tradition about Corban did to God's word?
It nullified it.

Mark 7:13 - What did Jesus tell the Pharisees about traditions after the example He gave about honoring your parents?
He told them that they had many traditions like that which nullify the word of God.

Mark 7:14 - After Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for placing tradition above God's word, what did He do?
He called the crowd to Him and told everyone to listen and understand what He was going to say.

Mark 7:15 - What did Jesus tell the crowd about being unclean after His disciples were accused of this?
"Nothing outside a man can make him ‘unclean' by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes
him ‘unclean.'"

Mark 7:17 - After Jesus left the house where He told the people about what makes a man unclean, what happened?
His disciples asked him about what the parable meant.

Mark 7:18 - What did Jesus initially say to His disciples when they asked Him about what He meant about being ‘unclean' by the things you do?
"Are you so dull?"

Mark 7:18-19 - What more did Jesus say to His disciples about a man being unclean by what he does?
"Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him ‘unclean'?  For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body."

Mark 7:19 - What did Jesus do when He said that "nothing a man eats can make him unclean"?
In saying this, He declared all foods "clean."

Mark 7:20 - What did Jesus say makes a man ‘unclean'?
What comes out of a man.

Mark 7:21 - Where did Jesus say such things as evil thoughts and sexual immorality came from?
From within, out of men's hearts.

Mark 7:21-22 - What things did Jesus say come out of a man to make him unclean?
Evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.

Mark 7:23 - What did Jesus say things like adultery and greed do to a man?
They make him unclean.

Mark 7:24 - Where did Jesus go when He left the place where He explained about what makes men unclean?
To the vicinity of Tyre.

Mark 7:24 - What did Jesus do when He arrived in Tyre?
He entered a house.

Mark 7:24 - Why did Jesus enter a house in Tyre?
He did not want anyone to know He was there.

Mark 7:24 - What happened when Jesus entered a house in Tyre to try and conceal His presence?
He could not keep His presence secret.

Mark 7:25 - Who came to see Jesus when they heard He was in Tyre?
A woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit.

Mark 7:25 - What did the woman from Tyre with a demon-possessed daughter do when she found Jesus?
She fell at His feet.

Mark 7:26 - What nationality was the woman from Tyre who fell at Jesus' feet?
Greek.

Mark 7:26 - Where was the woman from Tyre who fell at Jesus' feet born?
In Syrian Phoenicia.

Mark 7:26 - What did the woman from Tyre do after falling at Jesus feet?
She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

Mark 7:27 - What did Jesus say to the woman from Tyre when she asked Him to drive out the demon in her daughter?
"First let the children eat all they want, for it is not right to take the children's bread and toss it to their dogs."

Mark 7:28 - How did the woman from Tyre respond to Jesus when He spoke of "tossing the children's bread to their dogs"?
She said "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

Mark 7:29 - What happened when Jesus heard the answer of the woman in Tyre to His statement about "tossing the children's bread to their dogs"?
He said to her "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter."

Mark 7:30 - What did the woman from Tyre discover when she got home after seeing Jesus?
Her child was lying in bed, and the demon was gone.

Mark 7:31 - Where did Jesus go after leaving Tyre?
He went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.

Mark 7:32 - What happened when Jesus arrived in the region of the Decapolis?
Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Him to place His hand on that man.

Mark 7:33-34 - What did Jesus do after being begged to heal a man in the region of the Decapolis who was deaf and partially dumb?
He took him aside, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man's ears. Then He spit and touched the man's tongue. He then looked up to heaven and said "Be opened!"

Mark 7:34 - What was the exact word Jesus spoke, which meant "be opened", to heal the deaf and dumb man?
Ephphatha!

Mark 7:35 - What happened when Jesus said the word "Ephphatha!" as He looked up to heaven?
The deaf and dumb man near the Decapolis was healed; his ears were opened and his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.

Mark 7:36 - What did Jesus tell those who witnessed His healing of the man near the Decapolis?
Not to tell anyone.

Mark 7:36 - How did the people near the Decapolis respond when Jesus asked them not to tell anyone of the healing of the deaf and dumb man?
The more He asked them, the more they kept talking about it.

Mark 7:37 - What was the people's reaction to Jesus' healing of the deaf and dumb man near the Decapolis?
They were overwhelmed with amazement and said "He has done everything well.  He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."

Mark 8:1 - What happened around the time Jesus was in the region of the Decapolis after healing the deaf and dumb man?
Another large crowd gathered who had nothing to eat.

Mark 8:1-3 - What did Jesus do when He saw the large crowd in the region of the Decapolis gather around Him with no food?
He called His disciples to Him and told them "I have compassion on these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.  If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance."

Mark 8:4 - What did Jesus' disciples ask when He told them of His compassion for the large crowd near the Decapolis who had gathered around him with no food?
"Where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?"

Mark 8:5 - What did Jesus ask His disciples when they expressed concern over feeding the large crowd near the Decapolis?
He asked them how many loaves they had?

Mark 8:5 - How many loaves of bread did the disciples have to feed the large crowd near the Decapolis?
Seven.

Mark 8:6 - What did Jesus do when His disciples reported that they had 7 loaves to feed the large crowd near the Decapolis?
He told the crowd to sit down, took the loaves, offered thanks, broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people.

Mark 8:7 - What else did the disciples uncover for the large crowd near the Decapolis to eat?
A few small fish.

Mark 8:7 - What did Jesus do with the few small fish His disciples gave Him to feed the people near the Decapolis?
He gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.

Mark 8:8 - What happened by the Decapolis when the disciples tried to fed the crowd with 7 loaves and a few small fish?
The people ate and were satisfied.

Mark 8:8 - How much food was left over after the crowd by the Decapolis was fed?
The disciples picked up 7 basketfuls of broken pieces.

Mark 8:9 - How many men were present in the crowd that was fed by the Decapolis?
About 4000.

Mark 8:9-10 - What did Jesus do after feeding the large crowd by the Decapolis?
He sent them away, got into the boat with His disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

Mark 8:11 - What happened to Jesus when He arrived in the region of Dalmanutha?
The Pharisees came and began to question Him.

Mark 8:11 - How did the Pharisees in the region of Dalmanutha try to test Jesus?
They asked Him for a sign from heaven.

Mark 8:12 - How did Jesus react when the Pharisees in the region of Dalmanutha tried to test Him?
He signed deeply and said "Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign?  I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it."

Mark 8:13 - What did Jesus do after the Pharisees in the region of Dalmanutha demanded a sign from Him?
He left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

Mark 8:14 - What did the disciples forget when they left the region of Dalmanutha?
They had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

Mark 8:15 - What did Jesus warn His disciples about in the boat while they were leaving Dalmanutha?
To watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Herod.

Mark 8:16 - What did the disciples do when Jesus warned them about the yeast of the Pharisees?
They discussed it with one another and decided He must have said that because they had no bread.

Mark 8:17-18 - What did Jesus say to the disciples when they began discussing why Jesus had said to beware the yeast of the Pharisees?
"Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see and ears but fail to hear?"

Mark 8:18-19 - What did Jesus say to the disciples when they began discussing the "yeast of the Pharisees" in order to help them understand what He meant?
He asked them if they remembered when He fed the 5000 and the 4000 and how much food was left over?

Mark 8:19-21 - What did Jesus say to His disciples when they answered Him that they had picked up 12 baskets of leftovers from the 5000 and 7 from the 4000?
"Do you still not understand?"

Mark 8:22 - After crossing the lake when they left Dalmanutha, where did Jesus and His disciples go?
Bethsaida.

Mark 8:22 - What happened when Jesus came to Bethsaida?
Some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.

Mark 8:23 - What did Jesus do when the people in Bethsaida begged Him to heal the blind man?
He took the blind man and led him outside the village to heal him.

Mark 8:23 - What happened when Jesus led the blind man out of Bethsaida to heal him?
He spit on the man's eyes and put His hands on him and asked "Do you see anything?"

Mark 8:24 - What did the blind man from Bethsaida say when Jesus first asked him if he could see anything?
"I see people; they look like trees walking around."

Mark 8:25 - What did Jesus do after the blind man from Bethsaida said the people looked like trees?
He put His hands on the man's eyes again.

Mark 8:25 - What happened the second time Jesus put His hands on the man from Bethsaida's eyes?
His eyes were opened, his sight was restored and he saw everything clearly.

Mark 8:26 - What did Jesus do after healing the blind man from Bethsaida?
He sent him home and told him not to go into the village.

Mark 8:27 - Where did Jesus and His disciples go after leaving Bethsaida?
They went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi.

Mark 8:27 - What did Jesus ask His disciples on the way to Caesarea Philippi?
"Who do people say that I am?"

Mark 8:28 - What did Jesus' disciples say when He asked them who people said that He was?
"Some say John the Baptist; others Elijah and still others, one of the prophets."

Mark 8:29 - What did Jesus ask His disciples when they told Him who people were saying that He was?
"But what about you?  Who do you say that I am?"

Mark 8:29 - What did Peter say to Jesus when asked who he thought Jesus was?
He said "You are the Christ."

Mark 8:29 - Who answered Jesus's question "Who do you say that I am?" with "You are the Christ."?
Peter.

Mark 8:30 - What did Jesus tell His disciples when Peter proclaimed that Jesus was the Christ?
He warned them not to tell anyone about Him.

Mark 8:31 - What did Jesus do after warning His disciples not to reveal that He was the Christ?
He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and He must be killed and after three days rise again."

Mark 8:32 - How did Jesus speak to His disciples about His coming death and resurrection?
He spoke plainly about it.

Mark 8:32 - What did Peter do when Jesus began to teach His disciples about His coming death and resurrection?
Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke Him.

Mark 8:33 - What did Jesus do when Peter began to rebuke Him for saying He must soon die?
He turned and looked at His disciples and rebuked Peter.

Mark 8:33 - What did Jesus say to Peter when he began to rebuke Jesus?
"Get behind me Satan!  You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."

Mark 8:34-35 - After Jesus rebuked Peter, what did He do?
He called the crowd and His disciples to Him and said "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.  For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it."

Mark 8:36-37 - What did Jesus tell the crowd after telling them that if they followed Him they must take up their cross?
"What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?"

Mark 8:38 - What did Jesus tell the crowd near Caesarea Philippi about how they must feel about Him and His teaching if they want to follow Him?
"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father's glory with the holy angels."

Mark 9:1 - What did Jesus tell the crowd near Caesarea Philippi about the kingdom of God?
"I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

Mark 9:2 - How long were Jesus and His disciples in the area of Caesarea Philippi when Jesus took several disciples up onto a mountain?
Six days.

Mark 9:2 - Where did Jesus take Peter, James, and John after they have been in Caesarea Philippi for 6 days?
He led them up a high mountain.

Mark 9:2 - Who did Jesus take with him on a mountain near Caesarea Philippi?
Peter, James and John.

Mark 9:2 - Who was with Jesus, Peter, James and John on the mountain near Caesarea Philippi where Jesus was transfigured?
No one.

Mark 9:2 - What happened to Jesus on the mountain near Caesarea Philippi?
He was transfigured before Peter, James and John.

Mark 9:3 - What did Jesus look like when He was transfigured?
His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.

Mark 9:4 - Who appeared with Jesus after He was transfigured?
Elijah and Moses.

Mark 9:4 - What did Elijah and Moses do when they appeared at Jesus' transfiguration?
They talked to Jesus.

Mark 9:5 - What did Peter say to Jesus when he saw Moses and Elijah appear at Jesus' transfiguration?
"Rabbi, it is good for us to be here.  Let us put up 3 shelters — one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

Mark 9:6 - Why did Peter offer to build shelters for Jesus, Moses and Elijah?
He did not know what to say because he was so frightened.

Mark 9:7 - What appeared while Jesus was transfigured and talking with Moses and Elijah?
A cloud appeared and enveloped them.

Mark 9:7 - What happened when the cloud enveloped Jesus on the mountain?
A voice came from the cloud and said "This is my Son, whom I love.  Listen to him!"

Mark 9:8 - What happened after the voice from the cloud spoke on the mountain?
Suddenly, when the disciples looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.

Mark 9:9 - What did Jesus tell Peter, James and John when they were coming down from the mountain where He was transfigured?
He gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until Jesus had risen from the dead.

Mark 9:10 - Peter, James and John kept the matter of the transfiguration to themselves but were puzzled about what thing that Jesus spoke of?
"Rising from the dead."

Mark 9:11 - What did the 3 disciples with Him ask Jesus while they were coming down from the mountain where Jesus was transfigured?
"Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"

Mark 9:12-13 - What did Jesus tell His disciples when they asked Him why the teachers of the law said that Elijah must come first?
He said that they were right that Elijah must come first and restore all things, but that Elijah had already come and they had done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.

Mark 9:14 - What did Jesus and the 3 disciples with Him see when they arrived back down the mountain where Jesus was transfigured?
A large crowd was around the other disciples and the teachers of the law were arguing with them.

Mark 9:15 - What happened as soon as the people at the bottom of the mountain saw Jesus returning with His 3 disciples?
They were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet Him.

Mark 9:16 - What did Jesus ask the teachers of the law when He returned down the mountain with His 3 disciples?
He asked them what they were arguing with the other disciples about.

Mark 9:17 - Who answered Jesus when He asked why the teachers of the law were arguing with His disciples?
A man in the crowd.

Mark 9:17 - What did the man in the crowd at the bottom of the mountain say to Jesus when He asked about what the arguing was about?
"Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech."

Mark 9:18 - What did the man in the crowd say was happening to his mute son because of the demon in him?
It seized him and threw him to the ground and made him foam at the mouth and gnash his teeth and become rigid.

Mark 9:18 - Why did the man in the crowd say he was arguing with Jesus' disciples about his mute demon-possessed son?
He had asked Jesus' disciples to drive out the spirit but they could not.

Mark 9:19 - How did Jesus feel when the man in the crowd told Him that His disciples were unable to drive out the demon from his mute son?
He was frustrated and disappointed and said "O unbelieving generation, how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you?"

Mark 9:19 - What did Jesus ask for when His disciples were unable to drive out the demon from the mute boy?
He asked that the boy be brought to Him.

Mark 9:20 - What happened when the mute demon possessed boy was brought to Jesus?
When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion.

Mark 9:20 - Describe the convulsion the demon-possessed mute boy had.
 He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

Mark 9:21 - What did Jesus ask the demon-possessed mute boy's father when the boy started convulsing?
"How long has he been like this?"

Mark 9:22 - How long did the demon-possessed mute boy's father say the boy had been possessed?
From childhood.

Mark 9:22 - What did the father of the mute boy say the demon often tried to do to the boy?
It had often thrown him into fire or water to kill him.

Mark 9:22 - What did the father of the mute boy ask Jesus after explaining how the demon kept trying to kill his son?
"If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."

Mark 9:23 - What did Jesus say to the mute boy's father when he asked Jesus to help "if He could"?
"‘If you can?'  Everything is possible for him who believes."

Mark 9:24 - How did the mute boy's father react when Jesus told him anything could be done through belief?
Immediately, he said "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"

Mark 9:25 - What did Jesus see that prompted Him to drive the demon out of the mute boy?
A crowd was running to the scene.

Mark 9:25 - What did Jesus say to the demon in the mute boy?
"You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."

Mark 9:26 - What happened when Jesus rebuked the evil spirit in the mute boy?
The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out.

Mark 9:26 - Describe the condition of the mute boy after the demon was driven out of him.
He looked much like a corpse and many said "he's dead."

Mark 9:27 - What did Jesus do when the crowd thought the mute boy was dead after the demon left him?
He took the boy by the hand and lifted him to his feet and he stood up.

Mark 9:28 - What did Jesus' disciples ask Him after they had gone indoors following the exorcism of the
demon from the mute boy?
"Why couldn't we drive it out?"

Mark 9:28 - When did Jesus' disciples ask Him about why they couldn't drive the demon out of the mute boy?
After they had gone indoors.

Mark 9:29 - Why did Jesus tell His disciples that they were unable to drive out the demon from the mute boy?
He told them that "This kind can come out only by prayer."

Mark 9:30 - Where did Jesus and His disciples go after leaving the area of the mountain where Jesus was
transfigured?
They passed through Galilee.

Mark 9:30-31 - When Jesus and His disciples passed through Galilee following the healing of the mute boy, why did Jesus not want anyone to know where they were?
He wanted to teach His disciples.

Mark 9:31 - What did Jesus teach His disciples when they passed through Galilee following the healing of the mute boy?
"The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill Him and after 3 days, He will rise."

Mark 9:32 - How did the disciples react when Jesus taught them about His death and resurrection when they had passed through Galilee?
They did not understand what He meant and were afraid to ask Him about it.

Mark 9:33 - Where did Jesus and His disciples come to after passing through Galilee after the healing of the mute boy?
Capernaum.

Mark 9:33 - When Jesus and His disciples came to Capernaum and entered a house, what did Jesus ask them?
"What were you arguing about on the road?"

Mark 9:34 - How did the disciples react when Jesus asked them what they were arguing about on the road to Capernaum?
They kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

Mark 9:35 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about greatness in the kingdom of heaven when they arrived in Capernaum?
"If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all."

Mark 9:36-37 - What did Jesus do to illustrate His point to His disciples about the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
He took a little child and had him stand among them. He took the child in His arms and said "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me."

Mark 9:38 - What did the disciples tell Jesus they saw after he made the illustration to them with the child?
They told Him they saw a man driving out demons in His name.

Mark 9:38 - What did the disciples do when they saw a strange man driving out demons in Jesus' name?
They told him to stop.

Mark 9:38 - Why did the disciples tell the man they saw driving out demons in Jesus' name to stop?
Because he was not one of them.

Mark 9:39 - What did Jesus tell His disciples when they told Him they had stopped an unknown man from driving out demons in Jesus' name?
He told them not to stop him.

Mark 9:39-40 - Why did Jesus tell His disciples not to stop people from driving out demons in His name?
He said "No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me.  For whoever is not against us is for us."

Mark 9:41 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about people who treated them well, after telling them not to stop people from driving out demons in His name?
"I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward."

Mark 9:42 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about causing others to sin?
"And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck."

Mark 9:43 - What did Jesus tell his disciples to do if your hand causes you to sin?
"Cut it off."

Mark 9:43 - Why did Jesus tell his disciples that you should cut off your hand if it causes you to sin?
"It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell."

Mark 9:43,48-49 - What did Jesus say about hell while talking about cutting off your hand if it causes you to sin?
He called it a place "where the fire never goes out." and where "their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. Everyone will be salted with fire."

Mark 9:45 - What did Jesus say about a foot that causes you to sin?
"If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off."

Mark 9:45 - Why did Jesus tell His disciples that you should cut off your foot if it causes you to sin?
"It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell."

Mark 9:47 - What did Jesus say about an eye that causes you to sin?
"If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out."

Mark 9:47 - Why did Jesus tell His disciples that you should pluck out your eye if it causes you to sin?
"It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell."

Mark 9:50 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about salt?
"Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?  Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other."

Mark 10:1 - Where did Jesus and His disciples go after leaving Capernaum?
They went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan.

Mark 10:1 - What was Jesus' custom when crowds of people came to Him?
He taught them.

Mark 10:1 - What happened when Jesus arrived in the region of Judea?
Crowds of people came to Him and He taught them.

Mark 10:2 - When Jesus came to the region of Judea, who came to test Him?
Some Pharisees.

Mark 10:2 - When Jesus came to the region of Judea, how did the Pharisees try to test Him?
They asked Him "is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

Mark 10:3 - What did Jesus ask the Pharisees when they tried to test him about divorce?
He asked them what Moses had commanded them.

Mark 10:4 - How did the Pharisees answer Jesus when He asked them what Moses had commanded them about divorce?
They told Him Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send his wife away.

Mark 10:5 - Why did Jesus say Moses allowed the people to divorce their wives with just a certificate of divorce?
He wrote that law because the people's hearts were hard.

Mark 10:6 - Why did Jesus say a man will one day leave his father and mother?
Because at the beginning of creation, God ‘made them male and female.'

Mark 10:7 - Because God made us ‘male and female', a man will one day do what?
Leave his father and mother and be united to his wife.

Mark 10:8 - What is unique about the relationship between a man and his wife?
‘The two will become one flesh', so they are no longer two, but one.

Mark 10:9 - What did Jesus say about how God feels about divorce?
He said "What God has joined together, let man not separate."

Mark 10:10 - Where did Jesus' disciples ask Him about His teaching on divorce after He had spoken to the Pharisees?
When they were in the house again.

Mark 10:11-12 - What did Jesus tell His disciples when they asked Him about divorce?
"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.  And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."

Mark 10:13 - When Jesus was in Judea, teaching about marriage, what did people try to bring to Him only to have the disciples rebuke them?
Little children.

Mark 10:13 - Why did the people in Judea try to bring little children to Jesus?
So that they could touch Him.

Mark 10:14 - How did Jesus react when He saw His disciples rebuking people for bringing their children to touch Jesus?
He told them "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."

Mark 10:15 - What did Jesus teach His disciples about little children while in Judea?
"I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will not enter it."

Mark 10:16 - What did Jesus do with the little children in Judea who came to touch Him?
He took the children in His arms, put His hands on them and blessed them.

Mark 10:17 - After Jesus blessed the children in Judea, and had started on His way, what happened?
A man ran up to Him and fell on His knees before Him.

Mark 10:17 - What did the Judean man who fell on his knees before Jesus ask Him?
"Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Mark 10:18 - What did Jesus say to the Judean man who fell before Him and called Him "good teacher"?
"Why do you call me good?  No one is good — except God alone."

Mark 10:19 - How did Jesus answer the question of the Judean man who fell on his knees before Him?
"You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

Mark 10:20 - What did the Judean man say to Jesus when He reminded him of the commands of Moses that the man should have been obeying?
"Teacher, all these I have kept since I was a boy."

Mark 10:21 - How did Jesus react when the Judean man told Him he had kept all the commandments of Moses since he was a boy?
He looked at him and loved him.

Mark 10:21 - What did Jesus tell the Judean man he was still lacking in his life?
He told him to go and sell everything he had and give it to the poor, and he would have treasure in heaven. Then he should come follow Jesus.

Mark 10:22 - How did the Judean man feel when Jesus told him to go sell everything he had and follow Him?
His face fell.  He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

Mark 10:23 - What did Jesus say to His disciples when the rich Judean man went away sad?
"How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

Mark 10:24 - How did the disciples react when Jesus told them how hard it was for the rich to enter the kingdom of God?
They were amazed at His words.

Mark 10:24-25 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about how difficult it would be for the rich to enter heaven?
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Mark 10:26 - How did the disciples feel when Jesus said it was easier for a camel to go though the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter heaven?
They were even more amazed and asked "Who then can be saved?"

Mark 10:27 - What did Jesus tell His disciples when they asked Him "who then can be saved?"
He looked at them and said "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."

Mark 10:28 - What did Peter tell Jesus after He spoke of the camel and the eye of a needle?
"We have left everything to follow you!"

Mark 10:29-30 - How did Jesus respond to Peter when he proclaimed how the disciples had left everything to follow Jesus?
"I tell you the truth, no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age and in the age to come, eternal life."

Mark 10:30 - What did Jesus tell His disciples would come with the reward they received for being faithful to the gospel?
Persecutions.

Mark 10:31 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about people who are first in this life?
"Many who are first will be last, and the last first."

Mark 10:32 - Where did Jesus and His disciples go after leaving the Judean region?
They headed on their way to Jerusalem.

Mark 10:32 - Who lead the way when Jesus and the disciples went to Jerusalem?
Jesus.

Mark 10:32 - How were the disciples feeling while Jesus led the way to Jerusalem?
Astonished.

Mark 10:32 - How did the crowd feel while Jesus led the way to Jerusalem?
They were afraid.

Mark 10:32 - What did Jesus do along the way to Jerusalem?
He took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to Him.

Mark 10:33 - On the way to Jerusalem, what did Jesus tell His disciples was going to happen to Him?
"The Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law.  They will condemn Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles,"

Mark 10:34 - On the way to Jerusalem, what did Jesus tell His disciples the Gentiles would do to Him?
Mock Him, spit on Him, flog Him and kill Him.

Mark 10:34 - On the way to Jerusalem, what did Jesus tell His disciples would happen after the Gentiles killed Him?
Three days later He would rise again.

Mark 10:35 - After Jesus spoke to His disciples on the way to Jerusalem about His coming death, who came to Him and asked Him for a favor?
James and John, the sons of Zebedee.

Mark 10:35 - What did James and John say to Jesus when they approached Him on the way to Jerusalem?
"Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

Mark 10:36-37 - When Jesus asked James and John what favor they wanted from Him, what did they say?
They replied "Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory."

Mark 10:38 - What did Jesus say to James and John when they asked to sit at His side in heaven?
"You don't know what you are asking.  Can you drink the same cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?"

Mark 10:39 - How did James and John react when Jesus asked them if they could drink the same cup He drank?
They said they could.

Mark 10:39-40 - How did Jesus answer James and John's request when they said they could drink from the same cup as He?
"You will indeed drink from the same cup I drink and be baptized with the same baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant.  Those places belong to those for whom they have been prepared."

Mark 10:41 - How did the other ten apostles react when they heard about James and John's request to sit by Jesus' side in glory?
They became indignant.

Mark 10:42-44 - After James and John's request caused anger among the other apostles, what did Jesus do?
He called them all together and spoke to them about being a servant.

Mark 10:42 - What example did Jesus use while talking to His disciples about being a servant to others?
How those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.

Mark 10:43-44 - How did Jesus say the disciples must differ from the Gentile leaders who lord it over the people?
Whoever wanted to be great among them must be a servant, and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.

Mark 10:45 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about Himself while talking about how they should serve one another?
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."

Mark 10:46 - What city did Jesus and His disciples first come to on the way to Jerusalem?
Jericho.

Mark 10:46 - Who did Jesus and his disciples meet as they were leaving Jericho?
A blind man, names Bartimaeus, who was sitting by the roadside begging.

Mark 10:47 - What did Bartimaeus do when He heard that Jesus was passing by?
He began to shout "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Mark 10:48 - What happened at first when Bartimaeus began shouting for mercy from Jesus?
Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more.

Mark 10:49 - What happened when Bartimaeus continued shouting to Jesus to be merciful to him?
Jesus stopped and ask for those around Him to call the man.

Mark 10:49 - What did the people do when Jesus asked for Bartimaeus to be called to Him?
They called to him "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you."

Mark 10:50 - What did Batimaeus do when people told him Jesus was calling him?
He threw his cloak aside, jumped on his feet and came to Jesus.

Mark 10:51 - What did Jesus ask Bartimaeus?
"What do you want me to do for you?"

Mark 10:51 - How did Bartimaeus answer Jesus when He asked him what He wanted from Jesus?
He said he wanted to see.

Mark 10:52 - What happened when Bartimaeus asked Jesus for his sight?
Jesus said "Go, your faith has healed you." and immediately he received his sight.

Mark 10:52 - Where did Bartimaeus go after being healed by Jesus?
He followed Jesus along the road.

Mark 11:1 - Where did Jesus and His disciples come to as they approached Jerusalem?
Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives.

Mark 11:1-2 - What did Jesus do when He reached the Mount of Olives?
He sent two of His disciples ahead to the next village.

Mark 11:2 - What did Jesus tell the two disciples He sent to the village after the Mount of Olives?
That just as they entered the village they would find a colt tied there which no one has ever ridden. They were to untie it and bring it back to Jesus.

Mark 11:3 - When the two disciples went to get the colt from the village near the Mount of Olives, what were they to say if anyone questioned why they were taking it?
They were to say ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.'

Mark 11:4 - What happened when the two disciples Jesus sent ahead from the Mount of Olives arrived in the nearby village?
They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway.

Mark 11:4-5 - What happened when the disciples were untying the colt for Jesus?
Some people standing there asked "What are you doing, untying that colt?"

Mark 11:6 - What did the two disciples do when challenged about untying the colt?
They answered just as Jesus told them, and the people let them go.

Mark 11:7 - What happened when the disciples brought the colt back to Jesus by the Mount of Olives?
They threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.

Mark 11:8 - What happened in front of Jesus after He mounted the colt?
Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.

Mark 11:9-10 - What were the people on the road to the front and back of Jesus doing as He rode in to Jerusalem on the cloaks and branches?
The shouted "Hosanna!  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!  Blessed is the coming kingdom of your father David!  Hosanna in the highest!"

Mark 11:11 - Where did Jesus go when He entered Jerusalem?
To the temple.

Mark 11:11 - What did Jesus do when He entered the temple in Jerusalem?
He looked around at everything, but since it was late, He left.

Mark 11:11 - Where did Jesus go after leaving the temple in Jerusalem shortly after arriving in town?
He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

Mark 11:12 - How did Jesus feel as He and His disciples were leaving Bethany the day after they arrived at Jerusalem?
He was hungry.

Mark 11:13 - What did Jesus see as He and His disciples were leaving Bethany?
He saw a fig tree in leaf off in the distance.

Mark 11:13 - What did Jesus do when He saw the fig tree outside of Bethany?
He went to find out if it had any fruit.

Mark 11:13 - What did Jesus find out when He reached the fig tree outside of Bethany?
There was nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

Mark 11:14 - What did Jesus do when He realized the fig tree outside of Bethany had no fruit on it?
He said to the tree "May no one every eat fruit from you again."

Mark 11:14 - Who overheard Jesus cursing the fig tree outside of Bethany?
His disciples.

Mark 11:15 - When Jesus entered the temple in Jerusalem the second time, what did He do?
He entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there.

Mark 11:15-16 - What did Jesus do to try and drive out those selling in the temple area?
He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

Mark 11:17 - What did Jesus tell those in the temple that they had done to God's house?
He told them "Is it not written ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.'"

Mark 11:18 - Who became very angry when Jesus drove out those selling in the marketplace and condemned them for making the temple a den of robbers?
The chief priests and the teachers of the law.

Mark 11:18 - What did the chief priests and teachers of the law want to do when Jesus caused trouble in the temple in Jerusalem?
They began looking for a way to kill Him.

Mark 11:18 - Why did the chief priests and teachers of the law want to kill Jesus when He came to Jerusalem?
They feared Him, because the whole crowd was amazed at His teaching.

Mark 11:19 - Where did Jesus go the evening after causing trouble in the temple in Jerusalem by overturning tables?
He and His disciples went out of the city.

Mark 11:20 - What did the disciples see the day after Jesus cursed the fig tree outside of Jerusalem?
As they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

Mark 11:21 - Who showed the withered fig tree to Jesus?
Peter.

Mark 11:21 - What did Peter do when he saw the withered fig tree?
He said to Jesus "Rabbi, look!  The fig tree you cursed has withered!"

Mark 11:22 - What did Jesus teach His disciples after Peter showed Him the withered fig tree?
To have faith in God.

Mark 11:23 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about having faith in God, after they passed the withered fig tree?
If anyone says to a mountain ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea' and does not doubt but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

Mark 11:24 - What did Jesus teach His disciples about how prayer related to His example about asking the mountain to throw itself into the sea?
Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Mark 11:25 - What did Jesus teach His disciples about prayer and forgiveness?
When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

Mark 11:27 - Who came to meet Jesus the third day He entered the temple in Jerusalem?
The chief priests, teachers of the law and elders.

Mark 11:27 - Where was Jesus on the His third day in Jerusalem when approached by the religious leaders?
Walking in the temple court.

Mark 11:28 - What did the religious leaders ask Jesus when they confronted Him in the temple court on His third day in Jerusalem?
They wanted to know by whose authority Jesus was doing the things He did.

Mark 11:29 - How did Jesus respond to the religious leaders' questions about who gave Him authority to do what He did?
He told them He would ask them one question and if they answered Him, He would tell them by whose authority He was doing everything.

Mark 11:30 - What question did Jesus ask the religious leaders in Jerusalem when questioned about His authority?
"John's baptism — was it from heaven or men? Tell me!"

Mark 11:31 - What did the religious leaders in Jerusalem do when Jesus asked them where John's baptism came from?
They discussed among themselves how to answer.

Mark 11:31-32 - What did the religious leaders in Jerusalem say to each other about how they should answer Jesus' question about John's baptism?
They said "If we say ‘From heaven', He will ask ‘then why didn't you believe him?'  But if we say ‘From men..' they worried the people would turn on them.

Mark 11:32 - Why were the religious leaders in Jerusalem afraid to say John's baptism was from men?
They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.

Mark 11:33 - How did the religious leaders finally answer Jesus' question about where John's baptism came from?
They said ‘We don't know.'

Mark 11:33 - What did Jesus say to the religious leaders when they told him they didn't know where John's baptism came from?
"Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

Mark 12:1 - After being confronted in the temple in Jerusalem by the religious leaders, what did Jesus begin to do?
He began to speak to the people and religious leaders in parables.

Mark 12:1 - What was the first parable Jesus told the people in Jerusalem?
One about a man who planted a vineyard.

Mark 12:1 - What did the man in Jesus' parable who built a vineyard do with it?
He put a wall around it, dig a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower.

Mark 12:1 - What did the man in Jesus' parable do after he had prepared his vineyard?
He rented it to some farmers and went away on a journey.

Mark 12:2 - What did the man who rented out his vineyard do at harvest time?
He sent a servant to the tenants to collect from the some of the fruit of the vineyard.

Mark 12:3 - What happened to the servant of the man who rented out his vineyard?
The tenants seized him, beat him and sent him away empty handed.

Mark 12:4 - What did the man who rented out his vineyard do when the first servant came back to him empty handed?
He sent another servant to them.

Mark 12:4 - What happened to the second servant of the man who rented the vineyard?
The tenants struck him on the head and treated him shamefully.

Mark 12:5 - How many servants did the man who rented out his vineyard send to collect some of the first fruits?
Many.

Mark 12:5 - What happened to the third servant of the man who rented out his vineyard?
He was killed.

Mark 12:5 - What happened to the many other servants sent out by the man with the vineyard after the third one was killed?
Some were beaten, some were killed.

Mark 12:6 - Who was the final person sent out by the man with the vineyard to his tenants?
A son, whom he loved.

Mark 12:6 - What did the man with the vineyard think would happen when he sent out his son to the tenants of his vineyard?
He thought they would respect his son.

Mark 12:7 - What did the tenants of the vineyard say to themselves when the owner's son came to them?
"This is the heir.  Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours."

Mark 12:8 - What happened to the son of the vineyard owner when he was sent to the tenants?
They took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

Mark 12:9 - What did Jesus ask after telling the parable of the man with the vineyard?
"What then will the owner of the vineyard do?"

Mark 12:9 - What did Jesus say the owner of the vineyard would do after the tenants killed his son?
He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

Mark 12:10-11 - After telling the parable of the man with the vineyard, what scripture did Jesus quote?
"The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes."

Mark 12:12 - How did the religious leaders feel after Jesus told them the parable of the man who owned a vineyard?
They looked for a way to arrest Him, because they knew He had spoken the parable against them.

Mark 12:12 - Why did the religious leaders leave Jesus alone after He told the parable of the man who owned the vineyard?
Because they were afraid of the crowd.

Mark 12:13 - After being told the parable of the man who owned a vineyard and leaving Jesus, what did the religious leaders do later that day?
They sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch Him in His words.

Mark 12:14 - When the Pharisees came to Jesus to catch Him in His words, what did they say to Jesus before trying to trick him?
"Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity.  You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth."

Mark 12:14-15 - With what question did the Pharisees and Herodians try to trick Jesus into saying the wrong thing?
"Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?  Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

Mark 12:15 - How did Jesus react to the Pharisees' question about paying taxes to Caesar?
He knew their hypocrisy and said "Why are you trying to trap me?"

Mark 12:15 - What did Jesus ask for after being asked about paying taxes to Caesar?
A denarius.

Mark x:x - How much was a denarius worth?
A day's wages.

Mark 12:15 - Why did Jesus ask for a denarius to be brought to Him?
So He could look at it.

Mark 12:16 - What did Jesus do when He was brought a denarius after being asked about paying taxes to Caesar?
He asked the people "Whose portrait is this?  And whose inscription?"

Mark 12:16 - What did the people answer when asked whose portrait was on the denarius?
"Caesar's."

Mark 12:17 - What did Jesus say when the people confirmed it was Caesar's picture on the denarius?
"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's."

Mark 12:17 - How did the people feel when Jesus answered about paying taxes to Caesar by saying to give to Caesar and to God was belonged to them?
They were amazed.

Mark 12:18 - What group of religious leaders said there was no resurrection?
The Sadducees.

Mark 12:18 - What happened after Jesus' amazing response to the question about paying taxes?
The Sadducees came to Him with a question.

Mark 12:19 - What subject did the Sadducees question Jesus about after He spoke about paying taxes?
About who you would be married to in the resurrection.

Mark 12:19 - What did the Sadducees say Moses had written about regarding their question about marriage?
Moses wrote that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.

Mark 12:20-23 - What was the situation the Sadducees presented to Jesus about marriage?
There were 7 brothers.  The first one died without children. The second one married the widow, then also died childless. This happened for all 7 brothers in turn. Finally, the woman died as well.  Who would be this woman's husband in the resurrection?

Mark 12:24 - What did Jesus ask the Sadducees about having even asked a question like they did about marriage?
"Are you not in error because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God?"

Mark 12:25 - How did Jesus answer the Sadducees' question on marriage?
When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

Mark 12:26 - What did Jesus ask the Sadducees about the dead rising?
"Have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

Mark 12:27 - Why did Jesus tell the Sadducees they were badly mistaken in their ideas about the resurrection?
Because God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

Mark 12:28 - Who heard Jesus debating with the Sadducees and came to listen?
One of the teachers of the law.

Mark 12:28 - What did the teacher of the law who came to listen to Jesus debate with the Sadducees notice?
That Jesus had given them a good answer.

Mark 12:28 - What did the teacher of the law who noticed Jesus give the Sadducees a good answer about marriage ask Him?
"Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"

Mark 12:29-30 - What did Jesus say was the most important commandment?
"Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."

Mark 12:31 - What did Jesus say the second greatest commandment was?
"Love your neighbor as yourself."

Mark 12:31 - What did Jesus say about the commands to love God and love your neighbor?
"There is no commandment greater than these."

Mark 12:32-33 - How did the teacher of the law answer Jesus when He spoke of the 2 greatest commandments?
"Well said, teacher.  You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but Him.  To love Him with all your understanding and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Mark 12:34 - What did Jesus say to the teacher of the law who spoke wisely after Jesus named the 2 greatest commandments?
"You are not far from the kingdom of God."

Mark 12:34 - What happened after Jesus named the 2 greatest commands and the teacher of the law agreed?
From then on, no one dared ask Him any more questions.

Mark 12:35 - After teaching about the two greatest commandments, what did Jesus ask while teaching in the temple courts?
"How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David?"

Mark 12:36 - What scripture did Jesus quote about the Christ being the son of David?
David spoke by the Holy Spirit and said "The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.'"

Mark 12:37 - What did Jesus bring up that was unusual about the scripture David spoke about the Christ being the son of David?
David calls Him ‘Lord.'  How then can He be his son?

Mark 12:37 - How did the crowd feel when Jesus spoke about the Christ being the son of David?
They listened to Him with delight.

Mark 12:38-39 - What did Jesus warn the people about the how the teachers of the law honor themselves while He spoke in the temple court of Jerusalem?
They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at the banquets.  They devour widows houses and for a show make lengthy prayers.

Mark 12:40 - What did Jesus say would happen to the teachers of the law who honor themselves?
Such men will be punished most severely.

Mark 12:41 - What did Jesus do after He had warned the people about the teachers of the law honoring themselves?
He sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.

Mark 12:41-42 - What did Jesus notice when He was watching the people putting money in the temple treasury?
Many rich people threw in large amounts, but a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.

Mark 12:43-44 - What did Jesus do when He saw the poor widow put in a few coins at the temple treasury?
He called His disciples to Him and said "This poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.  They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything — all she had to live on."

Mark 13:1 - What did one of Jesus' disciples say to Him as they were leaving the temple after seeing the poor woman give all she had?
"Look, Teacher!  What massive stones!  What magnificent buildings!"

Mark 13:2 - What did Jesus say to the disciple who made comments about how magnificent the temple buildings were?
"Do you see all these great buildings?  Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."

Mark 13:3 - Where did Jesus and His disciples go after leaving the temple following their discussion on the temple buildings?
To the mount of olives, opposite the temple.

Mark 13:3 - Who spoke privately with Jesus on the Mount of Olives about the comments He had made about the destruction of the temple?
Peter, James, John and Andrew.

Mark 13:4 - What did 4 disciples ask Jesus on the Mount of Olives about the comments He had made about the destruction of the temple?
"Tell us, when will these things happen?  And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?"

Mark 13:5-6 - When questioned on when Jesus' comments about the temple's destruction would happen, what did Jesus warn His disciples about?
He told them to watch out that no one deceives them, because many would come in His name claiming to be the Christ and would deceive many.

Mark 13:7 - What did Jesus tell His disciples not to be alarmed about?
When they hear of wars and rumors of wars.

Mark 13:7 - Why did Jesus tell His disciples not to be alarmed about rumors of wars?
Because such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

Mark 13:8 - What did Jesus say would signal the "beginnings of birth pains"?
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.  There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines.

Mark 13:9 - Why did Jesus say the disciples had to be on their guard after He was gone?
Because they would be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues.

Mark 13:9-10 - Despite being arrested and flogged, what did Jesus tell the disciples they would do?
On account of Him, they would stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.  And the gospel must first be preached to all nations.

Mark 13:11 - What did Jesus tell the disciples not to worry about when they arrested?
They shouldn't worry beforehand about what to say.

Mark 13:11 - Why did Jesus tell the disciples they should not worry about what to say when they are arrested?
They should just say whatever is given to them at the time, because it would not be them speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

Mark 13:12 - Who did Jesus say would speak through the disciples when they were arrested on His behalf?
The Holy Spirit.

Mark 13:12 - What did Jesus tell the disciples would happen to families in the future?
Brother will betray brother to death and a father his child.  Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.

Mark 13:13 - How did Jesus tell the disciples the world would feel about them?
All men would hate them because of Jesus.

Mark 13:13 - Even though men would hate the disciples, what did Jesus say to encourage them?
He who stands firm to the end will be saved.

Mark 13:14 - What sign of the end of times did Jesus say should send those in Judea fleeing to the mountains?
The abomination that causes desolation standing where it does not belong.

Mark 13:14-16 - What did Jesus warn that people should do when the abomination that causes desolation stands where it does not belong?
Those in Judea should flee to the mountains, if you are on the roof of your house, don't go back inside for anything, if you are in the field don't go back for your cloak.

Mark 13:17 - Who would especially dread the times when the abomination that causes desolation signaled the end of times?
Pregnant women and nursing mothers.

Mark 13:18 - Jesus told His disciples to pray that the tribulation at the end of times wouldn't come when?
In winter.

Mark 13:19 - Why would the tribulation at the end of times be especially unpleasant if it came in winter?
Because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, and never to be equaled again.

Mark 13:20 - No one would be able to survive the tribulation at the end of times if what had not happened?
If God had not cut short those days.

Mark 13:20 - Why has God cut short the days of the tribulation at the end of times?
For the sake of the elect.

Mark 13:21 - What did Jesus say the disciples should not believe at the end of times?
If anyone says to you "Look, here is the Christ!"

Mark 13:22 - Why were the disciples not to believe people claiming to be Christ in the end of times?
False Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect.

Mark 13:23 - Why did Jesus tell the disciples about all the things to be careful of in the end of times?
So they would be on their guard.

Mark 13:24-25 - What scripture about the celestial bodies does Jesus quote to describe the end of times?
"But in those days, following that distress, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, the starts will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken."

Mark 13:26 - How did Jesus tell His disciples He would appear at the end of times?
He will come in the clouds with great power and glory.

Mark 13:27 - What did Jesus say He would do when He returned at the end of times?
"He will send His angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens."

Mark 13:28-29 - What lesson did Jesus share with His disciples about how the fig tree is like the signs of the end of times?
As soon as the fig tree's twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.  Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the end is near, right at the door.

Mark 13:30 - What did Jesus tell His disciples about all the warnings signaling the end of times?
That their generation would not pass away until they had all happened.

Mark 13:31 - What did Jesus say about the durability of His words?
Heaven and earth will pass away, but His words will never pass away.

Mark 13:32 - What did Jesus say about who knows when the end of times will come?
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, not the Son, but only the Father."

Mark 13:33 - Because only the Father knows when the end will come, what should Jesus' disciples do?
Be on guard and alert because we do not know when the time will come.

Mark 13:34 - How did Jesus compare the end of times to a man going away on a trip?
The man leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

Mark 13:35-36 - Why does the servant in Jesus's example of a man going away on a trip need to keep watch for his master to return?
Because he does not know when the owner of the house will come back - whether in the evening or at midnight or at dawn, and if he comes back suddenly, he must not find the servant sleeping.

Mark 13:37 - What does Jesus say for us to do as the "servants watching the door for the master's return"?
Watch!

Mark 14:1 - After Jesus talked to His disciples about how they should watch for the return of the Son of Man, what two events were very close?
The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away.

Mark 14:1 - Who was looking for a way to kill Jesus just before the Passover?
The chief priests and the teachers of the law.

Mark 14:1 - What were the chief priests and teachers of the law trying to do before the Passover?
They were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.

Mark 14:2 - What did the religious leaders fear about arresting Jesus?
It couldn't be during the Feast or the people might riot.

Mark 14:3 - Where did Simon the leper live?
In Bethany.

Mark 14:3 - What happened to Jesus while He was reclining at the table of Simon the Leper?
A woman anointed His head with perfume.

Mark 14:3 - What kind of jar contained the perfume that Jesus was anointed with in Bethany?
Alabaster.

Mark 14:3 - In what city was Jesus anointed with perfume?
Bethany.

Mark 14:3 - What kind of perfume was Jesus anointed with in Bethany?
A very expensive perfume, made of pure nard.

Mark 14:3 - What did the woman in Bethany do with her jar of expensive perfume?
She broke the jar and poured the perfume of Jesus' head.

Mark 14:4-5 - What was the reaction of some of those present when Jesus was anointed with perfume?
They indignantly said to one another "Why this waste of perfume?", and they rebuked the woman harshly.

Mark 14:5 - Why did those in Bethany feel it was foolish to anoint Jesus with the perfume?
They felt it could have been sold for more than a year's wages and the money given to the poor.

Mark 14:6 - What did Jesus say when the woman who anointed Him with perfume was rebuked for wasting it?
"Leave her alone.  Why are you bothering her?  She has done a beautiful thing to me."

Mark 14:7 - What did Jesus say about the complaint that the perfume He was anointed with could have been sold to feed the poor?
"The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want.  But you will not always have me."

Mark 14:8 - What did Jesus say the significance of His anointing with perfume was?
He said the woman poured perfume on His body beforehand to prepare for His burial.

Mark 14:9 - What did Jesus say about how people would remember the anointing with perfume?
"Wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

Mark 14:10 - After Jesus was anointed with perfume, what significant thing happened?
Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests to betray Jesus.

Mark 14:10 - Which apostle betrayed Jesus?
Judas Iscariot.

Mark 14:10 - Who did Judas betray Jesus to?
The chief priests.

Mark 14:11 - How did the chief priests react when Judas came to them wanting to betray Jesus?
They were delighted and promised to give him money.

Mark 14:11 - After Judas was promised money for betraying Jesus, what did he do?
He watched for an opportunity to hand Him over.

Mark 14:12 - What did Jesus' disciples ask Him on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread?
"Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?"

Mark 14:12 - When did Jesus' disciples ask Him where He wanted to eat the Passover?
On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

Mark 14:13 - When Jesus's disciples asked Him about where He wanted to eat the Passover, where did He send them?
Into the city to meet a man carrying a jar of water.

Mark 14:13 - How many disciples did Jesus send into the city to meet the man carrying the jar of water?
Two.

Mark 14:13 - What were the disciples to do when they met the man carrying the jar of water?
Follow him.

Mark 14:14 - After following the man carrying the jar of water, who were the 2 disciples to talk to next?
The owner of the house that the man entered.

Mark 14:14 - What were the 2 disciples to ask the owner of the house that the man carrying the water entered?
"The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where may I eat the Passover with my disciples?"

Mark 14:15 - The owner of the house where Jesus would eat the Passover was supposed to do what when questioned by the 2 disciples?
Show them a large upper room, furnished and ready.

Mark 14:15 - What were the disciples to do when shown the upper room where Jesus would eat the Passover?
Make preparations for the Passover there.

Mark 14:16 - What happened to the disciples when Jesus gave them instructions on finding a place for them to eat Passover?
They left, went into the city, and found things just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Mark 14:17 - When did Jesus arrive with the apostles in the upper room?
The evening of the first day of the Feast.

Mark 14:17 - Who arrived with Jesus at the upper room to eat Passover?
The Twelve.

Mark 14:17 - What time of day was it when Jesus and the Twelve arrived to eat Passover?
Evening.

Mark 14:18 - What were Jesus and the apostles doing when Jesus revealed one of them would betray Him?
Reclining at the table eating.

Mark 14:18 - What shocking news did Jesus tell His disciples while they reclined at the table eating the Passover?
One of them would betray Him.

Mark 14:19 - How did the apostles react when Jesus revealed one of them would betray Him?
They were saddened and said to Him, "Surely not I?"

Mark 14:20 - When the apostles were sad with the news that one of them would betray Jesus, what did He say to them?
"It is one of the Twelve, one who dips bread into the bowl with me."

Mark 14:21 - What did Jesus tell His apostles about His betrayal?
"The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him.  But woe to the man who betrays the Son of Man!  It would have been better for him if he had not been born."

Mark 14:22 - While the disciples were eating after Jesus revealed He would be betrayed, what did Jesus do with some bread?
He took it, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying "Take it; this is my body."

Mark 14:23 - What did Jesus do after giving thanks for and breaking the bread at the Passover meal?
He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, and they all drank from it.

Mark 14:24 - What did Jesus say about the cup when He gave it to His disciples?
"This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many."

Mark 14:25 - At the Passover meal, what did Jesus tell His disciples about drinking the cup again after passing it around to them?
"I will not drink again the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God."

Mark 14:26 - After sharing the bread and the fruit of the vine, what did Jesus and the disciples do?
They sang a hymn.

Mark 14:26 - After singing a hymn following the Passover meal, where did Jesus and His disciples go?
Out to the Mount of Olives.

Mark 14:27 - After they had eaten the Passover and gone to the Mount of Olives, what did Jesus tell His disciples would happen to them?
They would all fall away.

Mark 14:27 - Why did Jesus tell His disciples they would all fall away?
It was prophesied about when it was written "I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered."

Mark 14:28 - Where did Jesus tell His disciples He would go after He had risen?
He would go ahead of them into Galilee.

Mark 14:29 - What did Peter declare when Jesus told the disciples they would all fall away?
"Even if all fall away, I will not."

Mark 14:30 - What did Jesus tell Peter when he claimed he would not fall away as Jesus predicted?
"Tonight before the rooster crows twice, you yourself will disown me three times."

Mark 14:31 - What did Peter say when Jesus told him he would deny Jesus 3 times that night?
Peter insisted "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you."

Mark 14:31 - What did the other apostles do when Peter insisted he would never deny Jesus and would die for Him?
They all said the same thing.

Mark 14:32 - Where did Jesus and the disciples go after He told them they would all fall away?
To a place called Gethsemane.

Mark 14:32 - What did Jesus tell His disciples to do when they arrived at Gethsemane?
To sit there while He went and prayed.

Mark 14:32 - What did Jesus do soon after arriving at Gethsemane?
He went off and prayed.

Mark 14:33 - Who accompanied Jesus in Gethsemane when He went off to pray?
Peter, James and John.

Mark 14:33 - How was Jesus feeling when He went off to pray with Peter, James and John in Gethsemane?
He was deeply distressed and troubled.

Mark 14:34 - What did Jesus tell Peter, James and John He was feeling when they went off with Him to pray in Gethsemane?
"My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death."

Mark 14:34 - What did Jesus tell Peter, James and John to do when they went off with Him to pray in Gethsemane?
"Stay here and keep watch."

Mark 14:35 - What did Jesus do after leaving Peter, James and John to keep watch in Gethsemane?
He fell to the ground and prayed that if possible this hour might pass from Him.

Mark 14:36 - How did Jesus refer to God when He prayed in Gethsemane?
Abba, Father.

Mark 14:36 - What did Jesus pray when He fell to the ground in Gethsemane?
"Father, Everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me.  Yet not what I will, but what you will."

Mark 14:37 - What did Jesus find in Gethsemane when He returned from praying the first time?
The disciples were asleep.

Mark 14:37 - How long did Jesus pray in Gethsemane the first time He left His disciples?
About an hour.

Mark 14:37-38 - What did Jesus say when He returned from praying in Gethsemane and found the disciples asleep?
"Simon, are you asleep?  Could you not keep watch for one hour?  Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.  The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

Mark 14:39 - What did Jesus do after finding the disciples asleep in Gethsemane and rebuking them?
Once more He went away and prayed the same thing.

Mark 14:40 - What did Jesus find when He