Chapter by chapter
1Mark introduces Jesus as God’s Son, whose arrival brings the Kingdom’s call to repentance and displays authority over disease and demons.2Jesus answers mounting objections by showing his authority to forgive sins, call sinners, and rule over the Sabbath.3Jesus restores life and gathers a family around God’s will while facing murderous opposition and accusations of demonic power.4Jesus reveals the mystery of God’s Kingdom through parables about hearing and growth, then displays his authority over the sea.5Mark brings desperate suffering before Jesus, whose authority over unclean spirits, disease, and death draws both faith and fear.6Mark places Jesus’ authority and compassion alongside hometown unbelief, Herod’s violence, and the disciples’ failure to understand him.7Jesus exposes the heart as the source of defilement and extends his authority and mercy beyond Israel’s borders.8Mark moves from bread and restored sight to the disciples’ struggle to recognize a Christ who must suffer.9Mark places Jesus’ revealed glory beside his coming suffering, then shows how his authority challenges unbelief, ambition, and sin.10Jesus confronts claims to status and security, teaching dependence on God as he heads toward giving his life for many.11Mark places Jesus’ welcome into Jerusalem beside his judgment on the temple and his teaching about faith, prayer, and forgiveness.12Jesus exposes resistance to God’s authority and places wholehearted love above religious status, public display, and costly offerings.13Jesus answers questions about coming disaster with warnings against deception, promises amid persecution, and a command to keep watch.14Mark places Jesus’ resolve to fulfill Scripture beside the betrayal, desertion, and denial of those closest to him.15Mark recounts Jesus’ condemnation, humiliation, and death, with his identity as God’s Son confessed at the cross.16Mark 16 moves from an empty tomb and frightened witnesses to the risen Lord sending his disciples to preach.
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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).