As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ He answered him, ‘You say so.’ Then the chief priests accused him
Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the
This text comes in the middle of a conversation between Jesus and the Pharisee Nicodemus. Like the bronze serpent Moses lifted up to give life, Jesus will be lifted up–to give eternal life. “And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under
Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well
Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, ‘As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I
God’s plans for us are greater than our own hopes. Jesus’ healings care for human need and also point beyond themselves to a coming reign of God in which we are all partners by healing broken lives and a broken world. As Peter’s mother-in-law was raised up to minister to the needs of others,
They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, “What have you
After the arrest of John the Baptist, Jesus begins his public ministry. Jesus announces that time has been fulfilled and began proclaiming the good news that the kingdom of God has come near. Along the Sea of Galilee Jesus called fishermen to become followers: Simon and his brother Andrew,
The day after Jesus is baptized by the Spirit, he begins inviting people to leave whatever they are doing behind and follow him. The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found
Unlike the nativity scenes of Matthew or Luke, Mark’s Gospel begins with the baptism of Jesus at the Jordan. Out of this seminal experience, the teaching, healing and feeding ministry of Jesus begins. The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the