Tag Archives: Mark 3

Seeds and Storms of the Kingdom

In Mark 3–4, Jesus forms a new family around obedience to God, exposes the hardness of religious opposition, unveils the hidden yet powerful nature of the kingdom through parables, and demonstrates His authority as the One whose word calms both … Continue reading

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clout before the king

Mark 3:31-35 31 And his mother and his brothers came, and standing their ground, they sent to him and summoned him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are … Continue reading

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unpardonable

Mark 3:28-30 28 “I am honestly telling you, any sins can potentially be forgiven the children of men, even whatever blasphemies they might proclaim, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of a … Continue reading

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divided family

Mark 3:20-27 20 Then Jesus came into a house, and a crowd came together again, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat bread. 21 And when the ones responsible for him heard about it, they … Continue reading

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nicknames

Mark 3:13-19 13 Then he goes up to the mountain, and summons[1] who he wanted, and they went away to him; 14 and he appointed twelve, so that they would be with him, and so that he could send them … Continue reading

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compassion and wisdom

Mark 3:7-12 7 And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, and from Judea 8 and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a large … Continue reading

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ministering in wrath and grief

Mark 3:1-6 1 Then he entered again into the synagogue; and a man was there who has a dried up hand. 2 So they were watching him to see if on one of the Sabbaths he would heal him, in … Continue reading

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disciples: sick and social outcasts

   Mark 2–3 Jesus didn’t only call fishermen. He also called Levi, son of Alphaeus — the man we know as Matthew. A tax collector. A collaborator with Rome. A man the religious elite would have crossed the street to … Continue reading

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