Today, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. After spending the past seven days in the Gospel of Mark, we have finally reached the moment we’ve all been waiting for. But wait, there are only eight verses?  Some of your Bibles might have a note stating that the earliest manuscripts do not include verses 9-20. […]

Mark’s Gospel does not record what happened on Saturday during Holy Week. It was the Jewish Sabbath, so no one could do anything.  Try to put yourself in the disciples’ shoes. They couldn’t get close to the tomb where Jesus was buried. Their secret hiding place in the Garden of Gethsemane had been discovered. Maybe […]

Early on Friday morning of Holy Week, after being dragged around all night, falsely accused, beaten, and convicted by the high priest, Jesus was handed over to Pilate, the Roman governor, under false charges. Pilate asked Jesus if he was the king of the Jews, and Jesus responded, “You have said so” (Mark 15:2, ESV).   […]

Mark documented the events of that Thursday evening, the night Jesus was betrayed. Jesus sent his disciples into the city to arrange the Passover meal. They were told to find a man carrying a jar of water and follow him to the place where they would stay for the evening. This mirrors the story of […]

On Wednesday of Holy Week, Mark shows us how several storylines begin to intersect. The construction of this narrative is significant. It starts and ends with the religious leaders plotting to kill Jesus, but it focuses on a genuine act of worship by an unnamed woman. Her story has been preserved for thousands of years […]