Jesus in Mark

A More Limited Jesus

I. The Baptism:  God Tells Us Who Jesus Was

Baptism in Matthew Baptism in Mark Baptism in Luke
3:13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.


3:14 John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized
by you, and do you come to me?" 3:15 But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.



3:16 And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
3:17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased."

1:9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

 

 

 

 

 


1:10 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.
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And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

3:21 Now when all the people were baptized,

 

 

 

 

 




and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove.
And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

 

II. Caesarea Philippi: Peter Tells Us Who Jesus Was

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16:13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
16:14 And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 16:15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16:16 Simon Peter answered, 
"You are the Messiah,


the Son of the living God."

16:17 And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. 16:18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."




16:20 Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that
he was the Messiah.

8:27 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" 8:28 And they answered him, "John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets." 8:29 He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Peter answered him, 
"You are the Messiah."


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8:30 And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him.

9:18 Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" 9:19 They answered, "John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen." 9:20 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Peter answered,
"The Messiah of God."


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9:21 He sternly ordered and commanded them not to tell anyone,

 

III. The Trial: Jesus Tells Us Who Jesus Was

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26:63 But Jesus was silent.
Then the high priest said to him, 
"I put you under oath before the living God, tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God."
26:64 Jesus said to him,  
"You have said so. 
But I tell you, From now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."		 14:61 But he was silent 
and did not answer. 
Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Messiah, 
the Son of the Blessed One?"
14:62 Jesus said, 
"I am; 
and 'you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power,' and 'coming with the clouds of heaven.'"		 22:67 They said, "If you are the Messiah, tell us." He replied, "If I tell you, you will not believe; 22:68 and if I question you, you will not answer. 
22:69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."
22:70 All of them asked, "Are you, then, the Son of God?" He said to them, "You say that I am."

 

IV. The Crucifixion:  The Last Words of Jesus

The Last Words of Jesus in Mark The Last Words of Jesus in Matthew
15:34 At three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means,
"My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?" 		27:46 And about three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is,
"My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?" 

Compare the Last Words of Jesus in Mark/Matthew with those in Luke and John

 

V. More Clues from Mark: A More Limited Jesus

3:19 Then he went home; 3:20 and the crowd came together again, so that they could not even eat. 3:21 And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for people were saying, "He is beside himself."

6:1 He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 6:2 On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. 6:4 Then Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house." 6:5 And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. 6:6 And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went about among the villages teaching.

8:22 And they came to Beth-sa'ida. And some people brought to him a blind man, and begged him to touch him. 8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, "Do you see anything?" 8:24 And he looked up and said, "I see men; but they look like trees, walking." 8:25 Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and saw everything clearly. 8:26 And he sent him away to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village."

10:17 As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 10:18 Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone."

13:30 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. 13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 13:32 "But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 13:33 Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come."

11:23 Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. 11:24 So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 11:25 "Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses."