The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. Mark 1:22 NABRE Jesus takes His ministry to Capernaum, a small town on the north east shore of the Sea of Galilee, a sort of home base for Jesus and…
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This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel. Mark 1:15 NABRE John the Baptist’s public ministry comes to an end which signals the beginning of the public ministry of Jesus in Mark’s gospel. John the Baptist prepared the way…
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They had all seen him and were terrified. But at once he spoke with them, “Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid!” Mark 6:50 NABRE Mark has told the story Jesus feeding of the five-thousand people in a field near the Sea of Galilee in a Jewish territory.…
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He went on to say, “How well you have set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your tradition!” Mark 7:9 NABRE Mark captures a conversation between Jesus and religious leadership about purification rituals and following Hebrew laws. The religious leaders observed Jesus’ disciples eating without first purifying…
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As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.’” John [the] Baptist appeared in the desert proclaiming a…
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