New Testament · Book 41 of 66
Mark
16 chapters. Book overviews with themes and outlines are written and reviewed in Phase 2. Below are the records in the graph that draw primarily on this book.
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Alexander
Alexander was the son of Simon of Cyrene, who was compelled to carry Jesus' cross. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Mark 15:21.
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Alphaeus
Alphaeus was the father of two of Jesus' apostles, James and Matthew (also known as Levi). Mentioned in 7 verses across 5 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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Barabbas
Barabbas was a prisoner held in Jerusalem at Passover, described as notorious, an insurrectionist, and a murderer in the different Gospel accounts. When Pilate offered the crowd a Passover release, the chief priests persuaded them to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be crucified.
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Bartholomew
Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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Bartimaeus
Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was healed by Jesus as He was leaving Jericho. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Mark 10:46.
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Bethphage
Bethphage was a village near Bethany, where Jesus sent His disciples to find a donkey and a colt for His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 21:1.
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Bethsaida
Bethsaida was a fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, notable as the hometown of several of Jesus' disciples and a place where He performed miracles. Mentioned in 7 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 11:21.
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Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi was a city at the foot of Mount Hermon, rebuilt by Herod's son Philip and named for Caesar and for himself. In the villages around it Jesus asked His disciples who they said He was, and Peter answered that He is the Christ.
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Capernaum
Capernaum was a fishing town on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee that became the base of Jesus's Galilean ministry. Matthew calls it His own town; the Gospels place many healings and synagogue teachings there.
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Corban
Corban refers to an offering dedicated to God, which the Pharisees used to avoid supporting their parents, and also to the temple treasury. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Mark 7:11.
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Cyrene
Cyrene, a city in North Africa, was the hometown of Simon, who carried Jesus' cross, and several early Christians mentioned in Acts. Mentioned in 7 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 27:32.
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Decapolis
The Decapolis was a group of ten Hellenistic cities located in ancient Palestine, mentioned in the New Testament. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 4:25.
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Faith
Faith in Scripture is trust that takes God at His word and acts on it. Abraham believed the promise and it was credited to him as righteousness; in the Gospels Jesus repeatedly answers faith with healing, rebukes its absence in a storm, and calls people to believe in Him for eternal life.
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Galilee
Galilee is the northern region of the land where Jesus grew up and carried out most of His public ministry. Isaiah had spoken of light dawning on Zebulun and Naphtali, and Matthew reads the Galilean ministry as that light.
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Gennesaret
Gennesaret, a fertile plain on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, was the location of several events in Jesus' ministry. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 14:34.
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Gerasa
Gerasa (or Gadara), a region southeast of the Sea of Galilee, was the location where Jesus healed a demon-possessed man. Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 8:28.
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Gethsemane
Gethsemane was a garden or olive grove at the foot of the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem, where Jesus often met with His disciples. On the night of His arrest He prayed there in anguish and was betrayed there by Judas.
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Golgotha
Golgotha, meaning Place of the Skull, was the site just outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified. The Gospels give its name but not a precise location, and two sites in modern Jerusalem are proposed.
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Herodias
Herodias was the wife of Herod Antipas, who had John the Baptist beheaded at her request. Mentioned in 6 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 14:3.
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Idumea
Idumea, a region south of Judea, inhabited by Edomites. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Mark 3:8.
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Jairus
Jairus, a synagogue leader, sought Jesus to heal his dying daughter. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Mark 5:22.
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James
James son of Alphaeus, known as "James the Less"was one of the Twelve Apostles. Mentioned in 8 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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James son of Zebedee
James was a Galilean fisherman, the son of Zebedee and brother of John, called by Jesus while mending nets beside the Sea of Galilee. He was one of the three disciples present at the raising of Jairus's daughter and at the transfiguration, and Acts records that Herod Agrippa had him killed by the sword.
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Jericho
Jericho is an ancient oasis city in the Jordan Valley, the first city Israel took under Joshua and, in the Gospels, the last stop before Jesus climbed to Jerusalem. There He healed blind Bartimaeus and stayed at the house of Zacchaeus.
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Jesus announces the Kingdom
After John's arrest, Jesus returned to Galilee and began proclaiming that the time was fulfilled and the Kingdom of God had come near, calling people to repent and believe the good news. Luke records Him reading Isaiah in Nazareth and declaring it fulfilled.
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Jesus heals blind Bartimaeus
Near Jericho a blind beggar, named Bartimaeus by Mark, heard that Jesus was passing and cried out to Him as Son of David. Told to be quiet, he shouted louder. Jesus called him, asked what he wanted, and restored his sight, and the man followed Jesus along the road.
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John the Baptist
John the Baptist was the prophet who preached repentance in the wilderness of Judea and baptized in the Jordan River. He identified Jesus as the Lamb of God, baptized Him, and was later imprisoned and executed by Herod Antipas.
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John the apostle
John was a Galilean fisherman, the brother of James and son of Zebedee, called by Jesus beside the Sea of Galilee. With Peter and James he witnessed the raising of Jairus's daughter and the transfiguration, and Christian tradition identifies him with the disciple whom Jesus loved and with the author of the fourth Gospel.
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Jordan River
The Jordan is the river that flows south from the foothills of Mount Hermon, through the Sea of Galilee, and on to the Dead Sea. Israel crossed it into the promised land under Joshua, and John the Baptist baptized in it, including the baptism of Jesus.
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Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy member of the council who had not agreed to its verdict against Jesus and who, John says, was a disciple in secret. After the crucifixion he asked Pilate for the body, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in his own new rock-cut tomb before the Sabbath.
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Joses
Joses (or Joseph) was one of Jesus' brothers and a son of Mary. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 13:55.
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Joses
Joses (or Joseph) was brother of James "the Less" who was an apostle. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 27:56.
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Judas
Judas, also known as Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus, was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus Christ. Mentioned in 5 verses across 5 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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Jude
Jude, a brother of Jesus, was the author of the Epistle of Jude and is mentioned in the lists of Jesus' siblings. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 13:55.
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Magadan
Magadan (Dalmanutha), a place on the shore of the Sea of Galilee visited by Jesus (Matthew 15:39; Mrk.8.10), possibly the hometown of Mary Magdalene (Matthew 27:56, 61; 28:1; Mrk.15.40, 47; 16:1, 9; Luke 8:2; 24:10; Jhn.19.25; 20:1, 18). Mentioned in 14 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 15:39.
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Mary
Mary, the wife of Cleopas (or 'Alphaeus'), was present at Jesus' crucifixion. Mentioned in 7 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 27:56.
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Matthew
Matthew, also known as Levi, was a tax collector who became one of Jesus' twelve apostles and authored the Gospel of Matthew. Mentioned in 8 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 9:9.
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Peter's confession at Caesarea Philippi
Near Caesarea Philippi Jesus asked His disciples who people said He was, then who they said He was, and Peter answered that He is the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus blessed him, then for the first time told the disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, suffer, be killed, and rise on the third day, and rebuked Peter for resisting it.
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Philip
Philip, one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus, from Bethsaida in Galilee. Mentioned in 15 verses across 5 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
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Philip
Philip, the half-brother of Philip the Tetrarch, and Herod Antipas who took Philip's wife, leading to John the Baptist's condemnation of their marriage. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 14:3.
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Repentance
Repentance is turning from sin back to God, a change of mind that shows itself in a changed life. The prophets called Israel to it, John the Baptist demanded fruit in keeping with it, and Jesus opened His ministry with the call to repent and believe the good news.
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Rufus
Rufus was the son of Simon of Cyrene, who was compelled to carry Jesus' cross on the way to His crucifixion. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Mark 15:21.
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Salome
Salome was one of the women who witnessed Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. She was perhaps the wife of Zebedee. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 20:20.
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Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is the freshwater lake in northern Israel, also called Gennesaret and Tiberias, around which most of Jesus's Galilean ministry took place. He called fishermen on its shore, taught from boats, calmed its storm, and walked on its water.
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Simon
Simon, also known as the Zealot, was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 10:4.
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Simon
Simon was one of the brothers of Jesus, a son of Mary and Joseph. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 13:55.
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Simon
Simon the leper was a man in Bethany who hosted a meal for Jesus, during which a woman anointed Jesus with expensive perfume. Mentioned in 5 verses across 3 books, first at Matthew 26:6.
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Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene was a man from North Africa who was coming in from the country as Jesus was led out to be crucified. The soldiers compelled him to carry the cross behind Jesus. Mark names his sons, Alexander and Rufus, as though known to his readers.
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Son of David
Son of David is a royal title for the promised king from David's line. Matthew opens with it, blind Bartimaeus and the crowds at the entry use it of Jesus, and Jesus Himself raises the question of how David's son can also be David's Lord.
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Son of Man
Son of Man is the title Jesus used for Himself more than any other. In the Gospels it names the one who has authority to forgive sins, who must suffer and rise, and who will come with the clouds; Daniel's vision of one like a son of man receiving an everlasting kingdom stands behind that last sense.
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The Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God is God's active reign, promised through Israel's prophets and announced by Jesus as having come near in Himself. Jesus taught its character in parables, displayed it in healings, and said it would grow until His return.
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The Olivet discourse
After leaving the temple, Jesus told His disciples that not one stone of it would be left on another. Seated on the Mount of Olives, He answered their questions about when this would happen and about His coming, warning of deception and persecution, describing the coming of the Son of Man, and calling them to stay awake and ready.
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The baptism of Jesus
Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan River. As He came up from the water the Spirit descended on Him like a dove and a voice from heaven declared Him the beloved Son. This marks the public beginning of His ministry.
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The calming of the storm
Crossing the Sea of Galilee by night, the disciples were caught in a violent storm while Jesus slept. They woke Him in fear, He rebuked the wind and the sea and it became perfectly calm, and He asked why they still had no faith. They asked one another who this could be, that even wind and sea obey Him.
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The cleansing of the temple
Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out those buying and selling, overturning the money changers' tables and the seats of the dove sellers. He explained the act with Scripture, calling the house a house of prayer for all nations that had been made a den of robbers. The chief priests and scribes began looking for a way to destroy Him.
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The feeding of the five thousand
In a remote place near the Sea of Galilee Jesus fed a crowd of about five thousand men, besides women and children, with five loaves and two fish, blessing and breaking the bread until all were satisfied and twelve baskets were left over. John records that the people wanted to make Him king by force, and that Jesus withdrew.
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The healing of the paralytic
In Capernaum four men lowered a paralyzed friend through the roof to reach Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus first forgave the man's sins, and when the scribes objected that only God can forgive, He healed the man so that they would know the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.
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The raising of Jairus's daughter
A synagogue leader named Jairus begged Jesus to heal his dying daughter. On the way a woman who had suffered bleeding for twelve years touched His cloak and was healed, and Jesus told her that her faith had made her well. Word came that the girl had died; Jesus took Peter, James, John, and her parents into the house and raised her with a word.
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The temple in Jerusalem
The temple in Jerusalem was the house of God at the center of Israel's worship, rebuilt after the exile and greatly enlarged by Herod the Great. Jesus was presented there as an infant, taught in its courts, drove out the traders, foretold its destruction, and was accused at His trial of threatening it.
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The transfiguration
About a week after Peter's confession Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, where His face and clothing shone, Moses and Elijah appeared talking with Him, and a voice from the cloud called Him the beloved Son and told the disciples to listen to Him. Coming down, Jesus told them that Elijah had already come, and they understood He meant John the Baptist.
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The trial before the Sanhedrin
Jesus was taken to the high priest, Caiaphas, where the council sought testimony against Him. When Caiaphas put Him under oath to say whether He was the Christ, the Son of God, Jesus answered and spoke of the Son of Man seated at God's right hand and coming with the clouds. The high priest called it blasphemy, and the council judged Him worthy of death.
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Tiberius
Tiberius was the Roman emperor during Jesus' ministry and crucifixion, mentioned in several Gospel accounts. Mentioned in 12 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 22:17.
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Timaeus
Timaeus was the father of Bartimaeus, a blind beggar who was healed by Jesus near Jericho. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Mark 10:46.
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Wilderness of Judea
The wilderness of Judea is the dry country east of Jerusalem falling toward the Jordan valley and the Dead Sea. John the Baptist preached there, and the Gospels place the forty days of Jesus's testing in the wilderness after His baptism.
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