C 5   The Initial Demonstration of the Servant  Mark 1:21-34






























 
 




 

 

B 2  The Expanding Service of the Servant  Mark 1:35 - 2:28


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E 1   Jesus' arrival home: {20} And He came home,  Mark 3:20

F 1   The gathering of the multitude:  and the multitude gathered again,

 



 


 

 

 

 

 

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C 4   Nazareth's offense at Jesus' synagogue-teaching  Mark 6:1-6



















 

 
C 5   The Servant's field trip for His followers  Mark 6:6b-34

 






















 
 
























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C 1   Jesus' teaching emphasizing faith  8:14-26 (Part Four, p. 95)



 

 

 





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                    F 5    Incomplete healing  8:23b-24

                        H 1    Jesus' question as to his ability to see:  He asked him, "Do you see anything?"  8:23b

                        H 2    His description of elongated vision: {24} And he looked up and said, "I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around."  8:24

                    G 6    Complete healing  8:25

                        H 1    Jesus' laying on of hands: {25} Then again He laid His hands on his eyes;
 
                        H 2    The man's complete restoration:  and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.
 
                E 4    Jesus' minimizing of publicity: {26} And He sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village."  8:26

        C 2    Jesus' teaching emphasizing His Kingship and the Progress of His Kingdom!  8:27 - 9:13

            D 1    His reinforcement of His Messiahship  8:27-30

                E 1    Jesus' departure: {27} Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi;  8:27a

                E 2    His question about others' view of His identity  8:27b-28

                    G 1    His question:  and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, "Who do people say that I am?"  8:27b

                    G 2    The disciples' response: {28} They told Him, saying,  8:28

                        H 1    "John the Baptist;
 
                        H 2    and others say Elijah;
 
                        H 3    but others, one of the prophets."

                E 3    His question about the disciples' view of His identity  8:29

                    G 1    His question: {29} And He continued by questioning them, "But who do you say that I am?"
 
                    G 2    Peter's response:  Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ."

                E 4    His command to secrecy: {30} And He warned them to tell no one about Him.  8:30

            D 2    His first teaching of His impending death  8:31-33
                E 1    The content of His teaching  8:31

                    G 1    Tribulation: {31} And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things

                    G 2    Rejection:  and be rejected

                        H 1    by the elders

                        H 2    and the chief priests
 
                        H 3    and the scribes,
 
                    G 3    Assassination:  and be killed,
 
                    G 4    Resurrection:  and after three days rise again.

                E 2    The clearness of His teaching: {32} And He was stating the matter plainly.  8:32
                E 3    The reaction to His teaching:  And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

                E 4    His rebuke of Peter  8:33

                    G 1    His rebuke: {33} But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan;
 
                    G 2    His reason:  for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."

            D 3    His challenge to self-denial and total commitment to Himself   8:34-38

                E 1    His audience: {34} And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them,  8:34

                E 2    His premise – discipleship:  "If anyone wishes to come after Me,

                E 3    His conditions

                    G 1    Self-denial:  he must deny himself,

                    G 2    Cross-bearing:  and take up his cross

                    G 3    Following:  and follow Me.
 
                E 4    His incentives  8:35-38

                    G 1    His paradoxes  8:35

                        H 1    Saving means losing: {35} "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,

                        H 2    Losing means saving:  but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.

                    G 2    His illustrations  8:36-37

                        H 1    The poor trade-off: {36} "For what does it profit a man  8:36

                            J 1    Gain:  to gain the whole world,

                            J 2    Forfeit:  and forfeit his soul?

                        H 2    The priceless value of the soul: {37}
                    G 3    His warning  8:38

                        H 1    The present prospect – shame: {38}
"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words

                        H 2    The setting – adultery and sin:  in this adulterous and sinful generation,
 
                        H 3    The future prospect – shame:  the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him
 
                        H 4    The future setting – glory and holiness:  when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."

            D 4    His "Sneak Preview" for the inner three of the glory of His postponed Kingdom!  9:1-8

                E 1    Jesus' prediction: {1}And Jesus was saying to them,  9:1

                    G 1    The recipients of the prediction:  "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here

                    G 2    The time-limits of the prediction:  who will not taste death

                    G 3    The promise of the prediction:  until they see the kingdom of God  after it has come with power."

                E 2    The fulfillment of Jesus' prediction  9:2-8

                    G 1    The time of the fulfillment: {2} Six days later,  9:2

                    G 2    The witnesses of the fulfillment:  Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John,

                    G 3    The site of the fulfillment:  and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves.
 
                    G 4    The status of Jesus during the fulfillment  9:2b-3

                        H 1    His transfiguration:  And He was transfigured  before them;  9:2b

                        H 2    His blinding clothes: {3} and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.  9:3

                    G 5    The participants in the fulfillment  9:4

                        H 1    {4} Elijah appeared to them
 
                        H 2    along with Moses;

                        H 3    and they were talking with Jesus.
 
                    G 6    The comments of Peter during the fulfillment  9:5-6

                        H 1    The desirability of their situation: {5} Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here;  9:5

                        H 2    The proposal for three tabernacles:  let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

                        H 3    The bafflement of Peter: {6} For he did not know what to answer;  9:6

                        H 4    The terror of the trio:  for they became terrified.
 
                    G 7    The witness of God during the fulfillment  9:7

                        H 1    The formation of a cloud: {7} Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them,

                        H 2    The voice from the cloud:  and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!"
                    G 8    The end of the fulfillment: {8} All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.  9:8

            D 5    His explanation of John the Baptist's death in relation to the postponement of His own Kingdom  9:9-13

                E 1    Jesus' command of secrecy  9:9

                    G 1    The time of the command: {9} As they were coming down from the mountain,
 
                    G 2    The nature of the command:  He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen,
 
                    G 3    The duration of the command:  until the Son of Man rose from the dead.
 
                E 2    The disciples' reaction to the command  9:10-11

                    G 1    Their uncertainty about the meaning of resurrection:  {10} They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant. 9:10
 
                    G 2    Their question about the priority of Elijah: {11} They asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah  must come first?"  9:11

                E 3    Jesus' response – an excursus upon Elijah  9:12-13
 
                    G 1    His acknowledgment of the future priority of Elijah:  {12} And He said to them, "Elijah does first come and restore all things.  9:12

                    G 2    His raising again the issue of Messianic suffering:  And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

                    G 3    His assertion that Elijah has already come  9:13

                        H 1    The arrival of Elijah: {13} "But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come,

                        H 2    The ill-treatment of Elijah:  and they did to him whatever they wished,
 
                        H 3    The fulfillment of Scripture:  just as it is written of him."

        C 3    Jesus' teaching of the necessity of faith and prayer in exorcism  9:14-29  (Apparently the father had not enough faith, and the disciples had not prayed enough!)

            D 1    The gathering of a large crowd  9:14-15

                E 1    The fact of the crowd  9:14

                    G 1    The return to the rest of the disciples: {14} When they came back to the disciples,

                    G 2    The size of the crowd:  they saw a large crowd around them,

                    G 3    The argument of the scribes:  and some scribes arguing with them.

                E 2    The amazed greeting from the crowd: {15} Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him.  9:15

            D 2    The topic of discussion – the incurable demoniac  9:16-19

                E 1    The probing of Jesus:  And He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"  9:16

                E 2    The response of the father  9:17-18

                    G 1    His indication of demon-affliction: {17} And one of the crowd answered Him, "Teacher,  I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit  9:17a

                    G 2    The symptoms of demon-affliction  9:17b-18a

                        H 1    Muteness:  which makes him mute;  9:17b

                        H 2    Violent seizures: {18} and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground  9:18a
                        H 3    Foaming at the mouth:  and he foams at the mouth,
                        H 4    Grinding of teeth:  and grinds his teeth
 
                        H 5    Rigidity:  and stiffens out.
 
                    G 3    The impotence of the disciples  9:18b

                        H 1    The father's request:  I told Your disciples to cast it out,

                        H 2    The disciples' inability:  and they could not do it."
 
                E 3    The dismay of Jesus  9:19

                    G 1    His faulting of the disciples' faith: {19} And He answered them and said, "O unbelieving generation
,
                    G 2    His concern about His imminent departure:  how long shall I be with you?
 
                    G 3    His implicit desire for imminent departure!   How long shall I put up with you?

                E 4    The command of Jesus:  Bring him to Me!"
 
            D 3    Jesus' observation of the demoniac  9:20-24

                E 1    The arrival of the boy: {20} They brought the boy to Him.  9:20

                E 2    The effect of Jesus upon the spirit

                    G 1    Convulsion:  When he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into a convulsion,

                    G 2    Falling:  and falling to the ground,
 
                    G 3    Rolling:  he began rolling around

                    G 4    Foaming:  and foaming  at the mouth.
 
                E 3    Jesus' conversation with the father  9:21-24

                    G 1    Jesus' question as to the duration of the possession:  {21} And He asked his father, "How long has this been happening to him?"  9:21a

                    G 2    The father's reply  9:21b-22a

                        H 1    The duration of the ordeal:  And he said, "From childhood.  9:21b

                        H 2    The severity of the ordeal  9:22a

                            J 1    Burning: {22} "It has often thrown him both into the fire

                            J 2    Drowning:  and into the water
 
                            J 3    Attempted suicide:  to destroy him.
 
                    G 3    The father's tentative request  9:22b

                        H 1    His ambivalence:  But if  You can do anything,

                        H 2    His plea for compassion:  take pity on us and help us!"

                    G 4    Jesus' pointed demand of faith!  9:23

                        H 1    His pointed question: {23} And Jesus said to him, "'If You can?'
 
                        H 2    His dogmatic pronouncement:  All things are possible to him who believes."

                    G 5    The father's pitiable embrace of faith  9:24

                        H 1    His urgency: {24} Immediately the boy's father cried out

                        H 2    His affirmation of faith:  and said, "I do believe;

                        H 3    His plea for faith:  help my unbelief."
 
            D 4    Jesus' casting out of the demon  9:25-27

                E 1    The contributing factor: {25} When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering,  9:25

                E 2    His firm rebuke:  He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it,

                    G 1    His nomenclature:  "You deaf and mute spirit,

                    G 2    His imperative:  I command you,
 
                    G 3    His explicit commands

                        H 1    come out of him

                        H 2    and do not enter him again."

                E 3    The response of the demon  9:26

                    G 1    Utterance: {26} After crying out

                    G 2    Convulsion:  and throwing him into terrible convulsions,

                    G 3    Exit:  it came out;

                E 4    The effect upon the boy:  and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, "He is dead!"

                E 5    The action of Jesus: {27} But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he got up.  9:27

            D 5    The perplexity of the disciples  9:28-29

                E 1    The setting of the discussion: {28} When He came into the house,  9:28

                E 2    The question of the disciples:  His disciples began questioning Him privately, "Why could we not drive it out?"

                E 3    The reply of Jesus: {29} And He said to them, "This kind cannot come out by anything but prayer."  9:29

        C 4    Jesus' further teaching about His delayed Kingdom  9:30-50

            D 1    His second prediction of His near death and resurrection  9:30-32

                E 1    His clandestine journey through Galilee  9:30

                    G 1    Their journey: {30} From there they went out and began to go through Galilee,

                    G 2    His desire for secrecy:  and He did not want anyone to know about it.

                E 2    The content of His teaching: {31} For He was teaching His disciples and telling them,  9:31

                    G 1    Betrayal:  "The Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men,
 
                    G 2    Execution:  and they will kill Him;

                    G 3    Resurrection!  and when He has been killed, He will rise three days later."

                E 3    The response of the disciples  9:32

                    G 1    Ignorance: {32} But they did not understand this statement,

                    G 2    Fear:  and they were afraid to ask Him.

            D 2    His teaching of greatness in the Kingdom through service  9:33-37

                E 1    His querying them about their discussion  9:33

                    G 1    Their arrival in Capernaum: {33} They came to Capernaum; and when He was in the house,

                    G 2    His question:  He began to question them, "What were you discussing on the way?"
 
                E 2    The reluctance of the disciples  9:34

                    G 1    Their silence: {34} But they kept silent,
 
                    G 2    Their selfish preoccupation with status:  for on the way they had discussed with one another which of them was the greatest.
 
                E 3    His prescription for greatness: {35} Sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first,  9:35

                    G 1    Yielding:  he shall be last of all

                    G 2    Serving:  and servant of all."

                E 4    His illustration of greatness  9:36-37

                    G 1    His holding a child: {36} Taking a child,  He set him before them, and taking him in His arms, He said to them,  9:36

                    G 2    Receiving a child for Jesus is receiving Him:  {37} "Whoever receives one child like this in My name receives Me;  9:37

                    G 3    Receiving Jesus is receiving God the Father:  and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me."

            D 3    His clarification of co-participants in the Kingdom  9:38-41

                E 1    John's attempted prevention  9:38

                    G 1    Observation: {38} John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name,

                    G 2    Attempted prevention:  and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

                E 2    Christ's permission  9:39-41

                    G 1    His forbidding of prevention: {39} But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him,  9:39a

                    G 2    His description of allegiance  9:39b-41

                        H 1    Performing miracles in Jesus' name:  for there is no one who will perform a miracle  in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me.  9:39b

                        H 2    Deliberate identification: {40} "For he who is not against us is for us.  9:40

                        H 3    The eternal value of a small deed done for Christ  9:41

                            J 1    The smallness of the deed: {41} "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink

                            J 2    The Christ-centered motivation:  because of your name as followers of Christ,

                            J 3    The perpetuity of reward:  truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward.

            D 4    His teaching on avoiding offenses in view of hell  9:42-50

                E 1    The danger of causing a little one to stumble  9:42

                    G 1    The offense: {42} "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble,
 
                    G 2    The better destiny:  it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.
                E 2    Avoiding the offense of one's hand  9:43-44

                    G 1    The hypothetical offense: {43} "If your hand causes you to stumble,  9:43

                    G 2    The drastic solution:  cut it off;

                    G 3    The reason for the drastic solution  9:43b-44

                        H 1    Maimed entrance into eternal life is better:  it is better for you to enter life crippled,   9:43b

                        H 2    Than whole entrance into hell!  than, having your two hands, to go into hell,  (geenna)
 
                        H 3    The description of hell (géenna)  9:43c-44

                            J 1    Unquenchable fire:  into the unquenchable fire,  9:43c

                            J 2    Eternal maggots: {44} [where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE,  9:44

                            J 3    Unquenchable fire:  AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.]

                E 3    Avoiding the offense of one's foot  9:45-46

                    G 1    The hypothetical offense: {45} "If your foot causes you to stumble,  9:45

                    G 2    The drastic solution:  cut it off;

                    G 3    The reason for the drastic solution  9:45b-46

                        H 1    Maimed entrance into eternal life is better:  it is better for you to enter life lame,  9:45b

                        H 2    Than whole entrance into hell!  than, having your two feet, to be cast into hell,

                        H 3    The conditions of hell (géenna)  9:46

                            J 1    Eternal maggots: {46} [where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE,
 
                            J 2    Unquenchable fire:  AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.]

                E 4    Avoiding the offense of one's eye  9:47-48

                    G 1    The hypothetical offense: {47} "If your eye causes you to stumble,  9:47

                    G 2    The drastic solution:  throw it out;

                    G 3    The reason for the drastic solution

                        H 1    Maimed entrance into eternal life is better:  it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye,

                        H 2    Than whole entrance into hell!  than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell,

                        H 3    The conditions in hell  9:48-49

                            J 1    Eternal maggots: {48} where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE,  9:48

                            J 2    Unquenchable fire:  AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.

                            J 3    Universal fire: {49} "For everyone will be salted with fire.  9:49

            D 5    His urging of peace, rather than competition, amongst the disciples  9:50

                E 1    The value of salt, unless contaminated: {50} "Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again?

                E 2    The necessity of peaceful harmony:  Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."