Mark 11:20-25 Part 2 of 2

   In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"

    "Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

 

"And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."  

Matthew 5:23-24  

    "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them, then come and offer your gift."  (see Matthew 5:21-26)

Matthew 6:12, 14-15  

" 'And forgive us our debts

    as we also have forgiven our debtors."

    ....

    "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."  (see Matthew 6:5-18)

Matthew 18:32-35  

    "Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

    "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart."  (see Matthew 18:21-35) 

 

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Mark 11:20-25 Part 1 of 2

   In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"

    "Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

 

In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"

Matthew 21:20

    When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly!" they asked.

 

"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea.' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them." 

Matthew 17:20  

    He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."  (see Matthew 17:14-20) 

Luke 17:6  

    He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you."  (see Luke 17:1-10)

James 1:2-4  

    Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  (see all James 1)

 

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." 

Matthew 21:21-22  

    Jesus replied, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."  (see Matthew 21:18-22)

Matthew 7:7  

    "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."  (see Matthew 7:7-11)

 

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Mark 11:15-19

    On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.' " 

    The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

    When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city. 

 

On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

Matthew 21:12

    Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.

Luke 19:45  

    When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling.

John 2:13-15  

    When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 

 

And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it 'a den of robbers.' "  

Matthew 21:13  

    "It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be called a house of prayer' (Isaiah 56:7), but you are making it 'a den of robbers' (Jeremiah 7:11)."

Luke 19:46  

    "It is written," he said to them, " 'My house will be a house of prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.' "

John 2:16  

To those who sold doves he said, "Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father's house into a market!" His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me." (Psalm 69:9)

 

The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching. When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.  

Matthew 7:28-29  

    When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.  

(see Matthew 5-7)   

 

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Mark 11:11-14

    Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

    The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it. 

 

Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve. 

Matthew 21:10-11

    When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?"

    The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."

 

The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.  

Matthew 21:18-19  

    Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered.

Luke 13:6-8  

    Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?' "

    " 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year fine! If not, then cut it down.' "

Isaiah 5:1-2  

I will sing for the one I love 

    a song about his vineyard:

My loved one had a vineyard

    on a fertile hillside.

He dug it up and cleared it of stones

    and planted it with the choicest vines.

He built a watchtower in it

    and cut out a wine press as well.

Then he looked for a crop of good grapes,

    but it yielded only bad fruit.  (see Isaiah 5:1-7)

Jeremiah 5:17  

"They will devour your harvests and food, 

    devour your sons and daughters;

they will devour your flocks and herds,

    devour your vines and fig trees.

With the sword they will destroy

    the fortified cities in which you trust."  (see all Jeremiah 5)

Hosea 2:12  

"I will ruin her vines and her fig trees,

    which she said were her pay from her lovers;

I will make them a thicket,

    and wild animals will devour them."  

    (see all Hosea 2, also all Joel 1)

 

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Mark 11:7-10

When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,

    "Hosanna!"

    "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!"

    "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" 

 

When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.

John 12:14-15  

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

    "Do not be afraid, Daughter of Zion;

    see, your king is coming,

    seated on a donkey's colt."  (Zechariah 9:9)

Matthew 21:7  

They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on.

Luke 19:35  

    They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.

 

Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 

Matthew 21:8  

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

Luke 19:36  

As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.

 

Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!"  

Matthew 21:9  

The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

    "Hosanna to the Son of David!"

    "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" 

Luke 19:37-38  

    When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

    "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

John 12:12-13  

    The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, 

    "Hosanna!"

    "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Blessed is the king of Israel!" 

 

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Mark 11:1-6

    As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.' " 

    They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, some people standing there asked, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 

 

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.' "

Matthew 21:1-3

    As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."

Luke 19:29-31  

As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say, 'The Lord needs it.' "

 

They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, some people standing there asked, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 

Matthew 21:6  

    The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.

Luke 19:33-34  

As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?"

    They replied, "The Lord needs it." 

 

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Mark 10:46-52 Part 3 of 3

    Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus"), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."

    So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

    "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.

    The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."

    "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. 

 

"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

Matthew 20:34

    Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Luke 18:42-43  

    Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.

Matthew 8:13  

    Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that moment  [see Matthew 8:5-13] 

Matthew 9:22  

    Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed at that moment.  [see Matthew 9:20-22] 

Matthew 15:28  

    Then Jesus said to her, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted." And her daughter was healed at that moment.  [see Matthew 15:21-22]

Luke 17:17-19  

    Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?" Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."  [see Luke 17:11-19] 

 

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Mark 10:46-52 Part 2 of 3

    Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus"), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."

    So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

    "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.

    The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."

    "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. 

 

Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Matthew 20:31

    The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

Luke 18:39  

    Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

 

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." 

Luke 19:40a  

    Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him.

 

Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.   

Matthew 20:32  

    Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked.

Luke 19:40b-41a  

When he came near, Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" 

 

The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."  

Matthew 20:33  

    "Lord," they answered, "we want our sight."

Luke 18:41b  

    "Lord, I want to see,"  he replied.

 

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Mark 10:46-52 Part 1 of 3

    Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus"), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

    Jesus stopped and said, "Call him."

    So they called to the blind man, "Cheer up! On your feet! He's calling you." Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.

    "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him.

    The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."

    "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. 

 

Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means "son of Timaeus"), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Matthew 20:29-30

    As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"

Luke 18:35-38  

    As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. they told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."

    He called out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Matthew 21:9  

The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

    "Hosanna to the Son of David!"

    "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

    "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" 

Matthew 21:15  

But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant.  [see Matthew 21:1-17]   

 

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Mark 10:41-45 Part 2 of 2

    When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

 

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Matthew 20:28

"... just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Matthew 26:28  

"This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."  (see Matthew 26:27-29)

Luke 12:37  

"It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them."  (see Luke 12:35-40)

Luke 22:27  

"For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves."  (see Luke 22:24-30)

Philippians 2:6-7  

Who, being in very nature God,

    did not consider equality with God something to used to his 

        own advantage;

rather, he made himself nothing

    by taking the very nature of a servant,

    being made in human likeness.  (see Philippians 2:5-11)

1 Timothy 2:5-6  

For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.  (see 1 Timothy 2:1-7)

1 Peter 1:18-19  

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.    (see all 1 Peter 1) 

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Mark 10:41-45 Part 1 of 2

    When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

 

When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John. Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them."

Matthew 20:24-45

    When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them."

Luke 22:25  

Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors."

1 Peter 5:2-3  

Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watching over them--not because you must, but because you are willing as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 

Ezekiel 34:4  

" 'You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.' "  (see all Ezekiel 34)

 

"Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all."  

Matthew 20:26-27  

"Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant and whoever wants to be first must be your slave--"

Luke 22:26  

"But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves."  

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Mark 10:35-40 Part 2 of 2

   Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

    "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked.

    They replied, "Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory."

    "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said. "Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?"

    "We can," they answered.

    Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared." 

 

... or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?"

John 4:34  

    "My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work."  (see John 4:27-38)

Luke 12:50  

    "But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!"  (see Luke 12:49-53)

 

"We can," they answered. Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, ..."  

Acts 12:2  

He (King Herod) had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.  (see Acts 2:1-19)

Revelation 1:9  

    I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.  (see all Revelation 1) 

 

"... but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared."  

Mark 13:32  

    "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."  

(see all Mark 13)

Acts 1:7  

    He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority."  (see Acts 1:1-11)

1 Thessalonians 5:1-2  

    Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.  

(see 1 Thessalonians 1:1-11) 

 

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Mark 10:35-40 Part 1 of 2

   Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

    "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked.

    They replied, "Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory."

    "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said. "Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?"

    "We can," they answered.

    Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared." 

 

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. "Teacher," they said, "we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

Matthew 20:20

    Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down asked a favor of him.

 

"What do you want me to do for you?" he asked. They replied,, "Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory."  

Matthew 20:21  

    "What is it you want?" he asked.

    She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."

Matthew 19:28  

    Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."  (see Matthew 19:16-30)

 

You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said. "Can you drink the cup I drink..."  

Matthew 20:22  

    "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?"

    "We can," they answered.

Isaiah 51:17  

Awake, awake!

    Rise up Jerusalem,

you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD

    the cup of his wrath,

you who have drained to its dregs

    the goblet that makes people stagger."  

    (see Isaiah 51:17-23)

Matthew 26:39  

    Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, bit as you will."

Matthew 26:42  

    He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done."  (see Matthew 26:36-46)

Luke 22:42  

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."  (see Luke 22:39-46)

John 18:11  

    Jesus commanded Peter, "Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?"  (see John 18:1-14) 

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Mark 10:32-34

    They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. "We are going up to Jerusalem," he said, "and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise."  

[see also Matthew 20:17-19, Luke 18:31-34]   

 

They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him. 

Mark 3:16-19  

These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter), James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means "sons of thunder"), Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 

  

"We are going up to Jerusalem," he said, "and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise." 

Matthew 16:21

    From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

Psalm 22:6-7  

But I am a worm and not a man,

    scorned by everyone, despised by the people.

All who see me mock me;

    they hurl insults, shaking their heads.  [see all Psalm 22]

Matthew 17:22-23  

    When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life." And the disciples were filled with grief.

Isaiah 50:6  

I offered my back to those who beat me,

    my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;

I did not hide my face

    from mocking and spitting.  [see Isaiah 50:5-7]

Mark 9:30-31  

    They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise."  [see also Luke 9:21-22] 

 

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Mark 10:26-31 Part 3 of 3

   The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, "Who then can be saved?"

    Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."

    Then Peter spoke up, "We have left everything to follow you!"

    "Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields--along with persecution--and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first." 

 

and in the age to come eternal life.

Matthew 25:46

    "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.  (see Matthew 25:31-46) 

John 3:16  

    For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  (see all John 3)

John 17:2  

"For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him."  

(see all John 17)

Galatians 6:8  

Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.  (see Galatians 6:1-10)

1 John 1:2  

The life appeared; and we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.  (see all 1 John 1)

1 John 5:11-12  

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.  (see all 1 John 5) 

 

"But many who are first will be last, and the last first."  

Matthew 20:16  

    "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."  

    (see Matthew 20:1-16)

Luke 13:30  

"Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last."  (see Luke 13:22-30) 

 

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Mark 10:26-31 Part 2 of 3

   The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, "Who then can be saved?"

    Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."

    Then Peter spoke up, "We have left everything to follow you!"

    "Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields--along with persecution--and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first." 

 

Then Peter spoke up, "We have left everything to follow you!"

Matthew 4:18-19

    As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people."  (see Matthew 4:18-22)

John 21:19  

Jesus said this to Peter to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, "Follow me!" 

John 21:21-22  

    When Peter saw him (John), he asked, "Lord, what about him?"

    Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me."  (see John 21:15-22)

 

Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields--along with persecution--  

Matthew 19:29  

"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and inherit eternal life."

Luke 18:29-30  

    "Truly I tell you," Jesus said to them, "no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life." 

 

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Mark 10:26-31 Part 1 of 3

   The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, "Who then can be saved?"

    Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."

    Then Peter spoke up, "We have left everything to follow you!"

    "Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields--along with persecution--and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last first." 

 

The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, "Who then can be saved?"

Matthew 19:25

    When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?"

Luke 18:26  

    Those who heard this asked, "Who then can be saved?"

 

Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."  

Matthew 19:26  

    Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Luke 18:27  

    Jesus replied, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."

Genesis 18:14  

"Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son." 

(see Genesis 18:1-15)

Jeremiah 32:17  

    "Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."  (see Jeremiah 32:17-22)

Jeremiah 32:27  

"I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?"  (see Jeremiah 32:26-44) 

Romans 4:20-21  

Yet he (Abraham) did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.  (see all Romans 4) 

 

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Mark 10:21-25 Part 3 of 3

    Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

    At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth.

    Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"

    The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."  

 

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!"

Matthew 7:13-14

    "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."  (see all Matthew 7)

John 3:5-6  

    Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit."  (see John 3:1-21)

 

"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."  

Matthew 19:24  

"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."

Luke 18:25  

"Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."

Luke 12:18-21  

" 'And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '

    "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' 

    "This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God."  (see Luke 12:13-34) 

 

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