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MARK.

PART FIRST.

THE MINISTRY OF JESUS IN GALILEE.

i. 1-ix. 50.

§ I. THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION OF JESUS. i. 1-13.

1. Brief Account of John's Ministry. i. 1-8.

2. Jesus is Baptized. 9-11.

3. Jesus is Tempted. 12, 13.

§ II. JESUS PREACHED ABOUT CAPERNAUM AND IN ALL
GALILEE. i. 14-45.

1. His First Preaching in Galilee. i. 14, 15.

2. He Calls Four Fishermen. 16-20.

3. A Demon Expelled in the Synagogue. 21-28.

4. Cures at Peter's House. 29-34.

5. Departure Throughout Galilee. 35-39.

6. A Leper Cleansed. 40-45.

§ III. DISCUSSIONS WITH PHARISEES. ii. 1-iii. 35.

1. About the Power to Forgive Sins. ii. 1-12.

2. About Eating with Publicans and Sinners. 13-17.

3. About Fasting. 18-22.

4. About Sabbath-breaking. ii. 23-iii. 6.

5. Great Multitudes and Many Cares. iii. 7-12.

6. The Twelve are Chosen. 13-19.

7. About Casting Out Demons. 20-30.

8. About His Kindred. 31-35.

§ IV. A SERIES OF PARABLES. iv. 1-34.

1. The Parable of the Sower. iv. 1-9.

2. Why He Spoke in Parables, and the Parable Explained. 10-20.

3. Parable of the Lamp. 21-25.

4. Parable of the Seed. 26-29.

5. Parable of the Mustard Seed. 30-32.

6. Other Parables. 33, 34.

§ V. A SERIES OF MIRACLES. iv. 35-v. 43.

1. Stilling a Tempest. iv. 35-41.

2. A Legion of Demons Cast Out. v. 1-20.

3. A Ruler's Request. 21-24.

4. On the Way a Bloody Issue is Healed. 25-34.

5. The Ruler's Daughter Raised from the Dead. 35-43.

§ VI. OPINIONS ABOUT JESUS, AND OTHER MIRACLES. vi. 1-56.

1. Opinions of the Nazarenes. vi. 1-6.

2. First Mission of the Apostles. 7-13.

3. The Opinions of Herod and Others. 14-29.

4. The Apostles Return and Five Thousand Men are Fed. 30-44.

5. Jesus Walks on the Sea. 45-52.

6. Cures in Gennesaret. 53-56.

§ VII. DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TRADITION. vii. 1-23.

1. Occasion of the Discussion. vii. 1-4.

2. The Question and Answer. 5-13.

3. An Explanation to the Multitude. 14-16.

4. An Explanation to the Disciples. 17-23.

§ VIII. A TOUR TO PHOENICIA AND DECAPOLIS. vii. 24-viii. 13.

1. Cure of a Gentile Woman's Daughter. vii. 24-30.

2. A Deaf Stammerer Cured in Decapolis. 31-37.

3. Four Thousand Fed in Decapolis. viii. 1-9.

4. A Sign Demanded in Dalmanutha. 10-13.

§ IX. A TOUR TO CÆSAREA PHILIPPI. viii. 14-ix. 50.

1. A Warning against the Pharisees and Herod. viii. 14-21.

2. A Blind Man Healed at Bethsaida. 22-26.

3. A Conversation near Cæsarea Philippi. 27-33.

4. The Necessity for Self-Denial. viii. 34-ix. 1.

5. The Transfiguration. ix. 2-13.

6. An Obstinate Demon Cast Out. 14-29.

7. Private Journey through Galilee, and Second Prediction of
His Death. 30-32.

8. Dispute as to Who Should be Greatest. 33-37.

9. John's Jealousy Rebuked. 38-50.



PART SECOND.

MINISTRY OF JESUS IN PERÆA AND JUDÆA.

x. 1-xvi. 20.

§ I. CONVERSATIONS IN PERÆA. x. 1-45.

1. A Question about Divorce. x. 1-45.

2. Remarks about Little Children. 13-16.

3. How to Obtain Eternal Life. 17-22.

4. About the Danger of Riches. 23-27.

5. The Reward of Self-Denial. 28-31.

6. Third Prediction of Death. 32-34.

7. An Ambitious Request of James and John. 35-45.

§ II. JOURNEY FROM PERÆA TO JERUSALEM. x. 46-xi. 11.

1. Blind Bartimæus Healed. x. 46-52.

2. The Public Entry into Jerusalem. xi. 1-10.

3. A View of the Temple and Return to Bethany. 11.

§ III. INCIDENTS AND DISCUSSIONS IN JERUSALEM. xi. 12-xii. 44.

1. A Barren Fig Tree Cursed. xi. 12-14.

2. Profaners of the Temple Expelled. 15-19.

3. The Fig Tree Found Withered. 20-25.

4. The Authority of Jesus Demanded. 27-33.

5. Parable of the Vine-dressers. xii. 1-12.

6. A Question about Tribute to Cæsar. 13-17.

7. A Question about the Resurrection. 18-27.

8. About the Greatest Commandment. 28-34.

9. A Question about the Christ. 35-37.

10. Ostentation and Avarice of the Scribes Denounced.
38-40.

11. The Widow's Contribution. 41-44.

§ IV. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE AND THE
SECOND COMING FORETOLD. xiii. 1-37.

1. Occasion of the Prediction. xiii. 1-4.

2. The Beginning of Trouble. 5-8.

3. Persecutions to Occur. 9-13.

4. The Last Sign and the Order for Flight. 14-23.

5. The Second Coming of the Son of Man. 24-27.

6. Parable of the Fig Tree. 28-31.

7. The Day of the Coming Unknown. 32-37.

§ V. PLOTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEATH OF JESUS.
xiv. 1-17.

1. A Plot of the Priests and Scribes. xiv. 1, 2.

2. Jesus is Anointed for Burial. 3-9.

3. Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus. 10, 11.

4. The Paschal Supper is Prepared. 12-17.

§ VI. INCIDENTS AT THE SUPPER AND IN GETHSEMANE.
xiv. 18-52.

1. The Betrayal Predicted. xiv. 18-21.

2. The Lord's Supper Instituted. 22-26.

3. The Denial Foretold. 27-31.

4. The Agony in Gethsemane. 32-42.

5. The Arrest. 43-52.

§ VII. THE TRIAL OF JESUS. xiv. 53-xv. 15.

1. He is Condemned by the Sanhedrim. xiv. 53-65.

2. Peter Denies His Lord. 66-72.

3. Jesus is Accused before Pilate. xv. 1-5.

4. Barabbas is Preferred to Jesus. 6-15.

§ VIII. THE CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL. xv. 16-47.

1. Jesus is Mocked by the Soldiers. xv. 16-20.

2. He is Led Forth and Crucified. 21-28.

3. He is Reviled by the People. 29-32.

4. The Darkness and the End. 33-38.

5. The Centurion and the Women. 39-41.

6. The Burial. 42-47.

§ IX. THE RESURRECTION, THE COMMISSION AND THE
ASCENSION. xvi. 1-20.

1. The Women Visit the Sepulchre. xvi. 1-8.

2. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene. 9-11.

3. He Appears to Two in the Country. 12, 13.

4. He Appears to the Eleven and Gives Them Their
Commission. 14-18.

5. The Ascension. 19, 20.



REVIEW OF MARK.
PART FIRST.



PART SECOND.



THE NUMBER OF DAYS REPRESENTED IN MARK.

Days
John's speech. i. 7, 8, 1
Baptism of Jesus. 9-11, 1
Temptation of Jesus. 12, 13, 40
Call of the fishermen. 16-20, 1
Healing in Capernaum. 21-34, 1
Healing the first leper. 40-42, 1
Healing the paralytic. ii. 1-12, 1
Calling Levi, and discussion. 14-18, 1
Plucking grain and healing withered hand. ii. 23; iii. 1, 1
Great crowds, and selection of the twelve. iii. 7, 13, 20, 31, 1
From speech in parables to raising ruler's daughter. iv. 1, 2, 35; v. 21, 23, 1
At Nazareth. vi. 1, 1
Sending the twelve. 7, 1
Herod's opinion, and death of John. 14, 16-29, 2
Feeding five thousand and return. 30-51, 2
Discussion on tradition. vii. 1, 2, 1
Healing Syrophoenician's daughter. 24-30, 1
Work in Decapolis. vii. 31; viii. 2, 3, 3
Sign from heaven and journey to Bethsaida. viii. 11, 13, 22, 1
Conversation at Cæsarea Philippi. 27, 2
Transfiguration and obstinate demon. ix. 2, 9, 14, 1
Second prediction of death. 30, 31, 1
Dispute about greatness and John's jealousy. 33, 38, 1
About divorce, infants and riches. x. 1, 13, 17, 1
Third prediction of death. 22-34, 1
Request of James and John. 35, 1
Blind Bartimæus. 46, 1
From public entry to crucifixion. xi. 11-xiv. 17, 5
Resurrection scenes. xvi. 2, 9, 12, 14, 19, 2
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      Total 78
Less the days of temptation 40
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      Total of other incidents 38

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