The Gospel according to Mark

Second book of the New Testament 

Mark (Peter's disciple)

(Part 6)

We continue this issue to the Systematic Study of the New Testament, which includes the study of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and the book of Acts. The study is based on the Portuguese version of the New Testament that the reader can see from this link: http://www.bibliaonline.com.br/asv/mt/1. 

Relevant answers to questions are at the end of the text below. 

Questions 

1. According to Jesus, it is lawful for a man divorces his wife?

2. A man, kneeling before Jesus and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? That answered the Lord?

3. What a strange request was made to Jesus by John and James, sons of Zebedee?

4. As occurred in the description of Mark, Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem?

5. Teaching that Jesus left us to expel the moneychangers from the temple?  

Text for reading

24. Jesus blesses the children - in Judea, bringing children to Jesus for him to touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were proceeding well. The Master, however, seeing this, became angry and said, "Suffer the little children come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God." "Verily I say that whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." That said, the Lord took them in his arms and putting his hands on them and blessed them. (Mark, 10:13 to 10:16.) 

25. The first shall be last and the last shall be first - After the lesson about the danger of riches, the disciples were amazed and said to each other: Who then can be saved? And Peter called to him: "We left everything, and have followed thee," to which Jesus replied: "Verily I say no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children, or fields for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel, he shall receive a hundredfold now in this house, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. " Following the road to Jerusalem, Jesus has to tell them what had happened, saying that the Son of Man would be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, who would condemn to death, and delivered him to the Gentiles. And, after referring them to the torture, humiliation, beatings and death, confirmed that the third day rise again. (Mark, 10:26 to 10:34.) 

26. The healing of the blind man of Jericho - in Jericho, was sitting by the roadside a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus. When I heard that Jesus had left the city and passed by, Bartimaeus began to cry, "Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me" Many told him to shut up, but the blind man cried out even more, "Son of David, have mercy on me, "Jesus sent for him and asked," What do I do that? "the blind man answered him:" Master, I have seen. " Jesus said to him: "Go, your faith has healed you." At the same moment, Bartimaeus regained his sight, and followed the road. (Mark, 10:46 to 10:52.) 

27. The authority of Jesus - Being back in Jerusalem, Jesus walked by the temple, when it came to him the chief priests, scribes and elders, who asked: "By what authority do these things? or who gave you authority to do them? "Jesus replied:" I will make you one question, answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things. John's baptism was from heaven or from men? answer me. " They then reasoned with himself: "If we say from heaven, he will say, Why then believed him not? We will say, though: Of the men? "Now they feared the people, because everyone really had John as a prophet. Have therefore decided to respond: "We do not know." Given this response, Jesus replied, "Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things." (Mark, 11:27 to 11:33.) 

28. Parable of the unfaithful tenants - said, Jesus told them this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, with the hedge, and dug a winepress, built a tower and leased it out to husbandmen, and went to another country. At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them the fruit of the vine, but they seized him, the whipped and sent away without any thing. He sent them another servant, and this struck him in the head, and carried the reproach. Sent still another, and him they killed, and many others, some of whom they beat and killed others. It still remained one, his beloved son: he sent last, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. Seized him, killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. What will the lord of the vineyard? Will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." After telling the parable, Jesus asked, "Have you not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has placed as the cornerstone, this was done by the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes?" Priests, scribes and the elders realized that the parable was given against them, and sought a way to arrest him, but because they feared the people, leaving him, retreated. (Mark 12:1 to 12:12.) 

Answers to questions 

1. According to Jesus, it is lawful for a man divorces his wife?  

No. Jesus said, any man to leave his wife and marries commits adultery against her. And if the woman leaves her husband and marries another, committeth adultery. (Mark 10:2 to 10:12).

2. A man, kneeling before Jesus and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? That answered the Lord?  

First, Jesus said unto him, Why call me good? There is none good but one, which is God. He added: You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, and Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and thy mother. But man answered and said unto him, Master, all these I kept from my youth. Jesus looked at him, then told him: You lack one thing: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take all your cross and follow me. (Mark, 10:17 to 10:25.) 

3. What a strange request was made to Jesus by John and James, sons of Zebedee?  

The brothers asked him, "Grant us that in your glory we may sit, one at your right and one to your left. The answer of Jesus Christians knows what it was. (Mark, 10:35 to 10:41.)

4. As occurred in the description of Mark, Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem? 

As soon as they approached Jerusalem, Bethpage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, whom he said, Go into the village over against you: and as soon as ye go, find a colt tied on which not even man sat: loose him, and bring him to me. They were found the colt tied outside the door, between two paths, and brought him to Jesus. The Master sat on it and entered the city, where many spread their garments in the way while others cut branches from trees and spread them on the road. Those who went before, and those that followed, cried: Hosanna, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord blessed the kingdom of our father David that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the heights. (Mark 11:1 to 11:10.)

5. Teaching that Jesus left us to expel the moneychangers from the temple?  

The episode was described by the evangelist, Jesus and his disciples came to Jerusalem. There, on entering the temple, he began to drive out those who sold and bought it and then overturned the tables of currency traders and the seats of those selling doves. And did not let anyone carry any vessel through the temple, while they taught them saying: It is not written, my house shall be called by all nations the house of prayer? But ye have made it a den of thieves. It seems clear that he wanted to teach us that the temple is a place of prayer, worship the Lord, reflection and meditation on the high-life concerns, not a place you negotiate currencies or commodities. (Mark, 11:15 to 11:17.)