Mark 14:1 "After two days it was the Passover..." The commentary that mentioned the timing suggested this means what is about to be told happened two days before the Passover. Makes sense. It shares the story of the anointing in Bethany and includes info that Peter probably got after the fact. He would understand later …
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Mark 13:2 "...Not one stone shall be left upon another..." Apparently Titus of Rome will order that the city be completely demolished. Not just conquered, but destroyed as well. Commentaries didn't give any further information on it. Will need to check other sources to get the full story of what happened. Josephus was mentioned, Wars …
Mark 12:28 "...perceiving that He had answered them well..." Was listening with an open mind. Not sure of his intentions, but at least he was really listening to Jesus. He asked the first important question when looking for the Messiah. 31 "And the second, like it, is this..." Jesus picked up on the question, answered …
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Mark 11:1 "...near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives..." Small villages along the road to Jerusalem from Jericho. Pretty close if they were counted at or near the Mount of Olives which is just across the valley from Jerusalem. 13 "...perhaps He would find something on it...it was not the season …
Mark 10:23-24 "...those who have riches to enter...those who trust in riches to enter..." Jesus repeated the statement a slightly different way to convey what He was saying. Riches aren't the problem. Trusting in them is. Part of self reliance. Commentaries make a big deal out of the fact that the manuscript NU doesn't contain …
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Mark 10:2 "...testing Him" Not interested in learning more about the truth, but only in tripping Jesus up. Finding some reason to accuse Him of wrongdoing. 3 "...What did Moses command you" They were the teachers of the law. They should know the answer. Threw it back at them. 6 "...made them male and female" …
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Mark 9:30-32 "...He did not want anyone to know it...after He is killed, He will rise the third day...they did not understand this saying..." Another indication Jesus was turning the focus of His ministry to His death and resurrection and away from any idea of Him becoming an earthly ruler. He doesn't want the people …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 