Whole-book orientation · Gospel

Overview and structure

See the book’s genre, major movements, and complete reading route.

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

A clear route through the whole book

The units preserve the book’s order. Read the surrounding passage whenever a unit crosses a chapter boundary, and do not let a memorable verse replace the argument or story around it.

Overview

01 · Mark · 01

Jesus is revealed

Meet Jesus through the opening witnesses, signs, titles, and events that establish the direction of Mark.

02 · Mark · 02

The kingdom comes near

Follow the teaching, healing, deliverance, and welcome through which Jesus announces God’s reign in Mark.

03 · Mark · 03

Discipleship is tested

Watch belief, misunderstanding, opposition, and costly obedience develop as the journey in Mark continues.

04 · Mark · 04

The cross becomes central

Walk through the final conflict, suffering, and crucifixion as Mark explains the meaning of Jesus’ mission.

05 · Mark · 05

Resurrection and witness

See how the risen Jesus brings fear, hope, worship, and a commission that sends the message of Mark outward.

All study units

Passage study 01 · Mark 1:1–13

Jesus blessing children, the rich man leaving sorrowful, servant leadership taught, and Bartimaeus calling from the roadside

Open study →Passage study 12 · Mark 11

Jesus entering Jerusalem, examining and cleansing the temple, and the fig tree becoming a warning

Open study →Passage study 13 · Mark 12

Tenant farmers in parable, traps about tribute and resurrection, and the widow placing her small offering in the treasury

Open study →Passage study 14 · Mark 13

Jesus leaving the temple and teaching four disciples about destruction, endurance, watchfulness, and the coming of the Son of man

Open study →Passage study 15 · Mark 14:1–31

Overview and structure

A clear route through the whole book

Overview

Jesus is revealed

The kingdom comes near

Discipleship is tested

The cross becomes central

Resurrection and witness

All study units

John’s urgent wilderness ministry, Jesus’ baptism, and the Spirit driving him into the wilderness

Fishermen leaving their nets, Jesus teaching with authority, healing in Capernaum, and touching the leper

Friends lowering the paralyzed man through the roof, Levi called, and Sabbath conflict hardening the leaders

Crowds pressing toward Jesus, the twelve appointed, and Jesus redefining family around doing God’s will

Jesus teaching parables from the boat and later sleeping during the storm before rebuking wind and sea

The restored man among the tombs, Jairus pleading, the suffering woman touching Jesus’ garment, and the girl raised

Rejection at Nazareth, the twelve sent, John’s death reported, the crowd fed, and Jesus walking on the sea

Jesus confronting defilement from the heart, the Gentile woman answering with faith, and the deaf man healed

The four thousand fed, the blind man healed in stages, Peter confessing Jesus, and the first clear cross prediction

The Transfiguration, the suffering boy delivered, and the disciples corrected for seeking greatness

Jesus blessing children, the rich man leaving sorrowful, servant leadership taught, and Bartimaeus calling from the roadside

Jesus entering Jerusalem, examining and cleansing the temple, and the fig tree becoming a warning

Tenant farmers in parable, traps about tribute and resurrection, and the widow placing her small offering in the treasury

Jesus leaving the temple and teaching four disciples about destruction, endurance, watchfulness, and the coming of the Son of man

Jesus anointed at Bethany, Judas arranging betrayal, and the Passover meal

Jesus in Gethsemane, the arrest, the hearing before the council, and Peter weeping after his denials

Jesus before Pilate, mocked, crucified, dying, and placed in the tomb

The women entering the tomb, seeing it empty, and fleeing in trembling astonishment after receiving the message