Gospel of Mark
The shortest of all the Gospels, Mark is thought to have been the first Gospel written. It has a vivid, action-oriented style and seems to have been written for a Gentile audience. We are using the NABRE translation.
17 sessions
1Gospel of MarkListen to the entire Gospel of Mark read by Jonathan Roumie. Chapters 1-16109 min
2Chapter 1The Gospel of Mark opens immediately with the preaching of John the Baptist as he prepares for the public ministry of Jesus.Gospel of Mark7 min
3Chapter 2In Chapter 2, Jesus shows his authority to forgive sins by healing a paralytic and then calls Levi to follow him.Gospel of Mark5 min
4Chapter 3Jesus appoints his twelve disciples in this chapter and then gives new meaning to the family of God.Gospel of Mark5 min
5Chapter 4Chapter 4 begins with the parable of the sower and concludes with Jesus commanding the storm to cease.Gospel of Mark7 min
6Chapter 5In Chapter 5, Jesus continues to cast out demons and to heal. Then for the first time, we witness Jesus's power to raise from the dead.Gospel of Mark7 min
7Chapter 6Chapter 6 is full of significant moments and miracles, such as the mission of the Twelve and the walking on water.Gospel of Mark9 min
8Chapter 7In this chapter, Jesus challenges the Pharisees' narrow, legalistic vision and affirms the faith of a Gentile woman.Gospel of Mark6 min
9Chapter 8Chapter 8 reveals more deeply Jesus is -- the Messiah and the Son of Man who must suffer and then rise after three days.Gospel of Mark6 min
10Chapter 9After hearing the first prediction of Jesus' passion and death in the previous chapter, we witness Jesus' Transfiguration here in Chapter 9.Gospel of Mark8 min
11Chapter 10In Chapter 10, Jesus challenges former ways of understanding and reveals how his disciples are to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.Gospel of Mark9 min
12Chapter 11Chapter 11 begins the culmination of Jesus' saving mission with his entry into Jerusalem.Gospel of Mark5 min
13Chapter 12Chapter 12 opens with the Parable of the Tenants. Then Jesus gives his disciples the greatest commandments.Gospel of Mark8 min
14Chapter 13In this chapter, Jesus preaches about the end times and exhorts his disciples to keep watch.Gospel of Mark6 min
15Chapter 14Jesus shares his Last Supper with the disciples before he is betrayed, arrested, and put on trial.Gospel of Mark12 min
16Chapter 15In Chapter 15, we witness the sacrificial love of Christ in his passion, crucifixion, and death.Gospel of Mark7 min
17Chapter 16In this final chapter, we hear the good news of the empty tomb and the longer ending to Mark's Gospel.Gospel of Mark3 min