OUTLINE OF MARK

 

Theme: Jesus the power of God. Written from the Roman viewpoint.

Written by John Mark, son of Mary of Jerusalem and cousin of Barabbas, from Rome with Peter’s help.

The date is very difficult and is variously set from around 58 to 64 AD.  It is likely it was written between Matthew and Luke.

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KEY WORDS

OUTLINE

MARK

verses

MATT

LUKE

JOHN

 

 

PREPARATION (1:1-13)

 

 

 

 

1:

Beginning

John the Baptist

1-8

3:1

3:1

1:19

 

 

Jesus Baptism  

9-11

3:13

3:21

1:29

 

 

Temptation

12-13

4:1

4:1

 

 

 

GALILEAN MINISTRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST PERIOD (1:14-3:12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

John delivered up

14-15

4:12

 

 

 

 

Four fishermen called

16-20

4:18

5:1

 

 

 

Demoniac healed on Sabbath

21-28

 

4:31

 

 

 

Peter's wife's mother healed

29-31

8:14

4:38

 

 

 

Healing in Galilee

32-34

8:16

4:40

 

 

 

Preaching in Galilee

35-39

 

4:42

 

 

 

Leper healed

40-45

8:1

5:12

 

2:

Matthew

Let down through roof

1-12

9:1

5:;17

 

 

 

Matthew called

13-17

9:9

5:27

 

 

 

Fasting questions

18-22

9:14

5:33

 

 

 

Eating Grain on Sabbath

23-28

12:1

6:1

 

3:

Twelve

Withered hand on Sabbath

1-6

12:9

6:6

 

 

 

Fame of Jesus

7-12

12:15

6:17

 

 

 

SECOND PERIOD (3:13-7:23)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Chosen

13-19

10:2

6:12

 

 

 

Blasphemy of Holy Spirit

20-30

12:22

11:14

 

 

 

Family of Jesus

31-35

12:46

8:19

 

4:

Parables

Introduction to parables

1-2

13:1

8:4

 

 

 

Sower parable

3-9

13:3

8:5

 

 

 

Why speak in parables?

10-12

13:10

8:9

 

 

 

Sower Parable explained

13-20

13:20

8:11

 

 

 

Lamp parable

21-23

 

8:16

 

 

 

Seed parable

30-32

 

 

 

 

 

Mustard seed

30-32

13:31

13:18

 

5:

Healing

Gadarene Demoniac

1-20

8:28

8:26

 

 

 

Jesus removes by boat to his own city

21

9:1

 

 

 

 

Jairus's Request

22-24,

9:18

8:41

 

 

 

Woman with bleeding healed

25-34

9:20

8:43

 

 

 

Jairus's daughter healed

35-43

 

8:49

 

6:

John beheaded

Rejection at Nazareth

1-6

13:45

4:16

 

 

 

Twelve sent out

7-13

10:1

9:1

 

 

 

John Baptist beheaded

14-29

14:1

9:7

 

 

 

Five thousand fed

30-46

14:13

9:10

6:1

 

 

Walking on water

47-56

14:24

 

6:16

7:

Traditions

Unwashed hands

1-23

15:1

 

 

 

 

Syrophoenician woman's daughter

24-30

15:21

 

 

 

 

THIRD PERIOD (7:24-9:50)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deaf-mute healed

31-37

15:29

 

 

8:

Confession

Four thousand fed

1-9

15:32

 

 

 

 

Sign demanded

10-13

15:1

 

 

 

 

Beware the Pharisees

14-21

16:5

 

 

 

 

Blind near Bethsaida

22-26

 

 

 

 

 

Peter's confession

27-30

16:13

9:18

 

 

 

Peter’s rebuke

31-33

16:21

 

 

 

 

Take up your cross

34-38

16:24

9:23

 

9:

Transfiguration

See kingdom before death

1,2

16:28

9:27

 

 

 

Transfiguration – Jesus, Moses & Elijah

2-13

17:1

9:28

 

 

 

Demon possessed boy

14-29

17:14

9:37

 

 

 

Death prophesied

30-32

17:22

9:43

 

 

 

Who is greatest? Humility as child

33-37

18:1

9:46

 

 

 

Not against is for him

38-40

 

9:49

 

 

 

Offenders into hell fire

41-50

18:6

 

 

 

 

PEREAN MINISTRY (10: 1-52)

 

 

 

 

10:

Divorce

Divorce questions

1-12

19:3

 

 

 

 

Children blessed

13-16

19:13

18:15

 

 

 

Rich young ruler

17-31

19:16