The Final Week in Jerusalem

Follow Mark's account of Jesus' last days, from the triumphal entry and his teaching in the temple to the Last Supper, the crucifixion, and the empty tomb.

6 chapters · read each one, then take its quiz

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Mark 11: The Triumphal Entry and the Fig Tree
Jesus enters Jerusalem on a colt as crowds cry out in praise. He curses a fruitless fig tree, drives the sellers out of the temple, teaches about faith and forgiveness in prayer, and answers the leaders who question his authority.
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Mark 12: Tenants, Taxes, and the Great Commandment
Jesus tells the parable of the wicked tenants and answers questions about taxes to Caesar, the resurrection, and the greatest commandment. He asks how the Christ is David's Lord, warns against the scribes, and praises a poor widow's gift.
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Mark 13: The Olivet Discourse
Jesus foretells the temple's destruction and warns of deceivers, wars, persecution, and the abomination of desolation. He describes the Son of Man coming in power and glory and repeatedly urges his disciples to stay awake, since no one knows the hour.
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Mark 14: The Last Supper, Gethsemane, and Arrest
A woman anoints Jesus at Bethany and Judas agrees to betray him. Jesus shares the Passover and gives the bread and cup, prays in Gethsemane, and is arrested. Condemned by the council for claiming to be the Christ, he is denied three times by Peter.
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Mark 15: The Crucifixion
Pilate hands Jesus over to be crucified after the crowd demands Barabbas. Jesus is mocked, crucified between two robbers, and dies with a loud cry as the temple curtain is torn. A centurion confesses him the Son of God, and Joseph of Arimathea buries him.
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Mark 16: The Empty Tomb and the Great Commission
At dawn after the Sabbath, women find the stone rolled away, and a young man in white tells them Jesus has risen and will meet his disciples in Galilee. The longer ending then records his appearances, the Great Commission to preach to all creation, and his ascension to God's right hand.