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Titus 3:1-15 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one...

Titus 2:1-15 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, p...

Titus 1:1-16 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 3 and at the proper time manifested in His Word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior; 4 To...

Mark 16:9-20 9 Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. 12 After these things He appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walkin...

Mark 16:1-8 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?" 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been ro...

Mark 15:21-47 And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry His cross. 22 And they brought Him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull). 23 And they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it. 24 And they crucified Him and divided His garments among them, casting lots for them, to de...

The palm tree and palm leaves appear again and again throughout the Bible as symbols of integrity, honor, righteousness, holiness, godly authority, and royal glory. The palm was used in the carved decorations of the temple, usually associated with the Cherubim, but also with the regal lion and the flower in full bloom. In addition though, throughout the entire ancient Near East palm branches were...

Mark 14:53-72 53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 And Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire. 55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they...

Mark 14:26-52 26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.' 28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee." 29 Peter said to Him, "Even though they all fall away, I will not." 30 And Jesus said to him, "Truly, I tell you, thi...

Mark 14:12-25 12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, "Where will You have us go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?" 13 And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, 14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher...

Mark 14:1-11 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest Him by stealth and kill Him, 2 for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people." 3 And while He was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of oin...

Psalm 139:1-24 O Lord, You have searched me and known me! 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You discern my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. 5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay Your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for m...

Mark 12:28-44 28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that He answered them well, asked Him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" 29 Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with...

Mark 12:18-27 18 And Sadducees came to Him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked Him a question, saying, 19 "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. 21 And the second to...

In Mark 12, Jesus confronts the religious leaders of Israel as they seek to trap Him again with their questions. Jesus seizes the opportunity to instruct them by means of a parable about wicked tenants. This parable points to the character of God the Father as He sends His beloved son. It confirms that Jesus will be rejected as the stone from Psalm 118:22-23, who through His resurrection will beco...

Mark 11:1-11 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His disciples 2 and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it...

Mark 10:32-52 32 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, He began to tell them what was to happen to Him, 33 saying, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to deat...

Mark 10:1-27 And He left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to Him again. And again, as was His custom, He taught them. 2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test Him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" 3 He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" 4 They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send he...

Psalm 4:1-8 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. 2 O men, how long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah. 3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for Himself; the Lord hears when I call to Him. 4 Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent....

Mark 9:38-41 38 John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us." 39 But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in My name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. 40 For the one who is not against us is for us. 41 For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink...

Mark 9:33-37 33 And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?" 34 But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." 36 And he took a child and put him in...

Mark 9:14-32 14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw Him, were greatly amazed and ran up to Him and greeted Him. 16 And He asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?" 17 And someone from the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought my son to You, for he has a spirit that makes...