“Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place… And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake” (Mark 13:30, 37 ESV). In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus spoke these words to His disciples as they sat on the Mount of Olives overlooking the temple in
“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace” (Numbers 6:24–26 ESV). In the book of Numbers, the LORD instructed Moses to tell Aaron and his sons how they were to
“And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, ‘How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?’” (Mark 12:35 ESV). In Mark’s Gospel, the apostle recorded how Jesus taught publicly in the temple courts during the final week before His crucifixion. Addressing the crowd and confronting the religious leaders, Jesus
“For all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast. They shall be mine: I am the LORD” (Numbers 3:13 ESV). In the book of Numbers, Moses recorded
“And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. And he said to it, ‘May no one ever eat fruit from you again.’ And his
“Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and break my covenant with them, for I am the LORD their God” (Leviticus 26:44 ESV). In Leviticus, Moses had spoken to the people of Israel
“And Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.’” (Mark 10:18 ESV). In his Gospel, Mark recorded this encounter between Jesus and a rich young ruler. The man had addressed Jesus as “Good Teacher,” likely as a respectful compliment. Yet Jesus immediately responded by questioning his
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea” (Mark 9:42 ESV). In the Gospel of Mark, he recorded Jesus speaking to believers who needed to understand the cost
“But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him” (Mark 9:13 ESV). Mark recorded that after the transfiguration, Jesus spoke to His disciples as they descended the mountain and addressed their confusion about Elijah’s coming. The scribes had taught that Elijah must
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation” (Psalm 42:5 ESV). The sons of Korah wrote Psalm 42 to express deep spiritual longing during a season of separation from corporate worship and the felt presence of