Mark

New Testament · Gospel · 16 chapters

Quick answer

A fast-moving account of Jesus the suffering Servant who calls disciples to take up the cross.

Mark, likely the earliest Gospel, races through Jesus' deeds with urgency ("immediately"), building to the central question — who is this? — answered at the cross: "Truly this was the Son of God."

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Chapters

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Start here — curated resources

Lay

★ Start hereDocumentaryFollowing the MessiahAppian Media · Free · evangelical
A free, beautifully shot 10-part series walking the lands of Jesus' life — Bethlehem, Galilee, Jerusalem, and more.
★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical
A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.
VideoMike Winger — BibleThinkerMike Winger · Free · reformed
Free verse-by-verse studies through whole books plus careful apologetics — "learn to think biblically about everything." (Reformed-leaning, non-denominational.)

Pastoral

SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical
Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Watch & study

VideoBibleProject — Mark videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
VideoWatch teaching on MarkYouTube · Lay · Free
Sermon series and book overviews from across YouTube.
CommentaryMatthew Henry on MarkMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).