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Mark 12:38-44
Mark
12:38-44Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Warning
against the Scribes
38 He also
said in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in
long robes, and who want greetings in the marketplaces, 39 the front seats in the
synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.40 They devour widows’ houses
and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher
punishment.”
The
Widow’s Gift
41 Sitting across
from the temple treasury, He watched how the crowd dropped money into the
treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came
and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.[a] 43 Summoning His disciples, He
said to them, “I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all
those giving to the temple treasury. 44 For they all gave out of
their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she
possessed—all she had to live on.”
Questions:
1.
How does Jesus describe the church workers?
A. He tells
the people that they are almost perfect.
They look and act like they should, but they really aren’t. They are white washed tombs, clean on the
outside, but dead on the inside. They
want people to notice them, but they will take from you when they can.
2.
Why did Jesus warn them about the scribes?
A. He was
not just warning them about the Scribes, but also the false prophets, saying to
be aware of all they will do.
3.
What does it mean that they gave out of their surplus and she gave
all she had?
A. The rich
can give a lot, but they also have a lot more, where if a poor person gives,
he, or she will feel the burdens of not having that money.
4.
How should we give?
A. ?????
Mark 12:13-27
Mark
12:13-27Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
God and
Caesar
13 Then they sent some of
the Pharisees and the Herodians to Him to trap Him by what He said.[a] 14 When they
came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know You are truthful and defer to no one,
for You don’t show partiality[b] but
teach truthfully the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or
not? 15 Should we pay, or should we
not pay?”
But knowing their hypocrisy, He said to them, “Why are
you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at.” 16 So they
brought one. “Whose image and inscription is this?” He
asked them.
“Caesar’s,” they said.
17 Then Jesus told
them, “Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the
things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him.
The
Sadducees and the Resurrection
18 Some Sadducees, who
say there is no resurrection, came to Him and questioned Him: 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote
for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaves his wife behind,
and leaves no child, his brother should take the wife and produce
offspring for his brother.[c] 20 There
were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no offspring. 21 The
second also took her, and he died, leaving no offspring. And the third
likewise. 22 So the
seven[d] left
no offspring. Last of all, the woman died too. 23 In the
resurrection, when they rise,[e] whose wife will she be, since the
seven had married her?”[f]
24 Jesus told them, “Are
you not deceived because you don’t know the Scriptures or the
power of God? 25 For when
they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in
marriage but are like angels in heaven. 26 Now
concerning the dead being raised—haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the
passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him: I am the God of
Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?[g] 27 He is not
God of the dead but of the living. You are badly deceived.”
Questions:
1.
Why were the Pharisees and
Herodians asking Jesus if it was right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
A. They did
that because they wanted to trap him. If
Jesus says YES, then He would be saying that He ultimately agrees that Caesar
is a God, or King. If he says No, then Jesus is saying He is against Caesar and
people would want to hurt Him.
2.
Why were they trying to
trap Jesus?
A. They were
trying to get Jesus in trouble with either Caesar or with the people that are
following Him. He would lose credibility
if he says Yes, and the Roman guards would arrest Him if he didn’t agree that
Caesar was a God.
3.
What does Jesus need a coin
for?
A. He will
show everyone that Caesar is on the coin, so it belongs to Caesar. What belongs to Caesar is Caesar’s, and what
belongs to God, is God’s.
Mark 12:1-12
Mark
12:1-12Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)The
Parable of the Vineyard Owner12 Then He
began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard,put a fence
around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he
leased it to tenant farmers and went away. 2 At
harvest time he sent a slave to the farmers to collect some of the
fruit of the vineyard from the farmers. 3 But they
took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.4 Again he
sent another slave to them, and they[a] hit
him on the head and treated him shamefully.[b] 5 Then he
sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; they beat
some and they killed some.
and is wonderful in our eyes?”[ and is wonderful in our eyes?”[ and is wonderful in our eyes?”[e]12 Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.
7. Who is
the cornerstone that the Scribes, Pharosees, and Elders rejected? A. Jesusand is wonderful in our eyes?”[ and is wonderful in our eyes?”[ and is wonderful in our eyes?”[e]12 Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.
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