Praying from Mark 13:5. Themes: Warning, Deception, End Times.
Command. The reader is instructed to be careful not to be led astray.
Praying from Mark 13:2. Themes: Destruction, Prophecy, End times.
Promise. The promise is that the great buildings will be destroyed and not one stone will be left on another.
Praying from Mark 12:44. Themes: Sacrifice, Generosity, Faith
Command. The verse commands the reader to give sacrificially, even if it means giving all that they have to live on.
Praying from Mark 12:43. Themes: Generosity, Sacrifice, Humility.
Promise. The promise is that the poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury.
Praying from Mark 12:40. Themes: hypocrisy, condemnation, justice
Command: None.
Promise: Those who devour widows’ houses and make long prayers for pretense will receive greater condemnation.
Praying from Mark 12:39. Themes: Pride, Status, Greed.
Command. The verse is instructing the reader to strive for the best seats in the synagogues and at feasts.
Praying from Mark 12:38. Themes: Warning, Humility, Pride.
Command. The verse is warning the reader to be cautious of the scribes who seek attention and honor from others.
Praying from Mark 12:36. Themes: Authority, Exaltation, Victory.
Promise. The verse is a prophecy spoken by David in the Holy Spirit, foretelling that the Lord will exalt his chosen one (Jesus) to his right hand and make…
Praying from Mark 12:34. Themes: Wisdom, Kingdom of God.
Promise.
The promise is that the person who answered wisely is not far from God’s Kingdom.
Praying from Mark 12:33. Themes: Love, Neighbor, Sacrifice.
Command. The verse commands the reader to love God with all their heart, understanding, soul, and strength, and to love their neighbor as themselves. It em…
Praying from Mark 12:31. Themes: Love, Neighborly love, Greatest commandment.
Command. The reader is commanded to love their neighbor as themselves, and it is stated that there is no greater commandment than this.
Praying from Mark 12:30. Themes: Love, Devotion, Worship
Command. The verse commands the reader to love God with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Praying from Mark 12:29. Themes: Monotheism, Faith, Deity
Command. The command is to hear and acknowledge that the Lord our God is one.
Praying from Mark 12:28. Themes: Love, Commandments, Greatest
Command. The scribe asks Jesus which commandment is the greatest of all. Jesus responds by saying, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, w…
Praying from Mark 12:27. Themes: Resurrection, Eternal Life, Misconception.
Command. The reader is commanded to understand that God is the God of the living, not the dead, and to correct their mistaken beliefs.
Praying from Mark 12:26. Themes: Resurrection, God’s faithfulness.
Promise. The verse is referencing the promise of resurrection for the dead, as demonstrated by God’s declaration to Moses about being the God of the patria…
Praying from Mark 12:25. Themes: Resurrection, Eternal Life, Angelic Existence.
Promise. The verse is describing the state of those who rise from the dead and how they will be like angels in heaven, without the need for marriage.
Praying from Mark 12:19. Themes: Redemption, Marriage, Family.
Command. The verse instructs the reader to follow the law of levirate marriage, which requires a man to marry his deceased brother’s wife if he has no chil…
Praying from Mark 12:17. Themes: Submission, Authority, Separation of Powers.
Command. The verse commands the reader to give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to give to God what belongs to God.
Praying from Mark 12:15. Themes: Hypocrisy, Testing, Money
Command. The command is to bring Jesus a denarius.