Passion Week in the Gospel of Mark – Overview
Day |
Section Title |
Verses |
Notes/Explanation |
| Sunday | Triumphal Entry | Mk 11:1-11 | |
| Tuesday | Cursing of the Fig Tree | Mk 11:12-14 | |
| Tuesday | Cleansing of the Temple | Mk 11:15-19 | Drives out the money changers in the temple area |
| Wednesday | The Withered Fig Tree | Mk 11:20-25 | Delayed illustration of faith |
| Wednesday | Controversy | Mk 11:27-12:37 | Jesus questioned & teaches many things |
| Wednesday | Condemnation of the Scribes and Pharisees | Mk 12:38-40 | |
| Wednesday | Jesus’ Observation of the Widow | Mk 12:41-44 | |
| Wednesday | Olivet Discourse | Mk 13:1-37 | Jesus’ long teaching about the future |
| Wednesday | Prediction of Crucifixion | Mk 14:1-2 | “It was now two days before the Passover celebration”(14:1) |
| Wednesday | Anointing by Mary | Mk 14:3-9 | |
| Wednesday | Betrayal Contract | Mk 14:10-11 | |
| Thursday | The Last Meal | Mk 14:12-25 | Likely this was not the Passover meal, because that would have been Friday |
| Thursday | Peter’s Denial Foretold | Mk 14:26-31 | Likely during the walk to Mt. of Olives |
| Thursday | In the Garden | Mk 14:26, 32-42 | |
| Thursday | Betrayal Kiss and Arrest | Mk 14:43-52 | Mark probably includes himself in the reference of the naked man running way |
| Thursday | Trial before Caiaphas | Mk 14:53, 55-65 | |
| Thursday | The Denial of Peter | Mk 14:54, 66-72 | |
| Thursday | Trial before Sanhedrin | Mk 15:1 | Trial isn’t elaborated here (Lk 22:66-71) |
| Friday | Trial before Pilate | Mk 15:1-5 | |
| Friday | Return to Pilate | Mk 15:6-15 | |
| Friday | Mockery by Soldiers | Mk 15:16-19 | |
| Friday | The Way to the Skull | Mk 15:20-23 | |
| Friday | Crucifixion | Mk 15:24-41 | |
| Friday | Burial | Mk 15:42-46 | |
| Saturday | Sabbath day | Mk 16:1 | A day of rest and mourning |
| Sunday | He’s Alive! | Mk 16:1-8 | Reporting on the empty tomb |
| Sunday | The Resurrection Appearances | (Mk 16:9-13) | The most reliable manuscripts do not include Mark 16:9-20. |
| Days Later | Seeing the Disciples again and the Great Commission | (Mk 16:14-18) | |
| Forty Days Later | Ascension | (Mk 16:19-20) | Jesus returns to heaven |
This is an abbreviated version/chart excerpted from a larger paper entitled:
“A Chronological Study of Life of Christ” by MikeJentes
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