The reason for the parables. Jesus sees a vision of God in the temple.

Jesus' interpretation. Jesus taught in parables

Parables. Synoptic gospel

The Parable of the Sower. Cost of discipline

Jesus answered, ‘What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day

Sandwich Story: Part 2. His real family are those who do the will of God along with Him (see Luke 12:53, Luke 14:26)

This passage is the first “sandwich story” in Mark, where one story is begun and then is interrupted by another story, with the first story completed only afterward. healing power comes from the devil.

In Mark 2:23, 24, the Pharisees accuse the disciples of breaking the

Sabbath. According to Jewish tradition

Jesus continues with two illustrations that highlight the contrast between His teaching and that of the religious leaders—unshrunk cloth on an old garment and new wine in old wineskins

Healing a Paralytic. Jesus meets the objectors on their own ground by using a typical rabbinic style of argumentation called “lesser to greater.” It is one thing to say that a person’s sins are forgiven