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Mark 8:22-26

Today’s Scripture: 22 When they came into Bethsaida, a group brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged Him to touch the man and heal him. 23 So Jesus guided the man out of the village, away from the crowd; and He spat on the man’s eyes and touched them. Jesus: What do you see? Blind […]

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Mark 8:10-21

Today’s Scripture: 10 then, immediately, He got into a boat with His disciples and sailed away. Upon their arrival in Dalmanutha in the district of Magdala, 11 they were met by Pharisees—ready with their questions and tests—seeking some sign from heaven that His teaching was from God. Jesus (sighing with disappointment): 12 Why does this generation ask for […]

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Mark 8:1-9

Today’s Scripture: Once again a huge crowd had followed them, and they had nothing to eat. So Jesus called His disciples together. Jesus: 2 These people have been with Me for three days without food. They’re hungry, and I am concerned for them. 3 If I try to send them home now, they’ll faint along the way […]

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Mark 7:31-37

Today’s Scripture: 31 Jesus traveled on His way through Tyre and Sidon, eventually returning to the region of the Sea of Galilee. From there He pressed on to the area of the Ten Cities.[a] 32 Among the sick who were brought to Him was a man who was deaf and could barely speak at all, and those […]

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Mark 7:24-30

Today’s Scripture: 24 From there Jesus and His followers traveled to the region of Tyre [and Sidon][a] on the Mediterranean coast. He hoped to slip unnoticed into a house, but people discovered His presence. 25 Shortly after He arrived, a woman whose daughter was filled with an unclean spirit heard that He was there, so she came […]

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Mark 7:17-23

Today’s Scripture: 17 When they had come in from the road, His disciples asked Him what He meant by this teaching. Jesus: 18 Do you mean you don’t understand this one either? Whatever goes into people from outside can’t defile them 19 because it doesn’t go into their hearts. Outside things go through their guts and back out, […]

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Mark 7:5-16

Today’s Scripture: Scribes and Pharisees: 5 Why don’t Your disciples follow the traditions passed down to us? Why do they eat their bread with defiled hands? Jesus: 6 Isaiah prophesied wisely about your religious pretensions when he wrote,     These people honor Me with words off their lips;         meanwhile their hearts are far from Me. 7     Their worship is […]

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Mark 7:1-4

Today’s Scripture: Then the Pharisees returned to talk with Jesus, and with them came some of the scribes and scholars from Jerusalem. Scribes and Scholars (seeing the disciples eating): 2 Your disciples are eating bread with defiled, unwashed hands. 3 Now you need to know that the Pharisees, and all Jews for that matter, held the tradition […]

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Mark 6:53-56

Today’s Scripture: 53 When they finished their journey, they landed the boat in Gennesaret. 54 People at once recognized Jesus as the Healer. 55 Immediately they hurried to collect the sick and infirm—bringing them to Him in beds if they had to— 56 laying them out in the markets of any village, city, or field where He might pass. […]

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Mark 6:45-52

Today’s Scripture: 45 Not long after, He sent His disciples out onto their boat to sail to Bethsaida on the other shore, and He sent the crowd away. 46 After everyone had gone, He slipped away to pray on a mountain overlooking the sea. 47 When evening came, the boat was out on the sea and He was […]

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