Mark — Group study guide
Part 1 of 3 · chapters 1–5
Leader version
5 chapters · 77 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.
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Mark 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Mark 1 (KJV)
1. Who was the messenger sent before the coming of Jesus?
Mark 1:4
- A. John the Baptist
- B. Elijah the Tishbite
- C. Simeon the just
- D. Zacharias the priest
Correct answer: A. John the Baptist
John the Baptist.
Mark 1:4
2. What did John do with the people after they confessed their sins?
Mark 1:5
- A. He sent them to the temple
- B. He laid his hands on them
- C. He sent them away in peace
- D. He baptized them
Correct answer: D. He baptized them
He baptized them.
Mark 1:5
3. In what river was Jesus baptized?
Mark 1:9
- A. The Nile
- B. The Euphrates
- C. The Jordan
- D. The Kidron
Correct answer: C. The Jordan
The Jordan.
Mark 1:9
4. What happened when Jesus came up out of the water?
Mark 1:10
- A. An angel served him food
- B. The Spirit like a dove descended upon him
- C. The people hailed him as king
- D. John fell on his knees
Correct answer: B. The Spirit like a dove descended upon him
The Spirit like a dove descended upon Jesus.
Mark 1:10
5. How many days was Jesus in the wilderness, tempted of Satan?
Mark 1:13
- A. Forty days
- B. Seven days
- C. Three days
- D. Twelve days
Correct answer: A. Forty days
Forty days.
Mark 1:13
6. Why were Peter and Andrew casting a net into the sea?
Mark 1:16
- A. Because they were looking for food for Jesus
- B. Because they had to pay tribute
- C. Because it was a feast day
- D. Because they were fishers
Correct answer: D. Because they were fishers
Because they were fishers.
Mark 1:16
7. What were James and John doing in the ship?
Mark 1:19
- A. Counting the fish
- B. Sleeping
- C. Mending their nets
- D. Praying with their father
Correct answer: C. Mending their nets
Mending their nets.
Mark 1:19
8. On what day did Jesus enter the synagogue to teach?
Mark 1:21
- A. The first day of the week
- B. On the sabbath days
- C. Only on feast days
- D. At the new moon
Correct answer: B. On the sabbath days
On the sabbath days.
Mark 1:21
9. Why were the people astonished at Jesus' doctrine?
Mark 1:22
- A. Because he taught as one that had authority
- B. Because he spoke in hard parables
- C. Because he quoted the elders
- D. Because he spoke in Greek
Correct answer: A. Because he taught as one that had authority
Because he taught as one that had authority.
Mark 1:22
10. What did the devils in the possessed man say to Jesus?
Mark 1:24
- A. Give us leave to enter into the swine
- B. I beseech thee, torment me not
- C. Why do you cast us out of this city?
- D. What have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us?
Correct answer: D. What have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us?
What have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us?
Mark 1:24
11. How did Jesus rebuke the unclean spirit?
Mark 1:25
- A. Go into the swine
- B. Return to the deep
- C. Hold thy peace, and come out of him
- D. Enter no more into him
Correct answer: C. Hold thy peace, and come out of him
He said: "Hold thy peace, and come out of him."
Mark 1:25
12. Where did they go after leaving the synagogue?
Mark 1:29
- A. To the house of Levi
- B. To the house of Simon and Andrew
- C. To the temple in Jerusalem
- D. To the house of Jairus
Correct answer: B. To the house of Simon and Andrew
To the house of Simon and Andrew.
Mark 1:29
13. Why was Peter's wife's mother lying sick?
Mark 1:30
- A. Because she had a fever
- B. Because she was blind
- C. Because she was very old
- D. Because she had leprosy
Correct answer: A. Because she had a fever
Because she had a fever.
Mark 1:30
14. What did Peter's wife's mother do after Jesus took her by the hand?
Mark 1:31
- A. She went to the synagogue
- B. She wept for joy
- C. She went back to sleep
- D. She ministered unto them
Correct answer: D. She ministered unto them
She ministered unto them.
Mark 1:31
15. Who gathered together at the door where Jesus was?
Mark 1:33
- A. The Pharisees
- B. The Roman soldiers
- C. All the city
- D. John's disciples
Correct answer: C. All the city
All the city.
Mark 1:33
16. Why did Jesus not allow the devils to speak?
Mark 1:34
- A. Because they lied
- B. Because they knew him
- C. Because there were many of them
- D. Because it was the sabbath
Correct answer: B. Because they knew him
Because they knew him.
Mark 1:34
17. What did Jesus do very early in the morning?
Mark 1:35
- A. He rose up to pray
- B. He went fishing with Peter
- C. He taught in the temple
- D. He visited the sick
Correct answer: A. He rose up to pray
He rose up to pray.
Mark 1:35
18. Why did Jesus heal the leper who kneeled down before him?
Mark 1:41
- A. Because he paid him an offering
- B. Because he was a relative
- C. Because the disciples asked him to
- D. Because he was moved with compassion
Correct answer: D. Because he was moved with compassion
Because he was moved with compassion.
Mark 1:41
19. Jesus told the leper he healed to say nothing to any man. What did the leper do?
Mark 1:45
- A. He kept silent
- B. He stayed with Jesus
- C. He went out and began to publish it much
- D. He went home without speaking
Correct answer: C. He went out and began to publish it much
He went out and began to publish it much.
Mark 1:45
Notes
Mark 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Mark 2 (KJV)
1. What did the four who carried the paralytic do when they could not come near Jesus?
Mark 2:4
- A. They waited until night
- B. They left him at the door
- C. They uncovered the roof and let him down
- D. They asked the people to move aside
Correct answer: C. They uncovered the roof and let him down
They removed part of the roof and let the paralytic down.
Mark 2:4
2. What did Jesus do when he saw the faith of the four who carried the paralytic?
Mark 2:5
- A. He rebuked them for breaking the roof
- B. He said to the paralytic: Son, thy sins be forgiven thee
- C. He asked them to wait outside
- D. He told them to come back another day
Correct answer: B. He said to the paralytic: Son, thy sins be forgiven thee
He said to the paralytic: Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mark 2:5
3. What did some of the scribes reason in their hearts when they heard what Jesus said?
Mark 2:7
- A. That he blasphemed by forgiving sins
- B. That he broke the sabbath
- C. That he ate with sinners
- D. That he did not wash his hands
Correct answer: A. That he blasphemed by forgiving sins
That Jesus blasphemed by saying: thy sins be forgiven thee.
Mark 2:7
4. Did Jesus know what the scribes were thinking?
Mark 2:8
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Mark 2:8
5. How did Jesus show his power to forgive sins?
Mark 2:10-11
- A. He drove out the scribes
- B. He called down fire from heaven
- C. He healed the paralytic
- D. He calmed a storm
Correct answer: C. He healed the paralytic
He healed the paralytic.
Mark 2:10-11
6. What was Levi's occupation?
Mark 2:14
- A. Fisherman
- B. Tax collector
- C. Carpenter
- D. Priest
Correct answer: B. Tax collector
Collecting taxes.
Mark 2:14
7. Who said: "How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?"
Mark 2:16
- A. The scribes and Pharisees
- B. John's disciples
- C. The Roman soldiers
- D. The Sadducees
Correct answer: A. The scribes and Pharisees
The scribes and Pharisees.
Mark 2:16
8. Whom did Jesus come to call?
Mark 2:17
- A. The righteous
- B. The priests
- C. The rich
- D. Sinners
Correct answer: D. Sinners
Sinners.
Mark 2:17
9. Did Jesus' disciples fast while he was with them?
Mark 2:18-19
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Mark 2:18-19
10. When would Jesus' disciples fast?
Mark 2:20
- A. Every sabbath day
- B. When the bridegroom shall be taken away from them
- C. When the passover came
- D. When the harvest was over
Correct answer: B. When the bridegroom shall be taken away from them
When he shall be taken away from them.
Mark 2:20
11. What were Jesus' disciples doing on the sabbath day that, according to the Pharisees, was not lawful?
Mark 2:23-24
- A. Plucking ears of corn
- B. Fishing in the sea
- C. Buying bread
- D. Healing the sick
Correct answer: A. Plucking ears of corn
Gathering ears of corn.
Mark 2:23-24
12. Who alone were allowed to eat the shewbread consecrated to God?
Mark 2:26
- A. The kings
- B. The prophets
- C. The Levite singers
- D. The priests
Correct answer: D. The priests
The priests.
Mark 2:26
13. Who is Lord of the sabbath?
Mark 2:28
- A. Moses
- B. The Pharisees
- C. Jesus, the Son of man
- D. The high priest
Correct answer: C. Jesus, the Son of man
Jesus.
Mark 2:28
Notes
Mark 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Mark 3 (KJV)
1. Why did some watch Jesus closely to see whether he would heal on the sabbath day?
Mark 3:2
- A. They wanted to learn to heal
- B. They wanted to bring their sick
- C. They were looking for a reason to accuse him
- D. They wanted to follow him as disciples
Correct answer: C. They were looking for a reason to accuse him
They were looking for a reason to accuse him.
Mark 3:2
2. How did those who heard Jesus ask whether it is lawful to do good or evil on the sabbath answer?
Mark 3:4
- A. That it is lawful to do good
- B. They held their peace
- C. That only the priest decides
- D. That it is better to do nothing
Correct answer: B. They held their peace
They held their peace.
Mark 3:4
3. Why did Jesus look on them with anger, being grieved?
Mark 3:5
- A. For the hardness of their hearts
- B. Because they gave him nothing to eat
- C. Because they mocked him
- D. Because they brought no offerings
Correct answer: A. For the hardness of their hearts
For the hardness of their hearts.
Mark 3:5
4. With whom did the Pharisees take counsel to destroy Jesus?
Mark 3:6
- A. With the Samaritans
- B. With the Romans
- C. With the Essenes
- D. With the Herodians
Correct answer: D. With the Herodians
With the Herodians.
Mark 3:6
5. Why did Jesus ask that a small ship wait on him?
Mark 3:9
- A. To go fishing
- B. To flee from the Pharisees
- C. Lest the multitude should throng him
- D. To cross over to Jerusalem
Correct answer: C. Lest the multitude should throng him
So that the multitude would not throng him.
Mark 3:9
6. What did the unclean spirits say when they saw Jesus?
Mark 3:11
- A. Thou art Elijah
- B. Thou art the Son of God
- C. Thou art a prophet
- D. Thou art the son of Joseph
Correct answer: B. Thou art the Son of God
Thou art the Son of God.
Mark 3:11
7. For what purpose did Jesus ordain twelve?
Mark 3:14
- A. That they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach
- B. That they might rule Israel
- C. That they might keep the temple
- D. That they might baptize in the Jordan
Correct answer: A. That they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach
That they should be with him and that they might preach.
Mark 3:14
8. So many people gathered around Jesus that they could not even do what?
Mark 3:20
- A. Not even sleep
- B. Not even pray
- C. Not even go out into the street
- D. Not so much as eat bread
Correct answer: D. Not so much as eat bread
They could not so much as eat bread.
Mark 3:20
9. Who went so far as to say that Jesus was beside himself?
Mark 3:21
- A. The Roman soldiers
- B. John's disciples
- C. His friends (his own family)
- D. The Samaritans
Correct answer: C. His friends (his own family)
His relatives or acquaintances.
Mark 3:21
10. Who said that Jesus cast out devils by Beelzebub?
Mark 3:22
- A. The publicans
- B. The scribes
- C. The fishermen
- D. The Gadarenes
Correct answer: B. The scribes
The scribes.
Mark 3:22
11. If a house be divided against itself, what is the consequence?
Mark 3:25
- A. It cannot stand
- B. It grows stronger
- C. It splits into two kingdoms
- D. Nothing happens to it
Correct answer: A. It cannot stand
It cannot stand.
Mark 3:25
12. What is the sin that shall never be forgiven?
Mark 3:29
- A. Lying to a brother
- B. Breaking the sabbath
- C. Eating with unwashed hands
- D. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
Correct answer: D. Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
The sin of blasphemy against the Holy Ghost.
Mark 3:29
13. Who stood outside the house seeking Jesus?
Mark 3:32
- A. Peter and Andrew
- B. The Pharisees
- C. His mother and his brethren
- D. John's disciples
Correct answer: C. His mother and his brethren
His mother and his brethren.
Mark 3:32
14. Who did Jesus say were his mother, his brethren and his sisters?
Mark 3:35
- A. Only the twelve apostles
- B. Whosoever shall do the will of God
- C. The children of Abraham
- D. Those who live in Nazareth
Correct answer: B. Whosoever shall do the will of God
Whosoever shall do the will of his Father.
Mark 3:35
Notes
Mark 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Mark 4 (KJV)
1. In the parable of the sower, what do the birds represent?
Mark 4:15
- A. The angels
- B. Satan
- C. The prophets
- D. The cares of the world
Correct answer: B. Satan
Satan.
Mark 4:15
2. Why did the seed sown on stony ground wither away?
Mark 4:6
- A. Because the sun was up and it had no root
- B. Because the birds devoured it
- C. Because the thorns choked it
- D. Because it was trodden down
Correct answer: A. Because the sun was up and it had no root
Because the sun scorched it and it lacked root.
Mark 4:6
3. To whom was it given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God?
Mark 4:11
- A. To the Pharisees
- B. To the priests of the temple
- C. To them that are without
- D. To Jesus' disciples
Correct answer: D. To Jesus' disciples
To those who are Jesus' disciples.
Mark 4:11
4. Why did Jesus speak in parables to them that were without?
Mark 4:12
- A. So they would understand better
- B. So they would not get bored
- C. Lest they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them
- D. So they would memorize it
Correct answer: C. Lest they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them
Lest they should be converted and their sins be forgiven.
Mark 4:12
5. Did the disciples understand the parable of the sower?
Mark 4:13
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Mark 4:13
6. In the parable of the sower, against what does most of the persecution come?
Mark 4:15-19
- A. Against the word
- B. Against the sower
- C. Against the ground
- D. Against the harvest
Correct answer: A. Against the word
The word.
Mark 4:15-19
7. Is there anything hid that shall never be made manifest?
Mark 4:22
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: No
No.
Mark 4:22
8. Which is the smallest seed?
Mark 4:31
- A. The wheat seed
- B. The barley seed
- C. The mustard seed
- D. The fig seed
Correct answer: C. The mustard seed
The mustard seed.
Mark 4:31
9. How far did Jesus teach them the word?
Mark 4:33
- A. Until the sun went down
- B. As they were able to hear it
- C. Until they grew tired
- D. Only what was in the law
Correct answer: B. As they were able to hear it
As they were able to hear or understand it.
Mark 4:33
10. "Why are ye so fearful?" Jesus said to his disciples. What produces fear?
Mark 4:40
- A. Having no faith
- B. The strength of the wind
- C. The darkness of the night
- D. The size of the waves
Correct answer: A. Having no faith
Having no faith.
Mark 4:40
Notes
Mark 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Mark 5 (KJV)
1. When Jesus came into the country of the Gadarenes, who met him?
Mark 5:2
- A. A man with an unclean spirit
- B. A ruler of the synagogue
- C. A group of fishermen
- D. A Roman centurion
Correct answer: A. A man with an unclean spirit
A man with an unclean spirit.
Mark 5:2
2. With what did they bind the possessed man?
Mark 5:3
- A. With leather cords
- B. With linen ropes
- C. With fishing nets
- D. With fetters and chains, but he broke them
Correct answer: D. With fetters and chains, but he broke them
With fetters and chains, but he plucked them asunder; no man could tame him.
Mark 5:3
3. With what did the Gadarene possessed man cut himself?
Mark 5:5
- A. With thorns
- B. With a knife
- C. With stones
- D. With chains
Correct answer: C. With stones
With stones.
Mark 5:5
4. What did the possessed man do when he saw Jesus?
Mark 5:6
- A. He fled to the tombs
- B. He ran and worshipped him
- C. He hid in the mountains
- D. He threw stones at him
Correct answer: B. He ran and worshipped him
He ran to him and kneeled down.
Mark 5:6
5. Who said: "I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not"?
Mark 5:7-8
- A. The unclean spirit in the man
- B. Jairus
- C. The woman with the issue of blood
- D. One of the swineherds
Correct answer: A. The unclean spirit in the man
The evil spirit in the man.
Mark 5:7-8
6. What did the devil say his name was?
Mark 5:9
- A. Beelzebub
- B. Abaddon
- C. Belial
- D. Legion
Correct answer: D. Legion
Legion.
Mark 5:9
7. What did the devils beseech Jesus?
Mark 5:10
- A. That he would leave them in the man
- B. That he would send them into the sea
- C. That he would not send them away out of the country
- D. That he would forgive them
Correct answer: C. That he would not send them away out of the country
That he would not send them away out of the country.
Mark 5:10
8. About how many swine ran violently down into the sea?
Mark 5:13
- A. About two hundred
- B. About two thousand
- C. About five thousand
- D. About forty
Correct answer: B. About two thousand
About two thousand.
Mark 5:13
9. Why were the people of the city afraid when they saw the Gadarene healed?
Mark 5:15
- A. Because they saw him sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind
- B. Because Jesus threatened them
- C. Because they lost their money
- D. Because soldiers arrived
Correct answer: A. Because they saw him sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind
Because they saw him sitting, clothed, and in his right mind.
Mark 5:15
10. What did the people of the country of the Gadarenes pray Jesus to do?
Mark 5:17
- A. To heal their sick
- B. To stay with them
- C. To give them back their swine
- D. To depart out of their coasts
Correct answer: D. To depart out of their coasts
To depart out of their coasts.
Mark 5:17
11. What did the healed Gadarene pray Jesus?
Mark 5:18
- A. That he would give him money
- B. That he would heal his family
- C. That he might be with him
- D. That he would teach him to pray
Correct answer: C. That he might be with him
That he might be with him.
Mark 5:18
12. What instructions did Jesus give the Gadarene?
Mark 5:19
- A. To go to Jerusalem
- B. To tell his friends what God had done for him
- C. To show himself to the priest
- D. To say nothing to any man
Correct answer: B. To tell his friends what God had done for him
To go home to his friends and tell them what God had done for him.
Mark 5:19
13. Who was Jairus?
Mark 5:22
- A. One of the rulers of the synagogue
- B. A Roman centurion
- C. A tax collector
- D. A priest of the temple
Correct answer: A. One of the rulers of the synagogue
A ruler of the synagogue.
Mark 5:22
14. Why did Jairus come to Jesus?
Mark 5:23
- A. He wanted to follow him as a disciple
- B. His servant was sick of the palsy
- C. He wanted to ask him about the law
- D. His daughter lay at the point of death and he wanted him to heal her
Correct answer: D. His daughter lay at the point of death and he wanted him to heal her
Because his daughter lay at the point of death and he wanted him to heal her.
Mark 5:23
15. How much had the woman with the issue of blood spent on physicians?
Mark 5:26
- A. Two hundred pence
- B. Thirty pieces of silver
- C. All that she had
- D. Half of her goods
Correct answer: C. All that she had
All her money.
Mark 5:26
16. When she touched Jesus' garment, was the woman with the issue of blood healed?
Mark 5:29
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Mark 5:29
17. How did Jesus know someone had touched him?
Mark 5:30
- A. He knew that virtue had gone out of him
- B. Peter told him
- C. The woman cried out
- D. He saw the woman's hand
Correct answer: A. He knew that virtue had gone out of him
Because he knew that power had gone out of him.
Mark 5:30
18. What did they answer Jesus when he asked who had touched him?
Mark 5:31
- A. No one touched thee, Master
- B. It was Jairus
- C. It was a child in the crowd
- D. Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Correct answer: D. Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Mark 5:31
19. Why did they tell Jairus to trouble the Master no further?
Mark 5:35
- A. Because Jesus was tired
- B. Because it was the sabbath
- C. Because his daughter was dead
- D. Because Jesus had to go to Jerusalem
Correct answer: C. Because his daughter was dead
They came to tell him that his daughter was dead.
Mark 5:35
20. What did Jesus say to Jairus when he heard what the people said?
Mark 5:36
- A. Go back to thy house
- B. Be not afraid, only believe
- C. Go in peace
- D. Call the physicians
Correct answer: B. Be not afraid, only believe
Be not afraid, only believe.
Mark 5:36
21. How old was Jairus' daughter?
Mark 5:42
- A. Twelve years
- B. Seven years
- C. Five years
- D. Eighteen years
Correct answer: A. Twelve years
Twelve years.
Mark 5:42