Seed of the Word
Mark — Group study guide
Part 1 of 3 · chapters 1–5
5 chapters · 77 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
How to use it
Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.
Contents
- Mark 119 questions
- Mark 213 questions
- Mark 314 questions
- Mark 410 questions
- Mark 521 questions
Seed of the Word
Mark 1 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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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
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
3. In what river was Jesus baptized?
Mark 1:9
- A. The Nile
- B. The Euphrates
- C. The Jordan
- D. The Kidron
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Notes
Seed of the Word
Mark 2 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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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
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
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
4. Did Jesus know what the scribes were thinking?
Mark 2:8
- Yes
- No
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
6. What was Levi's occupation?
Mark 2:14
- A. Fisherman
- B. Tax collector
- C. Carpenter
- D. Priest
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
8. Whom did Jesus come to call?
Mark 2:17
- A. The righteous
- B. The priests
- C. The rich
- D. Sinners
9. Did Jesus' disciples fast while he was with them?
Mark 2:18-19
- Yes
- No
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
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
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
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
Notes
Seed of the Word
Mark 3 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Notes
Seed of the Word
Mark 4 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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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
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
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
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
5. Did the disciples understand the parable of the sower?
Mark 4:13
- Yes
- No
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
7. Is there anything hid that shall never be made manifest?
Mark 4:22
- Yes
- No
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
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
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
Notes
Seed of the Word
Mark 5 — Study questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
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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
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
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
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
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
6. What did the devil say his name was?
Mark 5:9
- A. Beelzebub
- B. Abaddon
- C. Belial
- D. Legion
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
16. When she touched Jesus' garment, was the woman with the issue of blood healed?
Mark 5:29
- Yes
- No
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
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?
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
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
21. How old was Jairus' daughter?
Mark 5:42
- A. Twelve years
- B. Seven years
- C. Five years
- D. Eighteen years