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John Mark, the author of this gospel, grew up in Jerusalem in a Christian home. He was influenced by Peter, and Peter's eyewitness accounts of Jesus must have been the chief source of his Gospel. Mark may have been the young man who streaked away on the night Jesus was arrested (14:51,52). The key verse of this gospel is Mark 10:45. After Mark was changed into a faithful servant of Jesus, he saw Jesus as the Suffering Servant spoken of in Isaiah's prophecies (Isa 52:13-53:12). He wrote about Jesus who served sinners by teaching repentance and faith, and who served the sick and demon-possessed crowds with his healing touch and his powerful word. He served us by shedding his blood on the cross as a ransom sacrifice for sin. May God help us to learn personally the servantship of our Lord Jesus! Try to answer the questions by carefully following the Scriptures. (For your study, you can use the Online NIV Bible from BibleGateway.com). If you want to study the Bible with a man or woman of God on a personal basis, please contact us via e-mail. Back to the Bible Study Main PageContact us via e-mail if you are interested in Bible study or if you have any comments about our website. c 2007 UBF of Shippensburg |