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Begin Section 1: Mark 12 Text
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Verses 1-12 The Parable of the Tenants
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1Jesus then began to speak to
them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit
for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some
farmers and moved to another place.
2At harvest time he sent a
servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3But they seized him, beat
him and sent him away empty-handed.
4Then he sent another servant
to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
5He sent still another, and
that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they
killed.
6“He had one left to send, a
son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my
son.’
7“But the tenants said to one
another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be
ours.’
8So they took him and killed
him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9“What then will the owner of
the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to
others.
10Haven’t you read this
passage of Scripture:
“‘The stone the builders
rejected
has become the cornerstone;
11the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12Then the chief priests, the
teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they
knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd;
so they left him and went away.
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1)
Whom does the
owner of the vineyard represent?
2)
Whom do the
farmers represent, given that they are hostile to the owner?
3)
What does the
vineyard represent?
4)
Whom does a
servant of the owner represent?
5)
How did the Jews consistently
treat prophets God sent to them, given that the tenants consistently mistreated
servants the owner sent to them?
6)
Whom does the son
of the owner represent?
7)
What was on the
mind of the owner when he said that the tenants would respect his son, given
that respecting his son began with respecting him?
8)
What risk did the
owner put his son at when he sent his son to the tenants, given what happened
to the servants?
9)
To what extent
did the owner desire to broker a peaceful resolution of the conflict between
him and the tenants?
10)
Why had the
tenants not considered the scenario that if they killed the son of the owner,
the owner would come and reckon with them, given that the owner had been so
lenient with them that they had formed an opinion of him?
11)
What did Jesus
mean when he said that the owner will give the vineyard to others, given that others
are the Gentiles?
12)
What is a
cornerstone and whom does it represent?
13)
Whom do the
builders that rejected the stone in verse 10 represent?
14)
In accordance
with verse 10 who is the stone that is rejected by the builders and that has
become the cornerstone, i.e., the Christ?
15)
Why is it
marvelous in the eyes of the Jews that God made Jesus the Christ, given that the
Jews expected the Christ to be a figure of military might?
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Verses 1-12 The Parable of the Tenants
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Verses 13-17 Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
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13Later they sent some of the
Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
14They came to him and said,
“Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others,
because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in
accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or
not?
15Should we pay or shouldn’t
we?” But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked.
“Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
16They brought the coin, and
he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they
replied.
17Then Jesus said to them,
“Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were
amazed at him.
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16)
What would be the
consequence for Jesus when he answered the question either in the affirmative
or in the negative: ‘Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not’ ?
17)
What did Jesus
say in reply in verses 16 and 17 that avoided the trap of the Pharisees and
Herodians?
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Verses 13-17 Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
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Verses 18-27 Marriage at the Resurrection
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18Then the Sadducees, who say
there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
19“Teacher,” they said,
“Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no
children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
20Now there were seven
brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.
21The second one married the
widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.
22In fact, none of the seven
left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
23At the resurrection whose
wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
24Jesus replied, “Are you not
in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25When the dead rise, they
will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in
heaven.
26Now about the dead
rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning
bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob’?
27He is not the God of the
dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
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18)
Who were the
Sadducees?
19)
In what way were
the Sadducees being disingenuous in the question they posed to Jesus in verse
23, given that they denied the resurrection of the dead?
20)
What was ironic
about the Sadducees not knowing the Scriptures, i.e., the bible, that records the
law of Moses?
21)
What was Jesus’
understanding about God in verse 27 that led to the confirmation that Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob are living even though they had already died?
22)
What did the
Sadducees deny that Jesus confirmed in verse 25?
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Verses 18-27 Marriage at the Resurrection
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Verses 28-34 The Greatest Commandment
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28One of the teachers of the
law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good
answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29“The most important one,”
answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.’
31The second is this: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
32“Well said, teacher,” the
man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but
him.
33To love him with all your
heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your
neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and
sacrifices.”
34When Jesus saw that he had
answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the
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23)
What does it mean
that the Lord is one?
24)
With what
intensity does the most important commandment in verse 30 command us to love
God?
25)
In the context of
the second most important commandment who is my neighbor, given that a neighbor
is not just the person living next door?
26)
How did the
teacher of the law compare the two most important commandments with religious
rituals in verse 33?
27)
In telling the
teacher of the law that he was not far from the
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Verses 28-34 The Greatest Commandment
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Verses 35-37 Whose Son Is the Christ
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35While Jesus was teaching in
the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the
Christ is the son of David?
36David himself, speaking by
the Holy Spirit, declared:
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.”’
37David himself calls him
‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with
delight.
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28)
Who is the Lord
who was told to sit at the right hand of the Lord who spoke in verse 36?
29)
Who is the Lord
who spoke in verse 36?
30)
When did Jesus
start sitting at the right hand of God the Father, given that Jesus returned to
God the Father after he had completed his mission of dying for the sins of the
whole world and rising from the dead?
31)
What does sitting
at the right hand of God the Father mean, given that the right hand of God the
Father is a position of power in the
32)
When will God the
Father put Jesus’ enemies under his feet, given that Jesus will come again to
judge the world at the end of this age?
33)
How can Jesus’
question in verse 37 be properly answered?
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Verses 35-37 Whose Son Is the Christ
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Verses 38-40 Jesus condemned the teachers of the law
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38As he taught, Jesus said,
“Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing
robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
39and have the most important
seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
40They devour widows’ houses
and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
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34)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 40 how will the teachers of the law be punished for their
conduct?
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Verses 38-40 Jesus condemned the teachers of the law
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Verses 41-44 The Widow’s Offering
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41Jesus sat down opposite the
place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money
into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
42But a poor widow came and
put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43Calling his disciples to
him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the
treasury than all the others.
44They all gave out of their
wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
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35)
How did Jesus
evaluate the giving of the widow and others in terms of its proportion of what one
had and in terms of what one could afford?
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Verses 41-44 The Widow’s Offering
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Begin Section 2: Mark 12
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Verses 1-12 The Parable of the Tenants
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Concerning the parable of the
tenants,
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1)
Whom does the
owner of the vineyard represent?
o
He represents
God.
2)
Whom do the farmers
that rented the vineyard represent?
o
They represent
the Jews.
3)
What does the
vineyard represent?
o
It represents all
the blessings God gives to the Jews.
4)
Whom do the
servants of the owner represent?
o
They represent
prophets sent by God to the Jews.
5)
How did the Jews consistently
treat prophets God sent to them, given that the tenants consistently mistreated
servants the owner sent to them?
o
The Jews consistently
mistreated the prophets.
o
That
o
God sent to them.
6)
Whom does the son
of the owner represent?
o
He represents
Jesus.
7)
What was on the
mind of the owner when he said that the tenants would respect his son, given
that respecting his son began with respecting him?
o
The owner thought
that he held sway over the tenants.
o
Such that
o
They would change
their attitude.
o
When
o
They saw his son.
8)
What risk did the
owner put his son at when he sent his son to the tenants, given what happened
to the servants?
o
The owner put his
son at the risk of getting killed.
9)
To what extent
did the owner desire to broker a peaceful resolution of the conflict between
him and the tenants?
o
The owner desired
a peaceful resolution so much.
o
So that
o
He was willing to
put the son whom he loved at the risk of getting killed.
10)
Why had the
tenants not considered the scenario that if they killed the son of the owner,
the owner would come and reckon with them, given that the owner had been so
lenient with them that they had formed an opinion of him?
o
They
§
Despised the
owner.
§
And thought
nothing of him.
11)
What did Jesus
mean when he said that the owner will give the vineyard to others, given that others
are the Gentiles?
o
Jesus meant that
God will give to the Gentiles all the blessings.
o
That
o
He has given to
the Jews.
12)
What is a cornerstone
and whom does it represent?
o
A cornerstone is
the first stone set in the construction of a building.
o
Such that
o
All other stones
would be set in reference to the cornerstone.
o
The cornerstone
represents the Christ.
13)
Whom do the
builders that rejected the stone in verse 10 represent?
o
They represent
the religious leaders.
14)
In accordance
with verse 10 who is the stone that is rejected by the builders and that has
become the cornerstone, i.e., the Christ?
o
Jesus is the
stone
§
That is rejected
by the builders, i.e., the Jewish religious leaders.
§
And that has
become the cornerstone, i.e., the Christ.
15)
Why is it
marvelous in the eyes of the Jews that God made Jesus the Christ, given that the
Jews expected the Christ to be a figure of military might?
o
God actually made
Jesus the Christ, who was
§
Rejected.
§
And killed by the
Jewish religious leaders.
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Verses 1-12 The Parable of the Tenants
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Verses 13-17 Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
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Concerning paying the
imperial tax to Caesar,
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16)
What would be the
consequence for Jesus when he answered the question either in the affirmative
or in the negative: ‘Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not’ ?
o
Jesus would be
legitimizing the rule of the Romans over
o
If
o
He said that it
was right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar.
o
Jesus would be
inciting rebellion against the Romans.
o
If
o
He said that it
was not right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar.
17)
What did Jesus
say in reply in verses 16 and 17 that avoided the trap of the Pharisees and
Herodians?
o
Jesus got them to
acknowledge that the coin used for paying
the tax
§
Bears the image and inscription
of Caesar.
§
And belongs to
Caesar.
o
Paying the
imperial tax to Caesar was therefore legitimate.
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Verses 13-17 Paying Taxes to Caesar
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Verses 18-27 Marriage at the Resurrection
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Concerning marriage at the
resurrection,
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18)
Who were the
Sadducees?
o
The Sadducees
were a sect of the Jews who
§
Denied
Ø
The resurrection
of the dead.
Ø
And The existence
of angels.
§
And emphasized the
law of Moses.
19)
In what way were
the Sadducees being disingenuous in the question they posed to Jesus in verse
23, given that they denied the resurrection of the dead?
o
They
§
Denied the
resurrection of the dead.
§
Yet asked Jesus a
question that assumed the reality of resurrection.
20)
What was ironic
about the Sadducees not knowing the Scriptures, i.e., the bible, that records the
law of Moses?
o
It was ironic.
o
Because
o
They emphasized
the law of Moses.
21)
What was Jesus’
understanding about God in verse 27 that led to the confirmation that Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob are living even though they had already died?
o
God is
§
Not the God of
the dead.
§
But of the living.
22)
What did the
Sadducees deny that Jesus confirmed in verse 25?
o
Jesus confirmed
§
That the dead
rise.
§
And that angels
exist.
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Verses 18-27 Marriage at the Resurrection
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Verses 28-34 The Greatest Commandment
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Concerning the greatest
commandment,
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23)
What does it mean
that the Lord is one?
o
It means that
there is only one God.
24)
With what
intensity does the most important commandment in verse 30 command us to love God?
o
We are commanded to
love God with our entire being.
25)
In the context of
the second most important commandment who is my neighbor, given that a neighbor
is not just the person living next door?
o
My neighbor can
be anyone.
o
That
o
I come into
contact with.
26)
How did the
teacher of the law compare the two most important commandments with religious
rituals in verse 33?
o
The two most
important commandments are more important than religious rituals.
27)
In telling the
teacher of the law that he was not far from the
o
Jesus implied
that they were far from the
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Verses 28-34 The Greatest Commandment
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Verses 35-37 Whose Son Is the Christ
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Concerning whose son is the
Christ,
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28)
Who is the Lord
who was told to sit at the right hand of the Lord who spoke in verse 36?
o
The Lord who was told
is
§
The Christ.
§
The Son of God.
29)
Who is the Lord
who spoke in verse 36?
o
The Lord who
spoke is God the Father.
30)
When did Jesus start
sitting at the right hand of God the Father, given that Jesus returned to God
the Father after he had completed his mission of dying for the sins of the
whole world and rising from the dead?
o
Jesus sat down at
the right hand of God the Father.
o
After
o
He had completed
his mission.
31)
What does sitting
at the right hand of God the Father mean, given that the right hand of God the
Father is a position of power in the
o
Sitting at the
right hand of God the Father means occupying a position of power in the
32)
When will God the
Father put Jesus’ enemies under his feet, given that Jesus will come again to
judge the world at the end of this age?
o
God the Father
will put Jesus’ enemies under his feet.
o
When
o
Jesus comes again
to judge the world at the end of the age.
33)
How can Jesus’
question in verse 37 be properly answered?
o
David calls the
Christ Lord.
o
Because
o
The Christ is the
Son of God.
o
Jesus Christ is also
David’s descendant.
o
Because
o
Jesus as a man
came from the line of David.
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Verses 35-37 Whose Son Is the Christ
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Verses 38-40 Jesus condemned the teachers of the law
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Concerning Jesus condemning
the teachers of the law,
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34)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 40 how will the teachers of the law be punished for their
conduct?
o
They will be
punished most severely.
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Verses 38-40 Jesus condemned the teachers of the law
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Verses 41-44 The Widow’s Offering
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Concerning the widow’s
offering,
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35)
How did Jesus
evaluate the giving of the widow and others in terms of its proportion of what one
had and in terms of what one could afford?
o
The giving of the
poor widow was more significant than the larger amounts.
o
That
o
Others gave out
of plenty.
o
Since
o
She gave a larger
proportion of what she had than all the others.
o
She put more into
the temple treasury than all the others.
o
Since
o
She gave more
than what she could afford.
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Verses 41-44 The Widow’s Offering
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