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[Jesus said to the disciples], “In those days . . . the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken” (Mark 13:24-25). Jesus is using dramatic imagery here to speak about “the day of the Lord,” or…

And [Jesus] overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves (Mark 11:15). This is Jesus at his most violent. For Jesus to get this angry — well, there must have been a constellation of reasons. But surely one was this: a place of prayer had been turned into…

[Jesus said], “If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell” (Mark 9:43). This arresting hyperbole of Jesus reminds us that we should be willing to make any sacrifice to conform our lives to his will.…

[Jesus said to a crowd], “You faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you? How much longer must I put up with you?” (Mark 9:19). This is one of the few times that Jesus expressed deep frustration with the crowds following him. In this case, he’s upset that after all his teaching about…
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