Daily Joke

A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the Gospel of Mark.  To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read tall of the chapters of scripture beforehand.” The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands.  He wanted to know how many had read all seventeen chapters of Mark.  Every hand went up.  The minister smiled and said, “Mark has only sixteen chapters.  I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying.”

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