1.       (The Power of One - deals with) - Fear

Paragraph "hooks" are persons acting

 

10:32-34

Ones following - afraid

- to Jerusalem

16:8

Women flee - afraid from tomb

32 Now they were in the way going to Jerusalem and was going before them Jesus and they were astonished, and the ones following were afraid. And taking again the twelve he began them to tell the things about to him to happen. Behold we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and will deliver him to the nations 34 and they will mock him and will spit at him and will scourge him and will kill, and after three days he will rise again.

(Note: Literal translation of Revised Standard Version 1988)

8 And going forth they fled from the tomb, had for them trembling and bewilderment; and no one no anything they told; for they were afraid.

 

2. (The Power of One - deals with) Place getting

10:35-45

James and John
places

16:1-7

Mary Magdalen etc.
Behold the place

 

10:35 And approached him James and John the two sons of Zebedee saying to him: Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask thee thou mayest do for us. 36 he And said to them: What wish ye me I may do for you? 37 And they said to him: Give us that one of thee out of the right and one on they left we may sit in the glory of thee 38 And Jesus said to them: yet know not what ye ask. Can ye to drink the cup which I drink, or the baptism which I am baptised to be baptised with? 39 And they said to him: We can. And Jesus said to them: the cup which I drink shall ye drink and the baptism which I am baptised with ye shall be baptised: 40 but to sit on right of me or on my left is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared. 41 And hearing the ten began to be incensed about James and John, 42 And calling to him them the Jesus says to them: Ye know that the ones thinking to rule the nations lord it over them and the great ones of them exercise authority over them. 43 not so But is it among you: but whoever wishes great to become among you, shall be of you servant. 44 and whoever wishes among you to be first, shall be of all slave; 45 for even the Son of man did not come to be served but to serve and to give the life of him a ransom instead of many.

16:1 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the of James and Salome bought spices that coming they might anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week they come upon the tomb, rising the sun. 3 And they said to themselves: Who will roll away for us the stone out of the door of the tomb? 4 And looking up they behold that has been rolled back the stone: for it was great exceedingly. 5 And entering into the tomb they say a young man sitting on the right having been clothed robe in a white, and they were greatly astonished. 6 But he says to them: Be not greatly astonished: Jesus ye seek the Nazarene having been crucified; he was raised, he is not here: behold the place where they put him. 7 But go ye tell the disciples of him and Peter that he goes before you to Galilee; there him ye will see, as he told you.

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3.       (The Power of One - deals with) Asking

 

10:46-47

Bartimaeus
asks to see

15:42-47

Joseph
asks for body

 

10:46 And they come to Jericho. And going out him from Jericho and the disciples of him and crowd a considerable the son of Timaeus Bartimeus, a blind beggar, sat by the way. 47 And hearing that Jesus the Nazarene it was he began to cry out and to say: Son of David, Jesus, pity me.

15:42 And now evening going, since it was the preparation, which is the day before the Sabbath, 3 coming Joseph the one from Arimathaea, an honourable councillor, who also himself was expecting the kingdom of God, taking courage went in to Pilate and asked the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate marvelled if already he has died, and calling to him the centurion questioned him if long ago he died. 45 and knowing from the centurion he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And having bought a piece of unused linen taking down him he wrapped with the linen and deposited him in a tomb which was having been he went out of rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47 And Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he has been laid.

 

 

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4        (Power of One - deals with) Crowd pressure

 

10:48-52

Crowd deny
"Son of David" title

15:22-41

Crowd deny
"King of Jews" title

 

10:48 And rebuked him many that he should be quiet. But he much more cried out: Son of David, pity me. 49 And standing the Jesus said: Call him. And they call the blind man saying to him: Be of good courage, rise, he calls thee. 50 So he throwing away the garment of him leaping up came to Jesus. 51 And answering him the Jesus said: What for thee wishest thou I may do? And the blind man said to him: Rabboni, that I may see again 52 And the Jesus said to him: Go, the faith of thee has healed thee. And immediately saw again, and followed him in the way.

15:22 And they bring him to the Golgotha place, which is being interpreted of a skull place. 23 And they gave him having been spiced with myrrh wine; but who he received not. 24 And they crucify him, and divide the garments of him, casting a lot on them one what might take. 25 Now it was hour third and they crucified him. 26 And was the superscription of the accusation of him having been written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS 27 And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right and one on the left of him. 28 (Note: RSV omits verse found in other manuscripts) 29 And the ones passing by blasphemed him wagging the heads of them and saying: Ah the one overthrowing the shrine and building in three days. 30 save thyself coming down from the cross. 31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking to one another with the scribes said: Others he saved, himself he cannot to save; 32 The Christ the king of Israel let come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And the ones crucified with him reproached him. 33 And becoming hour sixth darkness came over all the land until the hour ninth. 34 And at the ninth hour cried the Jesus with a voice great: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is being interpreted: The God of me the God of me, why didst thou forsake me? 35 And some of the ones standing by hearing said: Behold Elias he calls. 36 And running one having filled a sponge of (with) vinegar placing it round a reed gave to drink him, saying: Leave, let us see if comes Elias to take down him. 37 But Jesus letting go voice a great loud expired. 38 And the veil of the shrine was rent in two from top to bottom. 39 And seeing the centurion standing by opposite him that thus he expired said: Truly this man son of God was. 40 Now there were also women from afar beholding. among whom both Mary the Magdalene and Mary the of James the little and of Jesus mother and Salome. 41 who when he was in Galilee followed him and served him, and others many having come up with him to Jerusalem.

 

 

 

           

 

5.       (Power of One - deals with) Accepting help

 

11:1-8

Disciples

colt to carry

15:21

Simon of Cyrene

carries cross

 

11:1 And when they draw near to Jerusalem to Bethphage and Bethany at the mount of the olives he sends two of the disciples of him 2 and tells them: Go ye into the village opposite you and immediately entering into it ye will find a colt having been tied on which no one not yet of man sat; loosen it and bring. 3 And if anyone to you says: Why do ye this? say: The Lord of it need has and immediately it he sends again here. 4 And they went and found a colt having been tied at a door outside on the open street and they loosen it. 5 And some of the ones there standing said to them: What do ye loosening the colt? 6 And they said to them as said the Jesus and they let go them. 7 And they bring the colt to Jesus and they throw on it the garments of them, and he sat on it. 8 And many the garments of them strewed in the way, and others wisps of twigs cutting out of the fields

15:21 And they impress passing by a certain Simon a Cyrenian coming from the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, that he might bear the cross of him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.       (Power of One - deals with) Praise and mockery

 

11:9-26

the ones
"Hosanna - Kingdom our father David"

15:16-20

Soldiers
"Hail King of Jews"

 

11:9 And the ones going before and the ones following cried out: Hosanna: bless the one coming in the name of the Lord: 10 blessed the coming kingdom of the father of us David: Hosanna in the highest (places). 11 And he entered into Jerusalem into the temple: and looking round at all things, late now being the hour, he went forth to Bethany with the twelve. 12 And on the morrow going forth them from Bethany he hungered. 13 And seeing a fig-tree from afar having leaves he came if perhaps something he will find in it, and coming upon it nothing he found except leaves; for the time was not of figs. 14 and answering he said to it; No more to the age of thee no one fruit may eat. and heard the disciples of him. 15 and they come to Jerusalem and entering into the temple he began to cast out the ones selling and the ones buying in the temple, and the tables of the money changers and the seats of the ones selling the doves he overturned. 16 and did not permit that anyone should carry through a vessel through the temple. 17 and taught and said to them: No has it been written that the house of me a house of prayer shall be called for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of robbers. 18 And heard the chief priests and the scribers; and they sought how him they might destroy: for they feared him, for all the crowd was astounded at the teaching of him. 19 And when late it became, they went forth outside the city. 20 And passing along early they saw the fig-tree having been withered from the roots, 21 And remembering Peter says to him Rabbi, behold the fig-tree which thou cursedst has been withered. 22 And answering Jesus says to them: Have faith of God. 23 Amen I tell you that whoever says to the mountain this; Be thou taken and be thou cast into the sea, and not doubts in the heart of him but believes that what he says happens, it will be to him. 24 Therefore I tell you, all things which ye pray and ask, believe that ye received, and it will be to you. 25 And when ye stand praying, forgive if anything ye have against anyone, that also the Father of you in the heavens may forgive you the trespasses of you.(Note: RSV text omits v 26)

15:16 Then the soldiers led away him inside the court, which is praetorium, and they call together all the cohort. 17 And they put on him a purple robe and place round him plaiting a thorny crown: 18 and they began to salute him: Hail King of the Jews. 19 and they struck of him the head with a reed and spat at him, and lacing the knees

worshipped him. 20 And when they mocked him, they took off him the purple robe and put on him the garments of him. And they lead forth him that they might crucify him.

 

 

 

 

 

7.       (Power of One - deals with) Belief in self

 

11:27-12:12

Chief priests- rulers
By whose authority?

15:1-15

Pilate
King of Jews

 

11:27 And they come again to Jerusalem. And in the temple walking him come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the elders, 28 And said to him: By what authority these things doest thou? or who thee gave authority this that these things thou mayest do? 29 And Jesus said to them: I will question you one word, and answer ye me, and I will tell you by what authority these things I do. 30 The baptism of John of heaven was it for of men? answer ye me. 31 And they debated with themselves saying: If we say: Of heaven, he will say: Why then did you not believe him? 32 But may we say: Of men? - they feared the crowd: for all men held John really that a prophet he was. 33 And answering Jesus they say: not we know, And Jesus says to them: Neither I tell you by what authority these things I doest against anyone, that also the Father.12:1 And he began to them in parables to speak. a vineyard a man plated and put round it a hedge and dug a winepress and built a tower, and let out it to husbandmen, and went away. 2 And he sent to the husbandmen at the time a slave, that from the husbandmen he might from the fruits of the vineyard; 3 And taking him they beat and sent away empty. 4 And again he sent to them another slave: and that one they wounded in the head and insulted. 5 And another he sent: and that one they killed, and many others, some beating, others killing. 6 Still one he had, a son beloved; he sent him last to them saying, They will reverence the son of me. 7 But those husbandmen to themselves said This is the heir; come let us kill him, and of us will be the inheritance. 8 And taking they killed him, and cast out him outside the vineyard. 9 What will do the lord of the vineyard? he will come and will destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. 10 not Scripture this Read ye: A stone which rejected the ones) building, this became for head of corner: 11 from the Lord was this, and it is marvellous in eyes of us? 12 And they sought him to seize and feared the crowd; for they knew that to them the parable he told. And leaving him they went away.

15:1 And immediately early a council preparing the chief priests with the elders and scribes and all the council, having bound Jesus led (him) away and delivered (him) to Pilate. 2 And questioned him the Pilate: Thou art the king of the Jews? And he answering him says: Thou sayest. 3 And accused him the chief priests many things. 4 But Pilate again questioned him saying. Answerest thou not not anything? Behold how many things thee they accuse. 5 But Jesus not any more nothing answered, so as to marvel the Pilate. 6 Now at a feast he released to them one prisoner whom they begged. 7 Now there was the man named Barabbas with the rebels having been bound who in the rebellion murder had done. 8 And going up the crowd began to ask as he used to do for them. 9 But Pilate answered them saying; Do ye wish I may release to you the king of the Jews? 10 For he knew that on account of envy had delivered him the chief priests. 11 the But chief priests stirred up the crowd that rather Barabbas he should release to them. 12 So Pilate again answering said to them: What then may I do to him whom ye call the king of the Jews? 13 And they again cried out: Crucify him. 14 But Pilate said to them: Indeed what did he evil and they more cried out Crucify him. 15 And Pilate resolving the crowd to satisfy released to them Barabbas and delivered Jesus having scourged him that he might be crucified.

 

 

 

 

 

8.       (Power of One - deals with) Civic authority

12:13-17

Pharisees
re role of Caesar

14:53-72

(Peter) /Pharisees
assume Caesar's role

12:13 And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians that him they might catch in a word. 14 And coming they say to him: Teacher we know that true thou art and it matters not to thee about no one: for thou lookest not at the face of men, but one truth the way of God teachest: is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or no? may we give or may we not give? 15 But he knowing of them the hypocrisy said to them: Why me tempt ye? bring me a denarius that I may see. 16 And they brought. And he says to them: Of whom image this and superscription? And they tell him: Of Caesar. 17 So Jesus said to them: The things of Caesar render to Caesar and the things of God to God And they marvelled at him.

14:53 And they led away Jesus to the high priest, and come together all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 54 And Peter from afar followed him until within in the court of the high priest, and was sitting with the attendants and warming himself by the bright fire. 55 Now the chief priests and all the council sought against Jesus witness for to put to death him, and found not; 56 for many false witnesses against him, and identical the testimonies not were. 57 And some standing up falsely witnessed against him saying. 58 We heard him saying I will overthrow shrine this handmade and through three days another not handmade I will build. 59 And not so identical was the witness of them. 60 And standing up the high priest in the midst questioned Jesus saying: Answerest thou not no anything what these men thee testify against? 61 But he was silent and answered not no(any) thing. Again the high priest questioned him and says to him: Thou art the Christ the Son of the Blessed (one)? 62 And Jesus said: I am, and ye will see the Son of man at the right hand sitting of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven. 63 And the high priest rending the tunics of him says: What more need have we of witnesses? 64 ye heard the blasphemy: what to you appears it? And they all condemned him liable to be of to death. (note: but only civic authority had power to execute) 6 And began some to spit at him and to cover of him the face and to maltreat him and to say to him: Prophesy and the attendants with slaps him took. 66 And being Peter below in the court comes one of the maidservants of the high priest, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself looking at him sighs: And thou with the Nazarene wast Jesus. 68 But he denied saying: neither I know nor understand thou what sayest. And he went forth outside into the forecourt: 69 And the maidservant seeing him bean again to say to the (ones) standing by, This man of them is. 70 But he again denied. And after a little again the (ones) standing by said to Peter: Truly of them thou art: indeed for a Galilaean thou art. 71 And he began to curse and to swear that I know not the man this whom ye say. 72 And immediately a second time a cock crew. And remembered the Peter the word as said to him the Jesus that Before a cock twice to crow thrice me thou wilt deny; and thinking thereon he wept.

 

 

 

Note Peter's link with the tendency of Jewish leaders to fail to recognise outside authority ie Caesar. This connects with the same point made at the end of Luke and a central theme in Acts as the early Church tries to reach beyond a system of law and this failure.

 

 

9.       (Power of One - deals with) Regeneration

 

12:18-27

Sadducees
c/f dying / Lord of living

14:51-52

`Young man
c/f shroud / mistrusts

 

12:18 And come Sadducees to him, who say resurrection not to be and questioned him saying: 19 Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if of anyone a brother should die and leave behind a wife and leave not a child, may take the brother of him the wife and may raise up seed to the brother of him. 20 Seven brothers there were and the first took a wife, and dying left not seed. 21 and the second took her, and died not leaving behind seed; and the third similarly, 22 and the seven left not seed. Last of all also the wife died. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise again of which of them will she be wife for the seven had her as wife. 24 Said to them the Jesus: not therefore Do ye err not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God? 25 for when out of the dead they rise again, they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as angels in the heavens. 26 But concerning the dead that they are raised, did ye not read in the roll of Moses at the bush how said to him God saying: I am the God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob? he is not God of dead (persons) but of living. Much ye err.

14:51 And a certain young man accompanied him having been clothed in a nightgown over his naked body and they seize him; 52 and he leaving the nightgown naked fled.

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10.     (Power of One - deals with) Individual/Corporate Guilt

 

12:28-34 and
12:35-44

Scribe -Love neighbour
and

one betrays

14:44-46 and
14:47-50

Crowd heard gladly
and
All fled

 

 

(i)            (LOVE NEIGHBOUR)

12:28 And approaching one of the scribes, hearing them debating knowing that well he answered them, questioned him: What is the commandment first of all? 29 Answer the Jesus that first is: Hear Israel, Lord the God of us Lord one is. 30 and thou shalt love Lord the God of the one from with all the heart of thee and with all the soul of thee and with all the mind of thee and all the strength of thee. 31 The second is this: Thou shalt love the neighbour of thee as thyself. Greater than these other commandment there is not. 32 And said to him the scribe: Well teacher, on truth thou sayest that one there is and not there is another besides him. 33 and to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength and to love the one's neighbour as himself more is than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And Jesus, seeing him that sensibly he answered said to him: Not far thou art from the kingdom of God. And no one no more dared him to question.

(i) (ONE BETRAYS)

 

14:44 Now had given the one betraying him a signal them saying: Whomever I may kiss he is; seize ye him and lead away securely. 45 And coming immed -iately approaching to him he says: Rabbi, and fervently kissed him: 46 and they laid on the hands him and seized him.

 

(ii)           (CROWD HEARD GLADLY)

12:35 And answering Jesus said teaching in the temple: How say the scribes that the Christ son of David is? 36 himself David said by the Spirit Holy said the Lord to the Lord of me: Sit at the right [hand] of me until I put the enemies of thee under the feet of thee. 37 himself David says him Lord, and whence of him is he son? And the much crowd heard him gladly. 38 And in the teaching of him he said: Beware from the scribes the ones wishing in robes to walk about and greetings in the marketplaces. 39 And chief seats in the synagogues and chief places in the dinners; 40 the ones devouring the houses of the widows and under pretence long praying, these will receive greater condemnation. 41 And sitting opposite the treasury he beheld how the crowd puts copper money into the treasury: and many rich men put much. 42 and coming one widow poor put lepta two, which is a quadrans. 43 And calling to him the disciples of him he said to them: Truly I tell you that widow this poor more all put the ones putting in to the treasury: 44 for all out of the abounding of them put, but this woman out of the want of her all things how many she had put, all the living of her.

(ii)           (ALL FLED)

 

14:47 But a certain of the ones standing by drawing the sword struck the slave of the high priests and cut off of him the ear. 48 And answering Jesus said to them: As against a robber came ye forth with swords and clubs to arrest me? 49 Daily I was with you in the temple teaching, and not ye did seize me; but that may be fulfilled the Scriptures. 50 And leaving him they (his followers) fled all.

Note Mark appears to break with a concentric circle pattern here in order to parallel and thereby link individual and corporate guilt