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The story of Jesus and the rich man, presented variously in all three synoptic traditions, is notoriously challenging and has elicited any number of creative approaches to ameliorating what seems to most of us a ridiculously extreme demand. From concocting a mythic entrance to Jerusalem that required a camel to unburden itself of all it … Continue reading “Mark 10:17-31 Commentary by David Lose”

This lesson includes two stories connected by the theme of the real cost — including a financial one — of becoming a disciple of Jesus. For the full narrative effect of the account, we need to set aside what we already know about this story and attend to the sequence of details as they are … Continue reading “Mark 10:17-31 Commentary by Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman”

El texto para este domingo nos sitúa en otra geografía y otros personajes aparecen. A partir de 10:1 Jesús se mueve nuevamente, esta vez en “…la región de Judea y al otro lado del Jordán”. Jesús deja la soledad de la casa en Capernaúm y ahora se vuelve a encontrar con una multitud que se … Continue reading “San Marcos 10:2-16 Comentario por Darío Barolin”

En este pasaje bíblico, Jesús se encuentra enseñando a un grupo numeroso de gente, lo cual es una escena común en los evangelios, como también lo eran las constantes intervenciones de los fariseos con la intención de probarlo, de que se equivocara o de que se mostrara incongruente delante de la gente que lo seguía. … Continue reading “San Marcos 10:2-16 Comentario por Dynna Castillo Portugal”

Mark’s original readers probably found Jesus’ uncompromising statements about divorce and remarriage as challenging and counter-cultural as we do today. Divorce in the first century was a generally accepted part of life, both among Jews and perhaps more so within wider Greco-Roman culture. Some writers and public leaders spoke against divorce as bad for society, … Continue reading “Mark 10:2-16 Commentary by Matt Skinner”

Let’s be honest. Few, if any, preachers out there will want to write a sermon on this Gospel text. There’s just no way around its challenges, its heartache, and its ramifications for and ripple effects on all of the relationships involved. And, it’s one of those texts in the Bible that if read out loud, … Continue reading “Mark 10:2-16 Commentary by Karoline Lewis”

This day’s lesson actually consists of two pericopes. One deals with divorce, the other with the blessing of little children. I suspect that the Revised Common Lectionary committee decided to put them together to help out the preacher who did not want to deal with the challenging divorce text. It is so much more pleasant … Continue reading “Mark 10:2-16 Commentary by Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman”

Si la discusión central del texto anterior era sobre la relación de los discípulos entre sí (quién era el más grande), ahora el tema se dirige hacia la actitud que los discípulos tienen en relación a otros, primero los que realizan actos poderosos en nombre de Jesús pero no están con ellos (vv. 38-41) y … Continue reading “San Marcos 9:38-50 Comentario por Darío Barolin”

En los versículos 38 al 41, Juan habla con Jesús acerca de una persona que expulsaba demonios en su nombre. Los discípulos, al darse cuenta de que no era uno de ellos, le habían impedido que lo hiciera. Los discípulos pensaban que únicamente ellos, que tenían la oportunidad de caminar y convivir de cerca con … Continue reading “San Marcos 9:38-50 Comentario por Dynna Castillo Portugal”

Coming from the villages of Caesarea Philippi where Jesus first announced his suffering, rejection, death, and resurrection (8:31), Jesus is now moving south toward Jerusalem and is passing through Galilee where he announces his passion and resurrection for the second time (9:30-31). Once again the disciples misunderstand Jesus’ messiahship (9:32-34) and again Jesus teaches them … Continue reading “Mark 9:38-50 Commentary by Paul S. Berge”