Mark

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1:2-3 — example of a composite New Testament reference.
2:24-28 — the Lord of the Sabbath; Jesus' rhetoric; against "plain reading"
3:14-15 — the disciples' authority over demons
4:30-32 — the smallest of seeds
7:14-19The Heart, not the stomach, is where we have defiling thoughts.
7:21-23literally, an anatomical falsehood
10:6; 10:2-9 — see New Testament references to "the beginning"
13:19-20 — reference to the beginning of the creation
16:15-16 — disfellowship of people who accept Theistic Evolution


Mark’s preoccupation: εὐθὺς (euthys) adv. immediately, anon, forthwith — much more than in other gospels. Appropriate for busy saviour-servant. Strong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.