Mark — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on mark, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Mark 1:4 (KJV)
Whose voice is heard 'crying in the wilderness' in Mark 1?
Answer: John the Baptist
Study note. John did baptize in the wilderness.
Lesson 2 · Mark 1:16 (KJV)
Who were the first two disciples Jesus called in Mark?
Answer: Simon and Andrew
Study note. He saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea.
Lesson 3 · Mark 2:4 (KJV)
What did the friends do to bring a paralyzed man to Jesus?
Answer: Lowered him through the roof
Study note. When they had broken it up, they let down the bed.
Lesson 4 · Mark 4:39 (KJV)
How did Jesus calm the storm?
Answer: He rebuked the wind: Peace, be still
Study note. Peace, be still. And the wind ceased.
Lesson 5 · Mark 5:9 (KJV)
From whom did Jesus cast 'Legion' of demons?
Answer: The Gadarene man
Study note. He answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
Lesson 6 · Mark 6:43 (KJV)
How many baskets remained after feeding the 5,000 in Mark?
Answer: 12
Study note. They took up twelve baskets full of the fragments.
Lesson 7 · Mark 1:30 (KJV)
Whose mother-in-law did Jesus heal of a fever?
Answer: Simon's (Peter's)
Study note. Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever.
Lesson 8
Mark is the ___ Gospel by length.
Answer: shortest
Study note. Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels.
Lesson 9 · Mark 12:30 (KJV)
What two great commandments did Jesus give in Mark 12?
Answer: Love God; love your neighbour
Study note. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God… love thy neighbour as thyself.
Lesson 10 · Mark 15:21 (KJV)
Who carried Jesus' cross?
Answer: Simon of Cyrene
Study note. They compel one Simon a Cyrenian… to bear his cross.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does mark point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?