Read Mark 2 at Bible Gateway.
There is a large chiastic structure that encompasses most of Mar 2, as well as many smaller and overlapping ones within it and around it:
Mar 1:14-2:22
1a) Mar 1:14a, John was put into prison;
1b) Mar 1:14b-15, Jesus preached, The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel;
1c) Mar 1:16-20, Called Simon, Andrew, James, and John to follow Him;
1d) Mar 1:21-22, He entered the synagogue at Capernaum on the Sabbath, and taught them;
1e) Mar 1:23-27, Healed the man with the unclean spirit;
1f) Mar 1:28-33, Immediately His fame spread + entered the house of Simon + whole city gathered at the door;
1g) Mar 1:34-37, He healed many + departed to a solitary place:
1) Mar 1:34, He healed many who were sick + He did not allow the demons to speak;
2) Mar 1:35-37, Jesus departed to a solitary place + everyone was looking for Him;
1h) Mar 1:38a, Let us go into the next towns that I may preach there also;
central axis) Mar 1:38b, Because for this purpose I have come forth;
2h) Mar 1:39, And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee;
2g) Mar 1:40-45, He healed a leper + stayed in deserted places:
1) Mar 1:40-44, Jesus healed a leper + He charged the leper not to speak;
2) Mar 1:45, Jesus stayed outside in deserted places + they came to Him there;
2f) Mar 2:1-2, Entered the house + immediately many gathered together + no room even at the door;
2e) Mar 2:3-12, Healed the paralytic;
2d) Mar 2:13, He went out to the sea, all the multitude came to Him, and He taught;
2c) Mar 2:14, Called Levi to follow Him;
2b) Mar 2:15-17, I came to call sinners to repentance;
2a) Mar 2:18-22, The disciples of John fasting + friends cannot fast when the bridegroom is with them.
The central axis of the recounting of His ministry, is His purpose for which He has come in the flesh. He is the way, the truth, and the life. He walked in God’s way and asked His disciples to follow Him. He taught and preached the truth. He delivered from sickness and demons, imparting life everywhere He went.
For further reading:
mark 2, forgiveness and healing (2011)
mark 2, lord of the sabbath (2009)
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