Book of Mark

16 chapters, 678 verses, in the World English Bible.

Reflections on Mark

Mark 7:37

The Ear That Was Always a Gift

The FDA approved the first gene therapy for deafness. A mother heard her son startle at her laugh. Whether the silence needed curing is a question the deaf community has not stopped asking

Mark 2:3-5

Carried the Last Thousand Feet

Two strangers carried a collapsing runner across the Boston Marathon finish line. Mark wrote down a story like this for a reason most readers miss.

Mark 3:31-35

The Teens Who Rewrote Family

D.C. foster youth wrote a bill letting older teens curate their own legally binding kin. Scripture has been operating in this category since Ruth.

Mark 7:34-37

Built from Her Own Cells

Scientists grew a functioning esophagus from a recipient's own stem cells. It could soon help children who cannot swallow.