Mark 2: Healing the Paralytic
Why was Capernaum called “home” and not Nazareth?
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With what difficulty was the paralytic brought to Jesus? Whose faith brought him to Jesus?
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Why did the teachers of the Law think Jesus was committing blasphemy by forgiving sins?
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How did Jesus understand the teachers’ murmuring?
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How did Jesus’ ability to say, “Stand and walk,” prove his ability to say, “Your sins are forgiven”?
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When the healed man left, what did the men who had brought him do?
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Why did Jesus teach at the seashore and not somewhere else? What do you think he taught?
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Why would Levi leave his business for an invitation to follow Jesus? What did he think he had to gain and lose?
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Why did Matthew invite tax collectors and outcasts for a feast with Jesus?
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What reasons might the Pharisees and teachers of the Law to question what Jesus was doing? How do you think they felt about his answer?
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How would people know whether Jesus’ disciples ever fasted?
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For what reasons do people fast? Which are most important?
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What does a patch of new cloth on old clothes or new wine in old wineskins have to do with fasting?
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Why did the Pharisees think the disciples had committed a crime when the disciples picked grain to eat? What had the Pharisees missed in their judgment?