New Testament Outline: Mark 13-16

Mark 13 — Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew ask Jesus when the things Jesus talked about will be accomplished and Jesus tells them to hold to the truth and be on their guard. He talks to his disciples about the abomination of desolation, the coming of the Son of Man, and what lesson comes from the fig tree. Jesus tells them that no one knows the day or hour.

Mark 14 — The chief priests and the scribes are seeking to arrest Jesus and kill him. A woman with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard finds Jesus at the house of Simon the leper and anoints him for burial. Judas goes to the chief priest to betray Jesus. On the first day of Unleavened Bread Jesus eats the Passover with his disciples and tells them that one of them will betray him. He then takes bread and the cup and institutes the Lord’s Supper. After they sing a hymn they go out to the Mount of Olives and Jesus says that Peter will deny him. Jesus is praying in Gethsemane while his disciples cannot stay awake. Judas comes with a crowd to arrest Jesus. He is brought to the high priest and council to be tried. Peter denies Jesus.

Mark 15 — Jesus is taken to Pilate to be questioned. Pilate hands Jesus over to be crucified. The soldiers with Jesus mock him and beat him. Simon of Cyrene is forced to carry Jesus’ cross and Jesus to the place where Jesus is crucified. At the sixth hour Jesus dies while on the cross. He’s placed in a tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea with a stone sealing the tomb.

Mark 16 — After the Sabbath Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome find that Jesus has risen from the dead.