FOR GOING DEEPER:

When Jesus stated (in verses 29-31) the two most important commands, He used the word love in both of them. This word is used less in Mark than in any of the other three gospels. But look together at these other passages in Mark, and discuss how much you see the concept of love in them, even though the word isn’t there-1:40-42, 3:31-35, 6:30-31, 9:38-41, and 14:4-9.