THE SCRIPTED BIBLE THE GOSPEL OF MARK

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1 THE SCRIPTED BIBLE THE GOSPEL OF MARK

2 ALL SCRIPTURES TAKEN FROM HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV COPYRIGHT 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 BY BIBLICA, INC USED BY PERMISSION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE. The Scripted Bible is a reproduction of text of NIV 2011 in a scripted format. It may be reproduced, copied or performed if done so in accordance with stipulations for NIV usage outlined by Biblica Inc. ( Note: In process of scripting, character references included in original text, such as he said and y said, have been removed. Copyright Zenos Media 2018 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be transmitted in any form without permission of publisher. The Scripted Bible is produced by: Zenos Media info@zenosmedia.com

3 Mark 2 Verses 1-12 SCENE 1: The healing of paralysed man. CHARACTERS: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Jesus, Teacher 1, Teacher 2 and Villager. HINTS: For dramatisations, cast paralysed man in a nonspeaking role, cast four men to carry him and cast additional crowd members. Consider having paralysed man carried through audience or congregation. NARRATOR 1: A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, people heard that he had come home. They gared in such large numbers that re was no room left... Not even outside door... NARRATOR 1: And he preached word to m. Some men came, bringing g paw paralysed man, carried by four of m. Since y could Jesus because of crowd, y made an opening above Jesus by digging through it and n lowered man was lying on. EWm. EWa to him a not get him to in roof mat tnly NARRATOR 1: When Jesus saw ir faith, he said to paralysed man... Son, your sins aronl are forgiven. Now some teachers of law were sitting re, thinking to mselves... s... TEACHER 1: Why this fellow talk like that? t? He s blaspheming! LYhink LYki LYthink TEACHER 2: Who can forgive sins but alone? NARRATOR R 1: REdoes PRI Immediately Jesus knew spirit that this was what y were thinking in ir hearts, said to m Why are things? Which is easier: to say to this paralysed forgiven, or to say, Get up, take your ONrit ONh and tho O you thinking wo God s in his he hino man, areon Your sos are mat and walk? But I Oing Ose ONirit Osins Og want you to know that Son of Man has authority on earth to forgo forgive sins. EVIEo 1:PR PRE. R PREV REVI :PRE EVIE.EV VIEW oew 3 The Scripted Bible - NIV

4 NARRATOR 1: VILLAGER: So he said to man.... gw I tell you, get up, take your mat and home. He got up, took ok his mat and walked out in full view of m all. This amazed azed y praised God, saying... EWat EWgo VIEd everyone e and We have never er seen anything like this! evervie VIEe and PREVIEW nyew 4 The Scripted Bible - NIV

5 Mark 2 Verses SCENE 2: Questioning Jesus ministry. CHARACTERS: Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Jesus, Pharisee and Villager HINTS: For dramatisations cast Levi in a non-speaking role. For more dynamic conversations, leave out bracketed phrases. NARRATOR 1: Once again Jesus went out beside lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach m. As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at tax collector s booth. Follow me. (Jesus told him) and Levi got up followw followed him. NARRATOR 1: While Jesus was having dinner at Levi s Wlphae house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for re were many who followed him. When teachers of law who were Pharisees saw him eating with sinners EWnd EWll EWwe VIEs s and tax EWand collectors, y asked his disciples... PHARISEE: Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners? ners? NARRATOR 1: (On hearing this, s said to m...) VIEchers ONL It is healthy who need a doctor, have not come to call righteous, but sinners. EVJesus PR not sick. * * NARRATOR RA ATOR 2: Now John s disciples Pharisees *ONrisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus... VILLAGER: How is it that John s andon but I *ONarisees disciples and disciples of Pharisees are fasting, but yours are PRNow P: How can guests of brideo bridegroom Onot? ONes O? fast while he is with m? They cannot, haveo and s... no ONarisees Ot? so long as y have him with m. But time will come when bridegroom will be taken from m, and on that day y will fast. No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Orwise, new piece will pull away from old, making tear worse. VIEe VIEco EVesusVIE PREV PHPRE REVI EVIE VIEW eew PRw Jo ONriseesNLY d hon 5 The Scripted Bible - NIV

6 JESUS cont.: NARRATOR 1: PHARISEE: SabbatRE gw And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Orwise, wine will burst skins, and both wine and wineskins will be ruined. No, y pour new wine into new wineskins. ns. * * * One Sabbath Jesus was going through grain fi elds, and as his disciples walked along, y Wwine Wneskin some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to Look, why are unlawful on Sabbath? EW EWh h began to pick him... y doing what is Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? In days of Abiathar high h he entered house of God and ate consecrated bread, which lawful only for priests s to eat. And he also gave some to companions. (Then he said to m ) The Sabbath EVls REw was made for man, Sabbath. LYns. LYpriest, LYh is his ons. Yh not man NL for LYons. So Son of Man is Lord even of Sabbath. bat ath. atevie tvie VIEs VIEis un od and e REV MPRE MaPRE are EVIE VIEW PRa LYh is 6 The Scripted Bible - NIV